# Christmas music is driving me mad **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 15, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137 "2003-12-15T16:05:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![blackhobyah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blackhobyah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackhobyah)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/21 "2003-12-16T11:12:09Z")
I feel your pain. I hate Christmas music. I especially hate being threatened with Christmas. Where I work some 300 of us have just lost our jobs in a major job spill and downsizing, oddly enough, the Christmas spirit is a little lacking for many of us. An irritating (and still employed) colleague told me, when I responded with no enthusiasm at all to her plans to bring in a blow-up Christmas tree that “you’ll just HAVE to get the Christmas spirit”. Well blow your Christmas tree up yer bum lady, but leave me alone. On the other hand, I do have a partial antidote to the Christmas carol craziness. Learn [this](http://www.playingsafely.co.uk/12stisofchristmas/) version of the Twelve Days of Christmas, sing it very loudly and call it a public service announcement… ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/22 "2003-12-16T11:25:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Captain Amazing \* > \*\*Are you sure it’s not “circus clown”? That is the verse after the Parson Brown verse: \*\* Right, you bastard. You just forced me to listen to this _utter shit_ again to see if you’re right. Now you owe me money for therapy. 😉 It’s Peggy Lee singing it, and she definitely sings “santa clown” twice. Poor old Parson Brown doesn’t feature at all. The bitch. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/23 "2003-12-16T13:58:38Z")
I envy you Jews and Muslims and Miscellaneous. Our Founding Fathers gave you the Constitutionally-protected right to bitch about Christmas music. Me? I get called a “Scrooge.” :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/24 "2003-12-16T14:09:31Z")
Much like **Chastain86** , one of my local radio stations switched in mid-fucking-October to all Christmas shit, all the damn time. I used to listen to that station on occasion. But not during this season. Plus shortly after Halloween (or maybe before, and I didn’t notice), the grocery store and the regional malls fired up the Christmas Muzak. It got me so overly irritated, that when I was in the grocery store yesterday, I nearly knocked over a singing snowman – I threw a side kick and elbow smash one foot off to the target’s side. (I know, I shouldn’t even do that, but if you saw the snowman, you’d probably say I was justified.) ---
**Author:** ![NutWrench](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nutwrench/32/20193_2.png) [@NutWrench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutWrench)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/25 "2003-12-16T15:04:08Z")
\*Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock . . . . . \* ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/26 "2003-12-16T15:14:04Z")
[slade]It’s Chriiistmassss![/slade] Arrrg! This is the third anti Christmas music/musak thread I’ve seen, seems it does piss off a lot of people. I’m gonna have to brave The Centre MK\* to get the prezzys tonight and I’m gonna have to get _drunk_ to stand it. I shall be inflicted with bloody John Lennon “So this is Christmas…”\*\* Aiee! Boney M :eek: (telling me that Jesus Christ was born on Chritmas day, WTF?) [gritted teeth]Slade[/gt] and so on, the same stuff over and over and over… Do all the shops get their tapes/CDs from the same place? At what point does having to suffer this environment turn you into a psycho? It is a recognised brain washing/torture technique to play the same thing to your victim over and over, who the hell thinks this is a good idea? \*it is, as you say, a Mall \*\*yes I fucking noticed that ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/27 "2003-12-16T15:32:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spogga \* > \*\*If I hear “The Little Drummer Boy” once more I’ll strangle the nearest person to me. \*\* _Shall I crush your brain?, ba-rump-bum-bum-bum And drive you quite insane?, ba-rump-bum-bum-bum And send you screaming from the mall to your car straight to a bar ba-rump-bum-bum-bum_ ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/28 "2003-12-16T17:20:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dropzone \* > \*\*I envy you Jews and Muslims and Miscellaneous. Our Founding Fathers gave you the Constitutionally-protected right to bitch about Christmas music. Me? I get called a “Scrooge.” :mad: \*\* Yea, cause nothing says Christmas like people going around shouting “Scrooge!” and “Grinch!” because someone doesn’t have a Christmas tree shoved up their ass. God, I hate those people. Not you, **Dropzone** , them people! After all, didn’t Jesus say, “To celebrate my birth, act like an asshole in a Santa hat and if anyone doesn’t like it, call em names!”? Allow me to quote one of Blink 182’s songs: It’s Christmas time, again It’s time to be nice to the people that you can’t stand All year I’m growing tired of all this Christmas cheer You people scare me Please stay away from my home If you don’t wanna get me down, Just leave the presents and then leave me alone ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/29 "2003-12-16T21:01:39Z")
