Hey Lemmy!

What’s that one song comes on the radio or party and you’re filled with joy? Or perhaps it’s a carol and it makes you feel alright. What is it?

Then there’s the song that makes you flinch and cringe, and you’ve gotta shut that song down. What is it?

Your favorite and your despised!

  • beccaboben@lemmy.world
    11·
    4 months ago

    New fave Christmas jam - Megan Trainor feat. Earth, Wind and Fire - Holidays

    All time fave - Dominick the Donkey

    Please never again - Mariah Carey anything.

  • EbenezerScrew@lemmy.world
    4·
    4 months ago

    Favorites: Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters - Mele Kalikimaka and The Drifters - White Christmas.

    Least Favorite: I don’t think i have one. Can even listen to Mariah once or twice. It is Christmas after all.

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    41·
    4 months ago

    There is a particular version of Carol of the Bells I quite like.

    Also, the Trans Siberian Orchestra turned out a couple great tracks as well.

    There are a few tracks by Frank Sinatra that sometimes get played as Christmas music which I won’t tolerate. I’ve never heard a Sinatra song I don’t physically hate.

    • SLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      4 months ago

      The physical reaction to Sinatra 😆 Is the Carol of the Bells instrumental or vocal? Are you thinking of John Williams’ version from Home Alone?

      • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        The Home Alone version is in the ballpark; the version I’m thinking of I’m pretty sure was on a CD of Christmas music my parents had. The Home Alone version sounds like it was sung by a children’s choir. Then you get a lot of this version that is women plus instruments. The version I’m thinking of was choir only, ran a little faster, and had men in the choir. The sopranos still did most of the work but having some bass in the counter melody and chorus took the power up a notch.

        I’m gonna see if I can find that CD today.

  • SkaraBrae@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    I’m a big queen fan and I love Thank God it’s Christmas. I also love Jona Lewie’s Stop The Cavalry, which isn’t really a Christmas song, but only gets played at Christmas. Bing Crosby’s White Christmas is my favourite traditional recording. Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano needs to be binned forever.

    • Tujio@lemmy.world
      1·
      4 months ago

      The whole Xmas With the Vandals album is great. Shoutout to the Angry Snowmans, too.

  • RattlerSix@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 months ago

    I’ve been saying it for years, the only good Christmas song is Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses.

  • A7thStone@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 months ago

    I like Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s version of Baby It’s Cold Outside. I try to avoid most other Christmas songs, but especially Mariah Carey. I also worked in a department store for five years, so lots of bad memories of Christmas songs for months.

  • Rooty@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 months ago

    On: Dead,dead,dead - South Park

    Last Christmas - Wham

    Little Drummer boy - Traditional

    Carol of the Bells - Traditional

    Off: Screechy AI slop that appears when you put “Christmas music” in the Youtube search bar.

  • STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 months ago

    After growing up with a bunch of retail workers and hearing all their horror stories, I generally try to avoid all the “classic” Christmas tunes as long as possible - the only ones I ever seek out are Christmas At Ground Zero by Weird Al Yankovic, and Straight No Chaser’s album from 2009.