Least Favorite Christmas Carol

[PaddyMaxwell]

Truthfully, after working several Christmas seasons in retail during college, I have a real disdain for most Christmas themed music; try listening to the same 30-40 songs day in and day out for 2 months at a time (especially when overtime is involved). Even duct tape and bailing wire can't fix that damage.

[NWguy]

"Do They Know It's Christmas" - Band Aid

I've always thought it was a dumb song, but I also feel like Christmas music should focus on the holiday and not about poverty in Africa.

[BraveMaroon]

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Because for many of us, it isn't. I. LOATHE.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by BraveMaroon

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Because for many of us, it isn't. I. LOATHE.

As warped as it may sound, I only like this song on the Office Depot ads, when the Dad is thrilled to be buying things to send the kids back to school!

Like so many of y'all, my least favorites are the one that celebrities do for the almighty buck.

My mother, whose elder brother was killed during WWII, hated I'll Be Home For Christmas and White Christmas. On that same note, my brother was overseas with the Army and recorded a "letter" on Christmas Day. Hey, There, Lonely Girl was on in the background. I still refuse to listen to that song.

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Like so many of y'all, my least favorites are the one that celebrities do for the almighty buck.

The first couple Christmas albums in support of Special Olympics were such great albums, then they sort of went off the rails and became pretty obvious exposure tools for up and comers. Or 5 stars throwing together some shlock. Miles away from Run DMC's awesome Christmas song.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

The first couple Christmas albums in support of Special Olympics were such great albums, then they sort of went off the rails and became pretty obvious exposure tools for up and comers. Or 5 stars throwing together some shlock. Miles away from Run DMC's awesome Christmas song.

"Christmas in Hollis" is always one of the songs I play when addressing holiday cards. I feel like they recorded that one for fun and not for money, like a lot of today's holiday songs and covers.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by honeychile

My mother, whose elder brother was killed during WWII, hated I'll Be Home For Christmas and White Christmas. On that same note, my brother was overseas with the Army and recorded a "letter" on Christmas Day. Hey, There, Lonely Girl was on in the background. I still refuse to listen to that song.

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" makes me sad as well. When I was in first grade, I was chosen to read in our Christmas pageant. After that song played, I had to read this line, which I have hated for the past twenty-eight years:

"Everyone dreams of being home for Christmas, but some can only be home in their dreams."

It always made me feel very guilty and sad and I promised to always be home for Christmas...until last year, when my fiancé and I went to Paris for the holidays. That song came on in one of the restaurants and I was MIZ.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" makes me sad as well. When I was in first grade, I was chosen to read in our Christmas pageant. After that song played, I had to read this line, which I have hated for the past twenty-eight years:

"Everyone dreams of being home for Christmas, but some can only be home in their dreams."

It always made me feel very guilty and sad and I promised to always be home for Christmas...until last year, when my fiancé and I went to Paris for the holidays. That song came on in one of the restaurants and I was MIZ.

That song is seriously sad - it's what "Blue Christmas" tries to be, to some extent.

[SWTXBelle]

I now hate all "All I Want For Christmas" type songs - they make me reflect that,yeah, all I want in the world is my niece back. So, ugly crying ensues.

"Blue Christmas", strangely enough, is one I never liked, but now I do.

Grief - it changes things.

[tinydancer]

Originally Posted by BraveMaroon

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Because for many of us, it isn't. I. LOATHE.

I totally agree with you. For many it is the most stressful time of the year.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by BraveMaroon

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Because for many of us, it isn't. I. LOATHE.

everybody sing.....It's The Most, Overplayed Song, Every Year (Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong!)

Yes. When you have to make-up silly lyrics every time you hear it, yes.

We'd best be merry Paul McCartney never tried to write a tune praising any other major holiday.

And while I still enjoy hearing it, the only reason "My Favorite Things" is intoned near the Christmas season is because NBC hasn't yet stopped showing The Sound Of Music on/near Xmas.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by BraveMaroon

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Because for many of us, it isn't. I. LOATHE.

Originally Posted by Cheerio

everybody sing.....It's The Most, Overplayed Song, Every Year (Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong!)

Yes. When you have to make-up silly lyrics every time you hear it, yes.

The recent use of this song during the ENTIRE YEAR in a television commercial makes hearing it during the Christmas season MULTIPLE TIMES WORSE than before

Also, the local 24-hours-a-day Christmas Music radio station seems as though it plays the same eight Holiday Songs, but by different artists each time a particular song repeats.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

The recent use of this song during the ENTIRE YEAR in a television commercial makes hearing it during the Christmas season MULTIPLE TIMES WORSE than before

Also, the local 24-hours-a-day Christmas Music radio station seems as though it plays the same eight Holiday Songs, but by different artists each time a particular song repeats.

This is definitely one of my mine. What the hell is jingle belling? And scary ghost stories? Are we getting confused with Halloween?

You all have mentioned all the ones that bug me. Santa Baby, All I Want for Christmas is You, but Most Wonderful Time of the Year is the one that makes me change the station.

[Shellfish]

I got through over a month of Christmas tunes without once being subjected to another one that I loathe, "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" (again with the animals, but it is just a coincidence). How did anyone ever like this song?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by NWguy

"Do They Know It's Christmas" - Band Aid

I've always thought it was a dumb song, but I also feel like Christmas music should focus on the holiday and not about poverty in Africa.

I never liked that song either, though I'm sure I've made clear in this thread that I really dislike almost all pop Christmas music.

That said, I think a reasonable argument could be made that concern for the poor, wherever they may be, is closer to what the holiday is actually about than are songs about Santa Claus and reindeer or snow and jingle bells.