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Every time I hear it, I want to scream! They played it when I was at Starbucks last night. So annoying!
http://youtu.be/sbbQwecCzo8

I heard Celine Dion singing Feliz Navidad the other day and my ears started bleeding...it was HORRIBLE. Give me back Jose Feliciano - he's the ONLY person who should ever sing that song.

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog (Post 2191402)

On top of that, Maestro has decided he wants us to CLAP the last page. It must have escaped his attention that we are a choir of 147 whites, 1 Latina, and 2 blacks. We ain't got THAT kind of rhythm.

:D :D :D :D

Made me choke on my coffee laughing!

^^^ this :D

Why is Joni Mitchell's "River" now a Christmas song? Because it mentions ice skating?

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Originally Posted by shirley1929 (Post 2191425)

I heard Celine Dion singing Feliz Navidad the other day and my ears started bleeding...it was HORRIBLE. Give me back Jose Feliciano - he's the ONLY person who should ever sing that song.

Well he is kind of getting up there. And while I do love Feliz navidad, I tend to get sick of it very quickly during the Christmas season because they play it so damn much during the holiday.

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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito (Post 2191436)

And while I do love Feliz navidad, I tend to get sick of it very quickly during the Christmas season because they play it so damn much during the holiday.

And it's the same few lines over and over and over and over and over and over . . . .

The Christmas Shoes - BLECCH. There's nothing that screams holiday joy more than a song about a dirt-poor family and their mom's impending death.

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Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 2191442)

And it's the same few lines over and over and over and over and over and over . . . .

There are less than 20 words in this entire song. Shakespeare he is not.

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Originally Posted by shirley1929 (Post 2191425)

I heard Celine Dion singing Feliz Navidad the other day and my ears started bleeding...it was HORRIBLE. Give me back Jose Feliciano - he's the ONLY person who should ever sing that song.

This is the BEST version of that song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu3HgeMAxkI

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog (Post 2191445)

There are less than 20 words in this entire song. Shakespeare he is not.

Very true. However part of the reason I love the song is it's simplicity, but since it's the only Spanish Christmas song most people know, the radio stations won't stop playing it.

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Originally Posted by indygphib (Post 2191443)

The Christmas Shoes - BLECCH. There's nothing that screams holiday joy more than a song about a dirt-poor family and their mom's impending death.

EXACTLY how I feel!

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Originally Posted by HQWest (Post 2191429)

^^^ this :D

Why is Joni Mitchell's "River" now a Christmas song? Because it mentions ice skating?

Think about it...radio stations have long forgotten to play seasonal music post-Christmas Day. This includes songs that mention cold weather, ice skating, snow, sleigh rides, and a wonderful white world of winter WITHOUT the word Christmas in the lyrics.

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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito (Post 2191436)

Well he is kind of getting up there. And while I do love Feliz navidad, I tend to get sick of it very quickly during the Christmas season because they play it so damn much during the holiday.

It's not like she was singing it live...just because he's getting older doesn't mean we need to bring in a French Canadian woman (with a wretched voice, IMO) to jazzy it up and wreck a perfectly good espanol song!

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Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 2191442)

And it's the same few lines over and over and over and over and over and over . . . .

Your point? Just because a song has few words (or even not ANY words) doesn't mean it's a great song.

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog (Post 2191445)

There are less than 20 words in this entire song. Shakespeare he is not.

See my point above?

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Originally Posted by indygphib (Post 2191446)

This is the BEST version of that song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu3HgeMAxkI

Loved those on SNL, but if you're serious, I'm sad.

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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito (Post 2191447)

Very true. However part of the reason I love the song is it's simplicity, but since it's the only Spanish Christmas song most people know, the radio stations won't stop playing it.

Yes! This! And the fact that it's catchy, upbeat, and my kids like it and don't make me play something that makes me want to stab my eardrum with a fork.

Can you guys tell I'm serious about my Jose Feliciano??? :p :D

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Originally Posted by shirley1929 (Post 2191498)

Your point? Just because a song has few words (or even not ANY words) doesn't mean it's a great song.

My point is I find it to be a tedious, monotonous and repetative song.

ETA: The occasional composition entitled "Song Without Words" notwithstanding, a song by definition has words, so yeah -- a song without any words isn't really much of a song. :p

I loath The Little Drummer Boy. I think I've said that before on this thread though. And though Mariah Carey's song is good, it's way too overplayed. Enough already.