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14. I'm an atheist who loves christmas music

Reply to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 03:41 PM

Dec 2011

Damn near all of it.

Naturally there are better and worse versions of many songs but I just love christmas music.

My favorites are the Nutcracker suite and Charlotte Church's version of O' Holy Night.

And after those, mostly classical music pieces.

But I like the Bing Crosby and Mannheim Steamroller and TranSiberian Orchestra stuff too.

Oh, And Santa Baby. Eartha Kitt, Madonna and Miss Piggy versions are my faves.

And the Beach Boys Little St Nick.

But that's not what this thread is about so to answer the OP: Bruce Springsteen - Merry Christmas Baby. I just hate it. ANd there's a Bon Jovi christmas song that can eat shit too.

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The 1st annual "Which Christmas song makes you want to shove an icepick in your ear" thread. [View all] Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 OP

Can I vote for 'All of the Above' LynneSin Dec 2011 #1

Yes. Yes, you may. Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #3

+1 Scuba Dec 2011 #10

Seconded. geardaddy Dec 2011 #11

thirded RainDog Dec 2011 #45

Christmas Shoes Sentath Dec 2011 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Tabasco_Dave Dec 2011 #60

Thank you for introducing me UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #68

If you haven't already, check out Patton Oswalt's Christmas Shoes routine. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2011 #72

Love Patton Oswalt an had never heard this routine. beac Dec 2011 #80

I am IN tears listening to that. Thank you for that clip Justice wanted Dec 2011 #97

Thank you for mentioning that one! I can't believe that song was made. I can't believe that song Justice wanted Dec 2011 #83

OK I had to look this song up on youtube Generic Other Dec 2011 #86

was this song by the same one that wrote that butterfly kisses song ? JI7 Dec 2011 #90

ANYTHING that tries to sound like . . . gratuitous Dec 2011 #4

Oh, and Carol of the Bells gratuitous Dec 2011 #78

you are right about the flourishes Generic Other Dec 2011 #89

Dominick the Donkey YankeyMCC Dec 2011 #5

It's a tie MorningGlow Dec 2011 #6

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer--Came out the same time my Mema died. msanthrope Dec 2011 #7

Yup, that is the first one that came to my mind. That is one stupid Xmas song. n/t RebelOne Dec 2011 #20

That is the worst song ever Sanity Claws Dec 2011 #42

+1 sakabatou Dec 2011 #47

I am so sick of that song! Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2011 #88

Little Drummer Boy HappyMe Dec 2011 #8

Rum Pummm... Lasher Dec 2011 #35

That's one of my most despised songs ever. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #38

+1000 1gobluedem Dec 2011 #74

Ding fries are done ... Bake Dec 2011 #9

I hate them all. Luciferous Dec 2011 #12

Christmas Bells Loge23 Dec 2011 #13

I'm an atheist who loves christmas music OriginalGeek Dec 2011 #14

As another atheist, I'm very fond of traditional carols! LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #22

The dogs barking Jingle Bells av8rdave Dec 2011 #15

Oh come on, that's the very best of them all. Lasher Dec 2011 #36

That song is particularly obnoxious. backscatter712 Dec 2011 #44

The Chipmunks Xmas song hifiguy Dec 2011 #16

I bought that album to make my stressed out husband crack up EFerrari Dec 2011 #28

Any of the "comedy" songs. Iggo Dec 2011 #17

What, you don't like Weird Al's Christmas At Ground Zero? n/t backscatter712 Dec 2011 #43

Christmas Shoes is awful and I just heard a song about an Italian Christmas Donkey that was vile Burma Jones Dec 2011 #18

Little Drummer Boy is the one I hate most. frogmarch Dec 2011 #19

I think the most irritating one might be this one by Merle Haggard: LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #21

Chestnuts Roasting On An Open... one_voice Dec 2011 #23

Chet's Nuts yankeepants Dec 2011 #32

I always sang that as OriginalGeek Dec 2011 #53

I would sing: murielm99 Dec 2011 #58

Despite the Fresh Prince's insistance, OriginalGeek Dec 2011 #77

For the jaded among us: Lars39 Dec 2011 #24

Silent Night yankeepants Dec 2011 #25

I thought they were saying "round young virgin" when I was a kid. nolabear Dec 2011 #33

