Christmas Songs

[poliphilo]

Ugh- Christmas music!

I'm not talking about carols or even Christmas hymns- I like a lot of those. I'm talking about Christmas pop songs. Aren't they horrible?

And inescapable at this time of year: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Slade, Wizard, Cliff Richard.

The chingly sleigh bells, the fake bonhomie. Like being backed into a corner by a sentimental drunk with mincepie breath.

There are only two Christmas songs I can stand. The first is White Christmas. Well,  it's Irving Berlin and Irving Berlin was a mensch. And the second is the Pogues' Fairytale of New York.

"You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap, lousy faggot"- ah now, there's the true spirit of Christmas!  

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[frumiousb.livejournal.com]

I will admit to a soft spot for 1950s Christmas music. Mitch Miller Christmas singalong is on high rotation in our house, but not until after December 15th.

B. bought me the Sufjan Stevens Christmas box set this year, in attempt to update my musical sweet tooth...

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I don't recognise Mitch Miller. I suspect the British equivalent would be someone like Max Bygraves.

I used to work as a cleaner in an old folk's home. It was wall to wall Max in there.