The Worst Christmas Songs Ever
A few days ago, Michael Covington posted a note with a list of what he considered the worst Christmas songs ever. I'd like to add a few entries to the list while I have a spare moment here:
- "Santa Baby" by Kylie "Who the hell is that?" Minogue. If ever there were a more loathsome piece of music connected with the Christmas holiday, I've yet to hear it, and suspect such a song might violate one or more of the laws of physics.
- "It's the Holiday Season" by Frank Sinatra. "So whoop-de-doo / And dickory-dock / And don't forget / To hang up your sock..." Pass the barf bag, and could we please consign this talentless moroon to the dustbin of history?
- "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy Trigg. This was a little funny the first time I heard it, but in the slightly painful way that having your first shot of Drambuie is interesting while making you reluctant to have another. And having heard it countless times since then, I start wanting to throw things every time it comes on the Safeway Muzak channel.
- "Jingle Bells" by Barbra Streisand. You know, the version that goes so fast that you start fearing, then hoping, and finally praying that she will hyperventilate and pass out cold.