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 What is the most annoying holiday song?
Submitted by Mark Olson on November 26, 2007 - 6:06pm.
Filed under: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer 28% (19 votes) 12 Days of Christmas 9% (6 votes) The Chipmunks Song 7% (5 votes) Do They Know it's Christmas, by Band Aid 6% (4 votes) The Hippopotamus Song 12% (8 votes) Last Christmas, by WHAM 3% (2 votes) All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth 6% (4 votes) Wonderful Christmas, by Paul McCartney 7% (5 votes) Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer 0% (0 votes) Nuttin' for Christmas 0% (0 votes) Christmas Shoes, by NewSong 16% (11 votes) Other? Post your thoughts 4% (3 votes) Total votes: 67
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With all due respect to our...
Back to page topWith all due respect to our Spanish speaking friends... If I ever hear Felice Navidad again (and I inevitably will), it'll be too soon. Ugh.
Drayzen, you read my mind...
Back to page topDrayzen, you read my mind ... I agree (also with respect to our Spanish-speaking friends). I always "button push" to another station when I hear Jose' Feliciano sing Feliz Navidad. I'm not sure if it's his pitch or that the song is seriously overplayed each holiday season or what ... but it grates on me. Big time.
OK, I have to vote for a...
Back to page topOK, I have to vote for a second "most annoying" song. The Chipmunks' song just played on the radio station ... a few inches from my computer. ARGHGHG. Fully annoying. I'm turning Alvin off so I can get some work done.
We must have been listening...
Back to page topWe must have been listening to the same radio station because on my short drive to work I heard three of the candidates for most annoying holiday song, "The Chipmunks Song," "The 12 Days of Christmas" (John Denver and the Muppets no less) and "This Christmas." Yikes.
(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)
Steinie wants a huuuuula...
Back to page topSteinie wants a huuuuula hooop! (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)
This list is missing "Happy...
Back to page topThis list is missing "Happy Christmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. That song is does not put me in the mood for the holidays whatsoever. Yuck.
(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)
I can't believe you don't...
Back to page topI can't believe you don't like "Happy Christmas (War is Over)," Mollee! I love that song. Though, truth be told, the screechy Yoko-and-the-kids stuff at the end does get a little old after awhile.
I think the most annoying song for me is "Let it Snow," because I hate snow and all I can think of is, "No, do NOT let it snow. Let it be 79 degrees and sunny."
Christmas Shoes is horribly...
Back to page topChristmas Shoes is horribly annoying. Its overly earnest singer goes on way too long and trys way too hard to tug at the heart strings. I guess I'm just cold hearted, but I find the whole song so obviously schmultzy it's annoying.
Call me Scrooge but all...
Back to page topCall me Scrooge but all Christmas music grates on my nerves unless I'm elbow deep in Christmas cookies or decorating my fake tree.
I didn't vote it as the...
Back to page topI didn't vote it as the worst, but I know what steinie and Drayzen mean about Feliz Navidad. Especially with that song becoming the new jingle for the Taco Bell commercials. Maybe Jose Feliciano needs the money, but I'm gonna get real sick of that song real soon.
Even the best Christmas...
Back to page topEven the best Christmas songs get tiring by Christmas Day.
We start playing Christmas music around the house around Decemeber 1st, and by the 20th I've had enough already!
I like to think about KOOL...
Back to page topI like to think about KOOL 108 and 102.9 LITE FM staff sitting around debating what song they should play when the Christmas music ends. After a month-plus of holiday tunes, what song do you jolt everyone back to reality with?
(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)
My pick would be "A Day in...
Back to page topMy pick would be "A Day in the Life" by the Beatles. I think that crazy middle section is both intense and brilliant and could snap us all back into the daily grind.
I actually own the Elmo &...
Back to page topI actually own the Elmo & Patsy ALBUM with "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" on it. But, since I don't own a turntable, I can't listen to it over and over like I used to -- but I still know almost all the words and can sing it if someone asks nicely.
That same circle of vinyl also has another of my favorite worst songs: "Percy the Puny Poinsettia," which tells listeners that "If he had just been kept wetta, he'd be a house plant today."
It's actually very annoying, but I find myself singing it -- even now -- because it's very catchy!
Sadly, Alvin and the...
Back to page topSadly, Alvin and the Chipmunks could soon be on the "worst holiday movie" list as well as the "most annoying holiday song" list -- if the trailer is any indication.
And how does Jason Lee go from an enjoyable comedy series like "My Name is Earl," to movies like "Underdog" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks"?
Oh, and for the record, I like "The Chipmunks Song" (in moderation).
"Alvin and the Chipmunks" is...
Back to page top"Alvin and the Chipmunks" is actually a very tolerable movie. Totally formulaic and predictable, but those dang CGI chipmunks are adorable. I wanted to take that pudgy little Theodore home with me.
(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)
I can top all of these...
Back to page topI can top all of these songs (even the Alvin and the Chipmunks) for Worst Christmas Song.
Does anyone remember a little tune called "Funky Funky Christmas" by New Kids on the Block?
You have to go to the link to check out the dance moves with this one!
I don't think anyone has...
Back to page topI don't think anyone has mentioned the "Ding Fries Are Done" parody song to the tune of some traditional Christmas tune. That one is truly annoying.
My radio station of choice,...
Back to page topMy radio station of choice, through out the year, but especially at Christmas, is 98.5 KTIS. Trust me, the best place to hear Christmas music that doesn't get annoying, is where they play music about the true meaning of Christmas. It frustrates me that my 3 year old niece doesn't have a clue to the real meaning of Christmas, and too many of these songs don't help much. Don't get me wrong, I heard the Chipmunk song on there the other day, but rather then being annoyed I had to laugh. I don't think I had heard it since I was a kid.
I just heard Porky Pig...
Back to page topI just heard Porky Pig singing "Blue Christmas." Enough said.
What do you mean -- "enough...
Back to page topWhat do you mean -- "enough said"?
You mean, "T-T-T-T-T-That's all, folks!"
From Entertainment Weekly's...
Back to page topFrom Entertainment Weekly's list of "Christmas bummers:"
"Prince, ''Another Lonely Christmas''
Not only is his girlfriend gone, not only is she dead, but she died...on December 25! (Of pneumonia, or strep — he's not sure.) Of course, this being a Prince song, there's a verse devoted to fondly remembering her naked. "
Most annoying on your list? "Last Christmas" by Wham, by far.
(Karla Wennerstrom is the editor of the Eden Prairie News. She can be reached at editor@edenprairienews.com.)