I want never to hear this song again in my life. |
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If we are talking traditional songs, it's got to be Carol of the Bells. Every choir I've ever seen perform this song looks, and sounds, ridiculously stressed out! Harried breathless singing is not putting me the correct spirit.
Otherwise, for pop music, definitely Christmas shoes. Idk how you can hate on poor Dominic the Donkey though, love that one. |
I love it too! My mom's side of the family is of Italian ancestry, so I'm biased. Donkeys are also my favorite animal. |
| I actually love Bruce Springsteen's version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town. I'm from NJ and for us Jersey people, it is not Christmas until we hear that song! |
Omg. I know that. Do you want to explain to my 5yo that daddy is Santa on Christmas Eve? Waiting until she is 7 to tell her. But when she heard that song, she literally thinks mom is kissing Santa. |
| Wow. Why all the hate for Christmas shoes? I like that song! |
That's what I thought as a child too. My grandmother finally explained to me when I was 9 or 10 that mommy was kissing daddy who was dressed in a Santa suit. |
| The Twelve Days of Christmas. So long and boring. |
| Thanks for Christmas by XTC. I worked at Bath and Body Works one Christmas season and it replayed probably once an hour. |
Ok, nasty troll.
But to reply generally: The song literally includes the line 'say, what's in this drink?' When the female character is trying to get out of staying and the male character is arguing she should stay. Read the lyrics; it's a messed-up song. Would you want your daughter to be in the position of the female character in the song? Yeah. Didn't think so. https://www.salon.com/2012/12/10/is_baby_its_cold_outside_a_date_rape_anthem/ |
You need to remember the era in which the lyrics we're written. |
I know the song's origin story. Fine. But it's covered by modern artists, sung by modern choirs, played on the radio. It isn't, like, 'Gone with the Wind' or something -- it's a catchy Christmas song but doesn't need to be memorialized as some protected piece of art. |
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These have all been said already, but I have to agree that my worst are:
Do they know it's Christmas Last Christmas I gave you my heart Christmas shoes They are all way too whiny and depressing for Christmas music. I think I was about 30 before I figured out that Mommy was kissing Daddy in a Santa suit. |
It's not Christmas until I hear this on the radio. It's one of my faves. |
| I'm 21:19. I guess I'm in the minority, because I like the George Michael song, Carol of the Bells, So This Is Christmas, and Do They Know It's Christmas, all for different reasons. |