Least Favorite Christmas Carol

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

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.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

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 . . . .

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

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.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

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.

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

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!

Originally Posted by MysticCat

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.

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

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

See my point above?

Originally Posted by indygphib

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.

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

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???

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

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.