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The Alvin and the Chipmunks one and Christmas Shoes.   Christmas Shoes is so depressing it makes you want to slit your wrists.   Alvin and the Chipmunks is so bad that everyone involved should be put into one of Trump's databases.

 

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On 11/29/2015, 8:46:11, boogielicious said:

 

I can't change the station fast enough for the latter one!

I would add The Little Drummer Boy. It is tedious like the 12 Days of Christmas with the added complete lack of reality factor. In no way would Mary and Joseph welcome some little brat with a drum just after their baby was born. And why did the ox and lamb have to keep time? Because he was a shitty drummer, that's why!

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Pretty much 90% of all Christmas Songs. 

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I was going to say all of it;  I pretty much turn off the radio from Thanksgiving until December 26.  I primarily listen to country music, and the local station is (not surprisingly) big on the theme.  I can't blame them;  I'm not their prime demographic. 

When I was in high school, KROQ did Christmas albums for $5 that were entertaining, but I haven't exactly gone back to them years later.    

On 11/29/2015, 2:06:18, Dave2512 said:

If you want to hear some good Xmas music The Vandals album is a punk rock classic. 

Was this the one that had "Oi to the World"?  This rings a bell and, if so, is probably my answer to "favorite Christmas song" (although that isn't the topic of this thread)

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On ‎12‎/‎1‎/‎2015‎ ‎10‎:‎10‎:‎56‎, Shindig said:

 

Was this the one that had "Oi to the World"?  This rings a bell and, if so, is probably my answer to "favorite Christmas song" (although that isn't the topic of this thread)

It is, great freakin' album.

Dave :-)

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No Mulligans Great Member

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I'm not fond of Jingle Bells.  It's too childlike with the simple melody and chord progression.

In contrast, I really like 'Christmas Song' (Chestnuts roasting ...), and Guaraldi's 'Christmas Time is Here'.  Solid melodies and chord progressions.

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Rainmaker Great Member

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Speaking of cool Christmas songs . .Frosty The Snowman features an awesome chord progression - lots of great covers. 

James Brown's Soulful Christmas is another great one. 

Just Like Christmas, by Low . .is probably my all-time favorite. 

But for the worst . .honestly, I can't top Christmas Shoes. That is so terrible.  It is the worst Christmas song ever, in my opinion. 

This is the best I could do.  John Denver - Please Daddy (Don't get Drunk This Christmas)

 

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I can handle just about everything at the start of the season. But they all become tedious by the 25th.  Grandma got run over is overplayed. Too much to take really.   I like the truly silly ones that show up at Christmas.... ONCE.   Blue Christmas by Porky Pig,  Barking Dogs, doing Jingle Bells and one of my all time favourites. Oh I yust go nuts at Christmas by Yogi Yorgessen.  That says Christmas to me along with Merry Xmas from the family

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15 minutes ago, Silent said:

https://youtu.be/E8gmARGvPlI

OK, that is a bad one!

How do you feel about Silent Night? :-P

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gregsandiego Great Member

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On 12/1/2015, 8:09:35, imsys0042 said:

The Alvin and the Chipmunks one and Christmas Shoes.   Christmas Shoes is so depressing it makes you want to slit your wrists.   Alvin and the Chipmunks is so bad that everyone involved should be put into one of Trump's databases.

 

Funny!

But I don't find "Shoes" depressing. I find it an over the top attempt at pulling heart strings..... give me a break, it all comes down to a pair of shoes...

 

And Alvin? It's a weird vestige of some ancient cartoon TV. I guess I find it slightly amusing.

2 hours ago, Silent said:

https://youtu.be/E8gmARGvPlI

I knew this would happen. Some despised songs are actually liked by others. I actually like the Wham song.

 

 

8 hours ago, Rainmaker said:

Speaking of cool Christmas songs . .Frosty The Snowman features an awesome chord progression - lots of great covers. 

James Brown's Soulful Christmas is another great one. 

Just Like Christmas, by Low . .is probably my all-time favorite. 

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

 

But for the worst . .honestly, I can't top Christmas Shoes. That is so terrible.  It is the worst Christmas song ever, in my opinion. 

This is the best I could do.  John Denver - Please Daddy (Don't get Drunk This Christmas)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8GrxE1jfg

 

 

 

 

 

Leaning slightly off topic here but I'm intrigued by your appreciation of Frosty and the chord progressions. Can you give an example of one of those covers?

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On December 2, 2015 at 12:58:54 PM, No Mulligans said:

I'm not fond of Jingle Bells.  It's too childlike with the simple melody and chord progression.

In contrast, I really like 'Christmas Song' (Chestnuts roasting ...), and Guaraldi's 'Christmas Time is Here'.  Solid melodies and chord progressions.

Like the Peanuts theme music as well. I could listen to it all month. . .see below.

 

5 hours ago, gatsby47 said:

I can handle just about everything at the start of the season. But they all become tedious by the 25th.  Grandma got run over is overplayed. Too much to take really.   I like the truly silly ones that show up at Christmas.... ONCE.   Blue Christmas by Porky Pig,  Barking Dogs, doing Jingle Bells and one of my all time favourites. Oh I yust go nuts at Christmas by Yogi Yorgessen.  That says Christmas to me along with Merry Xmas from the family

 

True, and we have a radio station that starts playing all of these songs 24 hours a day starting right after Halloween. My kids banned me from listening to the station until 12 days before Christmas. :-P

 

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3 hours ago, boogielicious said:

How do you feel about Silent Night? :-P

One of the best songs ever. Duh. ;-)

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12 minutes ago, mcanadiens said:

It's not a Christmas song, but I can't stand Auld Lang Syne.

 

The tune is dull. But the words are fascinating because they are so old you can't understand them...

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40 minutes ago, gregsandiego said:

The tune is dull. But the words are fascinating because they are so old you can't understand them...

And originally sung by Scottish people according to Wiki. . .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne

I find it amusing that the British needed to translate it from Scottish-English to English. :-D

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5 hours ago, gregsandiego said:

Funny!

But I don't find "Shoes" depressing. I find it an over the top attempt at pulling heart strings..... give me a break, it all comes down to a pair of shoes...

 

And Alvin? It's a weird vestige of some ancient cartoon TV. I guess I find it slightly amusing.

I knew this would happen. Some despised songs are actually liked by others. I actually like the Wham song.

 

 

Leaning slightly off topic here but I'm intrigued by your appreciation of Frosty and the chord progressions. Can you give an example of one of those covers?

 

Sure - this one is far from my favorite but widely available and pretty cool example

 

Other versions I like are by The Ventures and a group called The Holiday Soul - the track appears on Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas - it's on Spotify if you have it. 

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6 hours ago, gregsandiego said:

I knew this would happen. Some despised songs are actually liked by others. I actually like the Wham song.

 

 

My wife and I liked this song the first 200 times we heard it last season, but found ourselves switching stations since our kids were starting to convulse in back seat.

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