I love, love, love the Christmas music! There are far too many favorites and not nearly enough time, space or desire to list them all. So, I thought it would be more amusing to find out what your least favorites are and why. Here's my top three: (Please don't hate me)
3. That song about the poor kid trying to buy shoes for his dying mom. The first time I heard this song, I was shopping in Lexington, KY and started doing the ugly cry so badly, I almost wrecked the car. This song is so ridiculously sad, and does NOT get me into the Christmas mood. Just a very depressed, curl up in the fetal position and want to sleep forever mood.
2. "Mary Did You Know"... of course Mary knew! These writers maybe never took the time to read the story of Christ's birth because it says right there that an angel visited her and explained everything. Yeah, she knew.
1. "Do They Know It's Christmas Time.." Bless Bob Geldof's heart, he always seems to have such good intentions, but this song is awesomely bad. It was written to raise money for the starving Ethiopians in the 80's and that's cool, but do they know it's Christmas time at all? I don't know, but I doubt Bono's, "Well tonight thank God it's them, instead of you" helped much. My favorite line is, "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime" Well, I would hope not, because that's exactly what they need. They're starving and now they're freezing, Merry Christmas Ethiopia.
3. That song about the poor kid trying to buy shoes for his dying mom. The first time I heard this song, I was shopping in Lexington, KY and started doing the ugly cry so badly, I almost wrecked the car. This song is so ridiculously sad, and does NOT get me into the Christmas mood. Just a very depressed, curl up in the fetal position and want to sleep forever mood.
2. "Mary Did You Know"... of course Mary knew! These writers maybe never took the time to read the story of Christ's birth because it says right there that an angel visited her and explained everything. Yeah, she knew.
1. "Do They Know It's Christmas Time.." Bless Bob Geldof's heart, he always seems to have such good intentions, but this song is awesomely bad. It was written to raise money for the starving Ethiopians in the 80's and that's cool, but do they know it's Christmas time at all? I don't know, but I doubt Bono's, "Well tonight thank God it's them, instead of you" helped much. My favorite line is, "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime" Well, I would hope not, because that's exactly what they need. They're starving and now they're freezing, Merry Christmas Ethiopia.
ps. We totally own this album;)
13 comments:
You are hilarious! I will admit that I can't stand "Baby It's Cold Outside". It just grates on my nerves for some reason. "Grandma Got Run Over..." Another one I could be fine not hearing ever again.
I with you on your choices!
Basically anything that Aaron Neville sings. I heard one of his Christmas songs today. WHY??!!??
Im with you.. that's funny about Mary did you know...
Oh, that Grandma and the Reindeer one...But also that Carol of the Bells I think its called. There is also some electronic version of it. And Coleman is playing it on piano this year - and it is super annoying. The only saving thing is that I can remember an old SNL skit about this song.
Too bad about the quilt - all that work. In fact, I can hardly even think about it without going bonkers. Must calm down...
I had never heard that christmas shoes song until just recently and I was reminded again of just why I do not like country music in any form or fashion...that would have to be my least fave for sure.
Ditto! You bring such a different light to Christmas tunes.
ewe anything by Mariah Carrey shoot i am not even sure how to spell her name..my sis got me a christmas cd one year and I think I tossed it shortly after.
How about when the kids sing Rudolph the red nosed reindeer with "like a light bulb...like Monolopy....like George Washington..
And my dear anything oh just any country singer screwing up a lovely christmas song wit dat twang.ugh
I agree with the comment above- anything Mariah is just hideous. My husband hates my Barbara Streisand Christmas CD so we have to battle over that quite a bit but it's a childhood favorite for me.
Does it bother anyone else that Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond are both JEWISH and they sing Christmas songs. Not only Santa type songs, but the ones about Christ. Definitely deserves an eye roll.
Ok ok ok-
I will admit, those are not that great, but do I play them in my house? Yep...
I can't stand baby it's cold outside, kids show, slut song..
sheesh!!
Hey - I got those Christmas cards at Costco - about 3 years ago. But I keep seeing more every year.
Sad songs are soooo....Sad! Don't like any of them.
And I have always NOT liked that Mary did you know...so with you on hello duh...she knew you idiots
It was the worst when they sang it in sac mtg last year.
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