Best and Worst holiday songs- Page 2

[StageManager2]

Posted: 11/25/06 at 11:15pm

"IT WOULDN'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU"

Never heard of that one.

[DG]

Posted: 11/25/06 at 11:16pm

I didn't say he was a POPULAR lyricist

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 11/25/06 at 11:20pm

Favorites: O Holy Night, Silver Bells, Jingle Bells, Rudolph, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Carol of the Bells

Least Favorites: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (SO OBNOXIOUS), Christmas Shoes, We Three Kings
Updated On: 11/25/06 at 11:20 PM

[singingwendy]

Posted: 11/25/06 at 11:37pm

Until you've taught Elementary School Vocal music, you have no idea the amount of truly awful holiday music out there for example:

They Test You, Merry Gentlemen (God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen);
Our Good Principal Looked Out (Good King Wenceslas);
Clean The Halls (Deck The Hall);
Why Can't You Just Sit Still? (Still, Still, Still);
Joy To The World, My Shopping's Done! (Joy To The World);
Rap On The Rooftop (Up On The Housetop).
Sleepin' on the Floor This Christmas,
Love That Martha Stewart,
Will the Real Santa Claus Stand Up?,
Slippers Again for Christmas,
Touchdown in the Kitchen

And these are all from those bad "Christmas Musicals" that they push on elementary school music people.

And then you get stuff like "Santa's Ho Ho Hoedown" and "Rock a Hula Reindeer" and "North Pole, North Pole" (which is supposed to be a take off of "New York, New York".

It is truly a challenge to find music for my concerts that has some musical value. Soooooo much of it out there is pure shlock and cheese!

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 12:37am

singingwendy, I was in one of those awful elementary school Christmas shows. It was called Santa The Mechanic Fanatic, and it revolved around Santa replacing the elves with robots or something. But at least it used original music...

Anyway, here's my list:

Best: Santa Baby (ONLY Eartha Kitt's version), the Charlie Brown Christmas album, Josh Groban's O Holy Night, Barenaked Ladies' God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, The Christmas Song, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Judy Garland's Have Yourself...

Worst: The Christmas Shoes (SO cloying and nauseating), any and all country covers, My Grown Up Christmas List, and anything that's too modern-sounding

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 12:41am

Adam Sandler's Hannukah Song rocks my world.

[punk ballerina]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 10:01am

The 12 Days of Christmas or whatever its called drives me CRAZY!!! I heard it in a Pottery Barn (Yes It was a little awkward being the only 16 year old in the whole pottery barn without my mom there. And I'm short so I looked really wierd.) yesterday and the lady who was ringing up the items, was so slow so I had to sit through the whole song!!!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 10:02am

Best:
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
Merry Christmas - Boston Pops

Worst:
Sleigh Ride - Johnny Mathis
Jingle Dogs

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 10:12am

'Christmas Shoes' is a good song. Always gets me a little chocked up listening to it. Although, surprisingly the movie they made for it I believe it was on CBS last year, didn't do too well. I myslef do also like 'Have a Holly Jolly Christmas' as well as 'Dominick The Donkey'. Also I like Mariah Carey's 'Joy To The World'.

[wishinguweresomehow]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 10:12am

my fav: Bing Crosby's White christmas

my least fav: that one about the christmas shoes or whatever

[iHeartMyGeek]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 10:23am

What is this Christmas Shoes song? How does it go? Becuae apparently everyone knows it but I don't think I know it.

[coolphantom919]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 4:01pm

MY favorite is Christmas Bells from RENT!!!! Does that count??? IF it doesn't, my favorite is Rockin Around The Christmas Tree.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 4:23pm

My favorite is Santa Baby and When I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause

[StageManager2]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 4:33pm

Here's a sample, Geek:

THE CHRISTMAS SHOES

It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say

Chorus:
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

You can finish reading the rest here:

http://www.lyricsstyle.com/n/newsong/thechristmasshoes.html

Updated On: 11/26/06 at 04:33 PM

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 4:37pm

Oh! I forgot my FAVORITE Christmas song

It's So Chic To Be Pregnant At Christmas
by
Nancy White

[SweMozArt]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 4:56pm

Some favourite american/english christmas songs:

White Christmas, Jingle Bells, Christmas Song, Have yourself a marry little christmas, Let it snow, We wish you a marry Christmas, Ding dong merrily on high. Update: Happy Xmas (War is over) by John Lennon

German and French: Silent night, O holy night

The classic swedish christmas songs are often more solemn and old fashioned and they make a good compliment to the american classiscs.

