Worst Ever Christmas Song?

BuilderPlumber

What is/are the worst Christmas songs ever?

I had the misfortune to hear a thing called Grandma got run over by a reindeer. Utter drivel. The melody is ripped off from an obscure 1940s Westernswing song called A Mother gave a son (much better song btw: unfortunately, the performer of A mother gave a son, Cliff Bruner, is dead and can't sue whoever stole his melody). With the unoriginal melody out of the way, we get to the worst part of this seasonal turkey: the lyrics! Silly and unpleasant all at once, this song neither succeeds as comedy, as a country song or as a Christmas song. I have heard a lot of Christmas songs ranging from religious to secular but this thing is definitely the worst of the ones I heard.

Alicat

Christmas. Effing. Shoes.

Posy

Alicat wrote: »

Christmas. Effing. Shoes.

^^^ This. Times a thousand.

SMJSF

anything that Michael Buble has sung has ruined the songs!! Can't stand him!

boardsuser1

Slade, i wish it could be Christmas

Toto Wolfcastle

Christmas Shoes, made worse by the fact that I seem to know most of the words. :eek:

Scarinae

A Spaceman Came Travelling. For a start I absolutely hate Chris de Burgh, and also it is a really terrible song about an alien visiting baby Jesus!

efb

Stay another day E 17

TheQuietFella

Cliff Richard - Christmas Time.

Pure S***e!

chocksaway

Fairytale of new york. Over rated and over played crap

Username here

Most of them, to be honest - I'm sure the list of good Christmas songs is much shorter...

efb

TheQuietFella wrote: »

Cliff Richard - Christmas Time.

Pure S***e!

The Lord's Prayer thing too

TheQuietFella

efb wrote: »

The Lord's Prayer thing too

Even worse!

BuilderPlumber

Sometimes, one gets tired of the same songs over and over. Not that I'd hate them, but just overdone overheard.

In the shops, it is like a constant loop of Simply having a wonderful Christmastime, It will be lonely this Christmas, All I want for Christmas is you, White Christmas, Rock and roll Christmas, and the modern take on Santa Claus is coming to town.

In the pub, it is a constant Fairytale of New York by the Pogues. I actually prefer the Christy Moore version which is rarely played.

Thankfully, I am not hearing that Grandma reindeer cr&p as much ...

BuilderPlumber

TheQuietFella wrote: »

Even worse!

Ah! Good ol' Cliff! There was a time he was always in the charts at Christmas. Mistletoe and wine, The lord's prayer are two of them as is He is calling you on the Saviour's day.

tunguska

Its a toss up between Grandma got run over by a reindeer and fairy tale of new York. Both absolutely horrible songs

hfallada

A slow version of Silent Night is often more suitable for a funeral, than a "cheery christmas song"

Straylight

Wonderful Christmas Time grates on my nerves like no other Christmas song, probably because I had to endure it every hour or so when I worked in a shop at Christmas. And I know this won't be popular round these parts, but I really hate Driving Home for Christmas. It just sounds to me like he's making up the lyrics as he's going along.

Of course there's a special place in hell reserved for the perpetrators of Christmas Shoes. It's possibly the worst song of all time, not just the worst Christmas song.

the dark phantom

Geraldine aka peter kay Once Upon a Christmas Song

efb

At this time of year- Craig from BB1

Spookyspook

Last Christmas-wham

dee_mc

Just listened to that Christmas Shoes drivel, it's hard to believe it was released in the past 15 years! Horrible sentimental shoite. Ugliest shoes ever made too. Gets my vote for worst Christmas song/worst song/worst video/worst miming etc. Unbelievable.

wardy2

The cheeky girls - have a cheeky christmas

LynnGrace

Straylight wrote: »

And I know this won't be popular round these parts, but I really hate Driving Home for Christmas. It just sounds to me like he's making up the lyrics as he's going along.

Same here.

mandylevo

Really hate Last Christmas by Wham,and my daughter and I watched the video for East17 Stay and thought it was one of the most ridiculous things I've seen in ages, God it's so tacky

BuilderPlumber

Straylight wrote: »

Wonderful Christmas Time grates on my nerves like no other Christmas song, probably because I had to endure it every hour or so when I worked in a shop at Christmas. And I know this won't be popular round these parts, but I really hate Driving Home for Christmas. It just sounds to me like he's making up the lyrics as he's going along.

Of course there's a special place in hell reserved for the perpetrators of Christmas Shoes. It's possibly the worst song of all time, not just the worst Christmas song.

