I love Christmas. And I love music. And one of the best parts of Christmas is—hands-down—the Christmas music. My suite mates love Bing Crosby. Josh Groban is one of my roommate's favorites. Mannheim Steamroller is my tradition. Of course, not all Christmas music is created equal. There's some pretty weird stuff out there... So this year, we, the Odyssey team here at FHU, came together and decided on the top ten all-time worst Christmas songs.
1. "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
"You'd better watch out." Enough said.
2. "The Christmas Shoes"
Frankly, this song is SO DEPRESSING. Who wants to be depressed around Christmas?
3. "Silent Night"
Literally no one is quiet on Christmas. No one. It's Christmas.
4. "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"
We have to clarify this one... we only don't like version where kids are singing it. The Harry Connick Jr. version is actually pretty fabulous.
5. "Do You Hear What I Hear"
But really though. Have you ever taken a close look at these lyrics? The "night wind" is talking to a sheep, for crying out loud.
6. "Happy Birthday Jesus"
I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but I've got to call out the historical inaccuracies here. There's a lot of debate, but in general, scholars tend to agree that Jesus wasn't actually born on December 25th. And even aside from that technicality, the song is kinda annoying anyway.
7. "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"
Here's a really messed-up song to get you in the holiday mood! I mean, why was grandma out walking around all by herself on Christmas in the first place? And don't even get me started on the wig line.
8. "Santa Baby"
Isn't Santa that bearded old dude? No one thinks this is creepy? Really?
9. "Baby It's Cold Outside"
The lyrics are actually creepy, when you think about it. Girl, get yourself out of there, cold outside or not.
10. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
I'm scared to know there's a movie by the same title. I don't even want to know.