FabSwingers.com forum: Worst Christmas Song

By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

This times of year we always see the nation's favourite Christmas song.

But what's the worst, let me know your least favourite Christmas song below.

Mine is that Calvary song. Ergh.

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By *opinovMan
50 weeks ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

Oh fucking hell... must we?

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

White Christmas.. Bing Crosby

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

The rolf Harris one

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

I can't get away with that Gaudete

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By *ris GrayMan
50 weeks ago

Dorchester

On the 14 th day of christmas

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By *anSMan
50 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

I hate them all, same old crap every year

Bah humbug lol

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By *ellhungvweMan
50 weeks ago

Cheltenham

"Oh fucking hell... must we?

I could see that being a Christmas No 1!

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

"Oh fucking hell... must we?

I could see that being a Christmas No 1!"

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
50 weeks ago

North West

Mariah Carey is at the bottom for me. Slade isn't far behind!

What's the Calvary one, Magneto?!

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

For me Christmas songs are either loathe or detest or cringe.

Christmas for me is about new birth new chapters new beginings.

Songs.. Killed off by DJ as played over and over.

At home this year..

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

Pretenders - 2000 miles

It's so dreary!

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By *GermanInLondonMan
50 weeks ago

London

Depends on the amount of repetition. Too much and they all get in my nerves.

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

Fairytale of new york.. overrated.

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

Fairy tale of New York.

Both vocals just grate on me like nails on a chalkboard.

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By *eordieJeansCouple
50 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

I’ll probably get pelters for this but John Lennon - Happy Xmas. It’s the most depressing song I’ve ever heard.

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By *JandCMCouple
50 weeks ago

cardiff

David Bowie n Bing Crosby -- Drummer boy

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By *idnight RamblerMan
50 weeks ago

Pershore

"I wish it could be Christmas Every Day"

Nooooooooo!! I wish it could be Christmas every 10 years.

Bah Humbug!!!

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
50 weeks ago

Bristol

"I’ll probably get pelters for this but John Lennon - Happy Xmas. It’s the most depressing song I’ve ever heard."

Completely agree.

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By *zeroMan
50 weeks ago

Glasgow

Lonely this Christmas - Mud. Dreary depressing shite

Girls Alouds version of Jingle Bell Rock

Mistletoe and Wine - Cliff Richard

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"Oh fucking hell... must we?

No. No one is forcing you.

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"White Christmas.. Bing Crosby"

Surprised.

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"The rolf Harris one "

Fair.

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By *ust want fun 888Man
50 weeks ago

nearby

Most of them, same songs since I was a child with the odd new one threw in there

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"Mariah Carey is at the bottom for me. Slade isn't far behind!

What's the Calvary one, Magneto?! "

I quite like the slade one.

I've looked it up. It's 'Stop the Calvary' by Jona Lewie.

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By *orny-DJMan
50 weeks ago

Leigh-on-Sea

Most of them - but then usually at this time of year I'm forced to play them when DJing Christmas parties or dinners, some of which kick off in mid November.

Usually sick and tired of them after a couple of gigs, lol

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"Fairytale of new york.. overrated."

I wonder if people who love that song also say die hard is not a Christmas film as they are both about other things just both set at Christmas.

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
50 weeks ago

Manchester-ish

Mistletoe and wine. I would be quite happy to never hear it again ever. Or Saviour's Day. Or Millennium Prayer. Just fuck off Cliff.

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"I’ll probably get pelters for this but John Lennon - Happy Xmas. It’s the most depressing song I’ve ever heard."

No arguments here.

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"Mistletoe and wine. I would be quite happy to never hear it again ever. Or Saviour's Day. Or Millennium Prayer. Just fuck off Cliff.

That is you off my Christmas card list.

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"Most of them - but then usually at this time of year I'm forced to play them when DJing Christmas parties or dinners, some of which kick off in mid November.

0 sick and tired of them after a couple of gigs, lol"

Ha must be like groundhog day.

