[FroggyTheGremlim]

Worst:

5. Merry Christmas War is Over - the Beatles

4. All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.

3. I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.

2. Grandma got run over by a reindeer.

1. Santa Baby

Best:

5. The Gifts They Gave

4.[Tie] O Little Town of Bethlehem, Lulajze jezuniu (Polish)

3. Away in a Manger (all 28 different versions)

2. Silent Night

1. O Holy Night

[warsaw44]

Oh, crud. Laura Ingram just played “ Dominick, the Italian Christmas Donkey “

I had forgotten that Christmas ‘ gem ‘ !

Find it on youtube if you dare - its so bad.

[Tanniker Smith]

1. O Holy Night

One of my favorite versions was Michael Crawford's (Phantom of the Opera), but I can't get a copy of it because he sang it live on WPLJ one December morning.

Another song that I really like (particularly when my son plays it on the piano) is "Believe" by Josh Groban. Sure, it's from a movie about believing in Santa Claus, but the meaning can be expanded from there.

[raccoonradio]

#5 of your worst is actually by John Lenin (intentional
mis-spelling)

I have been on a college radio station for a long time and play some Christmas (and related) music—some good ones

Irish Rovers—Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (BETTER
than Elmo and Patsy)

Rash of Stabbings—A Christmas Song (Providence RI band:
“No jingle bells in my heart, no Frosty...because Christ was
born and crucified, that’s the meaning”. It’s on YouTube)

Stan Freberg—Christmas Dragnet, Green Chri$tma$, and
I’m getting Nuttin’ For Christmas. The middle one is
about the commercializiation, and “(we forget) whose
birthday we’re celebrating”.

The Wombles—Wombling Merry Christmas. Little known in US;
a spinoff of some children’s books about little furry critters who clean up litter, etc. Rockin’ tune done by
Mike Batt. Catchy tune, great riff, sax etc. All day long we will be wombling in the snow, we wish you a wombling
Merry Christmas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JhVkWNHaU4&ob=av3e

James Brown—Let’s Make Christmas Mean Something This Year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se-OiVPEiPY
Waiting up for “Sanny claw”, the Godfather of Soul gives thanks to God...number one... Screamin’ soul.

[wideminded]

See #90. To each his own. BTW, I always thought Eartha Kitt singing “Santa Baby” was a display of talent.

[dupree]

Santa Baby is a GREAT song. Witty lyrics, fabulous performance by Eartha Kitt. I chuckle every time I hear it. I think Madonna recorded a decent version of it several years ago.