The 9 most annoying Christmas Songs

[NightWatcher]

Per Huffpo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/29/most-annoying-christmas-songs_n_789221.html#s193379

Paul McCartney - "Simply Having A Wonderful Christmastime"
Newsong - "Christmas Shoes"
Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Bruce Springsteen - "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Dr. Elmo - "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"
The Jingle Dogs - "Jingle Bells"
Gayla Peevey - "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas"
Madonna - "Santa Baby"
Wham! - "Last Christmas"

When I used to work retail Paul McCartney's song ruined the holiday for me for all time. This year I'll get a break as I will be working all month long and will miss the holiday, but I've been informed that next year we're doing a tree and the whole works for baby's 1st Christmas.

[betharina]

1. christmas shoes is the worst

i love patton oswald's take on it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq10bz3PxyY

[Sky Masterson]

15. hands fucking down!

:applause:

[blueamy66]

24. I'm rolling around in my bed, laughing my butt off!

thx for the link!

[nolabear]

30. I'd never heard it before. I made it all the way through

but I feel so...used. (And who knew Jesus was into shoes?)

[annonymous]

36. I change the station or leave stores when that song comes on

I despise that emotionally manipulative POS song.

[Deep13]

37. +1 Good treatment for food poisoning, though.

It's sure to induce vomiting.

[tabbycat31]

40. That was the most hilarious thing ever.

[Demoiselle]

2. I actually LIKE "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer!"

It's goofy and appropriately stupid.

[krispos42]

20. Agree

I don't recall the last one, I like "Grandma", but the other seven should be scrubbed from all playlists in the world forever.

Except in a certain large, echoing room where the people that wrote, performed, produced and promoted those songs are forced to listen to them at 90 decibels 24/7 while tied to a chair.

[Misskittycat]

23. I like that song.

[TommyO]

29. I consider it a successful holiday season if I don't hear this particular song.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. I'm sick of Christmas songs

and have been for several years. They ALL suck.

[Arugula Latte]

19. Yes. they do.

They really do.

[tigereye]

28. have to disagree with you- there is nothing like Medieval and Renaissance

Christmas music. I have a huge collection of a broad range of Christmas music and there are so many wonderful tunes/compositions.

Check out some Anonymous Four, Baltimore Consort, Piffaro - if you like classical music of any type. Amazing stuff.

[Mad_Dem_X]

4. "Christmas Shoes" is the WORST OF ALL TIME

The worst Christmas song, and one of the worst songs, ever.

HATE IT! :argh:

[Deep13]

38. Truly hideous. nt

[lazarus]

5. number one with a bullet

is indeed McCartney. I despise that song, and I don't hate much of anything.

I kinda like the Wham song. :shrug:

[Demoiselle]

11. Yeah, that is really bad McCartney.

But he can never get any worse as a lyricist than he does in "Live and Let Die," ie:

...But if this ever changing world IN which we live IN....

Good grief! And there are even some lyric sources out there that say the line is actually:

...But IN this every changing world IN which we live IN...

Even gooder grief!

[Flying Dream Blues]

21. Yeah, I hate that line, too for the same reason...

So I've pretty much convinced myself that he meant to say,

"But if this ever changing world in which we're living..."

Does that help?

(No pun intended) :)

Even with the switch it sucks, IMHO.

:hi:

[lunamagica]

48. The actual lyric is "changing world in which we're LIVING" nt

[Mz Pip]

6. William Hung

Hung for the Holidays I kid you not.


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[Archae]

7. I like the McCartney song.

And the Band Aid one.

Now that "traditional" (meaning doing the same stupid thing every year,) song I really detest is "Away In A Manger."

I know it's a kids' song.
But the lyrics are simply asinine.
Especially the second verse.

[GoneOffShore]

8. Hated that as a child and still do many, many years later.

[lukasahero]

14. Hmmm - hate the McCartney tune, love the Band-Aid one

I hate the traditional version of 'Away in a Manger' but fell in love with this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQbLLowNgSI&playnext=1&list=PL4C0D7D2A11D76552&index=3

It's a completely different melody arranged by John Rutter of England and the Cambridge Singers fame.

[GoneOffShore]

9. Little Drummer Boy - by anyone!

#11 with a bullet.

[NightWatcher]

12. I love Bing Crosby and David Bowie's version of that song

[whistler162]

13. Amen... good the first time I saw it on Bing's last

Christmas show and still good all these centuries later.