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

All of them!

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
50 weeks ago

Manchester-ish

"Mistletoe and wine. I would be quite happy to never hear it again ever. Or Saviour's Day. Or Millennium Prayer. Just fuck off Cliff.

That is you off my Christmas card list. "

You like those songs?

Gosh.

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By *zeroMan
50 weeks ago

Glasgow

Oh I'm forgetting that Ed Sheeran and Elton John one that came out last year.

Drivel

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

Role Harris and Rick Parfitt - Christmas in the Sun. Truly awful.

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

"Role Harris and Rick Parfitt - Christmas in the Sun. Truly awful."

Rolf *

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By *rincess1988Woman
50 weeks ago

South Oxfordshire

"Depends on the amount of repetition. Too much and they all get in my nerves.

That opinion from a Christbaumkugelbetrachter!! Ich bin schockiert!

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By *ora the explorerWoman
50 weeks ago

Paradise, Herts

I like most but Mariah Carey one is the worst

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"Mistletoe and wine. I would be quite happy to never hear it again ever. Or Saviour's Day. Or Millennium Prayer. Just fuck off Cliff.

That is you off my Christmas card list.

You like those songs?

Gosh.

Just mistletoe and wine really, have good memories of that from when I was a kid in Ireland with MTV.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
50 weeks ago

Paradise, Herts

Oh and anything by cliff or Michael buble

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
50 weeks ago

Transsexual Transylvania

"Mariah Carey is at the bottom for me. Slade isn't far behind!

What's the Calvary one, Magneto?!

I quite like the slade one.

I've looked it up. It's 'Stop the Calvary' by Jona Lewie. "

Um... it's "Cavalry" - Calvary was where Christ was crucified (that's Easter).

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By *BWLOVER1965Man
50 weeks ago

My Own Little World

Not over enthusiastic about Wizard

After the 8900 times

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
50 weeks ago

Transsexual Transylvania

"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day".

That's my idea of Hell.

And Charlie Brooks' as well, since he wrote a Christmas Black Mirror episode where the protagonist is trapped in a virtual prison where that's playing on a loop for what is essentially eternity.

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By *edstockings2Couple
50 weeks ago

Ilfracombe

Stay Another Day’ by East 17

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By *ullyMan
50 weeks ago

Near Clacton

Any with words or music.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
50 weeks ago

North West

"Fairy tale of New York.

Both vocals just grate on me like nails on a chalkboard. "

Agree but haven't felt able to vocalise it this year, for obvious reasons! I turn the radio off if it comes on. Terrible song.

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By *issmorganWoman
50 weeks ago

Calderdale innit

All I want for Christmas is you... Mariah.

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By *eavilMan
50 weeks ago

Stalybridge

Bloody Live Aid one!

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
50 weeks ago

Sussex

"David Bowie n Bing Crosby -- Drummer boy"

We have a winner ??

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By *ndycoinsMan
50 weeks ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

All of 'em

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"Mariah Carey is at the bottom for me. Slade isn't far behind!

What's the Calvary one, Magneto?!

I quite like the slade one.

I've looked it up. It's 'Stop the Calvary' by Jona Lewie.

Um... it's "Cavalry" - Calvary was where Christ was crucified (that's Easter).

Apologies it's not often I have to spell that word to be honest. Not really much call for it these days.

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

The new Christmas songs just don't seem to do it, there's lots of American rnb Christmas songs that I think are awful.

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By *ikesEmBigMan
50 weeks ago

Herts

Anything to do with Paul McCartney (doesn't just have to be xmas)

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

The Sam Smith cover of “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

Totally sucked all joy from that song and Christmas itself

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By *2000ManMan
50 weeks ago

Worthing

That one which beat The Darkness Don't Let the Bells End to number 1.

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"The Sam Smith cover of “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

Totally sucked all joy from that song and Christmas itself

That's not like him...

