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!
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
On: A Marshmallow World by Dean Martin. Off: Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer.
I’m a big queen fan and I love Thank God it’s Christmas. I also love Jona Lewie’s Stop The Cavalry, which isn’t really a Christmas song, but only gets played at Christmas. Bing Crosby’s White Christmas is my favourite traditional recording. Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano needs to be binned forever.
It’s got the word ‘Christmas’ in it, so it must be a Christmas song!
I’ve been saying it for years, the only good Christmas song is Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses.
Heat Miser - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Went to their concert a couple weeks ago. I’ve never heard anyone play that song in concert. I love that song & movie.
Had enough of “Feliz Navidad”.
Merry Christmas!
Shipshewana? I just saw that show, too! My family watched The Year Without Santa Claus yesterday and the music was so great. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy did a great job, it was awesome
The concert was: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
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.
Avoid - last Christmas. It’s not a Christmas song. It just happens to be at that time of year. It’s depressing and whiney and over played (even if it wasn’t irrelevant).
Fav: War is over - John Lennon Least favourite: Meghan Trainor anything
I like a lot of Christmas songs, but I’d probably just go for a good carol - Ding Dong Merrily On High, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Good King Wenceslas, that sort of thing.
Songs to turn off:
- Fairytale of New York
- Last Christmas
- 2000 Miles (The Pretenders)
- Do They Know It’s Christmas
- Stop the Cavalry
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.
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.
Favorites: Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters - Mele Kalikimaka and The Drifters - White Christmas.
Least Favorite: I don’t think i have one. Can even listen to Mariah once or twice. It is Christmas after all.
New fave Christmas jam - Megan Trainor feat. Earth, Wind and Fire - Holidays
All time fave - Dominick the Donkey
Please never again - Mariah Carey anything.
Does anyone actually play Dominick the Donkey?
The only time I’ve ever heard it was whenever someone else says “What’s Dominick the Donkey?” and someone finds it on YouTube.
On my personal playlist, along with “Nestor, the Long Ear Donkey”.
Please never again - Mariah Carey anything.
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Mariah Carey has been so overdone she’s now Pariah Carey.
Silence on the train.
The fucking kid talking and crying nonstop on this train ride.
It’s gonna be some looong 6h ffs.
