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WORST HOLIDAY SONGS (Streisand at #4, just behind the "Jingle Bells" dogs)
NY Post ^
| December 7, 2004
| JOHN MAINELLI
Posted on 12/08/2004 8:50:15 AM PST by presidio9
EVER been driven up the chimney by a Christmas song that you really, really hate? New Jersey researchers have named the six worst Christmas songs of all time, as picked by holiday-music fans who were asked to rate more than 600 yule tunes.
The biggest lump of coal goes to "O Holy Night" as sung by the foul-mouthed Cartman from "South Park," according to Edison Media Research.
Close behind are Seymour Swine & the Squealers' butchered "Blue Christmas," "Jingle Bells" by The Singing Dogs and, separately, Barbra Streisand and "12 Days of Guido Christmas" by the Ha Ya Doin' Boys.
"We play very lightly the Barbra Streisand version of 'Jingle Bells' because she's got a following in New York," says Jim Ryan, programmer of top-rated Lite FM (WLTW/106.7).
"People tend not to like it because it's a really fast, up-tempo version of 'Jingle Bells' almost like she did it as a goof," Ryan told The Post.
WPLJ (95.5 FM) music director Tony Mascaro says his research turned up a sixth song that listeners can't stand: Elmo & Patsy's "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News
KEYWORDS: barbrastreisand; christmascarols; music; thewaitresses; topten
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To: VRWCmember
But even worse is that hideous piece of tripe from Paul McCartney "Simply Havin' a Wonderful Christmas Time". Oh yuck... that gets my vote for Worst Christmas song! (Barking dogs and Chipmunks come in at #2)
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:03:58 PM PST
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: NavyCanDo
You know it as the song with the annoying FEED THE WORLD, repeated over and over again at the end of the song. UGH, I can't stand that one either!
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:05:06 PM PST
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: Taliesan
Didn't know anyone else felt that way. That stunned me when I was but a lad, 30 + years ago.
I know. It came out in Christmas of 1965, I was just a twinkle in Mom's eye that Christmas. B-) It is one of the most powerful specials. Peanuts is quite wholesome really and although I enjoy South Park a lot, it is good to go somewhere where you don't hear "potty mouths" all the time although if you're not easily offended and can take the crass stuff very well, South Park hits it on the mark most of the time too.
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:13:06 PM PST
by
Nowhere Man
(We have enough youth, how about a Fountain of Smart?)
To: VRWCmember
I'm lookin' for "Christmas at Ground Zero" by Weird Al.
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:13:50 PM PST
by
eccentric
(aka baldwidow)
To: CougarGA7
"Fine! You're so smart! YOU rig up the lights!!!"
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:17:25 PM PST
by
eccentric
(aka baldwidow)
To: VRWCmember
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:19:58 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
To: retrokitten
Yes, we had Army issue purses, circa 1976.
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:22:16 PM PST
by
eccentric
(aka baldwidow)
To: najida
And "The Restroom Door Said Gentlemen" (need to go find the lyrics)
I've got that. And "Wreck the Malls," "Oh, Come All Ye Grateful Deadheads."
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:26:38 PM PST
by
eccentric
(aka baldwidow)
To: IonInsights
Very much a McCartney type of simple, but catchy song. Maybe I'm the only one who likes it.Oohh. You're the one (and only).
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:30:16 PM PST
by
eccentric
(aka baldwidow)
To: presidio9
Over 300 replies, and NO ONE has made mention of...
Dominick the Donkey!
(Everybody now)
Eee-ahh, eee-ahh, Dominick the Donkey
La la la, la la le luddy de da...
They just don't write em' like that anymore, sniff.
To: MrLee
There was a Christmas song out a while back where the whole song was someone laughing ho ho ho ha ha ha, or something like that! Anyone remember the same & "artist"? I just heard it the other evening...digging through cd's in my daughter's room...I think it is "Jingle Bells (Laughing All the Way)." I have it on "Christmas Comedy Classics."
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:36:28 PM PST
by
eccentric
(aka baldwidow)
To: presidio9
I'm not going to read all 300+ replies to see if it's been mentioned already but that Adam Sandler "Chanukah" song is one of the most tired. It was funny the first 700 times I heard it but now it's time to give it a rest.
The lead singer of Trans-Siberian Orchestra is like nails across a blackboard for me. Pity too because the TSO albums have some good music in them. But many songs are ruined by that overwrought lead singer, who sounds like a cross between Meatloaf and Michael Bolton.
Finally, a note to rap artists: Rap and Christmas songs don't mix. It doesn't work. Give it up.
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:46:45 PM PST
by
SamAdams76
(Red Sox Win The World Series...And Bush Wins Re-election Too!)
To: IonInsights
Paul McCartney "Simply Havin' a Wonderful Christmas Time". Actually, I like that one. Very much a McCartney type of simple, but catchy song. Maybe I'm the only one who likes itYou're not alone. As a serious song writer of sorts, I like it too, and so do other people who have bought the tune since 1979 - it has gone PLATINUM for singles!
Some people are smoking Christmas dope around here!
You can't please everybody!
To: Alouette
"JINGLE BELLS" performed "jazz style"Any song played by Kenny G or anyone who sounds like Kenny G sucks.
Please, please, never ever call that crap that Kenny G plays "jazz".
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posted on
12/08/2004 8:50:39 PM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(All we are say-y-y-y-ing is give Beast a chance!)
To: anonymous_user
It was bad, but funny.
It wasn't meant to be serious.
Apparently the morons who did this list took funny and serious things and used both for their lists, which is just idiotic.
If you are going to do a list of the worst Christmas songs, do a list when everybody was trying to be serious!
To: VRWCmember
For some reason I thought "Simply having a wonderful Christmas time" was sung by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Did Lennon doe it as well?
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posted on
12/08/2004 9:02:51 PM PST
by
rudy45
To: retrokitten
Oooh, how 'bout "Do they know it's Christmas?"? Ugh.
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posted on
12/08/2004 9:04:07 PM PST
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again)
To: presidio9
And last (or almost last) but certainly not least in our home where we had numerous grown children and other assorted relatives moving in and out of our 8-bedroom house:
WE WISH YOU WEREN'T LIVING WITH US
so pack up your gear!
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posted on
12/08/2004 9:39:59 PM PST
by
eccentric
(aka baldwidow)
To: CougarGA7
I love Bob Rivers! He is so deliciously twisted!
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posted on
12/08/2004 9:54:01 PM PST
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again)
To: PennsylvaniaMom
I heard that for the first time the other day I couldn't get it out of my head!
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