**danceswithcats** : How about, _It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Syphilis_? I can never hear the proper version of that song without getting a grin out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/30 "2003-12-16T21:18:54Z")
My grandfather, who loves Christmas, used to be a DJ, way back in the late 40’s/early 50’s, before going in to television news. He told me that even back then, he had a “No Christmas music until December 24th” policy. Nothing against the music itself, but yes, it _does_ get tiresome. In a hurry. I like Christmas music, myself. In small does. Really small doses. Except on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, when I do like to listen to more of it. But I swear, if I _never_ hear Springsteen’s version of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” again, it will be too soon. That song sucks so hard it made the baby Jesus call Santa and say “I don’t know what you think, man, but he’s _totally_ off MY list.” ---
**Author:** ![ThatDuckIsEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@ThatDuckIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatDuckIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/31 "2003-12-16T21:30:12Z")
since it’s been running through my head since I braved the mall at lunchtime: Jingle Bells by Barbara Streisand Please tell me you’ve heard it. All rushed and sped-up to almost jibberish: “jingle bell, jingle bell, jing-jangle jingle bell, jingle bell, jing-jamble” OY! Happy Holidays! ---
**Author:** ![born\_too\_late](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@born\_too\_late](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/born_too_late)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/32 "2003-12-17T05:06:15Z")
“said the old man to the little boy… ‘do you want some candyyyy?’” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dizzy\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dizzy\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dizzy_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/33 "2003-12-17T05:42:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elmwood \* > \*\*I looked around everywhere for a giant inflatable rabbi \*\* You could call him Harve.😉 ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/34 "2003-12-17T05:53:33Z")
What about songs like “The Night Santa Went Crazy” or “A Patrick Swayze Christmas”? I could stand to hear those more often. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/35 "2003-12-17T13:53:12Z")
And what’s with all these Andy Williams songs? I haven’t heard him this much since 1963! Who disturbed his seemingly eternal nap in the necropolis of Branson? And WHY?!?!? Dear God, is Yakov Smirnov next? ---
**Author:** ![NoGoodNamesLeft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NoGoodNamesLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoGoodNamesLeft)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/36 "2003-12-17T17:01:15Z")
> [@](#): > > Dear God, is Yakov Smirnov next? See, the thing about Christmas in Communist Russia… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/37 "2003-12-17T17:15:40Z")
omg. I can so relate with you. All day at school, in the mall, in my parents car, its all Christmas music. Good god, at least turn it off during tests people! Im jewish, I really don’t care about christmas music. In fact, up until thanksgiving this year, I somewhat enjoyed it. But thats when one of the local radio stations switched to 24/7 christmas music. Now its everywhere. I can’t even escape to starbucks most of the time, cause they turn on their christmas cd’s, and turn it up LOUD. This is non-music related, but whats up with the lights? Christmas lights are pretty when used in moderation. Now, when you have lights crawling over the roof, a full set of reindeer (named, might I add!) and a moving, talking santa, then that qualifies as a bit excessive. You could probably spot this house from outer space, I can certainly see it through my dark curtains/blinds. Even worse is the fact that they leave the lights on TILL ONE IN THE MORNING. ---
**Author:** ![mlerose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/38 "2003-12-17T17:53:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*What the thundering _fuck_ is a “santa clown”? Why would a lyricist alter the original words (“Parson Brown”) to this monstrous image? I haven’t seen many Santa clown dolls on sale down the local department stores. > > \*\* And the santarchists, cacophanists, and Burning Man types of the world explode, as according to them, there is NO SUCH thing as a Santa Clown. You’re either a santa or a clown. Or, apparently, a rabbit. It’s a santa vs. clown vs. rabbit world out there. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/39 "2003-12-18T09:19:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MarkofT \* > \*\*Those are the lyrics for “Walkin’ 'Round in Women’s Underwear” by Bob Rivers of Twisted Radio. So far as I know none of the aritists you mentioned are related to Bob. \*\* You’re correct. The lyrics quoted were without credit, as I did not know their source, and included them in the post referentially as the genre was similar. **dungbeetle** -I’m interested. Any good link is appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137/40 "2003-12-19T13:31:09Z")
It’s a John Valby (Dr. Dirty) classic. I can’t look it up at this time, so hopefully that helps! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-is-driving-me-mad/219137.md?page=3)