Vanity: Most Annoying Christmas Songs

The Radio | 12/17/2008 | VRWCmember

[VRWCmember]

For several weeks now a few local radio stations have been playing Christmas music non-stop, and I love hearing the songs celebrating the season -- especially the traditional carols.

How can you help but feel better when you hear Nat King Cole's smooth voice singing "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..." (The Christmas Song) or Bing Crosby wishing you a White Christmas with every Christmas card he writes. And when Mark Lowry asks Mary if she knew that her baby boy would one day walk on water, it gives me chills. My drive home from work from late November to late December is so much more peaceful and enjoyable as I hear so many cheerful and encouraging songs celebrating the nativity.

There are, however, a few annoying songs that seem to get a lot of play this time of year that prompt me to change the station as soon as they begin. Just the first few notes, before the lyrics even kick in, make me want to hurl, or lash out at the stupidity of the idiot that put the disc in the player.

So as a diversion from the more important issues of the day, please post the titles/artists of the songs of the season that induce the urge to vomit or cause you to change the station when you hear them.

Here are my top most annoying Christmas songs ever: 1. So This Is Christmas (War is over?) by John Lennon 2. Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time by Paul McCartney 3. Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart by Wham/George Michael 4. Santa Baby by Madonna

[VRWCmember]

While it would be easy to list some of the greatest Christmas song performances in a top 10 or top 25 list (any such list would have to include Nat King Cole's rendition of Torme's The Christmas Song, and Bing Crosby's rendition of White Christmas to be taken seriously), it might be more fun to come up with the FReeper Nation's opinion of the WORST Christmas songs ever

[VRWCmember]

Here are my top most annoying Christmas songs ever:

1. So This Is Christmas (War is over?) by John Lennon
2. Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time by Paul McCartney
3. Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart by Wham/George Michael
4. Santa Baby by Madonna

[LongElegantLegs]

Christmas Shoes, or whatever that sapfest is called.
And anything by Lennon.

[Ann Archy]

You need to hear Kenny Rogers and Wynona Judd’s version of “Mary Did You Know”!! It will BLOW YOU AWAY!!

[pgkdan]

All of the above plus:

1. The Little Drummer Boy...by anyone
2. The 12 days of Christmas...also by anyone.

If I never hear any of these songs again I'd be thrilled.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

ADD: Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

So This Is Christmas (by Lennon)

Merry Christmas Everybody (by Slade)

[pgkdan]

Kathy Mattea did a phenomenal job with that one 10 years ago or so.

[VRWCmember]

You need to hear Kenny Rogers and Wynona Judd’s version of “Mary Did You Know”!! It will BLOW YOU AWAY!!

I've heard it, and it is good. But when Mark Lowry (the guy who wrote it) performs it with Guy Penrod and David Phelps (of the Gaither Vocal Band) joining him on the final verse, there is just NOT a better rendition of that song.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I did an instrumental solo of that for my church last Christmas. Love that song. ;)

[saberpride]

Jingle Bell Rock, Feliz Navidad

[boxerblues]

All I want for Christmas is a hippopotamus

[VRWCmember]

I especially hate any VARIATION of the 12 Days of Christmas that changes the gifts.

[gate2wire]

I absolutely despise “Grandma got run over by a Reindeer.”

[Joann37]

My favorites are those that are Christ-centered. I really don’t see the significance in anything that is not.

The ones I dislike are those that are totally secular. “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” are the two I dislike the most, and they seem to be played constantly!

[VRWCmember]

The Christmas Shoes. LOL. That is a great song to hear ONE TIME and never again.

[woollyone]

Co-worker...within ear shot...

Plays Freddie Fender rendition of Feliz Navidad.

has to be 15+ times each day that song comes on.

grrrrrrr

...bad enough she never speaks English while at work.
Sounds like a turd world country here some days.

[2banana]

“Do they know it's Christmas Time at All” by all the silly bands of the early 1990s

A PC crap of a song that also has so many factual errors in that I have to laugh. No snow at Christmas in Africa??? - hello - THEY ARE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE or on the equator!

[retrokitten]

I agree with your top 5 crappiest and would add (and I know I’ll get flamed for this)...anything by The Chipmunks!!! They make me flee the area like I was on fire.

The stupid “Feed the World” song, you know the British “We Are the World” is right up there, too.

[xcamel]

Oh no, An ingrown toe
Can wreck your Christmas cheer...
But not as bad
As when your girl
Lets you know that She’s gone queer..