Hey Lemmy!

What’s that one song comes on the radio or party and you’re filled with joy? Or perhaps it’s a carol and it makes you feel alright. What is it?

Then there’s the song that makes you flinch and cringe, and you’ve gotta shut that song down. What is it?

Your favorite and your despised!

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    41·
    15 hours ago

    There is a particular version of Carol of the Bells I quite like.

    Also, the Trans Siberian Orchestra turned out a couple great tracks as well.

    There are a few tracks by Frank Sinatra that sometimes get played as Christmas music which I won’t tolerate. I’ve never heard a Sinatra song I don’t physically hate.

    • SLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      4 hours ago

      The physical reaction to Sinatra 😆 Is the Carol of the Bells instrumental or vocal? Are you thinking of John Williams’ version from Home Alone?

      • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        The Home Alone version is in the ballpark; the version I’m thinking of I’m pretty sure was on a CD of Christmas music my parents had. The Home Alone version sounds like it was sung by a children’s choir. Then you get a lot of this version that is women plus instruments. The version I’m thinking of was choir only, ran a little faster, and had men in the choir. The sopranos still did most of the work but having some bass in the counter melody and chorus took the power up a notch.

        I’m gonna see if I can find that CD today.

  • STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world
    2·
    15 hours ago

    After growing up with a bunch of retail workers and hearing all their horror stories, I generally try to avoid all the “classic” Christmas tunes as long as possible - the only ones I ever seek out are Christmas At Ground Zero by Weird Al Yankovic, and Straight No Chaser’s album from 2009.

  • Qkall@lemmy.ml
    2·
    16 hours ago

    ms parker by chance the rapper is so smooth… honestly people sleep on his christmas album…

    and as someone that has worked at a store… you already know.

  • beccaboben@lemmy.world
    18·
    1 day ago

    New fave Christmas jam - Megan Trainor feat. Earth, Wind and Fire - Holidays

    All time fave - Dominick the Donkey

    Please never again - Mariah Carey anything.

  • A7thStone@lemmy.world
    2·
    20 hours ago

    I like Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s version of Baby It’s Cold Outside. I try to avoid most other Christmas songs, but especially Mariah Carey. I also worked in a department store for five years, so lots of bad memories of Christmas songs for months.

  • Usernameblankface@lemmy.world
    2·
    20 hours ago

    My must have is Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Christmas Eve Sarajevo

    https://youtu.be/2LbmhneqBnE

    It’s easily overplayed, but if I can get away with hearing it 3 times through December, it’s great!

    Can’t stand… Not going to link Maria Carey.

    Edit, also not going to link (gagging) Christmas Shoes (vomits)

  • _NetNomad@fedia.io
    5·
    1 day ago

    my favorites are Christmas Wrapping, Last Christmas (never got the hate!) and basically everything off of the Phil Spector and Mannheim Steamroller records. (edit: and Brian Setzer! how could i forget!) the only ones i really dislike are All I Want For Christmas Is You and any time someone covers and upbeat christmas song as an acoustic ballad- people think that’s an easy way to make something emotional and meaningful but it actually takes a lot of skill to pull of, and i’ve yet to hear anyone pull it off with a Christmas song!

  • TheRedSpade@lemmy.world
    3·
    23 hours ago

    I worked retail for a decade. I can’t imagine intentionally listening to any Christmas song after that.

    At my current job they played them through the whole shift today (luckily only today), and the two that really got to me were “All I want for Christmas is you” (don’t know the actual title, but 3 different recordings of it played) and that one nasally bitch with the death wish.