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OK...so shops have started playing Christmas music already, and its reminded me how offensive to the ear some Christmas songs are. *Now don't get me wrong, I love Christmas but hearing some of these songs over and over again drives me up the wall! Below is my top 3 'smash your stereo' favourites...


1. 'Driving Home For Christmas' - Chris Rea

2. 'Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) - The Darkness

3. 'Mistletoe and Wine' - Sir Riff Pilchard...this one gets extra hate points


Anyone have any to add?




*edited so as not to sound like such a Scrooge

I like most Xmas songs fine and dandy provided I hear them between the 2nd and 24th of December.

Apart from The Pogues FTONY which I can listen to any old time as it's just a good song.

And as for East 17 it's not really a Xmas song except when it's in conjunction with the video.

Those white parkas, the snow, Brian, Tony, Tug and Boz giving it maximum yearnage, gets me every time.

As for Jonah Lewie if you have Stop The Cavalry followed by Always In The Kitchen At Parties you have a festive two-hander that'll get kids from 8 to 80 cutting a rug with gay abandon.

I can't stand the Maria Carey one (mind you, I don't like her music at the best of times, so her singing a xmas song was never going to work for me!), and the Slade one gets stuck in my head for days on end driving me mad. Always enjoy hearing the Pogues, can't help but smile. Am looking forward to teaching my 3 year old the lyrics this year...

Jeremy Wrote:

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> I can't believe nobody has mentioned Paul

> McCartney's "Wonderful Christmas Time". It really

> makes me feel quite angry and violent. With the

> retarded lyrics and that stupid synth sound...

> ARGGHHH!



I have to agree. Though I do have a soft spot for Mull of Kintyre.....

I too quite enjoy Driving Home for Christmas - I know it's not cool, but when it comes to Christmas, I am resolutely uncool.


In fact, I would like to state my case here and now - I love Wonderful Christmas Time, Mull of Kintyre, Pipes of Peace and even the ruddy Frog Chorus. I'm Rosie and I heart Christmas cheese (in fact, that may be the name of one of the many Christmas albums I own).


Destestables include Whigfield's Last Christmas, any variety of Maria-esque warbly soul bastardisations of classic Christmas pop, I don't mind Mistletoe and Wine but Saviour's Day and The Lord's Prayer are pretty diabolical. Oh, I think there's a Michael Bolton one too. Ugh.

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