[frogmarch]

16. I've hated Little Drummer Boy ever

since the mid sixties. I associate it with the murder of little Lesley Ann Downey.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/chilling-recording-shocked-the-court-609091.html

[GoCubsGo]

31. Bleeechhh.

I detest that song. I'd rather listen to Bruce, Paul, and the Jingle Dogs all day than hear that putrid song even once.

[Archae]

34. Normally I hate "Drummer Boy" too.

But this version is good, from Mannheim Steamroller.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsrgFaRQ6h0

[kentauros]

10. I take it that the Huffington Post, and y'all, have never been to

April Winchell's Holiday MP3s page :evilgrin:

[progressoid]

47. Oh Em Gee

That's just chock full of crap.

Yikes.

[UrbScotty]

17. Hear, hear! "Wham! - "Last Christmas""

[NuclearDem]

18. I really hate Xmas songs in general

Not that I hate Xmas, I just hate hearing THE SAME DAMN SONGS EVERY YEAR.

[Kat45]

22. I love Bruce's song.

One of the times I saw him was in December and he did it live, which was pretty cool.

[nessa]

25. Dominick the Donkey...

My son loves it, blah..

[era veteran]

26. I like the dogs

Probably because I haven't heard them for several years.

[GoCubsGo]

32. The kitties are better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQlr_QRDrz8

[era veteran]

35. Kitties # 1 with a bullet

LOL/ Great song

[tigereye]

27. you need to listen to Eartha Kitt's or Blossom Dearie's Santa Baby - much

better than Madonna's version. As for the other songs, I pretty much agree with you! :D

[CherokeeDem]

33. I lived in Miami for 10 years....

Let's just say that Feliz Navidad is not a favorite.

I have nothing against the song, I like Jose Feliciano, but over, and over, and over, ad nauseum...made me nauseous.

[Deep13]

39. Christmas Shoes, absolute abomination.

That Paul McCartney one is dreck.

Also, I find Jingle Bell Rock and Rockin' around the Christmas Tree to be extremely annoying. Never take something loud and rebelious like rock and roll and water it down to a white-bread holdiay song.

But nothing NOTHING comes close to the audible nausea that is Christmas Shoes. Hearing it is like being hanged over and over again.

OTOH, I really like So This Is Christmas by John and Yoko.

[Withywindle]

43. You and I have a very similar UGH threshold.

I can't stand "Little St Nick" by the Beach Boys either.

But I DO kind of like Joan Jett's version of "Little Drummer Boy." :blush:

[Redstone]

41. I'm surprised the conservatives haven't jumped on that "little drummer boy;"

with all that "pumping that rump" that goes on in the lyrics.

Redstone

[MissDeeds]

42. I hate "The 12 Days of Christmas"

By the time they get to "five golden rings", I'm ready to gouge out my eardrums.

[Angleae]

51. Agreed. The 12 Pains of Christmas however is a riot.

[JTG of the PRB]

44. My vote goes to "Christmastime" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXJ36-y5bjg

:puke: I just know I'm going to hear it at work any day now. Awful. Just awful.

[some guy]

45. hmm

Paul McCartney - "Simply Having A Wonderful Christmastime" don't know it
Newsong - "Christmas Shoes" don't know it
Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" I can stand this
Bruce Springsteen - "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"agree
Dr. Elmo - "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" agree
The Jingle Dogs - "Jingle Bells" agree
Gayla Peevey - "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" don't know this
Madonna - "Santa Baby" know the song, not this version
Wham! - "Last Christmas" don't know it

That's pretty good! I don't get inundated by xmas music. It's a Wonderful life (I have) :P

[last_texas_dem]

46. My pick is "Santa Baby" (any version) for most annoying

Several of the others on the list I'm indifferent about, and there are a couple I've never heard- including the apparently infamous "Christmas Shoes"- and I'm not sure I ever want to hear that one!

However, I *love* "Wonderful Christmastime" and have always thought the Singing Dogs' "Jingle Bells" is a lot of fun. There are so many unremarkable, uninspired, covered-for-the-5,000th-time versions of Christmas "classics" that annoy me far more than either of those.

[slay]

49. All of them

seriously - all of them. the same songs at the same time of year, every year. ugh.

[kath]

50. "Do you Hear What I Hear" and "Little Drummer Boy" for older songs,

Paul McCartney's from the list in the OP for newer ones.

[PassingFair]

52. I despise "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

Yuck.