Least Favorite Christmas Song: 2005 (Multiple Answers allowed)

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tamccrackine:
I thought it was some deranged-I-sucked-alot-of-helium person trying to be cute…
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I think the name you’re looking for is Marylin Monroe. Isn’t she the one who originally sang the song?
 
I just realized that we still have about 2 more weeks of bad secular Christmas Music. I can’t wait till we sing the ‘real thing’ on Christmas Eve and the days thereafter!
 
Kristina P.:
I think the name you’re looking for is Marylin Monroe. Isn’t she the one who originally sang the song?
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No, unfortunately, there is another out there who sang the song years ago, but I’m not sure who it is.
 
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Edwin1961:
Let me throw this question out here and see what everyone thinks about this:

Of the Christmas songs (or those that CLAIM to be Christmas songs) what MAKES them bad to you: The music, the lyrics, or are they ‘just stuck on stupid’.

Of instance, for the first time, I heard a song xalled "Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire’ by a Bob Rivers. I did some research and found that this song came from a CD that was released in 2000, so it’s been out there for 5 years. I laughed myself silly when I first heard it, but I know after a while I’ll realize that it’ll be just ‘another stupid song’.

So does a song have to finally stirke a nerve to become annoying, or will it happen all at once?
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For Santa Baby, I think its the lyrics and its intent that make it stupid (not to mention Madonna’s version–too pouty). For years, our annual Christmas Eve party (always at a different house each year), had a bunch of snotty greedy kids…this song reminds me of those people.

As for Bobbie Rivers…he has several CDs out there entitled “Twisted Christmas”. I enjoy some of them, and others not as much as I used to.
 
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Edwin1961:
I just realized that we still have about 2 more weeks of bad secular Christmas Music. I can’t wait till we sing the ‘real thing’ on Christmas Eve and the days thereafter!
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My son’s Christmas program was over the weekend, and I was surprised how well rounded it was with actual Christmas songs. This is a choir (several choir ensembles and band/orchestra/jazz band, etc.). Also included were some secular pieces as well as pieces for other celebrations such as Kwanzaa. It was the best Christmas program since my son was a freshman (he is now a senior :eek: ).

There have been no complaints in these last 4 years from anyone about the type of music sang/played. I honestly thought there would be someone complaining about the Christian music sung at a public school.
 
My least favorite, of the ones listed has to be “So this is Christmas/War is over”. It is one of the most depressing songs I’ve heard yet.

Here are some of the other ones I don’t like.

Blue Christmas (it’s about ‘love’- not Christmas- include most other songs that have the same theme)
Sleigh Ride (it has an annoying tune)
Santa Baby (that’s the worst- it’s just terrible all around)
and…anything by the chipmonks…the squeaky voices ruin the song.

The only Christmas songs I really like are the sacred ones.
 
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auppie:
As for Bobbie Rivers…he has several CDs out there entitled “Twisted Christmas”. I enjoy some of them, and others not as much as I used to.
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I completely forgot about Twisted Christmas! I Am Santa Clause to the tune of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man is hilarious.

I see every move you make
So you better be good for goodness sake
 
I think you have all forgotten John Denver’s “Please Santa Don’t Get Drunk this Christmas”. It continues…I don’t want to see my Mama cry. Yikes what a bad taste that one leaves! And I usually like the old John Denver songs.
 
I had to pipe in and say that in all honesty, I really do like the John Lennon song. Sorry, Paul McCartney, you don’t get my vote for your song (the synthesizers are very annoying…) 😦
 
I just have a new least favorite, never heard it before, but for my sins: the barnyard animals carol of the bells.
 