Thankfully, I have not heard Christmas Shoes and from what everyone says, I want to keep it that way! I agree with Wonderful Christmas Time and other such songs: personally, I don't find anything wrong with them per se apart from being jaded by them constantly being on! Visiting a shop let alone working in one makes one over familiar.

DeniG2

Christmas Shoes +1

boardsuser1

What's Christmas shoes then?thankfully i have avoided hearing it it seems

efb

Spookyspook wrote: »

Last Christmas-wham

Blasphemy!

dee_mc

KC161 wrote: »

What's Christmas shoes then?thankfully i have avoided hearing it it seems

Look it up on Youtube, you won't regret it.

Actually no, you'll totally regret it, but you won't forget it.

It's a display of bad songwriting, bad singing, bad film direction and bad dentistry.

lazygal

I despise Paul McCartney-Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time.

Princess Peach

Christmas Fm really enjoy playing that Justin Bieber Christmas song a lot.....

I really cannot stand fairytale in new York either!

cml387

All Christmas Songs Are Rubbish Except Have Yourself A Wombling Merry Christmas By The Wombles.

Special mention in the crap category is Mariah Carey.

mdwexford

You people are weirdos.

hidinginthebush

Definitely Christmas shoes, ridiculous pandering.

Tzardine

Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt.

An a special mention for the Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling

That is all.

we'llallhavetea

the power of love - frankie goes to hollywood. YOU ARE NOT A XMAS SONG SO FCUK OFF ALREADY! possibly the most depressing song ever written. when i hear that "ayeeayeeayy" it makes my mood plummet in seconds.
i've said my piece!

Dickie10

Aveici- dont u worry child, xmas remix with jingles and sleigh bells, and dutch girls in santa suits and shades dancing half naked in the snow, which looks like a beach in ibiza with fake snow on it and you can see holiday makers with their shirts off in 28 degree heat, i think it was filmed in september this year .............

Princess Peach

While it's playing on the radio right now- my grown up Christmas list!

baby and crumble

Tzardine wrote: »

Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt.

There's something wrong with people who don't like Santa Baby- particularly the Ertha Kitt version!!

I have to admit though I despise Driving Home for Christmas.

iDave

Wham and Mariah Carey

Tarzana2

efb wrote: »

Stay another day E 17

No!!!! it, and I wasn't even an East 17 fan back in the day.

chocksaway wrote: »

Fairytale of new york. Over rated and over played crap

I loved it, it is a great song, but am totally sick of it and never really want to hear it again.

I don't know 'Christmas Shoes' or the Grandma song - I'm guessing that in this I am blessed?

Tarzana2

cml387 wrote: »

Special mention in the crap category is Mariah Carey.

Was just about to say "thank god nobody mentioned Mariah". What is WRONG with you?

:pac::p

efb wrote: »

At this time of year- Craig from BB1

Oh yeah - LOLLERS!!!! :pac::D

Tarzana2

Tzardine wrote: »

Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt.

:eek:

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

the power of love - frankie goes to hollywood. YOU ARE NOT A XMAS SONG SO FCUK OFF ALREADY! possibly the most depressing song ever written. when i hear that "ayeeayeeayy" it makes my mood plummet in seconds.
i've said my piece!

I love that song but didn't realise it was an Xmas song and totally agree, it is NOT an Xmas song!

cml387

East 17 Stay is not a Christmas song either. They just added bells to the fade out to ruthlessly exploit the masses. (FACT).

we'llallhavetea

Tarzana2 wrote: »

I love that song but didn't realise it was an Xmas song and totally agree, it is NOT an Xmas song!

its so depressing! it sh!ts all over my magical xmas every year! :P

Tarzana2

cml387 wrote: »

East 17 Stay is not a Christmas song either. They just added bells to the fade out to ruthlessly exploit the masses. (FACT).

Sure, pretty all much Xmas songs are created to ruthlessly exploit the masses. :pac:

kstand

Nothing makes my blood curdle more than the sound of Michael Bubles voice. Ruining Christmas for everyone.

r3nu4l

Ha! Most of my favourite ever Christmas songs are mentioned in this thread

Surely this is the most negative thread ever to hit the Christmas forum? Not liking this at all!

Nalz

That Paul McCartney one - simply having a...

Also I agree with the Michael Buble cheesey chringy tone at Xmas. Yuk

chocksaway wrote: »

Fairytale of new york. Over rated and over played crap

Why is it crap? the lyrics, the music, the singers, or all of the above?

I disagree with you by the way! hi

Tarzana2

kstand wrote: »

Nothing makes my blood curdle more than the sound of Michael Bubles voice. Ruining Christmas for everyone.

Oh but he's so dreamy... or something.