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!
On: Chiron Beta Prime Off: The Mariah Carey song
I like Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s version of Baby It’s Cold Outside. I try to avoid most other Christmas songs, but especially Mariah Carey. I also worked in a department store for five years, so lots of bad memories of Christmas songs for months.
On: A Marshmallow World by Dean Martin. Off: Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer.
I love Cassie and Maggie’s Christmas album and their version of Star in the East. I don’t like Baby It’s Cold Outside because whatever the intent was it’s creepy.
After growing up with a bunch of retail workers and hearing all their horror stories, I generally try to avoid all the “classic” Christmas tunes as long as possible - the only ones I ever seek out are Christmas At Ground Zero by Weird Al Yankovic, and Straight No Chaser’s album from 2009.
Best of all time - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Annie Lennox
Any version of the Little Drummer Boy must be cleansed from the earth with fire and poison.
Fav: War is over - John Lennon Least favourite: Meghan Trainor anything
Silence on the train.
The fucking kid talking and crying nonstop on this train ride.
It’s gonna be some looong 6h ffs.
There is only one, sadly does not make it on the radio.
On: Dead,dead,dead - South Park
Last Christmas - Wham
Little Drummer boy - Traditional
Carol of the Bells - Traditional
Off: Screechy AI slop that appears when you put “Christmas music” in the Youtube search bar.
ms parker by chance the rapper is so smooth… honestly people sleep on his christmas album…
and as someone that has worked at a store… you already know.
White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchan (?) Everything else off
Everything else 😆
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.
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.
I like “altfel de colind” and dislike the music that the Grinch complained about
