Thank you irk! I am glad someone else is acknowledging how creepy "Baby it's cold outside" is! Especially the line "What's in this drink". Everytime I he's this song I stop and wonder who the hell decided THIS was a good idea.
@Dickbutt@Thumperchick I realized the creepiness of Baby It's Cold Outside a few years back and haven't gotten over it since. It doesn't help that it was famously sung by 'Leon Redbone' ಠ_ಠ
I haven't watched the video yet, but I will emphatically state that my most despised Xmas song is Little Drummer Boy. I hate that song with a passion that can hardly be described. And I love Xmas music. In fact, I'm listening to the Glenn Miller band's In the Christmas Mood as I type this.
(I do make an exception for Ray Charles' version of Little Drummer Boy. But all the other ones? Passionate hatred.)
I don't care much for the list either way, but THANK YOU for the South Detroit thing! Drives me nuts. Maybe THAT bothers me more than it should. (Also, that mega popular song from like 3 years ago with the line "I love the way her underwire bra always sets off that x-ray machine" You mean metal detector. Grr.)
Irk's number 5 would be my number 1 hated song. And now I'm really not sure how I feel about Baby It's Cold Outside, how could I not have noticed the line about the drink?
@Mavyn Does that include Chipmunks parodies? Jon Coulton did "Pod Safe Christmas Song" and it's a wondrous thing. Just don't play it in public or the RIAAAA will come for you in white vans.
Irk, I have to vigorously disagree with you on two counts: #5 and you missed a song that definitely should've made the list. I really like Wonderful Christmas Time (mostly for the weird effects probably)- it's one of the songs I want to hear every year. I don't know how you could've left "The Christmas Shoes" off of your list- every member of my family except one absolutely cringes whenever we hear it.
This may have skyrocketed to the top of my Ask Irk favorites. The Steve Perry line killed me too. Though my gf insists pictures of me as a kid remind her of the cartoon Little Drummer Boy. Personally, I think he looks like he has Grave's Disease...
As a child of the 70's I used to love all the Christmas specials EXCEPT Little Drummer Boy. I can still recall my disappointment when I would realize that that was the one airing one particular evening
Best line by far, "P.S. African Christians probably do know it is Christmas." Another quality video from my favorite troll. Irk, I think we need to hang out.
I had never really payed attention to the song, "Baby It's Cold Outside," until about a month ago while driving in my car. As I started listening to the lyrics, my mind went.."Wait..what the hell??" I never realized how rape-y it was before. Glad a lot of other people noticed it and it wasn't just me being bitter.
@ABitterWoman It's not a Christmas song, but I have always called "Home" the "Came down from the mountains to steal me a woman" song. I like the song, it's very singable, but if you read the lyrics they lend themselves to that scenario. http://www.directlyrics.com/phillip-phillips-home-lyrics.html
I dislike "Do they know it's Christmas Time/Feed the World" just because of the line, "Tonight thank god it's them instead of you". I am not going to thank god someone else is suffering this Christmas. In general the lyrics are ignorant and condescending, despite the catchy tune and good intent. But that one line is so cringe-worthy I hate to hear the song.
Ok there is one that was missed. "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause". That is a youth shattering song. Either the kid continues to believe his Mom is stepping out on Dad... or the parents own up and tell the kid Dad was Santa. Either way that kid has some therapy ahead!
Wait a minute! You missed "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer!" Absolutely the worst. How could anybody be so upbeat and cheerful about losing a loved one?
(and I agree "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" should be near the top as well. Might as well call it "Cheatin' Ho-ho-ho.")
I haven't yet watched the video but I hope that Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' Santa Claus is Coming to Town is on there. Makes me want to rip my ears off. That high-pitched, nasally whine makes me want to punch someone in the face. Then you have the mildly retarded giant singing bass. So bad.
For that matter, WTF is up with Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmas Time? Awful. Terrible. Maybe somehow worse than the former.
But as bad as both of these are, Christmas Shoes might be the worst song ever -- not worst Christmas song. Worst SONG ever. EVER. The message isn't so bad, but the song is pure awful. The video is almost worse than the song.
Since we are giving our opines, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot is my nominee for worst Christmas Song: - It is rife with errors (the ship was bound for Detroit) - It is longer than "The 12 Days of Christmas" sung by 8 year olds - It lost to a Barry Manilow song for a Grammy... Read that again, it lost to Barry Manilow - Everyone dies - It has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas.
Searching YouTube for "Christmas parody song" and you'll find "Baby It's Cold Outside" as one of the most popular to send up. There's a creep version, and a crazy girl version, and so forth.
