The Christmas Carol that Annoys You Most:

[fuzzyoctopus]

Yeah but you have to stay in your room until 7??

You've got to be kidding me.  Who wants to get up that early on Christmas morning- the presents will still be there at 9 or 10, and the rest of the family rarely shows up until then.

[Mistress of Darkness]

That was when we were like 10. I don't think anyone gets up that early anymore.

[fuzzyoctopus]

Ok, that makes me feel better then.  I know too well that I must enjoy sleeping in on Christmas while I can until I have kids who get me up at who-knows-when.

Eric- when do you think your monsters  daughters wake you up this year?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Sarah will wake up the same time she does every morning. Like, 5 am

[fuzzyoctopus]

*shakes head in disbelief*

Youth is wasted on the young.

So diverging slightly from the orginal topic of this thread, does anyone have any favorite Christmas songs?  I'm thinking I should put together some Christmas cds/playlists to get me in the holiday mood.

[House of Mustard]

How has no one mentioned "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?  The longest song ever written.

[Mistress of Darkness]

I think one of my favorites is "Bell that Couldn't Jingle" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. The entire Christmas Album is good.

[fuzzyoctopus]

Eric this is the best possible idea for a thread because every time I go to a store I will hear a song that bothers me and can post it here.

Not a specific song, but I hate it when people try to do Christmas songs in their own 'original' way.  Like the sucky "I'm a lounge singer" version of Jingle Bells they were playing in the mall.  Just sing the freaking song, people, don't pretend like you're a superstar because you can add extra words, notes and syncopation where they don't belong.  

[House of Mustard]

Amen!

Of course, this only applies to artists I don't like.  

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

The only version of the twelve days of x-mas that I like is when the Muppets do it. That is my favorite one.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

I think I hate all Christmas music...
Although I hate the first Noel more than any of them. In fact I was in the Disney Store the other day and they had it on, and no lie, it was a version that went on for 15 minutes. I particularly hated the 3 minute noel solo, where the singer just kept saying Noel.

10 minutes into the song I was muttering under my breath, "Buy the L, Buy the frigging L, Dear god why doesn't he buy the L"

My wife just stared at me, but it was as if the song was burning a hole in my brain. Kind of like when your forced to listen to Raffie or Kenny G for a minute too long, and then being tied down, beaten to a pulp and forced to listen to him for another 14 minutes.

Finally I got tired of looking for presents and just went out and waited for my wife.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I like custom music.
Two of my favorite Christmas albums are by Jimmy Buffet and Elvis. Two people who can't do an album without making it their own.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I didnt' really agree with Kije's assessment of "Carol of the Bells," though I think probably that was just because I don't hear it all that much.  However, the radio played a commerical from a cell phone company about how they could help you be more productive and get things done; in the background they were singing Carol of the Bells with the words "Done Done Done Done"
And so help me, I nearly ripped the radio out of the wall and hurled it as hard as I could out my office window.

Also, a local station, WASH-ed up FM plays only CHristmas music starting about THanksgiving, and they advertise on other stations. They're commercials suck. THey got the worst jingle (I pray I'm right and it's not a sample from an actual song) which embodies everything everyone should hate about Christmas music. After hearing that commercial, If my wife ever turns the station to 97.1 when I am in the car I will divorce her.

(edit: moved this from the "cool lyrics" thread to here, where I meant it to be)

[Fellfrosch]

There's a version of Carol of the Bells which I think is called "Ding, fries are done," and is quite funny. Not a Christmas song, though.

[Mistress of Darkness]

I think Carol of the Bells is one of those songs that has to be sung very well to be enjoyable. The notes are quick, and should be precise, and the dynamics are important. I recommend the MoTab if anyone cares to hear it done well.