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They are all coming on the radio now.............ugh. Bah Humbug.
So favourite, worst and most strange?
Favourite : I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake Worst : (lots of contenders) but I think the latest offering from Cliff has to take that award
and the strangest...........
River Joni Mitchell.
???
Good:
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid (my favorite) "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Barenaked Ladies "Last Christmas" - Wham! (Go ahead - shoot me) "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - U2 "O Holy Night" - Tracy Chapman
Plenty of classics, as well (Carpenters). I do enjoy Christmas music.
El Jarvo wrote: Pogues' "Fairytale of New York".
Will simply never be bested.
Yup.
Slade's is ok,but can get on your tits after the twelve zillionth listen...
I think almost all of them except for the Pogues' effort and White Christmas are shite.
You can't go past a good Carol for the season. Favs here a Stille Nacht (Silent Night), Oh Holy Night and Jingle Bells.
Surprisingly:
Good songs -- "She won't be home" by Erasure "Let It Snow" by Bing Crosby
Bad songs -- anything by Michael Bolton. 
Best: 'Sleigh Ride' - The Ronettes 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
Worst:
'Driving Home For Christmas' Chris Rea
and
'Misteltoe and Wine' by the Cliff-number 1 when I was born...
In dulce jubilo - Mike Oldfield A Merry Jingle - The Greedies (Phil Lynott & co.) In the bleak midwinter - Nevada
Worst of the lot....
Lonely this Christmas - Mud
Wayyyyy to many to list, but here's a few (and in albums)
Anything by the Ray Coniff singers Beach Boys Carpenters Andy WIlliams Alabama Johnny Mathis Philedelphia Orchestra
Bad: Anything by Kenny G
Best?
Pogues "Fairytale Of New York" Shakin Stevens "Merry Christmas Everyone" Kevin Bloody Wilson "Hey Santa Claus You Cunt" Kevin Bloody Wilson "Ho Ho Fucking Ho"
Worst?
Just about everything else.
Another vote for the Pogues, honourable mention to Eartha Kitts version of Santa Baby, sung how it's meant to be sung.
Good:
White Christmas - Otis Redding (all other versions suck ass) Merry Christmas Saint Nick - Beach Boys Sleigh Ride - Ronettes Christmas (Please Come Home) - any artist (it's unable to be ruined even by the Bono One)
Worst:
Winter Wonderland - every single version ever recorded Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (it's okay until you get past the age of five) Any Christmas album ever done by someone on the downward spiral of the career path
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Favorite: The Chipmunks Christmas Song
Least Favorite: Santa, Baby
the CHIPMUNKS??? how old are you??? 6???
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Favorite: The Chipmunks Christmas Song
Least Favorite: Santa, Baby
the CHIPMUNKS??? how old are you??? 6???
Do you know what that would make me?
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Favorite: The Chipmunks Christmas Song
Least Favorite: Santa, Baby
the CHIPMUNKS??? how old are you??? 6???
Do you know what that would make me?
41?
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Favorite: The Chipmunks Christmas Song
Least Favorite: Santa, Baby
the CHIPMUNKS??? how old are you??? 6???
Do you know what that would make me?
erm...a pedophile???
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Favorite: The Chipmunks Christmas Song
Least Favorite: Santa, Baby
the CHIPMUNKS??? how old are you??? 6???
Do you know what that would make me?
41?
Ah, to be young again.....
Shug wrote: Best?
Kevin Bloody Wilson "Hey Santa Claus You Cunt" Kevin Bloody Wilson "Ho Ho Fucking Ho"
Worst?
Just about everything else.
They are hilarious. 
My faves are:
Do they know it's Christmas - Band Aid (original) Have yourself a merry little Christmas - Judy Garland It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - Bing Crosby Let it snow - Dean Martin
Worst:
Too many sickly ones to mention.
The Pogues by far, though I still enjoy Father Christmas by The Kinks, Thanks For Christmas by XTC (err, The Three Wisemen) and the Captain Sensible one (can't recall the title).
Hate Wonderful Christmastime and the Eagles song.
El Jarvo wrote: Pogues' "Fairytale of New York".
Will simply never be bested.
That is THE and only Christmas song I would ever consider listening to, full stop - I love it.
Christmas pop songs really freak me out. I went to a very small office part at work on Friday and someone decided to play a 'Best of Xmas Songs' CD. For some reason it was totally embarrassing, as embarrassing as if one of the old lecturers had got his knob out and slapped in into the sausage rolls.
Ness Order wrote:
El Jarvo wrote: Pogues' "Fairytale of New York".
Will simply never be bested.
That is THE and only Christmas song I would ever consider listening to, full stop - I love it.
