# Favorite/Least Favorite Christmas Songs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-christmas-songs/95028>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 24, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-christmas-songs/95028 "2001-11-24T16:07:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-christmas-songs/95028/61 "2001-11-28T05:40:25Z")

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> \*Originally posted by OxyMoron \*  
> \*\*A quasi-exception: Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, a modern composition heavily influenced by traditional caroling.  
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Ooh, _Ceremony of Carols_ rocks the house! “Adam Lay Ibounden” is so much fun to sing…and so is “This Little Babe.”

(I’ve also sung in a piece called _Salvator Mundi,_ by William Mathias…it resembles _Ceremony_ somewhat but isn’t as good. ;))

Also, we’re singing “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming” at Mass this Sunday (beginning of Advent), mostly because I was pretty adamant about doing it… 🙂

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**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-christmas-songs/95028/62 "2001-11-29T06:09:51Z")

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“This Little Babe” is my favorite - I never realized that a _harp_ could jam! Stunning stuff. Thanks for the other recommendation, I’ll look it up.

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**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-christmas-songs/95028/63 "2001-11-29T14:17:40Z")

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Favorites:  
The absolute best is Sleigh Ride, the old-fashioned instrumental symphonic version.  
I second Nat King Cole’s Christmas Song and the Charlie  
Brown album.

Least favorites:  
Feliz Navidad makes the baby Jesus weep.  
Oh-and Kilt-Wearin’ Man, I am SO with you on Manheim Stemroller’s Deck the Halls. I mean, all their music is  
icky synthesized elevator CRAP, but this one seems to be the most overplayed. It makes me break out in hives.

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-christmas-songs/95028/64 "2001-11-29T14:20:01Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Eonwe \*  
> \*\ ***MsRobyn** ,
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> There’s a great song, um, I think called Christmas Wrapping, by Save Ferris which is all about being Jewish and being overwhelmed by all the Christmas hype. It’s a punk song, but really mild (I don’t particularly like punk, but I love this song, it’s so much fun). Might be worth finding and listening to. \*\*

Thanks for the info, **Eonwe**. I’ll look for the song.

I have one more addition to my list of OK holiday songs. Obviously, it’s “A Lonely Jew” as sung by Kyle from South Park.

Robin

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