Worst Christmas song.

Nelliemoser - exactly my point re fairytale of NY. Can't stand it!

Not carols but "The Christmas song" "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhzxQCTCI3E
Unashamedly sentimental.

"Have yourself a merry little Christmas." etc.
("Jingle bells not included in my choice.")

Most of these classic songs were originally in sentimental movies of the late 1930 and early 1940s. I can't help but like these old musicals.

Really anya?

"Fairytale Of New York"
Ok I went looking on line for the full lyrics and the first version I saw had completely failed to print these three verses.

So who would like "Happy Christmas" greetings with these lyrics on them.

You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead
On a drip in that bed

You scum bag
You maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas your arse
I pray God
It's our last

The boys of the NYPD choir
Still singing 'Galway Bay'
And the bells are ringing
Out for Christmas day

rubylady exactly why I dislike it as well. Do people actually listen to the words???

Sorry - school girl French let me down. The above should read "Le Divin Enfant."

My worst Christmas song ever is "So Here it is Merry Christmas." It reminds me of when I was a youngish mum struggling with money and always having my domineering mum coming to stay for Christmas. Whenever I hear it I feel miserable and sorry for my younger self.

My favourite song is Fairy Tale of New York and Drummer Boy with some priests and the chap from the Pogues. Also like La Divine Enfant and The Holly and the Ivy.

I'm in the minority then, not liking the Pogues? Maybe it's me but a Christmas song where the theme is to call one another names? Not my cup of tea.

Thankfully I do all my shopping online so no shops for me. I put on my own music for Christmas, be it hymns, children singing or cheesy pop. I might even abstain altogether and stick to Gilbert O'Sullivan!

My favourite Christmas song is Bruce Springsteen's 'Santa Claus is coming to town' but it is rarely on the radio. Although I am a fan of Michael Buble, his version of 'Santa Baby' drives me mad because of the clumsy way they have changed the words to allow a man to sing it!

My DH and are are coming to the end of a three week holiday in Florida. Yesterday we went to a local open shopping mall in brilliant sunshine. We wandered around and the muzak was all Happy Xmas songs including All I want for Christmas us my two front teeth. We had a wonderful time joining in the choruses and doing a few little dancing steps. The best part was linking arms and singing out loud "I've got my love to keep me warm ". Just as well there were not many people around. Lol But just shows you can still have some impromptu fun in your 70s. We leave on Monday but after Thanksgiving there is a radio station which only plays Christmas songs. You would be amazed just how many Christmas songs there are.

Perhaps not everyone learned Latin at school or sang in Church choirs, DaphneBroon...

roses hmm, I think we should know how to pronounce "Gaudete" one of the benefits of school Latin or singing in Curch choirs

I'm with all those who love fairytale of New York great song. Can't stand Slade or Cliff Richard whatever they are singing. love David Bowie so drummer Boy is OK with me. October/November is way to early to be playing them anyway should be banned until December.

Gaudete (gow-day-tay) is on a carols from Kings cd that I have.
Am I the only person not to know Fairytale of New York song? Probably.

I love Gaudete, by Steeleye Span.

Driving home for Christmas, makes me cry and wish I was driving in Australia with my DD at Christmas time.

Seems here that we are talking about two dofferent types of product...... Christmas songs which all the stores push and Christmas Carols which are shunned as not p.c. I did NOT hear many voices for the former

I'm so glad that I'm not the only one to hate these Christmas songs, exactly the same ones as some of you. I particularly hate the Wham one too, NotTooOld, that 'gev' really winds me up, it's sooooo annoying! In fact, I don't like any of his songs, they are all dreary. The only one I positively like is Fairytale of NY as long as I don't have to see the video of that bloke!

I haven't heard either the Michael McIntyre version or the Jeremy Corbyn one, I'll try to listen to them now, but I'll probably hate them too!

Pollyperkins So are you an Alto or a Soprano because Rutter has to have lots of ah ah ah's in his Alto parts and they are a B****R to follow in the score.
We Altos never get the best lines mutter mutter.
PP yes the Shepherds farewell is lovely.

Try working in one of these stores which I did pre retiring with no escape until closing.It followed you everywhere even in the loo.

I worked as a Waitress in my teens, we had Christmas songs on a loop - how we hated them - imagine having to listen to "I saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus", "Frosty the Snowman", "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" etc for weeks on end.

I do love the Pogues though & as for the Jeremy Corbyn one - I lost the will to live when I heard it last night

I think the worst one for me is Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews' rendition of 'Baby it's cold outside' which seemed to be on a loop at one particular store a couple of Christmases ago!

Ooooh yes - Must be Santa by Bob Dylan. My all-time favourite. With Fairytale of NY a close second.

Yes, that one seems to be a little-known Dylan recording GrammaH - couldn't quite believe it when I first heard/saw it but it grows on you...

I absolutely loathe The Little Drummer Boy which is played incessantly in the USA.