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« on: December 09, 2005, 03:44:58 PM » |
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Since Christmas music has been playing non-stop where I work since early November, I have been subjected to more than my fair share of crappy Christmas songs. Here is the place to vent and compile a list of Christmas songs that should be wiped off the face of the earth.
I shall start with a song I have voiced my unbridled hatred of before here on the phorum:
The Christmas Shoes by I'm not sure who, but who deserves a special kind of torment
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plvarona
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« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2005, 09:14:28 PM » |
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There are quite a few Christmas songs that I don't particularly like too much. For now I'll just list the ones that really grate on my nerves.
"Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson. (One of the cheesiest songs I have ever heard - I have always hated this song.)
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
The song that has the dogs barking "Jingle Bells"
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" 'N Sync
I will second NewSong's "The Christmas Shoes"
Also, I have a major problem with the verse of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" which states "Now bring us some figgy pudding." I thought the point of the song was to give someone Christmas blessing, not throw a bunch of demands at them!
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- Phil V.  My current pub songs: Andrew Peterson: "The Reckoning (How Long)" (from Counting Stars) Jars of Clay: "Out of My Hands" (from an upcoming release) The Mynabirds: "Numbers Don't Lie" (from What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood) |
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Vlad!
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« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2005, 10:09:14 PM » |
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If a Christmas song is played on the radio, chances are I don't like it.
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Aaron
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« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2005, 11:47:22 PM » |
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The Christmas Shoes by I'm not sure who, but who deserves a special kind of torment Newsong |
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adriftconscious
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« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2005, 01:14:32 AM » |
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I don't generally have a problem with sacred Christmas music-- old school stuff like Adeste Fideles and Stille Nacht. But stuff like Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire, and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town get on my nerves a lot.
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Brenden
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« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2005, 05:38:11 AM » |
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I noticed this year that songs about santa are annoying me. And The Christmas shoes may well be the worst written christmas song ever. Or that "grown-up christmas list" song. Also, I have a major problem with the verse of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" which states "Now bring us some figgy pudding." I thought the point of the song was to give someone Christmas blessing, not throw a bunch of demands at them! Or the "we won't leave until we get some". One day the other cultural interpretation of that line made me laugh and never sing it again. |
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plvarona
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« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2005, 11:21:54 AM » |
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Or the "we won't leave until we get some". One day the other cultural interpretation of that line made me laugh and never sing it again. LOL! No kidding about that one. Then there's the line is "Deck The Halls" that goes "don we now our gay apparel." Somehow I don't think the original writers of the song meant it quite that way. BTW, that's another Christmas song I don't really like, although that's not the reason for it. |
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- Phil V. My current pub songs: Andrew Peterson: "The Reckoning (How Long)" (from Counting Stars) Jars of Clay: "Out of My Hands" (from an upcoming release) The Mynabirds: "Numbers Don't Lie" (from What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood) |
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BecauseEdwardISEdward
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« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2005, 11:41:57 PM » |
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Nice to see "The Christmas Shoes" is universally despised.
Along those lines, I'm stuck listening to Ray Boltz's schmaltzy's "Still Her Little Child" at work. Ugh.
Building 429 has a version of "We Three Kings" that really doesn't work.
I find this opinion to be unpopular, but some of Trans-Siberian Orchestra drives me nuts. Yes, some is brilliant, some is fantastic. Other parts are overblown, overproduced novelty. Their song "Promises to Keep" makes no sense.
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bethany
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« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2005, 11:49:36 PM » |
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This might not be a popular opinion, but I really dislike "Mary, Did You Know?"
Also, I have a strong suspicion that this doesn't receive any airplay outside of Nebraska, but Mulberry Lane's "Christmas in Nebraska" is one of the worst songs ever.
I don't like anything Manheim Steamroller or Trans Siberian Orchestra.
Agreed that "Sleigh Ride" is obnoxious.
I used to dislike "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," but now it makes me think of Will Ferrel spinning and vommitting, so I like it. =D
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murlough23
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« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2005, 01:11:36 AM » |
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Almost any non-spiritual Christmas song, I dislike. Some of the more perky ones that seem to fit so easily into the modern pop style du jour, like "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" are especially irritating. But in general, I don't want to hear crap about how wonderful winter is, because I've never enjoyed winter and it doesn't even snow in L.A. anyways, and I've never had a big family that I looked forward to seeing for the holidays, so all of the schmaltzy "I'll Be Home for Christmas" stuff just irritates me. In college, Christmas was the hardest time of year for me because it was when all of my friends went away and I was stuck at home (I like my family, but it's small and being home was boring). So that's why the sentimental stuff holds no power over me.
My favorite Christmas song is "O Holy Night", so anyone who murders that one with a peppy upbeat arrangement deserves to die a horrible career death. (Rebecca St. James excluded. Don't ask me how her techno-fied version slipped under my annoyance radar.)
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« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2005, 06:46:25 AM » |
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Burl Ives - "Holly, Jolly Christmas" (mostly because of the one line, 'Kiss 'er once for me,' and only because of the way he says it.)
The Singing Dogs - "Jingle Bells"
"Feliz Navidad" (duh)
Aretha Franklin - "Winter Wonderland" ("As we groo-oo-oo-ve"...ARGH!!!!!)
Elmo and Patsy - "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer"
Barry Gordon - "Nuttin For Christmas"
Jimmy Durante - "Frosty the Snowman" (because of the stupid kid that interjects useless exclamations and because JD says 'tumpety-tump-tump' instead of "thumpety-thump-thump")
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« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2005, 09:03:49 AM » |
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This might not be a popular opinion, but I really dislike "Mary, Did You Know?" I hate that song. It's probably my least favorite Christmas song ever. |
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