My picks for 25 top worst Christmas songs ever – so far

 

Christmas tunes may delight us … or cause us to cringe.

 Each December, the radio airwaves fill with festive holiday fare, as deejays load up playlists with Christmas carols and covers by artists from the past and present. Many stations forgo on-air advertising for long stretches, simply to allow uninterrupted holiday music to play for party hosts, motorists and other music fans.

 

Holiday music gains momentum, as Christmas approaches.

 After Thanksgiving, most of us fill our iPods, MP3 players or other personal music devices with winter holiday songs, getting us into the mood for merriment.

 What are your favorite Christmas songs? Do you love sacred holiday hymns, rollicking pop party songs, folksy versions or another genre altogether?

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But some Christmas songs make us cringe.

 Amid all the Christmas spirit, a few harmonic heartbreaks and melodic mishaps seem to creep through every year.

 Just for grins (or groans), I drew up a list of my top 25 least favorite seasonal selections to date, including long-time Christmas classics and current chart toppers for the holiday season. Just to be fair, I’m listing these top dogs alphabetically (by song title) and including the names of the artists whose versions I like the least (if not the original performers).

 

Here are my top 25 worst Christmas song choices.

1. “And So This Is Christmas (War is Over)” – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
2. “Christmas All Over Again” – Tom Petty
3. “Christmas Conga” – Cyndi Lauper
4. “Christmas Through Your Eyes” – Gloria Estefan
5. “Christmas Time Is Here” – Vince Guaraldi
6. “Christmas, Don’t Be Late” – The Chipmunks
7. “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” – Band Aid
8. “Dominick, The Christmas Donkey” – Lou Monte
9. “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” – Elmo & Patsy
10. “Howdy Doody Christmas” – The Fontana Sisters
11. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” – Gayla Peevey
12. “It Must Have Been Old Santa Claus” – Harry Connick, Jr.
13. “Jingle Bells” – Barking Dogs
14. “Jolly Old St. Nicholas” – Maurice Chevalier
15. “Last Christmas” – George Michael/Wham!
16. “Little Saint Nick” – The Beach Boys
17. “Merry Christmas, Baby” – Bonnie Raitt & Charles Brown
18. “Please, Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)” – John Denver
19. “Run, Run, Rudolph” – Chuck Berry
20. “Santa Baby” – Madonna
21. “Snoopy’s Christmas” – The Royal Guardsmen
22. “Step into Christmas” – Elton John
23. “Suzy Snowflake” – Rosemary Clooney
24. “The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot” – Nat King Cole
25. “Wonderful Christmastime” – Paul McCartney

 

For most of the year, I actually enjoy songs by many of these artists. I’ve been a dyed-in-the-wool Beatles fan since before I could read words or musical notes. I’ve attended concerts by the Beach Boys, Elton John and others. Occasionally, I find myself in the mood for a little Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, Bonnie Raitt, or even Harry Connick, Jr.

 Still, these holiday selections are horrendous, I think. And every year, new nightmares will likely be added.

 Which perennial plays drive you up the wall, or perhaps the Christmas tree? What seasonal songs make you groan like Dr. Seuss’ Grinch? Which worst holiday tracks did I miss?

 Don’t be shy. Holiday party hosts need to know.

 

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Artisan needlecrafting takes us home again

 

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Plenty of years ago (I dare not even ponder how many.), we picked up this little hand-sewn needlepoint ornament in a church holiday bazaar. The stitchery was done on plastic canvas for construction of this tiny home.

 

 A little hang-tag reads as follows:

“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

(Joshua 24:15b, KJV)

 

This little crafted cottage reminds us of the tiny house we moved into before the children came along. So it brings up plenty of old stories, every time I unpack it to hang it on the Christmas tree.

 

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Holidays bring melancholy moments too.

 

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I’m bending the rules a bit today, but bear with me. This photo isn’t actually a card, but a gift.  But the message on this Christmas ornament meant a lot when I received it a few years ago, and it still does today.

 

The holiday season is filled with happiness and joy and sweet shared times. But it also marks milestones of missing those we have lost.

 May treasured memories fill your heart this Christmas, as you ponder those people you miss the most.

 

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Tiny treasures rock my socks at Christmas

 

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This pair of framed miniature needlepoint stockings has been in our family for five generations. The crafter who created them has been gone for more than 25 years, but these tiny treasures bring her to mind each December.

 That’s sort of the point.

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