I thought it was "Round John Version" FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #37

I don't like Silent Night, either, but it seems to be compulsory at Christmas Eve services Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2011 #55

All of them WilliamPitt Dec 2011 #26

You all suck. Wait Wut Dec 2011 #27

That one by Paul McCartney. progressoid Dec 2011 #29

Seconded. Dewey Finn Dec 2011 #34

Thanks but I'm afraid progressoid Dec 2011 #57

Ha ha . . . it's so bad, it's now "The Song That Must Not Be Named". HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #67

... fizzgig Dec 2011 #61

Sorry progressoid Dec 2011 #63

like finger nails on a blackboard rurallib Dec 2011 #70

Oh yes flying rabbit Dec 2011 #84

I CANNOT STAND that one.(retail hell memories) lildreamer316 Dec 2011 #92

Agreed! LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #100

White Christmas EFerrari Dec 2011 #30

I don't mind the song as such... LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #101

In California, no one knows how to drive in the rain, let alone snow. It's appalling. EFerrari Dec 2011 #103

The one they start playing right after Halloween raging_moderate Dec 2011 #31

"All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth" Adsos Letter Dec 2011 #39

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas frogmarch Dec 2011 #40

"Last Christmas, I gave you my heart...the very next day, you gave it away" TK421 Dec 2011 #41

THAT one. And Santa Baby. And any Chipmunk song. LiberalEsto Dec 2011 #73

If I hear it one more time, someone is going to die n/t TK421 Dec 2011 #104

ANY chipmunk song, kentauros Dec 2011 #46

All of them. alarimer Dec 2011 #48

"All I Want for Christmas" by Mariah Carey femmocrat Dec 2011 #49

good one! Loge23 Dec 2011 #99

I am surprised nobody mentioned Christmas Shoes tabbycat31 Dec 2011 #50

It was the second one mentioned... and the first one i thought of as well! Rhythm Dec 2011 #54

I also hate the Christmas Shoes song. annonymous Dec 2011 #69

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" unionworks Dec 2011 #51

I do like "I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus" by Kip Adotta. HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #65

*ANY* Christmas song recorded after 2002. Initech Dec 2011 #52

I'll lower that date to 1989. HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #62

I'd lower it further LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #108

Santa Baby. Every version. yewberry Dec 2011 #56

Agree! the worst marigold20 Dec 2011 #66

"White Christmas" - by Irving Berlin. ellisonz Dec 2011 #59

Happy XMas (War is Over). HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #64

Most of the shit they play in stores. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #71

I wish I could I redub all versions of Sleigh Ride to say... Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #75

THAT's the one that makes me ho-ho-ho-homicidal. beac Dec 2011 #81

Hate them all MadrasT Dec 2011 #76

The one done by Bananarama, I think is the group treestar Dec 2011 #79

Anything declaring that someone else's deity is "my King" or whatever. Matariki Dec 2011 #82

Feliz Navidad stevedeshazer Dec 2011 #85

This is mine, it plays ovah and ovah Texasgal Dec 2011 #87

I found a site where you can listen to them ALL at one time. What a cacophony! Generic Other Dec 2011 #91

Mine are 'Little Drummer Brat and 'Starve the World Do they Care it's Christmas?' Wolf Frankula Dec 2011 #93

Barbara Streisand's stupid version of "Jingle Bells" ScreamingMeemie Dec 2011 #94

Anything playing in stores this year that is a "recent interpretation" - esp NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #95

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Orrex Dec 2011 #96

Little Drummer Boy sarge43 Dec 2011 #98

"Do you hear what I hear" is the one that drives me nuts. stevenleser Dec 2011 #102

Why can't we dedicate two-three stations to people who DON'T want to hear Christmas music? TK421 Dec 2011 #105

Isn't "Carol Of The Bells" the one....... Paladin Dec 2011 #106

I have two: Christmas Shoes and A Baby Changes Everything ladywnch Dec 2011 #107