There's only one good version of The Little Drummer Boy, and that's Bing Crosby and David Bowie's. There don't need to be any others. :-)

And have you heard the Mariah/Bieber version of her song? Bleh.

A few years ago, I showed my kids (who had seen the real David Bowie/Bing Crosby version years ago on TV) the SNL version. They actually fell for it and thought it was the real people until the ending!

Heard that song this morning on my drive to school. Immediately thought I needed to post it here. I don't know if I have heard the "good" version though. I have heard enough "per ump a pum pums" this season and it isn't even December.

Again, with the novelty songs: I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.

Thank You! Whenever I hear that song, I want to stab myself in the ears repeatedy.

I just heard the Christmas Shoes this week (was going to post it), the worst song ever! Why couldn't the kid panhandle to pay some of the hospital bills?

Wonderful Christmas time -

(Simply having a wonderful Christmas time - on endless repeat.)

ARRGGH - where does it end?

The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah (music major here...hence my hatred). First, its completely inappropriate since its supposed to be performed at Easter. For the 10 years of my life that chorus made me its bitch, we did the HC at every single holiday concert. At this point I have the alto, tenor, and soprano parts memorized. There's a radio station here that plays the entire oratorio on christmas day.

Also, the 12 days of christmas is a horrible song. It's like the song that never ends. Did you know that by the time you finish the song, there's 364 gifts given? Overkill...

Preach. Give me "And the Glory of the Lord" or "For Unto Us a Child is Born" any day.

And thank you for calling it Messiah instead of The Messiah.

Go Tell It on the Mountain.
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Oh, I don't like that one either.

Let's hear it from you for 2013...and for the record, my least favorite carol is still "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"!

Least favorite? Anything not on the following albums:
Johnny Mathis "Merry Christmas"
Bing Crosby "Merry Christmas"
John Denver & The Muppets "A Christmas Together"
Harry Simeone Chorale "Little Drummer Boy"
and Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" but ONLY the album version that has Rosemary Clooney singing "The Night Before Christmas"

I'm horrible about Christmas music. I'm like a stubborn little kid and will only listen to those albums!

Still "Little Drummer Boy."

I still hate "The Christmas Shoes". My kids refer to it as "The Song that Makes Mommy Scream and Change the Channel." I am also not a fan of "Santa Baby". Nothing says Christmas spirit like a spoiled brat begging for high-end gifts. It's the song the Kardashians would sing if they had any talent.