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"The Sam Smith cover of “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

Totally sucked all joy from that song and Christmas itself

That's not like him..."

Them

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By *ab365XMan
50 weeks ago

Paisley

That Cliff Richard one, Christmas Time, Mistletoe & wine.

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By *idnight RamblerMan
50 weeks ago

Pershore

Living in Wales I don't like Driving Home for Christmas because at 20MPH you don't arrive til Easter.

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
50 weeks ago

Ramsey

Any cover of Do they know its Christmas.

The original should never have been tampered with. I get the whole new generation of pop stars thing, but nah, nothing touches the classic. Paul Young & Boy George on the vocals any day!

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By *enuine MikeMan
50 weeks ago

Guildford

Thriller

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"Living in Wales I don't like Driving Home for Christmas because at 20MPH you don't arrive til Easter."

Haha amazing.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
50 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

Anything involving cliff Richards or shaking Stephens, Celine Dion or one's that try to be humourous.

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By *iltsTSgirlTV/TS
50 weeks ago

chichester

That pogues one gets on my tits

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By *orthern StarsCouple
50 weeks ago

Durham

Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard

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By *ehindHerEyesCouple
50 weeks ago

SomewhereOnlyWeKnow

https://youtu.be/Ca5wXojemRM?si=ROHr-tMwTHF1eewR

I get driven mad with it every year

Tinder

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
50 weeks ago

North West

"Any cover of Do they know its Christmas.

The original should never have been tampered with. I get the whole new generation of pop stars thing, but nah, nothing touches the classic. Paul Young & Boy George on the vocals any day!"

I dislike that song for other reasons. It's so condescending! And many countries don't celebrate Christmas because they aren't Christian majority/state religion countries anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

Another vote for Bowie n Bing! Sets my teeth on edge. Apparently they recorded it in separate studios across the Atlantic...who would have guessed?

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
50 weeks ago

Lanson

"Stay Another Day’ by East 17

Agree - it's not even a Xmas song, no mention of Xmas or even winter in the lyrics....

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

All of them lol

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

Driving home for Christmas

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By *ndycoinsMan
50 weeks ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

^ wonderful irony up there.

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

Chris Rea must love driving.

I only know two of his songs, 'Driving home for Christmas', and the other one is, 'The Road to Hell'.

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By *andy CanesWoman
50 weeks ago

south

Happy Xmas john Lennon Yoko Ono

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

"Happy Xmas john Lennon Yoko Ono "

Yess… this!

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By *herry delightWoman
50 weeks ago

Ilfracombe

Stay Another Day by East 17

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
50 weeks ago

North West

"Stay Another Day by East 17

Is an accidental Christmas song! It's not actually about Christmas

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By *ily WhiteWoman
50 weeks ago

I don't particularly like any of them, but I don't like listening to Mariah Carey at any time of the year, so I'll say her one is the worst.

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By *andy CanesWoman
50 weeks ago

south

Aled Jones - Walking in the air

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By *aturebarneyMan
50 weeks ago

Sale

All of them.

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By *iddlesticksMan
50 weeks ago

My nan’s spare room.

Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald.

It just doesn’t work.

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By *undayTarkaMan
50 weeks ago

North Devon, Manchester

The one with the smack head who died. So overrated, sounds rough as toast. McColl is good

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

"The one with the smack head who died. So overrated, sounds rough as toast. McColl is good "

You clearly know the name of the song. No need to be so disrespectful.

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By *hilledguy2020Man
50 weeks ago

Gateshead

Mariah.....cant stand her!

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By *andy CanesWoman
50 weeks ago

south

"The one with the smack head who died. So overrated, sounds rough as toast. McColl is good

You clearly know the name of the song. No need to be so disrespectful. "
I was thinking the same thing

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By *aitonelMan
50 weeks ago

Travelling

"Fairytale of new york.. overrated."

I'm in this camp. Largely because I expect the major of people that "like" it do so because they feel it's edgy but also follow the crowd because it's "cool" and not that the song is all that good.

