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!
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.
I heard a new one this year (or new to me anyway) which basically has the word “joy” over and over. Googling is failing me, as the word joy is used for pretty much anything Xmas related.
Anyway, as it was new, I don’t hate it yet.
That Spirit of Christmas, by Ray Charles. Featured in the attic projector scene in Christmas Vacation
Awaken - Dethklok
Edit: my turn off song is all I want for Christmas by Mariah Carey
Musta Krakish
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
I worked retail for a decade. I can’t imagine intentionally listening to any Christmas song after that.
At my current job they played them through the whole shift today (luckily only today), and the two that really got to me were “All I want for Christmas is you” (don’t know the actual title, but 3 different recordings of it played) and that one nasally bitch with the death wish.
On: A Marshmallow World by Dean Martin. Off: Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer.
My must have is Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Christmas Eve Sarajevo
https://youtu.be/2LbmhneqBnE?si=DBS73IJvSW5zBQRC
It’s easily overplayed, but if I can get away with hearing it 3 times through December, it’s great!
Can’t stand… Not going to link Maria Carey.
Edit, also not going to link (gagging) Christmas Shoes (vomits)
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.
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.
There is only one, sadly does not make it on the radio.
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.
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!
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.
I like “altfel de colind” and dislike the music that the Grinch complained about
