LEAST favorite Christmas Songs

[chicago]

puzzleannie:

we must be listening to different radio stations. I gather these are not sung by Elvis, kenny G, or mannheim steamroller?

mrboffo.com/audio/My_Dream.mp3

 

[The_Hidden_Life]

Pyrosapien:

My least favorite is Geographically specific.

The song is called “Christmas in the Northwest”

It is particularly loved by the Seattle radio outlets because it appeals to the areas “Seattlecentricism”.

Seattlecentric: adj

1. Relating to, measured from, or with respect to the center of Seattle.
2. Having Seattle as the center.
3. Centered or focused on Seattle or Seattle’s peoples, especially in relation to historical or cultural influence.

But Pyrosapien, don’t you know that “Christmas in the Northwest,” it’s a gift that we can share? Christmas in the Northwest, it’s a child’s answered prayer. Pyrosapien, you can take away the presents, but they still will have a tree, because Christmas in the Northwest is a gift God wrappped in greeeeeeeeeeennnnnn!

Actually, despite the dozens of times I’ve heard it, I still kinda like it. But I saw the original broadcast of it way back when, so it’s a sentimental pick to me.

 

[auroraj42]

I’m not a big fan of Jingle Bells anymore, or I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus…(we sang these way too many times in Choir, and it kind of ruined them for me)

but I kind of like Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer…it was a Christmas Tradition at my Granny’s house…she always said she hated it, but every Christmas morning the tape was in the tape player cued up for all six of us to sing along to…It brings back some very special memories of my Granny and my tone deaf cousins…

Jamie

 

[Edwin1961]

PaulDupre:

It always makes me cry.
Paul

Now the 1968 Christmas special about the boy and the animals is in my top five.
However, yes the song can get on your nerves when December 25 rolls around.

P.S.
Does anyone like the Singlng Dogs doing Jingle Bells from 1956? I’m neutral on that one.

 

[Detroit_Sue]

Since we have 100% “Holiday” music on our radio station in the office, I’ve come up with a couple more:

When Mama Meets Jesus Tonight (What an upper )
Blue Christmas (although I LOVE it done in a Porky Pig voice!)
Please Come Home for Christmas

 

[SeekerJen]

Detroit Sue:

Since we have 100% “Holiday” music on our radio station in the office, I’ve come up with a couple more:

When Mama Meets Jesus Tonight (What an upper )
Blue Christmas (although I LOVE it done in a Porky Pig voice!)
Please Come Home for Christmas

Is it 100.3 or 105.1?

I vote “I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas” as the absolute most annoying “Christmas” song ever. HATE it. Instant channel-changer.

SilentRick15:

However, I can’t be a Scrooge and hate all Christmas song parodies. I heard the funniest one on a ride home from Midnight Mass on Christmas that made me laugh until I fell asleep. It was “The 12 Days of Christmas”, and the guys were so drunk they couldn’t find words to fit in to the syllables and the rhythm.

I wonder if it was the Bob and Doug McKenzie version. Did the verses include “Four pounds of backbacon”, “two turtlenecks” and “a beer…in a tree”?

John Denver and the Muppets have a great version of this song. Besides the McKenzies, it’s the only one I can stand.

 

[catsrus]

I vote “I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas” as the absolute most annoying “Christmas” song ever. HATE it. Instant channel-changer

You beat me to it! Worse, after hearing the darn thing, it sticks in your head and I find myself ***SINGING IT!!! ***

I don’t like secular Christmas music, period. I have a discs called “A Classical Christmas” and “The Christmas Mass” I play frequently.

 

[Apologia100]

If Slayer ever puts out a Christmas album, OYE!

Grandma got run over… Gag me with a spoon. Yuck, who wrote that inane dribble?

Any Christmas song sung by Christina Aguilera. Makes the skin crawl. That goes for Britney Spears as well, and Madonna.

Bruce Springstein’s version of “Santa Claus is coming to town”.

Any version of “Santa Baby” is repulsive.

Any Christmas song sung by the Chipmunks. Any. Period. Someone get my shotgun, we’re gonna have squirrel stew.

Any rap or hip-hop Christmas song. Although I do like TLC’s Very Merry Christmas.

 

[Pyrosapien]

The Hidden Life:

But Pyrosapien, don’t you know that “Christmas in the Northwest,” it’s a gift that we can share? Christmas in the Northwest, it’s a child’s answered prayer. Pyrosapien, you can take away the presents, but they still will have a tree, because Christmas in the Northwest is a gift God wrappped in greeeeeeeeeeennnnnn!

Actually, despite the dozens of times I’ve heard it, I still kinda like it. But I saw the original broadcast of it way back when, so it’s a sentimental pick to me.

