The 5 Worst Christmas Songs of All Time

Ricochet.com ^ | 12/18/13

[Rodamala]

That video listed under that one with all the commercials from the holiday special is a jackpot. Worth the 20 minutes...

[prisoner6]

Memories of childhood still lingering there.
How pretty the paper
The lights and the snow.
How precious those memories of long, long ago.

Prine is one of if not the best lyricsts ever. Smokes Dylan although I admit I am not a Dylan fan.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Worst songs:

Anything written by jews, no offense to my jewish friends, but they are secular songs that have nothing to do with Christmas. But catchy tunes.

[prisoner6]

A few years ago Glenn Beck was hot on a goup...Over The Rhine. They had a beautiful Christmas song...”All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue.”

[j_tull]

The one with George C. Scott is the best...

Nah, I like the Mr. Magoo version.

[Fiji Hill]

The worst Christmas song that I know of is "To the Revolutionary Jesus on His Birthday" by Ernst Busch. This Communist Christmas carol, sung by a militant Stalinist, sounds, nonetheless, like a Lutheran hymn--in fact, Busch might have ripped off the melody of such a hymn. Some of the lyrics are as follows, as translated from the original German:

It's been nearly 2,000 years
Since you left us.
You gave the poor their god
You suffered ridicule from the rich,
You did it all in vain...

The people were not wise,
Least of all, Christians,
Despite all of their praying.
You loved in vain.
You died for nothing.
And everything remained the same.

If you want to listen to it, surf over here.

[taildragger]

I just heard today...

"I want a hee haw honey or a playboy bunny ( for Christmas )"...

Delightfully tacky, yet refined...

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite recording or “The First Noel” is by Dick Haymes and the Song Spinners from 1944—a truly beautiful arrangement. Sadly, it’s not on Youtube.

[Windflier]

#1 on my list is "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano.

Same here. I was a teenager when that song first came out. Hated it then, and still hate it today.

[boop]

“Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”?

That's my pick, too.

It actually makes me ANGRY.

Some novelty song from the early 80s that at the time MIGHT have been "cute" is now just IRRITATING.

At my office, where I work 12 hour shifts they have the Christmas channel on.

The other day I counted how many times I heard the John Lennon "War is Over" song.

FIVE times, and that does not include the cover versions by other singers, so I probably heard it 8 or 9.

I'm such a Grinch.

I picture myself with those cartoon hammers hitting me on the head like in that special.

Noise, noise, noise!

[Fresh Wind]

Swinging Them Jingle Bells-Fats Waller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyIH7F1-LE4

[Fiji Hill]

I've always thought "Honey” was an action/adventure song about a drug dealer who dies in a shoot-out with a motorcycle gang.

[boop]

If I had a song that I WISH was played, it would be the theme to Christmas Vacation.

Wonder why it was never released as a single.

Christmas Vacation

[Fiji Hill]

If winter songs such as "Winter Wonderland," "Let It Snow," "Frosty the Snowman" and "Jingle Bells" are considered Christmas songs, why not Orange Blossom Time? Here in California, the orange trees are blooming, and no one is riding around in sleighs.

[Axenolith]

Hey, now there’s an idea. Since Bob Dylan has always sounded like a cat trying to mate with a chupacabra to me, maybe he can do writing from now on and someone more melodious can belt out the tune...

[Revolting cat!]

I don't get it, instead of dissing the worst of Xmas music why not celebrate the best!

[a fool in paradise]

Apparently the North Vietnamese Communists WANTED war because THEY never listened to the message of surrender. Funny that.

Same with the Palestinains, islamists, Communists, Occutard anarchists,...

[a fool in paradise]

How about South Korean “Ventures” infused acid rock Christmas tunes?

HE 5 Jingle Bells / In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida medley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqWgTKR0ppc

[Revolting cat!]

Heavy metal Xmas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grwP8QvI1jY

[Revolting cat!]

Christopher Lee’s Heavy Metal Xmas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVzOve8T39w