Christmas Songs

[andy-hughes]

After decades of struggling and shouting at what ever sound source is offending me with the constant drip-drip-drip of 'Crhistmas' songs, I have finally reached a level of Zen-like calm.

With much mental discipline, I have even managed to listen to 'Stop the Cavelry' without trying to pul anyone's lungs out but ....

I draw the line at 'Christmas Wrapping' by The Waitresses.

Not because it supposed to be a 'Christmas' song, but because no two notes throughout the entire torture appear to relate to each other, or to any notes before or after.

So, I am a lot better about not pulling my face at this time of year, but this one record is just the living end in horrible naffness - it utterly without merit at this time of year, or any other, when thankfully we are spared.

Anyone agree?

[excelsior-1]

i have occasionally wondered why the band-aid hit (feed the world) is labelled as a christmas song .... it was released in the summer

[albaqwerty]

I love the shops where none of this forced jollity is thrust upon us.
Tinny, twanging music does my nut in. Fortunately I've no idea about the waitresses and as I've no speakers, if some kind soul did enter it, I wouldn't be able to listen and therefore criticize.

[andy-hughes]

It's only necessary to have the word 'Christmas' in there somewhere - as in Stop The Cavelry - the public does the rest.

[B00]

"i have occasionally wondered why the band-aid hit (feed the world) is labelled as a christmas song .... it was released in the summer "

No it wasn,t it was done November '84. Live Aid was the following summer though.

[B00]

plus it also has the lyrics "It's Christmas time...." in it.

[excelsior-1]

then i stand correct

[factor-fiction]

Hi Andy- The Waitresses is one of my favourite Christmas tracks, but I also like Wham's Last Christmas and Wizzard so maybe I'm not a good judge.

[excelsior-1]

corrected!

[netibiza]

Come to my small island, it is very Bah humbug, and not a christmas decoration or tree in sight, and certainly no xmas music!! Mayor is saving money!!!

BIG BAH HUMBUG!!

[B00]

And to answer Andy's question, im possibly one of the very few people who adores Christmas songs, I go all misty eyed and quite nostalgic about 'em.

[rockyracoon]

I had to Youtube The Waitresse as I'd never heard of them, I was quite surprised that I did actually know Christmas Wrapng, god knows what I thought it was called!

[237SJ]

I like most of the christmas songs (Slade, Wham etc) but I was in Sainsburys the other day and they were playing that god-awful one by Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews. She sounded like a cat being strangled and even the staff got fed up and switched it off half way through.

[B00]

I had to YouTube it too RR, as I couldn't recall which one it was.

Sorry Andy, me likes that one too.

[albaqwerty]

'And to answer Andy's question, im possibly one of the very few people who adores Christmas songs, I go all misty eyed and quite nostalgic about 'em.'

OK, who are you and what have you done with the real B00?

[andy-hughes]

Lol alba!

[Robinia]

I can turn the radio off at home but I hate Christmas songs in shops. Far from making me feel festive they me want to leave asap...

> > > runs screaming at the mere mention of Stop the Cavalry

[tonyav]

I think my favorite Christmas song as gotta be the one by Darlene Love.

[whiskeryron]

''A 1426 work of John Audelay, a Shropshire priest and poet, who lists 25 "caroles of Cristemas''

Trying to get hold of the original cd so that I can blast it out of the car.

WR.