:clapping:

I just have little brother syndrome. I grew up in Eastern Washington where Christmas is not green. It is often white and usually very cold. It’s not so much the words of the song, it’s the fact that the entire Northwest is defined as Snohomish, King, and Pierce counties with Bainbridge Island thrown in for seasoning. The song does not reflect that the Northwest is Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

I guess my real problem with the song is the title. Perhaps it could be changed to one of these;

Christmas in the Puget Sound Lowlands or
Christmas in the Northwest part of the Northwest

 

[space_ghost]

jingle bells… as preformed by the dogs…

 

[Tantum_ergo]

I have to admit I absolutely adore the ANIMATED “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, including
“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch”, which recently had ALL the verses restored when TBS decided to let it run its original length, instead of chopping out three of the verses in order to fit in more commercials.

When my children were little, I used to tell them that there were six verses of “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch”, and they didn’t believe me until the 'toon was restored and they heard the same verses I’d been singing for 15 years or more (Mommy has an AWESOME memory for trivia, especially musical trivia). When I was at BVM, we kids used to pretty much re-enact the whole cartoon in recesses during Advent, as well as “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. The latter was much favored by the good sisters (thanks to Linus and the gospel reading).

But I note no Hanukkah songs here. I have the fondest memories of “The Eight Days of Hanukkah”. . .

On the first day of Hanukkah my true love gave to me
A portrait of Judah Maccabee. . .

 

[Apologia100]

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a cartridge in a bare tree.

 

[DaveBj]

GGROBAR, definitely.

And I’ve recently heard another one that’s gonna join it–“Roll Back the Rug so We Can Two-Step 'Round the Christmas Tree.” hunting for a gagging smiley

DaveBj

 

[Minerva]

I normally like the Beatles but “So this is Christmas” and “Wonderful CHristmas Time” are pieces of dreck. Also I’m glad to see others recognize the horror that is manheim steamroller. When I was in jr high, our band had to play a piece called “A Mannheim Season Spectacular” or something stupid like that. It was an ensemble of MS melodies, adapted for a concert band. I still shudder at the memory. The saddest part was that this was a Catholic school so we could’ve played beautiful religious CHristmas songs and not gotten in any trouble for it.

 

[Lisa_N]

Cant’ STAND Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire. I’d rather have the Chipmunks! White Christmas is right up there are the top of my “wish I’d never hear it again” list. I’m pretty much a hidebound traditionalist.

Lisa N

PS I always cry when I hear the Little Drummer Boy too. Glad I’m not the only one!

 

[Lisa_N]

Tantum ergo:

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But I note no Hanukkah songs here. I have the fondest memories of “The Eight Days of Hanukkah”. . .

On the first day of Hanukkah my true love gave to me
A portrait of Judah Maccabee. . .

The only Hanukkah song I know is “Dreidel.” As musical as Jews are, I’m surprised there aren’t more…or maybe there are but just not heard that much in dept stores or the radio

 

[SeekerJen]

I heard a particularly awful one this afternoon: “We Need a Little Christmas”. I had my hands in dishwater and unfortunately couldn’t change the radio station without electrocuting myself, although the song was bad enough for me to consider the risk.

 

[ridesawhitehors]

I can’t believe no one has mentioned the one that I absolutly HATE!
Came out in the 80’s with the Live Aid thing with all the pop stars…
“So This Is Christmas? Feed the World - Do they know its Christmas after all???”

AHHHHH!!!.. please! PLEEEASE make it stop, MAKE IT STOP!! :
:whacky: :whacky: :whacky:

 

[Edwin1961]

Detroit Sue:

Since we have 100% “Holiday” music on our radio station in the office, I’ve come up with a couple more:

When Mama Meets Jesus Tonight (What an upper )
Blue Christmas (although I LOVE it done in a Porky Pig voice!)
Please Come Home for Christmas

The song you mentioned “When Mama Metts Jesus Tonight” is actually tittled “The Christmas Shoes” The song has aready been made a Christmas Made-For-TV movie in 2001…that’s what helped the song get played then. The song is performed by the Christian Rock group Newsong.

In a way I have to admit, yes I like the Blue Christmas done in the Porky Pig voice, JUST as long it doesn’t get overplayed!

 

[SeekerJen]

ridesawhitehors:

I can’t believe no one has mentioned the one that I absolutly HATE!
Came out in the 80’s with the Live Aid thing with all the pop stars…
“So This Is Christmas? Feed the World - Do they know its Christmas after all???”

AHHHHH!!!.. please! PLEEEASE make it stop, MAKE IT STOP!! :

:whacky: :whacky: :whacky:

Yeah, this one is bad. A bunch of wealthy, overblown British pop stars trying to make the rest of us feel guilty.

Even more horrifying- I heard rumors of a 20th anniversary remake.