Do public restrooms really save the environment? Most urinals I use boast about how much water they save. And, those shitty hand driers that blow air love to make a note that their saving trees. Should I allow myself to have that piece of mind, or not?
Baby It's Cold Outside is not the worst Christmas song ever. That distinction clearly goes to "Last Christmas," or at least the cover they play in the department stores. It's degraded every time and at this point they just sing the chorus over and over and over and over with the bridge about 3 minutes in.
The original isn't that bad because at least there's a narrative arc, but I still don't like the melody or the sentiment.
that was nice. a nice video. i'm going to go listen to baby it's cold outside now.
@jocmckin I've never heard any of these besides little drummer boy.... I'm about to make the same mistake you are now.
alright, that was a little creepy
@Pantheist which duet did you pick? some of them are MUCH creepier than others.
@Pantheist creepy you say?
@Collin1000 john mercer and margaret whiting. @nadroj lol!
@Pantheist I've heard a gender-swapped version. I think it was She & Him.
@Pantheist dude but like it's the best background christmas i'm not really listening song
@nadroj Now that made me smile!
Thanks Irk. I've always thought there was something creepy hiding in Christmas music.
Thank you irk! I am glad someone else is acknowledging how creepy "Baby it's cold outside" is! Especially the line "What's in this drink". Everytime I he's this song I stop and wonder who the hell decided THIS was a good idea.
@Dickbutt I see people defend this song every year, and every year that line proves the creepy.
@Thumperchick @dickbutt I saw Seth McFarlane doing a version of it last night with someone- is there a more appropriate guy than that for the song?
@Dickbutt @Thumperchick I realized the creepiness of Baby It's Cold Outside a few years back and haven't gotten over it since. It doesn't help that it was famously sung by 'Leon Redbone' ಠ_ಠ
I haven't watched the video yet, but I will emphatically state that my most despised Xmas song is Little Drummer Boy. I hate that song with a passion that can hardly be described. And I love Xmas music. In fact, I'm listening to the Glenn Miller band's In the Christmas Mood as I type this.
(I do make an exception for Ray Charles' version of Little Drummer Boy. But all the other ones? Passionate hatred.)
@SSteve aww.... I like that song
I don't care much for the list either way, but THANK YOU for the South Detroit thing! Drives me nuts. Maybe THAT bothers me more than it should. (Also, that mega popular song from like 3 years ago with the line "I love the way her underwire bra always sets off that x-ray machine" You mean metal detector. Grr.)
Holy shit, I can't believe I actually found someone else that shares my view on "baby it's cold outside"
There are others that are worse. A nominal Christmas song by Timbuk 3...
Irk's number 5 would be my number 1 hated song. And now I'm really not sure how I feel about Baby It's Cold Outside, how could I not have noticed the line about the drink?
@iluvmingos Amen and amen. And it is played over and over and over. "Wonderful Christmastime"? More like "Bummerful Christmastime".
Good King Wenceslas is the worst. Bad King Wenceslas.
@KDemo aww.... I like that song. It's a nice story.
I would have put Santa Baby on this list. For many reasons.
@Kleineleh Hell yes! It's wildly inappropriate for a family holiday.
@Kleineleh Me, too. I hate that song.
I wonder if Cosby did a version of "Baby, it's cold outside." Oh wait...
Anything by Alvin and the Chipmunks.
@Mavyn Does that include Chipmunks parodies? Jon Coulton did "Pod Safe Christmas Song" and it's a wondrous thing. Just don't play it in public or the RIAAAA will come for you in white vans.
@PocketBrain If the chipmunks are being imitated, yes. But a parody might not count as an actual Christmas song.
@Mavyn
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Irk, I have to vigorously disagree with you on two counts: #5 and you missed a song that definitely should've made the list. I really like Wonderful Christmas Time (mostly for the weird effects probably)- it's one of the songs I want to hear every year. I don't know how you could've left "The Christmas Shoes" off of your list- every member of my family except one absolutely cringes whenever we hear it.
@dashcloud I was thinking the same thing; this is the worst Christmas song ever, hands down.
@dashcloud Thanks for putting an image to this song. I had no idea this video even existed nor that there was a movie as well!
@dashcloud I hate that song so much I could not force myself to even mention it here!
@dashcloud Shoes is awful. I like Alabama and Christmas music but not that.
Wow, that was a fast turnaround. This question was just asked yesterday!
This may have skyrocketed to the top of my Ask Irk favorites. The Steve Perry line killed me too. Though my gf insists pictures of me as a kid remind her of the cartoon Little Drummer Boy. Personally, I think he looks like he has Grave's Disease...