Actually, just remembered - this one is pretty decent too.
Favorite ... Esquivel late 1950s- early 1960s versions of x-mas classics such as "Frosty the Snowman" are so incredibly over the top happy and silly, sort of like Lawrence Welk on acid or produced by the Aphex Twin... Esquivel's x-mas songs will either put a giant grin on your face or drive you totally bugfuck and insane
I also like Mr. Garrison's song "Merry F*cking Christmas", hope to catch that next week on South Park reruns 
Least favorite... singers who are like "anybody can sing a christmas song so i will too"
Did you see that Billy Idol has a new christmas album 
He looks so mature on the cover, has anybody heard?
Best
Pogues - fairy tale mr garrison - merry fuckin' christmas jona louie - stop the cavelry sinead o'conner - silent night and.. bass bandits - let's go out and get shitfaced cos it's christmas (I had to put that in!)
Worst
Anything by cliff whigfield - last christmas (cover of wham!!!)
The Phil Spector christmas album takes some beating. And a special nod to Elton's Step Into Christmas.
Best:
Wham - Last Christmas Pogues & KM - Fairytale of New York Waitresses - Can't remember name of song Frankie goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love
Worst:
Feckin East 17 - Stay Another Day
Shed Peel wrote: Surprisingly:
Good songs -- "She won't be home" by Erasure
Peely! Love that.Played it at the pub last night. 
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: erm...my favorite is Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses...
Hell yes.
Missy Jem wrote: Best:
Waitresses - Can't remember name of song
CHRISTMAS WRAPPING! Top toon,Jemmie
the wham one had a peter saville sleeve as well 
faves - cocteau twins winter wonderland/ frosty the snowman double a side pogues & kisty
honourable mentions to the raveonettes
wouldn't mind hearing aimee mann's new xmas album & intrigued to hear sufjan stevens xmas album too
MONTY The Merciless wrote:
Shed Peel wrote: Surprisingly:
Good songs -- "She won't be home" by Erasure
You're awesome! 
This is my favourite Christmas CD. It is all very traditional German. Perhaps i can actually play it again this year.
edit: I just thought of another. Eric Cartman doing Oh Holy Night.
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: erm...my favorite is Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses...
Mine too... Also No Chriswtmas by the Wedding Present... And Rocking Carol and Ode To Joy obviously! 
Snorri xxx
Everyone should own Low's "Christmas" mini-album.
It'll make you want to slash your wrists. V-e-r-y-v-e-r-y- s-l-o-w-l-y.....
But some of us feel like that after the 18th mince pie anyway.
have trust, the great destroyer, the box set thing & a coupl eo fothers, but not the xmas one.
you heard their version of transmission, fradders?
hibster wrote: have trust, the great destroyer, the box set thing & a coupl eo fothers, but not the xmas one.
you heard their version of transmission, fradders?
Indeed. When I saw 'em earlier this year in Manchester some cunt was bellowing for it between every song.....
...they didn't play it, natch.
Oi to the World by the Vandals
Father Christmas by the Kinks
Though the second *IS* on the radio 9 times an hour this time of year... that an Christmas Rapping by the Waitresses.. I guess I should be glad that it's bands that I like anyway...
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Favorite: The Chipmunks Christmas Song
Least Favorite: Santa, Baby
the CHIPMUNKS??? how old are you??? 6???
Do you know what that would make me?
41?
oh man.. why did i miss this comment when you first made it?!?!
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Favorite: The Chipmunks Christmas Song
Least Favorite: Santa, Baby
the CHIPMUNKS??? how old are you??? 6???
Do you know what that would make me?
erm...a pedophile???
speaking of which not even a mention of GARY GLITTERS CLASSIC another rock n roll christmas. dont hear that on the radio much do we? just think ,if we could frame cliff,aled jones,to name but a few,christmas would be a bit more bareable.
Saw the Pogues on Saturday night at the Manc arena & although Shane has really lost it now, the encore with Fairytale of NY was still pretty good. Got covered with fake paper snow.
Jet Stream wrote: Saw the Pogues on Saturday night at the Manc arena & although Shane has really lost it now, the encore with Fairytale of NY was still pretty good. Got covered with fake paper snow.
Fake rain and snow in Manc? Never............
Internet radio station Woxy has a holiday channel and I heard a couple good tunes today by The Fall and The White Stripes.
check it out:
I heard Hilary Duff's "Jingle Bel Rock" on the radio yesterday.... 
The best thing about: The DJ stopped it in the middle and bagged it out no end! He can get away with it as he's also the program director. LMAO
There's one good thing about Christmas music...and that's the start of January (don't hear it anymore)
