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Old 11-19-2017, 04:03 PM   #1
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It's the most horrible song of the year....

In another thread, in another forum, Tom posted:

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I could live the rest of my life without another hearing of Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer or those damn Chipmunks. And what kind of dork thinks a drum solo is a fitting gift for a newborn?
So I thought it's time for a retread of the ever-popular theme, "What Christmas songs drive you absolutely around the bend?"

As for me, as annoying as the novelty songs are, they're not nearly as bad as the worst pop Christmas songs. Off the top of my head, here are three that take me right out of the holiday mood.
  • Mariah Carey, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  • Paul McCartney, "Wonderful Christmas Time
  • Madonna, "Santa Baby"

I'm also irritated by Eartha Kitt doing the last, but not as much as by Madonna.

I'm sure others have equally worthy, or unworthy, candidates that are also in my billboard of worsts. So have at it.
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Old 11-19-2017, 04:38 PM   #2
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In another thread, in another forum, Tom posted:

So I thought it's time for a retread of the ever-popular theme, "What Christmas songs drive you absolutely around the bend?"

As for me, as annoying as the novelty songs are, they're not nearly as bad as the worst pop Christmas songs. Off the top of my head, here are three that take me right out of the holiday mood.
  • Mariah Carey, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  • Paul McCartney, "Wonderful Christmas Time
  • Madonna, "Santa Baby"

I'm also irritated by Eartha Kitt doing the last, but not as much as by Madonna.

I'm sure others have equally worthy, or unworthy, candidates that are also in my billboard of worsts. So have at it.
I gotta defend the Chipmunks. The Chipmunk Song is one of the best pop Christmas songs ever and Bob Rivers does an excellent parody of it.

Mariah and Eartha both have great songs.

I definitely agree with you on the Grandma/Reindeer song, it drives me up a wall. Madonna is also out and McCartney is tolerable.

For the most part, modern Christmas songs are horrible. I prefer the standards form the 40s, 50s, 60s and rock/parodies from the 70s and 80s.
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Old 11-19-2017, 05:47 PM   #3
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I'll add "Feliz Navidad" to this list of over played losers ....

esp. after watching "Fargo" ... remember the bar scene?
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Old 11-19-2017, 06:31 PM   #4
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David Bowie/Bing Crosby The Little Drummer Boy.
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Old 11-19-2017, 06:33 PM   #5
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Here are a few more horribles:

* I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus -- Jimmy Boyd (1952)

* I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas -- Gayla Peevey (1953)

* Do They Know It's Christmas? -- Band Aid (1984)

...and anything by the Jackson 5/ Michael Jackson
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Old 11-19-2017, 06:33 PM   #6
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David Bowie/Bing Crosby The Little Drummer Boy.
I love that version
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Old 11-19-2017, 07:05 PM   #7
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I love that version
That doesn't surprise me.
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Old 11-21-2017, 11:15 AM   #8
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I HATE this song. Instant click of the radio station if it comes on while driving!

It just kills my mood every time!
But I love the chipmunk song. I *think* I still have the original LP from when I was a kid with that song on it.
And I love the David Bowie/Bing Crosby song. Mariah's gets on my nerves though. Her voice just grates on my ears.
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Old 11-21-2017, 06:25 PM   #9
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I HATE this song. Instant click of the radio station if it comes on while driving!
I wholeheartedly agree. The song comes on and the radio goes off. It’s like a malevolent greeting card.
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Old 11-21-2017, 06:34 PM   #10
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I HATE this song. Instant click of the radio station if it comes on while driving!

It just kills my mood every time!
But I love the chipmunk song. I *think* I still have the original LP from when I was a kid with that song on it.
And I love the David Bowie/Bing Crosby song. Mariah's gets on my nerves though. Her voice just grates on my ears.
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Never heard it and not clicking.
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Old 11-21-2017, 06:47 PM   #11
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Never heard it and not clicking.
Have a box of tissues if you dare click!!
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Old 11-21-2017, 06:54 PM   #12
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So many Grinches and Scrooges! Once Thanksgiving is over, I load up my mp3 player with a few thousand Christmas songs and put it on shuffle. I listen to Chipmunks and Tchaikovsky, Rat Pack and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Mantovani and the Messiah. I love it all!
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I was in Disneyland a couple weeks ago and they have re-worked It's a Small World for the holidays. It now sings a medley of "It's a Small World" and "Jingle Bells". Still trying to get that out of my head. AHHH!!!!
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Old 11-21-2017, 07:57 PM   #14
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The only Christmas song I can't stand is The Little Drummer Boy. Love the Chipmuks and Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.

I also greatly enjoy the It's A Small World ride at Disneyland. I could sing that song forever!
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I have always loved Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer!
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