As a child I had an on going battle with my dad. He probably doesn't even remember it, but to me it was a big deal. When can I start listening to Christmas music??? (This was before the days of iPods and I certainly didn't have my own CD player, I had to listen on the stereo in the living room so it did affect the whole family) And I felt like every year the answer changed. Sometimes it was after Halloween, sometimes I had to wait until Thanksgiving. One year I wised up. I asked my dad and the answer that day was after Halloween. So I wrote a quick contract and had him sign it. I hope its still around. I hope I can find it someday. So funny.
I love all the classics and the religious Christmas songs, but these are the songs I like to jam to on my way to work. Today I'm counting backwards, bottom to top. Favorite to favoritest.
5. Mavis Staples: Christmas Vacation. I loved this song before I ever saw this movie.
4. Paul McCartney: Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime. I don't know why this song gets so much hate, but I love it (synthesizers and all!) If you've never seen the video, the angels with sunglasses singing in space it worth a watch, even if you hate this song. I heart Paul forever!!!
3. The Waitresses: Christmas Wrapping. Once I had a roommate who told me this song did not feel like a Christmas song. I said "Maybe not this year, but wait until next year. You'll learn to love it and when you hear it again it will bring back awesome Christmas memories." A year later she facebooked me to tell me I was right! (PS the video to this song is pretty weird, but it was better than the one that just had the lyrics. LAME)
2. Tran Siberian Orchestra: Carol of the Bells. This is not the whole song, but I seriously love this montage from The Office, because that's what this song feels like to me: CHRISTMAS!!!!
1. Bing Crosby and David Bowie: The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth. This song is just so beautiful, and the intro is just cute and touching. Plus I just love David Bowie.
And for fun, some of the worst Christmas songs off all time:
Elton John: Step into Christmas. I will change the station. I love me some Elton, but this just went so wrong.
Band Aid: Do They Know its Christmas. Pretty sure snow in Africa has nothing to do with poverty and every thing to do with climate.
New Song: Christmas Shoes. If I was dying I would not want my child running around town buying shoes, just sayin'.
What songs do you love or hate? I'm sure I've forgotten some good/awful ones!
How did I live with you for so many years and I only know three of those songs!?
ReplyDeleteI remember David Bowie and Bing Crosby (one of my all time favorites as well), Siberian Orchestra's "Carol of the Bells," which I also love, and I also remember you loving "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time," which I could never understand. I don't think I'll ever get on board with that one ;)
One song I don't hate, but it's not my favorite, yet everyone seems to LOVE it is John Lennon's "So This is Christmas."
Yeah John Lennon just reminds me of Christmas radio because I feel like they play it every other song! I don't hate it either, but I could take it or leave it.
DeleteUm, it's kind of embarrassing to admit, but "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey is one of my favorites. I worked at KB Toys briefly at Christmas time, and they played the STUPIDEST songs. Stuff about things like emailing Santa by every teen bopper imaginable. Ughhhh
ReplyDeleteI should have done an honorable mention to that song. I love it too!
DeleteI worked at k b toys too during the chrismas season! There was this song sleigh ride but I don't know who sang it that I'm dying to find out
DeleteI loved your post about Christmas songs. My blog www.farfromnormal.net has a posting about the Twelve Days of Christmas. Check it out.
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