Hey Lemmy!
What’s that one song comes on the radio or party and you’re filled with joy? Or perhaps it’s a carol and it makes you feel alright. What is it?
Then there’s the song that makes you flinch and cringe, and you’ve gotta shut that song down. What is it?
Your favorite and your despised!
New fave Christmas jam - Megan Trainor feat. Earth, Wind and Fire - Holidays
All time fave - Dominick the Donkey
Please never again - Mariah Carey anything.
Please never again - Mariah Carey anything.
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Mariah Carey has been so overdone she’s now Pariah Carey.
Does anyone actually play Dominick the Donkey?
The only time I’ve ever heard it was whenever someone else says “What’s Dominick the Donkey?” and someone finds it on YouTube.
On my personal playlist, along with “Nestor, the Long Ear Donkey”.
Ballad of New York - The Pogues
Fairytale*
Avoid - last Christmas. It’s not a Christmas song. It just happens to be at that time of year. It’s depressing and whiney and over played (even if it wasn’t irrelevant).
Avoid: The Christmas Shoes
Jam: Oi to the World by The Vandals
One of these years I’m going to make it to the Vandals Christmas Formal
I want to get a kindergarten class to sing “Grandpa’s Last Christmas”
The whole Xmas With the Vandals album is great. Shoutout to the Angry Snowmans, too.
White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchan (?) Everything else off
Everything else 😆
my favorites are Christmas Wrapping, Last Christmas (never got the hate!) and basically everything off of the Phil Spector and Mannheim Steamroller records. (edit: and Brian Setzer! how could i forget!) the only ones i really dislike are All I Want For Christmas Is You and any time someone covers and upbeat christmas song as an acoustic ballad- people think that’s an easy way to make something emotional and meaningful but it actually takes a lot of skill to pull of, and i’ve yet to hear anyone pull it off with a Christmas song!
A must-sing-along fav: Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Never again: that one about the boy buying shoes for his dying mother (not even gonna link)
Oh my goodness, Christmas Shoes is the worst.
On: Xmas has been X’ed by NoFX Off: All others
I say that but, as far as holiday records go, the Ventures’ Christmas album is pretty stellar. https://youtu.be/dkeJiDwAnWc
Favorites: Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters - Mele Kalikimaka and The Drifters - White Christmas.
Least Favorite: I don’t think i have one. Can even listen to Mariah once or twice. It is Christmas after all.
Favorite: Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Folgelberg
Worst: Dominic the Donkey
Hee Haw, Hee Haw!
…this dumbass song was in the holiday rotation at my old job. I didn’t quit because of it, but the thought crossed my mind several times a shift.
There is a particular version of Carol of the Bells I quite like.
Also, the Trans Siberian Orchestra turned out a couple great tracks as well.
There are a few tracks by Frank Sinatra that sometimes get played as Christmas music which I won’t tolerate. I’ve never heard a Sinatra song I don’t physically hate.
The physical reaction to Sinatra 😆 Is the Carol of the Bells instrumental or vocal? Are you thinking of John Williams’ version from Home Alone?
The Home Alone version is in the ballpark; the version I’m thinking of I’m pretty sure was on a CD of Christmas music my parents had. The Home Alone version sounds like it was sung by a children’s choir. Then you get a lot of this version that is women plus instruments. The version I’m thinking of was choir only, ran a little faster, and had men in the choir. The sopranos still did most of the work but having some bass in the counter melody and chorus took the power up a notch.
I’m gonna see if I can find that CD today.
Proper Crimbo by Bo Selecta is my jam.
The one to turn off is Feliz Navidad, I don’t know how it’s made its way to the UK lately. I don’t know anyone who likes it but I think it turns up on a lot of Spotify playlists when people search Christmas music.
I’m a big queen fan and I love Thank God it’s Christmas. I also love Jona Lewie’s Stop The Cavalry, which isn’t really a Christmas song, but only gets played at Christmas. Bing Crosby’s White Christmas is my favourite traditional recording. Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano needs to be binned forever.
It’s got the word ‘Christmas’ in it, so it must be a Christmas song!
Fav: War is over - John Lennon Least favourite: Meghan Trainor anything
A few favorites that don’t get a ton of play:
A Soalin’ by Peter Paul and Mary
Christmas Is Now Drawing Near at Hand by Steve Winwood
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High by pretty much any choir is so festive
Edit: broke out my Tony Bennett Christmas vinyl this year and was happy to discover Christmasland, which feels like it deserves to be a classic.
Ding Dong! Merrily on High is such a good one! Gotta check out the others too, especially Mr. Bennett. Thanks!
