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Vanity: Most Annoying Christmas Songs
The Radio | 12/17/2008 | VRWCmember

Posted on 12/17/2008 7:50:42 AM PST by 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


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To: Revolting cat!

A 5 man quartet. Interesting.


261 posted on 12/17/2008 10:47:47 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: VRWCmember

All of them.


262 posted on 12/17/2008 10:47:48 AM PST by Egon (The difference between Theory and Practice: In Theory, there is no difference.)
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To: Revolting cat!
Didn't he found the Church of Satan?


263 posted on 12/17/2008 10:48:54 AM PST by weegee ("Let Me Just Cut You Off, Because I Don't Want You To Waste Your Question" - B.Obama Dec 16, 2008)
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To: VRWCmember
Seems as though this comes up every yr about this time and seems I always offer up this especially obnoxious rendition by The Waitresses:

Christmas Wrapping

264 posted on 12/17/2008 10:49:38 AM PST by Dysart (Don't forget your change, America)
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To: Hoffer Rand
Did she sing on the Dallas Cowboys' Christmas album?


265 posted on 12/17/2008 10:49:57 AM PST by weegee ("Let Me Just Cut You Off, Because I Don't Want You To Waste Your Question" - B.Obama Dec 16, 2008)
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To: VRWCmember

I vote “Merry Christmas Darling”. The lyrics are as shallow as they get, the melody is all over the place, and completely whitewashed of Jesus. Even calling it a Christmas song is a stretch because it is just a shallow love song that happens to mention Christmas.


266 posted on 12/17/2008 10:49:58 AM PST by dan1123 (Liberals sell it as "speech which is hateful" but it's really "speech I hate".)
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To: AppyPappy
My favorite was one of the guys from my school singing

That's nothing compared to the Christmas carols we used to sing when we were kids:

Joy to the World
The school's burned down
The teachers are all dead

We've looking for the principal
He's hanging on the flagpole
With a rope around his neck
With a rope around his neck
With a ro-ope around his ne-eh-eck

267 posted on 12/17/2008 10:54:10 AM PST by dfwgator (I hate Illinois Marxists)
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To: SamAdams76
Fortunately, there is a lot of contemporary Christmas songs that are worthy but they never get much airplay because most radio stations pretty locked down their Christmas playlist 20 years ago and never varied it.

I totally agree with the 20 year locked playlist, but what songs would you recommend for contemporary songs? Are they just newer groups singing older songs, or are they original?

268 posted on 12/17/2008 10:54:14 AM PST by dan1123 (Liberals sell it as "speech which is hateful" but it's really "speech I hate".)
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To: VRWCmember

The Chipmunks, whatever they sing.


269 posted on 12/17/2008 10:54:21 AM PST by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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To: VRWCmember
Burl Ives' "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" is so bad that for the last dozen years or so, a co-worker and I call each other and hold the phone up to the car radio speakers whenever it comes on.

"Gotcha!"

270 posted on 12/17/2008 10:54:21 AM PST by Ol' Sox
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To: dilvish
...and the entire body of work from Manheim Steamroller.

Manheim Steamroller is like Brylcreem.

A little dab'll do ya.

271 posted on 12/17/2008 10:55:00 AM PST by uglybiker (1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d)
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To: VRWCmember
The Other Guy is sitting down.


272 posted on 12/17/2008 10:55:51 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
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To: weegee

273 posted on 12/17/2008 10:57:13 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
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To: gate2wire

Didn’t 2 Live Crew have a dirty Christmas song? Those black dudes got busted all over the place for their stage acts with women. And there is a white guy that played in the film “Dirty Santa”. Funny stuff for adults only.


274 posted on 12/17/2008 10:58:07 AM PST by BobS
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To: Lucky9teen
Nobody's mentioned this sweet little son.

Brought to us courtesy of our friend Fred:

"You'd better watch out, get ready to cry,
You'd better go hide, I'm telling you why
'cuz Santa Claus will take you to hell.
He is your favorite idol,
you worship at his feet,
but when you stand before your God
He won't help you take the heat.
So get this fact straight: you're feeling God's hate,
Santa's to blame for the economy's fate,
Santa Claus will take you to hell."

More holiday cheer: 'Santa Claus will take you to hell' The Miami Herald, FL - Dec 11, 2008 By Brad Shannon A Kansas-based church that has blamed deaths in Iraq on US tolerance of homosexuality has asked Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire's office to ...

275 posted on 12/17/2008 10:58:16 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Pagey

Post 227

LOL, I take it you are not a Slim Whitman fan either.


276 posted on 12/17/2008 10:58:28 AM PST by Peter Horry (We shouldn't accept things just because somebody says so .... Dixie Lee Ray)
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To: weegee
Obama Xmas


277 posted on 12/17/2008 10:59:13 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
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To: VRWCmember
Gay Christmas?


278 posted on 12/17/2008 11:01:18 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
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To: Revolting cat!
One of the few recent Christmas songs I like is Welcome To Our World, by Chris Rice.
279 posted on 12/17/2008 11:02:16 AM PST by Interesting Times (For the truth about "swift boating" see ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: VRWCmember

280 posted on 12/17/2008 11:07:23 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
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