Thanks, CNN, for dropping a list of Christmas songs you love to hate.
“Hate” is such a strong word, but we’re human enough to admit that hating on things — especially Christmas songs — can be a joyous exercise. Healing, even!
There are songs that seem to have been created as …. cringeworthy.
Others have been overplayed to the point of rotting our brains, and the first notes of a few could send you driving into a ditch, or run screaming from a store with hands over ears.
It seems beyond our control.
While it’s impossible to create a definitive list of hated Christmas songs, and impossible not to offend someone with your own personal choices, here’s a list of contenders.
At the top of this list, and many other lists, is “The Christmas Shoes,” originally recorded in 2000 by Christian vocal group NewSong.
CNN’s list goes on to include:
“The Little Drummer Boy” — there’s a reason you never see a boy with a drum in your neighbor’s nativity scene.
“The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” — the song won three Grammys in 1958, when the technique of speeding up the tracks to produce the grating “chipmunk” voices probably seemed rather charming. It is no longer, except to children and sadists.
“Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” — a disgruntled DJ in Davenport, Iowa, played the song 27 times in a row before being pulled off the air and suspended. Need we say more?
“Wonderful Christmastime” — What was Sir Paul thinking? Someone out there loves it because it makes Sir Paul a few hundred thousand a year in royalties, but the song’s lyrics and structure are simple to a fault.
“Dominick the Donkey” — Yes, it’s on CNN’s list. Wondering if it’s on the list of others here at News Views (you know who you are). It’s about a little Italian donkey who helps Santa deliver presents.
CNN describes it as “something no reasonable soul would listen to unless they were under extreme duress or highly impaired by a holiday beverage. Jing-a-di-jing hee haw hee haw!”
There are more on CNN’s list, but we’re interested in the Christmas songs YOU love to hate. Don’t be shy, we all have more than one. Feel free to drop a video along with your comments if you wish.
Let the healing begin!!