Worst Christmas Songs

[Big RR]

I heard a piece this morning on NPR re the worst Christmas songs of all time and thought, we can do much better than the list they made. I'll start with a few, feel free to contribute:

Dominic the Donkey--I honestly cannot think of a worse song; it's one that doesn't even sound good when you're drunk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYlvfX3nwlc

The Christmas Shoes--saccharine and cloying with an annoying kid singing part of it; who wouldn't hate it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpkI7GW2V34


Jingle Bells (Barking Dogs)--'nuff said

See Jim's Post

Frosty/Rudolph--tied; annoying songs made by commercial jungle writers it seems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6zW225k_O0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM6mDRhKAcA


Feliz Navidad/Mamacita, Donde esta Santa Claus--tied; the worst spanish language music can muster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMtuVP8Mj4o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK77rxuXK5s

ETA: the links to the songs ince Jim did the same.

[Fafhrd]

The Little drummer boy.

DUM da da da dum dum DUM da da da dum dum DUM da da da dum dum . . .

[Lord Jim]

Oh come on...

The worst Christmas song of all time...

It's not even a close competition...

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer:



First runner up, The Dogs Barking Jingle Bells...

But at least that's cute:

[Lord Jim]

OMG...

While I was looking for The Dogs Singing Jingle Bells on Youtube , I came across something even more hideous...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Silent Night performed by cats...

[Big RR]

That's getting close to the Dogs' Jingle Bells.

[RayThom]

My best of the worst. This is played so infrequently during the Xmas season I anticipate hearing it. The DropKick Murphys:

[Bicycle Bill]

You have to go back a ways for this one ...



And for those of you who don't understand the reference to 'Gabriel Heatter' — http://www.otr.com/heatter.html

-"BB"-

[Econoline]

ETA: source

[Lord Jim]

You have to go back a ways for this one ...

Wow, you're right about that BB...

That sounds like it was sung by a young Lawrence Welk....

When that record was pressed, there was a President running for election with the slogan, "Keep Cool With Coolidge"....

[Crackpot]

Feed the world- nuff said

[Jarlaxle]

Frosty the Snowman & Rudolph were both written for Gene Autry. (1950 & 1949 respectively)

[MG McAnick]

Frosty the Snowman & Rudolph were both written for Gene Autry. (1950 & 1949 respectively)

Here's the story on Rudolf: http://www.npr.org/2015/12/25/461005670 ... d-reindeer It was re-run on my local NPR station the other day.

And the OTHER story:

A Russian couple was walking down the street in St. Petersburg the other night, when the man felt a drop hit his nose. "I think it's raining," he said to his wife.

"No, that felt more like snow to me," she replied. "No, I'm sure it was just rain, he said." Well, as these things go, they were about to have a major argument about whether it was raining or snowing. Just then they saw a minor communist party official walking toward them. "Let's not fight about it," the man said, "let's ask Comrade Rudolph whether it's officially raining or snowing."

As the official approached, the man said, "Tell us, Comrade Rudolph, is it officially raining or snowing?"

"It's raining, of course," he answered and walked on. But the woman insisted: "I know that felt like snow!" To which the man quietly replied: "Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear!"

[Lord Jim]

Feed the world- nuff said

Okay, that's the topper...

Can't beat that one on the awfulness scale...

We have a winner...

[Crackpot]

Gob would disagree

[BoSoxGal]

I enjoyed listening to the songs in this thread while driving yesterday!

[TPFKA@W]

Some of these songs listed as "horrible" are classics that no Christmas would not be complete without. Some of you have no taste.

[MajGenl.Meade]

[MajGenl.Meade]

[Big RR]

@W--that's the problem with lists like these, what's an ear worm to one person is a holiday classic to others; e.g. I personally like the Feed the World/Do they Know it's Christmas time, Live Aid song. And one of my absolute favorites might well grace many a worst list, a offering by the Pogues and Kristy McColl--A Christmas Fantasy of New York:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrAwK9juhhY

[wesw]

yeah, I stumbled upon this while looking for a good version of Little Drummer Boy....

turns out that my daughter is a fan of the group.

who knew? (holly did)

anyway, here, without further doo-doo, is a really good rendition...