I don’t know that it’s BAD, since it makes me laugh every time I hear it, but it IS really kind of sick…
Something Stuck Up In The Chimney by Bob Rivers
They all suck. Every damn one of them.
But there are some that suck more than others:
Jingle Bell Rock
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
Holly Jolly Christmas
Blue Christmas
Huh? You just named four of my favorite Christmas songs.
Along with “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” I like the version by Brian Setzer and Ann-Margaret the most. I also like “Santa Baby” by Madonna and “Jingle Bells” with the Singing Dogs. I dunno, maybe I should post this in the “What rules of cool do you break?” thread.
“Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” does suck Rudolph’s balls, though.
Santa Baby is sleazy and irritating.
The Christmas Shoes is maudlin, irritating and stupid. If I were Christian I think I’d be offended by the impication that Jesus wouldn’t let me into Heavan unless I was wearing really nice shoes.
But I give the prize to Christmas Carol which is maudlin, irritating, stupid and sleazy (because I can’t escape the inappropriate notion that the Santa in the song is a creepy pedophile).
Was it from this album? 
The song is called Sleigh Ride.
Anyone ever hear of Bob “Captain Kangaroo” Keegan’s “The Littlest Snowman (With the Red Candy Heart”?
I don’t want to call it a bad Christmas song, and I certainly can’t call it good, but I was just wondering because y’all seem to be coming up with some obscure stuff here. My mom used to play this record for me when I was a kid, and it always made me cry. (He melted!)
I confess that I didn’t much care for “Zat You Santa Claus”, but then I saw this rendition. (Be patient, wait for the dance part.)
The version of “Sleigh Ride” with the cracking whip was actually performed by The Boston Pops Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler, complete with the trumpet neighing like a horse.
Amazon.com has it available for download, in case anyone’s not familiar with it.
Copied from my livejournal, but it fits this thread, so I’ll put it here as well.
So this year, I kept myself sane by singing or making up silly lyrics to all the Christmas music I kept hearing while shopping. You know the ones Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Harf the Hair Lipped Angels Sing, Deck Us All With Boston Charley and so forth.
Next year I will play "Christmas Carrol Bingo." I will pass out cards to friends and family. Each space on the card will be occupied by a familiar Christmas song. As the card owner shops they mark off spaces as they hear the songs. When they get BINGO they must shout it loudly wherever they happen to be.
Not only a way to keep sane during the constant barrage of Christmas music starting in November, but also create a minor public disturbance! ;)Perhaps I haven’t read the thread thoroughly enough, but I can’t believe no one else seems to have mentioned Christmas Don’t Be Late by Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Preach it, Brother!
I can’t imagine how more people aren’t complaining about Santa, Baby. That song makes me cringe.
I can understand most of the rest of the songs mentioned, even if I may like them once a year or so. But that’s the only one that comes to my mind at the top.
Gee, you mean you’re not fond of “little toy dolls that toodle and coo”? Can you tell I hate that one?
And if I never hear “Santa Baby” again it will be waaay too soon.
Where are the “Do they know its Hannukah/Ramadan/festival of the five skulls” is what I want to know.
I refuse to acknowledge the existence of that song. Augh, sleazy Christmas music.
None of you know bad Christmas music until you hear local “favorite”
What a sappy complete suck of a song.
enjoy
I like Christmas Wrapping. It was one of the few Christmas songs that got played on CFNY back in the day. I also like Greg Lake’s I Believe in Father Christmas. I have to admit that I’m not that familiar with Santa Baby, but it sounds horrid.