Christmas Songs I Dislike.

A couple of posters have mentioned the association of Little Drummer Boy with the Moors Murderers. I’d never heard that previously mentioned anywhere. How awful.

The Little Drummer Boy. Ever since I read the Moors murderers used to play it while they were committing their unspeakable crimes.

The Pogues. I like the tune, but did you ever listen to the words!

Mary's Boy Child - yuck - although I do remember singing it in Primary School!
Another no is Little Drummer Boy - apart from the Bing Crosby/David Bowie version!
The Jona Louis one is depressing! Oh, and can't stand Pipes of Peace or Mull of Kintire!
If you work in retail, the constant carols just become a background noise after the first half hour, and first 6 weeks ,believe me !

Can't stand Mistletoe & Wine....urgh!!

I love 2000 Miles by Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders which was released in the 80s. It is very sad & Christmassy. I also love most of the classic traditional Christmas Carols which all remind me of my childhood. Oh, & Elton John's "Step into Christmas" which always cheers me up if I am feeling down.

I love ‘ A spaceman came travelling’.
The radio rarely plays it which, in some ways is nice as it never seems to get stale and certainly doesn’t seem to make it on to the dreaded supermarket loops.

Wham! Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart - well by all accounts, you shouldn't still be singing but unfortunately you are and I HATE THAT SONG GRRRRRRRR

It's in my top ten hates along with mistletoe and wine

The Pogues Christmas song and I know I'm probably the only one. Trisha57 I've the Phil Spector Christmas one too and I love it.

Baby please come home, lonely this Christmas as they are sad.
Also little drummer boy as its connected to Hindley and Brady and what they recorded as background music

Me too.
It's a lovely little film.

I like the song and music from The Snowman. And I still like the film too!

Slade, Cliff Richard and Wizzard....loathe them!

Actually I dislike most except Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas, I love these words;

"I wish you a hopeful Christmas
I wish you a brave new year
All anguish, pain and sadness
Leave your heart and let your road be clear"

AGAA4

Mistletoe and wine is the one I don't like.

Anything by Cliff Richard and I’m turning off.

All of them! My heart really sinks, every year, when the songs start, on TV ads, the radio and in shops, so early, too early (often before it's even December). Then there's the films, too. I find it all so sickening, depressing, not cheering.

Calistemon

rosie1959

Can’t stand Fairytale in New York The Pogues so depressing or Driving home for Christmas Chris Reah
Love Last Christmas Wham and Stay another day East 17
But it’s not Christmas without Slade and Wizzard

Love Last Christmas Wham

Have you seen the film, rosie1959?

Not of Wham singing, but the film called Last Christmas.
I will say no more.

No not seen that film although I don’t mind a sing along with Slade I am not keen on Christmas films

I was never keen on Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas until our group piano teacher gave us a not-too-difficult version to play - with the words, which I’d never bothered to listen to. I really like it now.

Thanks Maggiemay. Battery died before I could reply about Little Drummer Boy.

I think the Wombles did a Christmas song as well - ghastly.

My favourite has to be Marys Boy Child by Boney M, I dislike anything by Cliff Richards and John Lennon.

MissAdventure

I have to say, though, the mere hint of a school nativity play reduces me to tears these days.

Many Infant teachers feel the same at this time of year…..!

At the end of term I used to persuade colleagues to have their class take on a verse each from The Twelve Days. On the last day of term before Christmas, we would “perform” it with each group enacting their verse, with suitable costumes and props, where possible. My favourite memory is of when three of my Y6 boys dressed up as three French hens, complete with make up and feather boas! (their interpretation!) ???

hollysteers

That so boring partridge in a pear tree (Twelve days of Christmas?)

Remember going to a secondary school Carol Service when I was about 10. The choir sang The 12 Days Of Christmas, and certain sections stood up to sing their ‘bit’, then sat down, and the next lot popped up, lots of standing up and sitting down. It went on like that throughout the song. They did it really well, and I was so impressed!

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I love Boney M Christmas songs!

I do get tired of Mariah Carey, and I really dislike the Madonna version of Santa Baby.

I admit to liking most Christmas music, but get a bit bored by actual Christmas. Although I do wish they would play a few after Christmas. Do your radio stations stop any Christmas music as of midnight on Christmas Day? Ours are right back to regular programming on Boxing Day, when I'm still feeling in the holiday mode.

That so boring partridge in a pear tree (Twelve days of Christmas?)