Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <"The 12 Days of Christmas" -- I can hear it once during the holidays, maximum. It goes on and on, including the many 'novelty' versions, spoof versions, etc. From Muppets to Chipmunks to whoever, the song just curdles my egg nog.> ! B-b-but...not even the Muppets?? Not even with the ingeunity of adding Miss Piggy's "ba-dum-dum-dum!" after her "Fiiiiiive goooooooold rinnnnnnnngs!"?? *sigh* :-( <Little St Nick by the Beach Boys-I can count on one finger how many Beach Boys songs I like (God Only Knows)> What about by the Muppets? (this post senses a pattern, lol) Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem rock it, baby. <I also really don't like "Silver Bells". I don't hate it, I just don't like it much.> I love it. And for some reason the memory of seeing Reba McEntire and Bob Hope stroll along a fake snowy city street singing this on a special of his has stayed with me for 20 years, lol. <My least favorite Christmas song is Joy to the World. In all fairness it is probably because being educated in catholic schools it was sort of our Christmas anthem. Wears thin after a while.> Okay, I'll give you the wearing-thin thing due to what you've been through. I love this one (and it's one of DAR's favorites...not that that should guilt you into loving it, just sayin'. lol) <And I hate snow! (but that's another thread)> Heehee...Grouchyernmost. ;-) And for the record, I LOATHE Elvis's "Blue Christmas" (I reach for the dial as fast as I can on that one) and I'm burned out on "Silent Night". It's always heralded as "THE Christmas song!!" and regarded so highly, and---well---that puts me off. It's like the hype is bigger than the song, so the song doesn't seem that effective or "live up to" what's attached to it. Too much expectation for just a simple, slow song. It is pretty and can be meaningful, but it just takes a really effective version to catch my attention now. Kinda like how the media keeps throwing all these celebrities in my face and so I don't care for hearing about them. I feel like people are gasping in horror that I have dared say anything negative on "Silent Night" and I keep trying to explain myself but it doesn't help. lol I just need a break from it a lot. I really do love Christmas! 0
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>B-b-but...not even the Muppets??<< Nothing against the Muppets. Not even Bob and Doug McKenzie can save this one. It's just so overdone. And it's a loooooong song, repetitive. But it's okay if you like it. If you need me, I'll be in the corner listening to Blue Christmas by Elvis. ; )
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Baauuuggh! I *knew* I remembered you were a BCA! ("Blue Christmas" Advocate) <---just had to Google "Bog and Doug McKenzie"
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle (Regarding "Do they know it's Christmastime") >>It shows how presumptious we are to think that the rest of the world believes what we believe<< I don't know ... I kind of look at it a different way. I mean, I get what you're saying and it's difficult for me to comment because I do celebrate Christmas, but I figure if you're listening to Christmas songs, you probably *do* celebrate or at least acknowledge Christmas. I guess I think that if it's offensive because a lot of the world doesn't celebrate Christmas, then all other Christmas songs would have to be offensive too. Just my take on it
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I celebrate Christmas, but "Blue Christmas" is very offensive to me. ;-)
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>"Blue Christmas" is very offensive to me. ;-)<< You'll be doin' alright With your Christmas of white, But I'll have a blue Blue blue blue Christmas Thangyouvurrymuch, uh huh
Originally Posted By mapleservo Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer is easily my most hated Christmas song. Just horrible. ...although this one looks like it might be a contender. Eh, maybe it's just me. <a href="http://www.billyidol.com/v1/frame.html" target="_blank">http://www.billyidol.com/v1/fr ame.html</a>
Originally Posted By mapleservo Whoops. Sorry, that link isn't right...try here. <a href="http://www.billyidol.net/happyholidays/" target="_blank">http://www.billyidol.net/happy holidays/</a>
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Pearl Bailey's mother was Ella Mae Bailey. ;-) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Bailey" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P earl_Bailey</a>
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Hey, I'm not your assistant. You can click on the link yourself and find out. But no, his name was Rev. Joseph Bailey. D'oh! I need to work more on my assertiveness. ;-)