PAH-RRUMP-BUMP-BUMP-BUMMM!!
As a child of the 70's I used to love all the Christmas specials EXCEPT Little Drummer Boy. I can still recall my disappointment when I would realize that that was the one airing one particular evening
Best line by far, "P.S. African Christians probably do know it is Christmas." Another quality video from my favorite troll. Irk, I think we need to hang out.
"Paternalistic piece of poop" Epic phrase, @matthew! You're a true poet.
I had never really payed attention to the song, "Baby It's Cold Outside," until about a month ago while driving in my car. As I started listening to the lyrics, my mind went.."Wait..what the hell??" I never realized how rape-y it was before. Glad a lot of other people noticed it and it wasn't just me being bitter.
@ABitterWoman It's not a Christmas song, but I have always called "Home" the "Came down from the mountains to steal me a woman" song. I like the song, it's very singable, but if you read the lyrics they lend themselves to that scenario. http://www.directlyrics.com/phillip-phillips-home-lyrics.html
I dislike "Do they know it's Christmas Time/Feed the World" just because of the line, "Tonight thank god it's them instead of you". I am not going to thank god someone else is suffering this Christmas. In general the lyrics are ignorant and condescending, despite the catchy tune and good intent. But that one line is so cringe-worthy I hate to hear the song.
This song is on my list of worst for the same reason.
Now, sing along:
Said the Shephard Boy to the Mighty King, "HOLY SHIT!!! THE SHEEP ARE TALKING!!!"
Ok there is one that was missed. "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause". That is a youth shattering song. Either the kid continues to believe his Mom is stepping out on Dad... or the parents own up and tell the kid Dad was Santa. Either way that kid has some therapy ahead!
@jennkaotic How about "I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus"? Yeah, it exists. Before you jump to conclusions, think naughty female Santa costume.
On the other hand, I'd like to submit Willie Nelson's "Little Dealer Boy" as the best Christmas song ever.
Wait a minute! You missed "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer!" Absolutely the worst. How could anybody be so upbeat and cheerful about losing a loved one?
(and I agree "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" should be near the top as well. Might as well call it "Cheatin' Ho-ho-ho.")
@curtw4 You do realize that "Santa" is just daddy in a costume, and mommy likes daddy dressed up? Or did I just ruin Santa Claus for you?
@SIMBM Yeah, I know it, but the narrator of the song clearly doesn't.
@curtw4 Considering the narrator is a little kid that hasn't been clued into the real nature of Santa Claus, yeah.
I haven't yet watched the video but I hope that Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' Santa Claus is Coming to Town is on there. Makes me want to rip my ears off. That high-pitched, nasally whine makes me want to punch someone in the face. Then you have the mildly retarded giant singing bass. So bad.
For that matter, WTF is up with Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmas Time? Awful. Terrible. Maybe somehow worse than the former.
But as bad as both of these are, Christmas Shoes might be the worst song ever -- not worst Christmas song. Worst SONG ever. EVER. The message isn't so bad, but the song is pure awful. The video is almost worse than the song.
@capguncowboy One of the three above made the list - I won't spoil it for you ;)
@ilovereality I watched the video immediately after posting this. I was happy to see that it made the list. I was appalled that the others did not.
Let's not forget Last Christmas by WHAM.
Oh, wait, no, let's do that.
Can always go foreign...
I can't believe that Feliz Navidad isn't in here somewhere.
@SIMBM The original is great- I heard a remake, cover or whatever, and that sucked.
Since we are giving our opines, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot is my nominee for worst Christmas Song:
- It is rife with errors (the ship was bound for Detroit)
- It is longer than "The 12 Days of Christmas" sung by 8 year olds
- It lost to a Barry Manilow song for a Grammy... Read that again, it lost to Barry Manilow
- Everyone dies
- It has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas.
Searching YouTube for "Christmas parody song" and you'll find "Baby It's Cold Outside" as one of the most popular to send up. There's a creep version, and a crazy girl version, and so forth.
@Teripie But the real version is... already a creep version?
Hey Irk,
Do public restrooms really save the environment? Most urinals I use boast about how much water they save. And, those shitty hand driers that blow air love to make a note that their saving trees. Should I allow myself to have that piece of mind, or not?
Baby It's Cold Outside is not the worst Christmas song ever. That distinction clearly goes to "Last Christmas," or at least the cover they play in the department stores. It's degraded every time and at this point they just sing the chorus over and over and over and over with the bridge about 3 minutes in.
The original isn't that bad because at least there's a narrative arc, but I still don't like the melody or the sentiment.