What’s the one Christmas song you never hope to hear again? Mine is “Happy Xmas (War Is Over”) by John Lennon. Hate it. I despise any version, especially his. I remember when I lived in Richmond there was a fundraiser on one of the radio stations. Someone paid close to $20k to have that song played. If I had the money, I would have paid that amount plus one cent NOT to have had it played.
Mike hates “Carol of the Bells” which unfortunately is played as the music for 90% of the ads this time of year. He hates all versions of that too. Kathryn came home from work the other day complaining about having to hear both “Carol of the Bells” and “Little Drummer Boy” over and over. I don’t think there’s a great version of “Little Drummer Boy” either.
When most people think of crappy holiday songs, it seems like they tend to think of the gimmicky ones – “Rudolph” or “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” or even the classic “Christmas Don’t Be Late” by everyone’s favorite Alvin and the Chipmunks. I think “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” is funny but I know people that hate song. My sister said today she likes “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” although it is an ear worm. The post office is using it this year for one of their ads so I think I’ve heard it more this year than any other. One the plus side, at least it is sung by a real child, not someone pretending to be a child or rodent.
So tell me, what’s your leave favorite holiday song? I’d love to know. Let’s share our misery.
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