{"id":16740,"date":"2014-11-20T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/songs-that-put-the-x-in-christmas\/"},"modified":"2014-11-20T09:23:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T16:23:00","slug":"songs-that-put-the-x-in-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/songs-that-put-the-x-in-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs that Put the X in Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love<\/a> the debates of Christmas<\/a> and none is more pleasing to me than the arguments about Christmas<\/a> music. <\/p>\n

Christmas<\/a> music tends to run the gamut \u2014 from syrupy kids stuff to the chants of sacred hymns. That is what makes it so wonderful. But Christmas<\/a> also has a dark side \u2014 a delicious, outrageous, naughty dark side. <\/p>\n

Only at Christmas<\/a> could you get away with the songs listed below. These songs are rich with innuendo and not-so-subtle stories about alternative Christmas<\/a>, um, activities. There are not a lot of messages of hope, or light, or peace<\/a> in these songs. Just the goodwill of season, that\u2019s about the best we can say about them. <\/p>\n

Now, of course \u2014 there are dozens of songs I could have added to this list. But I\u2019m only listing the most obvious, still-frequently-heard classics that innocently get played on the radio<\/a> and even hummed by the kids, even if unknowingly. You don\u2019t have to be a genius to write or sing a dirty Christmas<\/a> song. But to get radio<\/a> stations to play it every Christmas<\/a> over and over and over, well, that takes a special kind of talent. <\/p>\n

Here are my top five songs that put the X in Christmas<\/a>:<\/p>\n

1. Santa<\/a> Baby<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you consider that this song found its popularity in the 1950s it kind of blows your mind. The song is all about a gold digger and her sugar daddy and it has all the subtlety of a brick when she asks Santa<\/a> to \u201churry down the chimney tonight\u201d:<\/p>\n

[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jFMyF9fDKzE&w=640&h=480]<\/p>\n

2. Baby It\u2019s Cold Outside<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most famous version of this song was recorded by Dean Martin, who seemed oddly appropriate as the male \u201cwolf\u201d in this song plying drinks on a girl to get her to spend the night. Though it is popular only at Christmas<\/a> the song actually never even mentions Christmas<\/a>. The song has come under fire for a variety of obvious reasons but remains used in films such as \u201cElf\u201d and it enjoys being covered by artists of all types:<\/p>\n

[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=crFQpOCDfEc&w=640&h=480]<\/p>\n

3. Backdoor Santa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

You might not hear this one as much on the radio<\/a> but it does get played. Again, there\u2019s nothing subtle about it. The song is a reflection of the era it was created as well as a good representation of Christmas<\/a> soul:<\/p>\n

[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xrRC24g1xdw&w=640&h=360]<\/p>\n

4. All I Want for Christmas<\/a> is You<\/strong><\/p>\n

This song is the most popular Christmas<\/a> tune of the past 20 years and it\u2019s now in classic territory as it continues to be played and requested each holiday season. But is it just a simple love<\/a> song? With lyrics like \u201cCause I just want you here tonight, Holding on to me so tight\u2026\u201d it isn\u2019t technically dirty but there is plenty suggestive about it \u2014 and nothing particularly Christmasy is in the song:<\/p>\n

[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY&w=640&h=480]<\/p>\n

5. Santa<\/a> Claus is Back in Town<\/p>\n

The 1950s Christmas<\/a> albums of Elvis Presley were controversial and this song did nothing to take the spotlight off of him. The big hubbub was over Presley\u2019s butchering of White Christmas<\/a><\/em> but this song is the one that has gone on the classic status and it is filled with suggestive lyrics:<\/p>\n

[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7h76F5hmv9M&w=640&h=480]<\/p>\n

Special Mention:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fairytale of New York by the Pogues<\/strong>
\nAmericans don\u2019t get the allure of this song. The lyrics are gritty, the vocals absurd, the story depressing. Sounds like Christmas<\/a> right? Well, tell that to the UK where the song is considered one of the best Christmas<\/a> songs ever<\/em>. We give it a special mention because it highlights the regrets of drugs, sex and, well, rock \u2018n roll for one who laments \u201cI could have been somebody\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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I love the debates of Christmas and none is more pleasing to me than the arguments about Christmas music. Christmas music tends to run the gamut \u2014 from syrupy kids stuff to the chants of sacred hymns. That is what makes it so wonderful. But Christmas also has a dark side \u2014 a delicious, outrageous, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","iawp_total_views":22,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}