I don't hate it but it's sort of... Cliche which is kind of funny considering its not a traditional Christmas song by nature.

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By *otsossieMan
50 weeks ago

local, but not too local

One more sleep. Makes me stabby.

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By *jorkishMan
50 weeks ago

Seaforth

Is there a good one?

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By *otsossieMan
50 weeks ago

local, but not too local

There are a couple I don’t mind too much, but they all suffer from overexposure and most from being a cynical cash-in.

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By *torm in a G cupWoman
50 weeks ago

Land of the Long White Cloud

Snoopy's Christmas gets played to death here in NZ.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
50 weeks ago

walsall

"Any cover of Do they know its Christmas.

The original should never have been tampered with. I get the whole new generation of pop stars thing, but nah, nothing touches the classic. Paul Young & Boy George on the vocals any day!

I dislike that song for other reasons. It's so condescending! And many countries don't celebrate Christmas because they aren't Christian majority/state religion countries anyway. "

I can’t agree more with this, not only condescending, but inaccurate as well.

“where nothing ever grows”…….except for vasts amounts of forest and palm oil crops to mention a few.

“No rain or rivers flow”……. Errr hello, not heard of monsoon and rainy seasons, not to mention the river Nile!

I could go on.

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By *entlemanrogueMan
50 weeks ago

Motherwell

If you pay attention to the actual lyrics of "Baby its cold outside" it is suspect and i wouldn't be surprised if they force a lyric change in the next few years.

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By *entlemanrogueMan
50 weeks ago

Motherwell

"Chris Rea must love driving.

I only know two of his songs, 'Driving home for Christmas', and the other one is, 'The Road to Hell'. "

Depending on where Home is both songs could be about the same place.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
50 weeks ago

North West

"Is there a good one?"

I actually like Boney M's "Mary's Boy Child". Not only is it tuneful, but is also about actual Christmas. And no, I'm not a staunch religious type. But of them all, I quite like that one.

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By *agneto. OP Man
50 weeks ago

Bham

"Is there a good one?"

Yeah, like 90% of them!

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
50 weeks ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

A Wombling Merry Christmas

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

Bah Humbug by The Tiny Tim’s

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By *inky ChefMan
50 weeks ago

Norwich

Last Christmas

Wham

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
50 weeks ago

North West

^^^He's been Whammed

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

The one's they play in superstores they copy's I found out they cannot play the originals due to paying royalties so they opted for copy versions they awful best of at funerals rant over

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By *ingleguy50Man
50 weeks ago

birmingham

"Anything to do with Paul McCartney (doesn't just have to be xmas)"

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By *glyBettyTV/TS
50 weeks ago

About 3 feet away from the fence

Having gone through the thread and seen all the suggestions, it seems like many are mentioned due to them being trite & tedious rather than necessarily being genuinely awful.

I think I have found what is legitimately the worst Christmas song of all time..

I won't name it, it has to be experienced..

https://youtu.be/9jf-GVIxy9c?si=vzuSu3ayvI6zzoB7

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By *ighty-maus85Man
50 weeks ago

WATFORD

Fairy tale of new York, don't care if he's brown bread it's shit, it's always been shit and I'm glad I can listen to my own music at work.

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
49 weeks ago

Sussex

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

Since being used on adverts for a travel agency company,

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By *odevilWoman
49 weeks ago

exeter

Everything by Cliff Richard

Ugh

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By *iker59Man
49 weeks ago

wrexhamm

Shakin Stevens

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By *odevilWoman
49 weeks ago

exeter

"Fairytale of new york.. overrated.

I'm in this camp. Largely because I expect the major of people that "like" it do so because they feel it's edgy but also follow the crowd because it's "cool" and not that the song is all that good.

I don't hate it but it's sort of... Cliche which is kind of funny considering its not a traditional Christmas song by nature. "

SAME!

Most people only like it because its got bad words in it.

Its lame. Hate it.

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