{"id":30330,"date":"2020-06-03T12:15:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T18:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=30330"},"modified":"2020-06-04T10:46:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T16:46:31","slug":"bad-christmas-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/bad-christmas-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Christmas Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-30331\" src=\"https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Elf-movie-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Bad Christmas Songs\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Elf-movie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Elf-movie.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Here in our locked down madness of 2020 some are worried about <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> and how it might not be so great this year. Along with the requests for how we see <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> 2020 (that\u2019s a podcast in the making), we get suggestions for some of the most depressing things about <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> you can imagine. Right now it is bad <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> songs people are complaining about.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it is because so many of us are actually listening to <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> music when normally we would not be. But for whatever reason, bad <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> music in on minds.<\/p>\n<p>Some are saying it is a time to point out the worst of <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> music ever made. We have been asked to compile and share what we think are some of the worst of the worst.<\/p>\n<p>Ok \u2013it is, admittedly, our loneliest time of the year. Hardly anyone is around Christmasing with us at the moment. If we have to do this now is the time.<\/p>\n<p>But I refuse to share a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/music\/a40717\/worst-christmas-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of stuff<\/a> most everyone already knows is bad. We\u2019re not going to bash on <em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> Shoes<\/em>, for example. That\u2019s an annual rite of each season and there is no need to ruin our summer with rehashing the obvious.<\/p>\n<p>We are also not going to point out <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/john-legend\/\">intentionally bad Christmas music<\/a> that makes political statements. Most look at such stuff with a jaundiced eye before it is even heard.<\/p>\n<p>Our list below is mostly absent of major stars, headline stealers and known <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> clunkers.<\/p>\n<p>No, if we are going to do this we are going all out to share what is really, truly, awful <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> stuff. Stuff that never ever should see the light of day during <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> time \u2013 or any other time of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Here is our list of the worst:<\/p>\n<p><strong>~ An Old Fashioned <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> (Daddy\u2019s Home) ~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This 1975 disaster tells the story of Mommy and the kids waiting by the tree for Daddy to get home for <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a>. They are listening to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/a-glimpse-of-christmas-100-years-ago\/\">radio<\/a> when word comes that Bus #5 \u2013 Daddy\u2019s bus \u2013 has crashed. But they aren\u2019t worried as they sing a tired chorus. But then the newsman returns and reports \u201cThere are no survivors\u201d. How did the world miss this classic?<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Meji5XY1Zc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><strong>~ Santa\u2019s Comin\u2019 Down the Chimney ~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This video is a miracle. There is absolutely nothing redeeming about it. The animation is lame. The lyrics are nonsensical. The music is unbearable. If you want to clear the party on <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> Eve, just put on this gem:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncgtgDE253s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><strong>~ Jingle Bells \u2013 ShittyFluted ~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anybody with teenagers has to be familiar with ShittyFlute. It\u2019s music so bad it\u2019s hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>What most teenagers do not realize is that their generation did not invent this brilliant form of comedy. It has been around forever. Take for example, the great work of PDQ Bach:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZQVehnkc68M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center>Alas, PDQ Bach requires at least a little musical background to appreciate. Without a somewhat trained ear the humor of what\u2019s bad of PDQ Bach is lost.<\/p>\n<p>That is the beauty of <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> \u2013 it is a season of musical simplicity. Today&#8217;s teenagers see <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> music as songs that can be given this treatment. ShittyFlute is their comedian. The results of <em>Jingle Bells<\/em>, as you might expect, are absolutely horrific &#8212; and hilarious:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-_tnaAveFE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><strong>~Christmas is Here ~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The folks who bring us <em>Bad Lip Reading<\/em> are famous for making us laugh. But in this earworm takes their humor to a new level. Thankfully, this is politically safe. But that\u2019s about as much good as we can say about it:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nranUeNkXpM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><strong>~ All I Want for <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> is You (Throw Up Version) ~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A few years back Mariah Carey went national television and bombed big time. Critics and fans alike had a field day. In the years since, this video has become an insult <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> card \u2013 meaning that it\u2019s sent to people you hate:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OKIY9tCaqU0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><strong>~ <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> Will Break Your Heart ~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is a whole subset of <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> music that is popular \u2013 sad songs of grief, pain, loneliness, drunkenness, etc. Very few are popular. This song gives you a view as to why. If you listen to this even once a year, you\u2019re in serious need of therapy:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R3kPH2MJzlg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><strong>~ Merry Something to You ~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Devo is remembered for <em>\u201cWhip It\u201d<\/em> and in this <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> song they certainly sound like they have been beaten. It is no secret that Devo fell into obscurity right after releasing it. Fortunately, this is brief and completely forgettable:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rE-PYUG4dTc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here in our locked down madness of 2020 some are worried about Christmas and how it might not be so great this year. Along with the requests for how we see Christmas 2020 (that\u2019s a podcast in the making), we get suggestions for some of the most depressing things about Christmas you can imagine. 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