I want to start out by saying that Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I love decorating the tree, going shopping for gifts for my family and friends, baking cookies and listening to Christmas music. However there are some Christmas songs that just get on my nerves. They are played over and over again in stores, in the car, on television etc during the holiday season and tend to press a few buttons after hearing them repeatedly. For a special Christmas post, I thought I would list the top 5 Christmas songs that I personally can’t stand the most. At the end I will even list a few dishonorable mention songs that almost made my list. Let’s start with #5
#5 Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney: For this one I don’t think it’s the song specifically that’s bad. The problem is it’s really overplayed during the holiday season. If hearing it for the first time, one might think that’s it’s not so bad but after multiple plays it becomes intolerable. The obnoxious instrumentation and singing definitely make the song annoying as well. I actually like the Kelly Rowland cover of this song but this one is very annoying.
#4. Baby It’s Cold Outside by multiple artists: I don’t have much to say about this song except I hate it. It’s just too sappy, cheesy and irritating. I also find it creepy that the guy is trying to get the girl to stay with him when she clearly doesn’t want to, he needs to learn to back off. And what the heck is with the line, “Say what’s in this drink?” It is just so random and ruins the flow of the song. I’m sorry I just hate this song!
#3.2,000 Miles by The Pretenders: I think I am probably one of the few people in this world to not like this song, in fact I absolutely hate it. It has a cheesy 80s sound with whiney, nasally singing and just sounds really karaoke like to me. Overall, just awful, enough said!
#2 Dominick the Donkey by Lou Monte: If this were a list of the most obnoxious Christmas songs, this would definitely be #1. The “Hee Haws” are just super crazy and obnoxious and the rest of the song isn’t any less annoying. This may seem cute the first time you listen to it. But imagine being locked in an elevator with this song playing on repeat. Yeah, nothing cute about it anymore.
And the #1 worst, most annoying, horrific Christmas song I have ever heard is...........
Drum roll please!!!!
#1 Christmas Shoes by Newsong:I know this is a bit of a surprising choice for me since I am a pretty devout Christian and love almost all Christian music. But I’m not afraid to admit that I hate this song. It’s just too sad. A little boy is at some store buying a pair of shoes for his mother who is dying of cancer or some other terminal illness. Not only is it sad that the mom is on her death bed. But the boy is also poor and tries to pay for the shoes with pennies. Then the clerk tells him he doesn’t have enough. Okay recap: This boy stood there and told the clerk his whole story about he is buying the shoes for his dying mother and the clerk has the audacity to tell him that “son, there’s not enough there.” What the heck?! I would have just paid for the shoes out of my paycheck! At least the grumpy guy behind him at the check out finally gets some sense or “cents” knocked into him and pays for the shoes. Another problem is shouldn’t the boy be with his mother on her last days instead of at a store buying her shoes? Just my opinion. Anyway, the song is just way too depressing and not something I want to hear at a joyful time like Christmas.
And now for some dishonorable mentions:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by The Jackson 5 (or really anyone): I strongly considered this song for the #5 place on this list. Every recording of it is annoying but the Jackson 5 version is a whole different realm of annoying, “I did see mommy kissing Santa Claus, I did I really did!” We believe you kid, now stop singing!
Little Drummer Boy by Harry Simeone Chorale: another surprising religious choice. I genuinely like this song. But the Harry Simeone Chorale version that always plays at Christmas is just long, boring and repetitive and the whole time you are listening to it, you’re waiting for it to finally end!
Donde Esta Santa Claus by Augie Rios: I heard this song for the first time a few years back and found it irritating and repetitive. The kid’s voice, the lyrics, the cheesy instrumentation etc. But now it kind of reminds me of my nephew and his persistent questions and for that reason I can honestly say I don’t hate it as much.
Winter Wonderland by the Eurythmics: another strong contender for this list. I like the song Winter Wonderland but this version is just ugh! The intro is rather creepy with the deep voice singing “Over the ground, lies a mantel of white....” then the synth music reminds me of something that would play in a horror movie. Then the rest of the songs just sounds very 80s and cheesy. I actually love most 80s music but this one just did not stand the test of time for me.
Do You Hear What I Hear? By Whitney Houston: Do You Hear What I Hear is actually one of my favorite Christmas songs but this version is all over the place. Whitney’s vocals are just really over the top for this song and all over the place. Don’t get me wrong, I think she is a total diva and can sing the phone book. But some songs are just not meant to be sung in a diva voice and this is one of them. Enough said.
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