I love Christmas music. I have my radio set to an all-Christmas station, and I’m still rotating the Christmas CDs at home. Last year I shared some of my favorite Christmas arrangements.
This year, I’ve decided to take the opposite approach. I got this idea as I was listening to the radio and a really annoying song came on. So annoying, in fact, that I’ve blocked the memory and can’t tell you which one it was. But I realized that some Christmas songs are annoying, no matter who sings them. I knew you’d want to know, so here they are…
Christmas Songs I Could Have Happily Spent My Entire Life Never Hearing:
“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” (I have a Jackson 5 version on a Motown Christmas CD that is worse than listening to nails on a blackboard)
“Here Comes Santa Claus” (honest, I don’t have a grudge against Santa–there are 2 Santa songs on last year’s list, too)
“My Favorite Things” (I don’t actually mind this song as much as the others; I just wonder why it’s on so many Christmas albums when it isn’t even a holiday song)
“All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” (’nuff said)
“Sleigh Ride” (actually, I kind of like the instrumental version as you can see in #6 of this post; just don’t put any words to it)
I’m sure many of you are wondering why I haven’t included “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.” I don’t seem to hear that one much, and I have to admit that it kind of appeals to my warped sense of humor.
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I definitely have to agree with you on the Jackson 5 version of “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause”! And the kids ask me *every* time “My Favorite Things” come on why they play that at Christmas! You’d have “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” on your list if you lived in my hometown about 15 years ago, the dj flipped out and played it over and over for about an hour before someone at the station figured it out!
I have had Christmas songs on since the week before Thanksgiving. Gotta love the Internet stations. They have everything anytime you want it.
YES SOME are annoying. The one I CANT STAND right now is Christmas Shoes or whatever its called. The story about the little kid who cant afford to buy new shoes for his mom whose about to die. Um. What does she need shoes for then. I know, I know. Its the whole sentimental thing – sorry, not working with me.
One thats over played because every couple on Earth has done it – Baby its cold outside, or whatever its called.
Songs I could listen to everyday -
-Its beginning to look alot like Christmas
-Let it snow, let is snow, let it snow
-I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
-Have a holly jolly Christmas
-the Charlie Brown one
AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE…
-Christmas Canon by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Whatever that Betty Boop song is… “Santa Baby” I think? Come on…what kid needs to hear a song about Santa gettin’ some nookie from some little Christmas ‘Ho?
I’ve heard waaay too much about Grandma Getting Run Over this year… I thought it was funny once upon a time. Now it’s like nails on a chalkboard to me.
I like the instrumental Sleigh Ride too! (though I confess that I sometimes sing along to even that version!)
Wanna borrow my little santa-hmph guy?
I agree on your songs, but the Bare Naked Ladies Version of Sleigh Ride is about the most fun holiday song I’ve ever heard. It’s sort of instrumental- the only words are dap dap dap dap dapdadidah dap dap dadidah dahw..
I detest “Carol of the Bells” in any way, shape, form or fashion! *LOL*
Dwight Yoakam singing “Santa Claus is Back in Town” is one of my favorites… *Ho, Ho , Ho, Honey*
We can lose any Christmas song with a drum machine.
(Not to be confused with Christmas songs with a mere backbeat, since for example I actually like the Ventures version of Sleigh Ride.)
I’m just glad people are still willing to even play Christmas music given the current “politically correct” climate. But if I hear Silent Night one more time…….never mind.
Someone mentioned the hideous of all hideous songs…”Christmas Shoes.” I don’t hate it cause it’s sad. I hate it cause it is ridiculous.
I’m really hating “Grown Up Christmas List”….do you remember me, I sat upon your knee…i’m grown up and ALL I want for Christmas is peace, love and harmony….whatEVER!!!