Oh No! Christmas Songs

We all know the feeling of succumbing to the festive season in winter; from the warm wines and hot chocolates, to the empty wallets and unexpected greeting cards from long forgotten family and friends. Yet, nothing lingers more in our minds than the incessant jingle of the bells, the ear worm that might just be the sound you hear when u start suffering from tinnitus, the sound that makes you want to go conveniently deaf: I speak of nothing other than those Christmas song you absolutely, totally, cannot fathom.

This song is the most important asset on the Christmas market. Whether it be in the Sainsbury’s ad, or the “on the hour song” at your local department store, it will not escape your hearing.

Amongst many others, “Last Christmas” by Wham or any song by the 50’s group Mannheim Steamroller have been undoubtedly written to jingle away your sanity.

It goes without saying that there are endless numbers of tunes that make the festive season as merry as it should be, but let us take a look at what may pose as the top five most annoying Christmas tunes, that were all number one hits at some point of time (probably due to how infamous they are).

Grandma got run over by a reindeer

No, it is not an unexpected Christmas tragedy, but “Elmo & Patsy”s’ Christmas song; perhaps the most inopportune songs.

The Little Drummer Boy

You hear it once, you get familiar with it. You hear it a second time, you think that’s a sweet song for the festive season. Even if you hear it through the season you might not actually not classify it as an annoying tune, but then you hear Jessica and Ashlee Simpson exercise their vocal chords, and that’s when you truly realise that nobody should ever let them sing Christmas Carols ever again.

Last Christmas

“Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you took it away. This year to save me from tears, I’ll give it to someone special.” George Michael could not have sung truer words. There is no way that anybody should have to listen to this song this Christmas.

Deck the Halls

It is wonderful to know that the 70’s brought outstanding musicians such as Jimmy Hendrix and Bob Marley to the forefront- so where exactly do the Mannheim Steamrollers come in?

Do they know it’s Christmas ?

When Bob Gedolf and Midge Ure wrote this song in 1984 it goes without saying that they had their best intentions at heart. After all the Ethiopian famine relief was a serious matter. But I am pretty sure that there are many people who would agree with me if I said that Band Aid simply cannot get away with the same song every Christmas for over 2 decades.

So beware: before you leave the house or turn on your radio, make sure to be wearing those fantastic earmuffs you got last year and thought would never be of any use, because now you probably need them more than ever.