What's on your Christmas music list?

[EEEPNJ]

Originally Posted by BrianH1970

That one's bad but the shoe one throttles McCartney's in terms of horrificness. I remember the first time hearing the shoe one, too! I'm following what's supposed to be this touching story. I want to turn it off, but like a bad movie I have to find out how this whole thing ends. He sends this little boy racing around for shoes before his mother dies. That's some real holiday spirit, huh? So much for the kid enjoying Christmas that year.

"I spent my Christmas with all of my family"

"I spent my Christmas eating pie and opening gifts"

"I spent my Christmas playing with my toys"

"I spent my Christmas running around looking for shoes for my dying mother"

WTF???????????????????????????

Why shoes???? Wouldn't something like a necklace or a ring or a gown be better than shoes?????? And since the mother was sick and fading away, it's a sure shot that the mom never makes it. I don't even know if the mother got the shoes in time! Does she? That would really suck for the kid if she walked in on a flat lining mother (look who's left holding the bag of shoes now, pally!). This song doesn't evoke anything close to the warm and fuzzies. The kid will always be scarred for many Christmases to come, and will probably need some sort of therapy later in life, trying to deal with associating a festive time of year and his mom dying. And then there's what the listener is left with. Screw the kindness of the kid, all that you're left with is the image of a dead mother and her stupid shoes, all wrapped up in what's supposed to be a Christmas song. A song like that played right alongside of, "It's the most wonderful time of the year", or, "Have a holly jolly Christmas"...

Again, I say WTF???????????

The only thing that could've rescued that song is if the kid got the wrong size shoe and the store had a no return policy. At least it would allow me to listen to it through till the end and not rushing to turn it off every time it comes on.

OMG +1

I SO agree! I was like "There is SO much wrong with this song!" First, if your mother is dying BE with her, don't worry about buying her ANYTHING because if there is ONE time in life we realize materialism is useless it's before death. And it's SO pathetically sappy - like that horrendous Butterfly Kisses song. HURL.

Funny thing is, my sis and I (who are emotional types) HATE these songs. HATE them. Drives us to violence I swear. But our DH's (who are not so emotional...well, hers is more than mine, but still) they call all misty on us every time it comes on and we're like "You make me sick."

[mike0421]

Originally Posted by EEEPNJ

The lyrics are AWFUL...

They won't have snow in Africa this Christmastime (thank God because that would mean something really odd up w/ the weather patterns...)

Do they know it's Christmas? (Like someone said - most are not Christian - so who cares?)

Thank God it's them instead of you (I don't want it to be ANYONE personally...)

BAD lyrics. But yes, takes me back to HS too. And all the fun we had trying to figure out who sang each part. Let's see, of that group - who is still relavent?

Bono & Sting....

Someone living near the base of Mt Kilmanjaro might want to dispute this!

[EEEPNJ]

Originally Posted by mike0421

Someone living near the base of Mt Kilmanjaro might want to dispute this!

OK - so MOST of Africa shouldn't be getting snow! :-p

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by BrianH1970

You know....anything other than that horrific one about the shoes will do. That is literally one of the worst songs of all time, certainly a disaster as far as holiday songs goes. I think I'd rather listen to the donkey one than the one about the Christmas shoes.

I had to resurrect this thread because there's a song I just started hearing that would give "shoes" a run for its' money. Faith Hill's - "A Baby Changes Everything" - what a schlockey piece of crap!!!!! I don't even know why it's considered a Christmas song?!?!?!

Has anyone else heard it?! It's an "ear-bleed" song.

[JC JC Mom]

I cant go a christmas without hearing - Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

[mike0421]

Originally Posted by Bill Keegan

Emerson Lake & Palmer'as "I Believe in Father Christmas"

I had never heard this song before, until yesterday. I have to say this is one of the very best xmas songs I've ever heard. I've been playing it constantly all day today.


YouTube - I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake (HQ Audio)

[LaniKaiLover]

A little late but:

All I Want For Christmas Is You by, Vince Vance and The Valiants

Let There Be Peace On Earth by, Vince Gill

So This Is Christmas, by, John Lennon

One Little Christmas Tree, by Holiday Express

Also, I love Holiday Express!

[CuCullin]

A little late as well.....

Since I'm of the younger generation, the people over are my age, and I go for something with more pep than cheer I guess...

A Santa Clause - Its a Punk Rock Christmas:
1. "Christmas in Hollis" - The A.K.A.'s - 3:40
2. "Forget December" - Something Corporate - 3:13
3. "December is for Cynics" - The Matches - 3:31
4. "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" - Blink-182 - 3:16
5. "Feed the World (Do They Know It's Christmas)" - Far featuring Chino Moreno - 3:46
6. "Yule Shoot Your Eye Out" - Fall Out Boy - 3:41
7. "Christmas Night of the Zombies" - MxPx - 2:24
8. "X12 Days of XXXMASX" - From First to Last - 3:34
9. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" - Matchbook Romance - 2:23
10. "Ex-Miss" - New Found Glory - 3:36
11. "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" - Acceptance - 4:06
12. "Christmas Time Is Here" - Gatsby's American Dream - 2:21
13. "Sleigh Bells and Wine" - Jason Gleason formerly of Further Seems Forever - 3:17
14. "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - InMemory - 2:22
15. "This Time of Year" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - 2:22
16. "I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Clause" - Standstill - 2:57
17. "A Cradle in Bethlehem" - The Beautiful Mistake - 3:50
18. "Icicles" - Punchline - 3:24
19. "Mookie's Last Christmas" - Saosin - 2:46
20. "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - The Red West - 5:19

There are four silent tracks followed by the song "Santa's Got a Mullet" by Nerf Herder.

1. "All I Want for Christmas" - Dave Melillo
2. "New Years Day" - Tyler Read
3. "Holly Jolly Christmas" - The Format
4. "Feliz Navidad" - It Dies Today
5. "It's Cold Out There" - Spitalfield
6. "Joey Had a Smoke" - Meg & Dia
7. "Stay" - Down To Earth Approach
8. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Daphne Loves Derby
9. "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" - Hot Rod Circuit
10. "A Wonderful Christmas Time" - June
11. "Christmas on the Coast" - A Change of Pace
12. "Last Christmas" - The Finals
13. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" - Far-Less
14. "Gary The Green Nosed Reindeer" - MC Lars
15. "O' Holy Night" - Umbrellas
16. "O' Come Emanuel" - Haste the Day
17. "Not Giving In" - Rediscover
18. "Christmas in Ohio" - Brandtson
19. "Father Christmas" - Action Action
20. "Cities Made of Snow" - Brazil
21. "Blue Christmas" - Flee the Seen
22. "Tell Me Is It Christmas" - Gone By Daylight

Then I have a bunch of local (nyc) band covers, which finishes it off

[kaday]

Sarah Maclochlan (sorry can't spell her name)....Wintersong....the whole album is hauntingly beautiful.

[Rangerdude_Charlie]

I realize this thread is almost six years old but I too love 2000 Miles by the Pretenders. Natalie Imbruglia and Mighty Might Bosstones both released covers and they are good versions.