Nobody has mentioned the worst one’s ever. “Feliz Navidad” the one they play on the oldies station is so horrible with the fake Mexican accents. Its melody is horrible.
Theres the “Happy Holidays” song. Its basicaly someone with a deep voice saying “Happy Holidays” over and over. Its torture. Here’s the lyrics.
Happy Holidays, Happy Holidays, While the merry bells keep ringing…Happy Holidays to you…
It’s the holiday season, and Santa Claus is comin round ,the Chiristmas snow is white on the ground, When old Santa gets into town, he’ll be comin down the chimney down!( he’ll be comin down the chimney down!)
Happy Holidays. Happy Holidays. Happy Holidays to you. It’s the holiday season, and Santa Claus has got a toy for every good girl and good little boy, Santas a great big bundle of joy, when he’s comin down the chimney down,( when he’s comin down the chimney down,
He’ll have a bigfat pack upon his back and lot’s of goodies for you and for me , so leave a peppermint sick , for ole Saint Nick, hangin on the Christmas tree.
It’s the holiday season. Soahoopdy doo. and dickory dock, and don’t forget to hang up your sock,cause just exactly at 12’o’clock , he’ll be comin down the chimney down, he’ll be comin down the chimney down,
He’ll have a big fat pack upon his back (yah!) and lot’s of goodies for you and for me , so leave a peppermint sick , for ole saint Nick, hangin on the Christmas tree.
Happy Holidays. Happy Holidays. Happy Holidays to you. It’s the holiday season. Soahoopdy do. and dickory dock, and don’t forget to hang up your sock,cause just exactly ay 12’o’clock , he’ll be comin down the chimney , comin down the chimney , comin down the chimney down…
Happy Holidays, Happy Holidays, While the merry bells keep ringing…Happy Holidays to you
 
Yeah that one gets annoying to me too. I think the Chairman of the Board (i.e. Frank Sinatra) sings it.
 
I hate the barking dogs, Grandma got run over by a Reindeer is catchy, but it made my kindergarten daughter cry last year, so now I hate it. I like the John Lennon song.

I heard a Christmas song on the radio yesterday that made me ill; it was so manipulative. It was about a boy trying to buy shoes for his mother who was dying, but he didn’t have enough money. The chorus was about the woman dying and maybe visiting Jesus for Christmas. I don’t know the name of it, but it has my vote for the worst, worst, worst Christmas song–perhaps any song that I ever heard.

I love the Mary did you Know song. I like the version by Kenny Rogers and a woman singing together.
 
our Christian radio station plays the shoes song at least once an hour, plus a lot of no-talent rock-style folks singing O Holy Night–competition is to see who is the worst, who mangles the arrangement, and who has no vocal training whatever. They also play Jackie Velasquez and the Chipmunks every hour. think I will listen to a Mexican station until after Christmas, it will keep me awake and the lyrics won’t drive me nuts.

What I hate is at Mass, instead of all the seasonal Advent or Christmas songs, they pick something that has nothing to do with the season, or even with the part of the Mass. At least Father has come down hard on the downright heretical communion songs this group loves.
 
I find the barking dogs funny, but otherwise I despise Jinge Bells.

Other detestable songs are Jingle Bell Rock and that Mariah Carey song.

As others have noted, I, like they do, only like to listen to religious Christmas music anymore.

Give me Adeste Fidelis.
 
I also detest “Mary did you know” I want to scream YES!!! she did Know she was told!!!
 
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puzzleannie:
our Christian radio station plays the shoes song at least once an hour, plus a lot of no-talent rock-style folks singing O Holy Night–competition is to see who is the worst, who mangles the arrangement, and who has no vocal training whatever. They also play Jackie Velasquez and the Chipmunks every hour. think I will listen to a Mexican station until after Christmas, it will keep me awake and the lyrics won’t drive me nuts.

What I hate is at Mass, instead of all the seasonal Advent or Christmas songs, they pick something that has nothing to do with the season, or even with the part of the Mass. At least Father has come down hard on the downright heretical communion songs this group loves.
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If you are coming up here for Christmas, the Cleveland Christian radio station has been playing NON-STOP Christmas music since Nov. 1! :eek: They are just about playing the SAME songs you described!
 
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matthewstivison:
I also detest “Mary did you know” I want to scream YES!!! she did Know she was told!!!
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I agree - what a horrible song.
 
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