[VRWCmember]

Streisand's Jingle Bells is awful.

But even worse is that hideous piece of tripe from Paul McCartney "Simply Havin' a Wonderful Christmas Time".

[retrokitten]

But even worse is that hideous piece of tripe from Paul McCartney "Simply Havin' a Wonderful Christmas Time".

Oh I can't stand that song! I cringe when I hear it come on.

[axel f]

LOL! I hate that song too!

[HungarianGypsy]

I was just impressed that Streisand could sing so fast and not pass out. My daughter and son were making fun of the song when we heard it in the truck the other day. My daughter called it the fastest Christmas song she had ever heard.

[BikerNYC]

Oh, it's not that bad. Peps things up a bit.

[Charles Martel]

...even worse is that hideous piece of tripe from Paul McCartney "Simply Havin' a Wonderful Christmas Time".

Yeah, that one *is* a steaming pile. So is Springsteen's version of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.

I've also got to mention Stevie Nicks' version of Silent Night. Her voice is well suited to the song, and the arrangement is fairly traditional, but she just *had* to go and cut out the third stanza. You know, the part that goes:
"Son of God, love's pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace.".

I guess that part was offensive to her.

[presidio9]

The Top 5: Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song," Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas," Celine Dion's "O Holy Night," Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" and John Lennon's "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)."

I would have had Darlene Love's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" in there. Especially ahead of ANYTHING by Celine Dion.

[Ciexyz]

Actually, I like Paul McCartney's "Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time". Makes me feel happy.

[Tanniker Smith]

I have to give Streisand one thing, though: she helped me win an argument at an old job.
I had a cd-player in the bottom drawer, which was kept open only slightly, so only I could hear it. In December, the Christmas tunes came out -- and I had many of them.

Only once did someone complain that the music was disturbing them in another cubicle, which resulted in a smile, an apology and turning the music down slightly. But no one ever complained on religious grounds. A good thing, too, because I was ready for the them. I had Streisand's and Mannilow's CD in waiting (actually, in my wife's collection at home where I would have borrowed them from).

I was ready to respond: but they're *Jewish* Christmas tunes. And let me add this: Mannilow was more of a Winter Wonderland kind of guy, but Striesand goes straight for "Ave, Maria".

Annoying songs would have to include Mariah Carey's "Joy to the World" from her Christmas album. He covered the Three Dog Night version. (I am NOT making this up.)

TS

[Flying Circus]

Why did you have to mention that awful, awful song?!?!?!? Now I've got it running in my head. ARRRRGGGGG!!!!

[BurbankKarl]

XM Radio Channel 83 is playing all these cheesy songs.

Very Brady Christmas, followed by Bonanza cast Christmas, then a dog bark song, and cat song, and a bunch of other losers.

Some of them are funny though.

[wtc911]

John and Yoko's "So This is Christmas"...

[Aquinasfan]

But even worse is that hideous piece of tripe from Paul McCartney "Simply Havin' a Wonderful Christmas Time".

Good one. It's a pet peeve of mine. At least the other chart-toppers were intended as goofs. McCartney's song is banality distilled. Elton's "Welcome to my Christmas Song" is cut from the same cloth, but at least the melody's better.

[Richard Kimball]

You b*st*rd. It's stuck in my head now. All right. You asked for it:

Horse with no name
Me and you and a dog named Boo
Knock three times
Yummy yummy yummy, I got love in my tummy
It's a small world, after all
Sugar, Sugar
Mock-yeah-ing-yeah-bird-yeah-yeah-yeah, Mockingbird, tell me everybody have you heard...

And just in case you ever think of doing that again, I'll send you ALL the words to MacArthur Park.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

A very short clip of your least favorite song just to yank your chain ;-)

[StoneColdTaxHater]

The worst and I mean WORST is "Christmas Rapping" by The Waitresses. I can change the station fast enough

[nutmeg]

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)

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[rudy45]

For some reason I thought "Simply having a wonderful Christmas time" was sung by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Did Lennon doe it as well?