Jul Jul strålande jul, (Yule Yule Shining Yule)
Gläns över sjö och strand (Shine over sea and shore) alternativly the star of Betlehem)
A star is shining
Bered en väg för herran
Hosianna son of David (german/swedish).

Here is a link to a cd with "gläns över sjö och strand" "jul jul strålande jul" and "nu tändas tusen juleljus". I'm not recommending the cd as such but it provides clips of those beautiful songs.

http://www.amazon.com/Dagen-%C3%84r-Kommen-Olle-Persson/dp/B0000014FV

Worst, hm. Perhaps the song "Ding Dong it's a christmas song" by swedish wannabe german Günther.

Wait a minute, there is a hilarious but creepy french cover of günthers song wich is easy to find (you know where). That might take the price.

Updated On: 11/26/06 at 04:56 PM

[Fabrizio2]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 4:58pm

Worst: Walking in Women's underwear

Lacey things, the wife is missin'
Didn't ask for her permission
I'm wearin' her clothes, her silk pantyhose
Walking 'round in women's underwear

In the store, there's a teddy
With little straps like spaghetti
It holds me so tight, like handcuffs at night
Walking 'round in women's underwear

In the office there's a guy named Melvin
He pretends that I am Murphy Brown
He'll say, "Are you read?", I'll say, "Wooohh man!
Just wait until the wife is out of town..."

Later on, if you wanna
We can dress like Madonna
Put on some eyeshade, and join the parade
Walking 'round in women's underwear

Lacey things, missing
Didn't ask, permission
Wearing her clothes, silk pantyhose
Walking 'round in women's underwear...

Walking 'round in women's underwear...
Walking 'round in women's underwear!

I THINK IT'S AWFUL!!!

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 5:35pm

Favorites: Dominick the Donkey, Christmas Shoes, All I Want For Christmas is you (Mariah Carey)

A bit behind: Bruce Springsteen's Santa Clause is coming to town, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bells (so much fun to act silly while singing it), and...is it called So this is Christmas? one year's over...something like that.

Least favorite ever: sleigh ride. The only one I can stand is the one with the dingaling chorus but I'm already getting sick of that. It's just the most overplayed song, and the easiest to get stuck in your head. I HATE the instrumental version. We played it in band one year, and the damn song never got out of my head. That led to my hatred of it.

Also not a fan of the kid with the lisp singing I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause. Annoying. Or All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.

[JustAGuy]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 5:54pm

Favorite: Judy Garland singing HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS, from MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, or the New York City Gay Men's Chorus version.

Least Favorite:
THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - I've hated it ever since I heard it on the old Dick Van Dyke show, when they did a Christmas episode and Richie their TV son sang it. UGH. The thought of it is still as revolting to me now as it was then.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 6:23pm

Favorites:

So This Is Christmas?
Happy Xmas (War is Over)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

And if these count:

Snoopy and the Red Baron (I hear it on the radio around Christmas)
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch

Dislike:

Dominick the Donkey

[Fabrizio2]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 6:28pm

I also hate the Hippo song.

[Incognito]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 6:40pm

Favourites are the best ones I've found any given year. This years crop include:-

I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas and Tahoe Snow from Captain and Tennille.

Razzle Dazzle Christmas from Neil Sedaka.

Christmas Tree Angel from The Andrews Sisters.

There aren't any worst Christmas songs. Someone, somewhere will love them

Updated On: 11/26/06 at 06:40 PM

[justagirl2]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 6:50pm

I love 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,' 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing,' 'Silver Bells,' and 'Angels We Have Heard On High.'

I have to throw out honorable mentions to 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey, 'Merry Christmas Happy Holidays' by *NSYNC, and 'My Only Wish This Year' by Britney Spears. And then there's always 'Last Christmas,' which is sort of a guilty pleasure of mine, as well as 'Do They Know It's Christmas.'

I despise 'Christmas Shoes.' If I were on my deathbed and my son brought home SHOES, there'd be a throwdown in the house. Shoes do not make you look beautiful. By her a sweater or something. Ugh.

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 6:55pm

My guilty pleasure is Wham's Last Christmas. It's currently my ringtone...
I hate the Jimmy Eat World cover, though.

[cudramacat]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 11:36pm

I like many of the songs that have already been listed but another favorite of mine is "Mary Did You Know." I love this song....it could really be played year round on Christian stations but having it at the holidays is a nice treat:)