One annoyance of the 'all Christmas all the time' thing is the redundancy. It seems that the station selects 12 songs and simply repeats them 24 hours a day. I have literally heard the exact same version of the same song 5 times in the same day. Not only is that ridiculous, but I also find it completely unnecessary. Why not play the same songs but performed by different artists? There are literally hundreds of artists that have released Christmas albums/CDs! Why not pick songs from each of them and give listeners some variety, rather than playing the same 12 songs over and over again?!?!
While we're talking Christmas songs, can I share with you 2 songs I absolutely abhor? "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" and "You're a Mean One Mr Grinch". I thoroughly detest both of those songs and will most certainly change the station when they come on.
My favorite 2 Christmas songs? "Merry Christmas, Darling" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas". The Carpenters versions, of course.
and the repeats are only 1 of 920348576 reasons why I detest holiday music!
ReplyDeleteI have the classical station on at home, at work, and in the car. no commercials either cause it's NPR!
My favorite Christmas song is Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy sung by Bing Crosby & David Bowie.
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Calvin
I love Karen Carpenter's voice, but my favorite Christmas song--and keep in mind that I am not at all a religious man--is 'O Holy Night.'
ReplyDeleteLook for JHud's version .... chills!
I like "I'll be Home for Christmas" by Bing Crosby. Every time I hear it I'm a small child in my jammies at my grandmothers house sitting by her giant record player eating cookies looking at the furnace blow the tinsel on the tree.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt. "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" by Nat King Cole. Dean Martins "Silver Bells". Yes I adore all the oldies over the newer artists.
I have written a few times on this topic. Next week the cheesy 'holiday tunes' come on at work, oh the pain.
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In the bleak midwinter and Sussex Carol
By the way, a belated happy birthday - I hope your next year is your best one yet !
ReplyDeleteChristmas music is the best music, I workout to it year round haha My current fave is "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Julianne Hough.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays Mark!
I couldn't agree more. Everyday I get in the car and sit in traffic to come home I hear the same songs. I know it's on a loop but come on. In this day and time they could play a different song/artist all day without repeats. I like the old stuff and newer fare like Michael Buble' and Kelly Clarkson.
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