WORST HOLIDAY SONGS (Streisand at #4, just behind the "Jingle Bells" dogs)

NY Post ^ | December 7, 2004 | JOHN MAINELLI

[presidio9]

EVER been driven up the chimney by a Christmas song that you really, really hate? New Jersey researchers have named the six worst Christmas songs of all time, as picked by holiday-music fans who were asked to rate more than 600 yule tunes.

The biggest lump of coal goes to "O Holy Night" as sung by the foul-mouthed Cartman from "South Park," according to Edison Media Research.

Close behind are Seymour Swine & the Squealers' butchered "Blue Christmas," "Jingle Bells" by The Singing Dogs and, separately, Barbra Streisand — and "12 Days of Guido Christmas" by the Ha Ya Doin' Boys.

"We play — very lightly — the Barbra Streisand version of 'Jingle Bells' because she's got a following in New York," says Jim Ryan, programmer of top-rated Lite FM (WLTW/106.7).

"People tend not to like it because it's a really fast, up-tempo version of 'Jingle Bells' — almost like she did it as a goof," Ryan told The Post.

WPLJ (95.5 FM) music director Tony Mascaro says his research turned up a sixth song that listeners can't stand: Elmo & Patsy's "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer."

[nutmeg]

But even worse is that hideous piece of tripe from Paul McCartney "Simply Havin' a Wonderful Christmas Time".

Oh yuck... that gets my vote for Worst Christmas song! (Barking dogs and Chipmunks come in at #2)

[nutmeg]

You know it as the song with the annoying FEED THE WORLD, repeated over and over again at the end of the song.

UGH, I can't stand that one either!

[Nowhere Man]

Didn't know anyone else felt that way. That stunned me when I was but a lad, 30 + years ago.

I know. It came out in Christmas of 1965, I was just a twinkle in Mom's eye that Christmas. B-) It is one of the most powerful specials. Peanuts is quite wholesome really and although I enjoy South Park a lot, it is good to go somewhere where you don't hear "potty mouths" all the time although if you're not easily offended and can take the crass stuff very well, South Park hits it on the mark most of the time too.

[eccentric]

I'm lookin' for "Christmas at Ground Zero" by Weird Al.

[eccentric]

"Fine! You're so smart! YOU rig up the lights!!!"

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[eccentric]

Yes, we had Army issue purses, circa 1976.

[eccentric]

And "The Restroom Door Said Gentlemen"

(need to go find the lyrics)

I've got that. And "Wreck the Malls," "Oh, Come All Ye Grateful Deadheads."

[eccentric]

Very much a McCartney type of simple, but catchy song. Maybe I'm the only one who likes it.

Oohh. You're the one (and only).

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Over 300 replies, and NO ONE has made mention of...

Dominick the Donkey!

(Everybody now)

Eee-ahh, eee-ahh, Dominick the Donkey

La la la, la la le luddy de da...

They just don't write em' like that anymore, sniff.

[eccentric]

There was a Christmas song out a while back where the whole song was someone laughing ho ho ho ha ha ha, or something like that! Anyone remember the same & "artist"?

I just heard it the other evening...digging through cd's in my daughter's room...I think it is "Jingle Bells (Laughing All the Way)." I have it on "Christmas Comedy Classics."

[SamAdams76]

I'm not going to read all 300+ replies to see if it's been mentioned already but that Adam Sandler "Chanukah" song is one of the most tired. It was funny the first 700 times I heard it but now it's time to give it a rest.

The lead singer of Trans-Siberian Orchestra is like nails across a blackboard for me. Pity too because the TSO albums have some good music in them. But many songs are ruined by that overwrought lead singer, who sounds like a cross between Meatloaf and Michael Bolton.

Finally, a note to rap artists: Rap and Christmas songs don't mix. It doesn't work. Give it up.

[SlightOfTongue]

Paul McCartney "Simply Havin' a Wonderful Christmas Time". Actually, I like that one. Very much a McCartney type of simple, but catchy song. Maybe I'm the only one who likes it

You're not alone. As a serious song writer of sorts, I like it too, and so do other people who have bought the tune since 1979 - it has gone PLATINUM for singles!

Some people are smoking Christmas dope around here!

You can't please everybody!

[Fresh Wind]

"JINGLE BELLS" performed "jazz style"

Any song played by Kenny G or anyone who sounds like Kenny G sucks.

Please, please, never ever call that crap that Kenny G plays "jazz".

[rwfromkansas]

It was bad, but funny.

It wasn't meant to be serious.

Apparently the morons who did this list took funny and serious things and used both for their lists, which is just idiotic.

If you are going to do a list of the worst Christmas songs, do a list when everybody was trying to be serious!

[rudy45]

For some reason I thought "Simply having a wonderful Christmas time" was sung by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Did Lennon doe it as well?

[bootless]

Oooh, how 'bout "Do they know it's Christmas?"? Ugh.

[eccentric]

And last (or almost last) but certainly not least in our home where we had numerous grown children and other assorted relatives moving in and out of our 8-bedroom house:

WE WISH YOU WEREN'T LIVING WITH US

so pack up your gear!

[bootless]

I love Bob Rivers! He is so deliciously twisted!

[StoneColdTaxHater]

I heard that for the first time the other day I couldn't get it out of my head!