tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post8425970191947829378..comments2024-03-28T04:52:18.318-04:00Comments on Borepatch: The worst and best Christmas songsBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-83776355014431284102014-12-26T19:42:36.858-05:002014-12-26T19:42:36.858-05:00Best: Sinatra, Christmas Waltz
Worst: Wonderful Ch...Best: Sinatra, Christmas Waltz<br />Worst: Wonderful ChristmastimeKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-25069447196803996032014-12-25T22:30:30.191-05:002014-12-25T22:30:30.191-05:00Best: Porky Pig's Blue Christmas:https://www.y...Best: Porky Pig's Blue Christmas:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg7HvF3a_Iw<br /><br />Worst: Jose Feliciano's Feliz NavidadSteve Parker, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00981614468565811839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-35299044509346865772014-12-24T16:25:52.927-05:002014-12-24T16:25:52.927-05:00I find no fault in your choices. "Christmas S...I find no fault in your choices. "Christmas Shoes" is possibly the worst song ... but there are some other pretty damn bad ones out there! "Jingle Bell Rock" wasn't that good when it was new; the new renditions aren't any better, but they won't stop playing them. Same with "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". And "Mary's Boy Child", thankfully, doesn't get much play anymore.<br /><br />"O Holy Night" has always been one of my favorite religious Christmas hymns (it's in our hymnal, it's a hymn). The melody is lovely and relatively simple, but the harmonic choices it offers are endless; no two arrangements are quite the same, but if sung well they're all fantastic. One of the absolute best versions I've heard was sung by two girls at our old church, but sadly, no recording exists.<br /><br />Another favorite in our house, partly because it's almost <i>never</i> played on the radio, is Perry Como's "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays". It's the wife's favorite, but it's severely under-played; we only hear it once or twice per year, if we're lucky enough to hear it at all.Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378629103793458871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-721297996491097022014-12-24T14:20:05.375-05:002014-12-24T14:20:05.375-05:00My Grandfather only sung one song a year and only ...My Grandfather only sung one song a year and only on Christmas Eve, O Holy Night. Which was a shame, because IMHO, he did it as well as these two. So, thanks for the memory. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-21352522934102257022014-12-24T10:04:43.895-05:002014-12-24T10:04:43.895-05:00I like a lot of Springsteen (mostly early stuff) b...I like a lot of Springsteen (mostly early stuff) but, by Ghu, that version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" goes on FOREVER. And it isn't that good.<br /><br />I hate "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", but I think mostly that's just due to overplaying.<br /><br />"Wonderful Christmastime" makes me think John was the real talent in the group.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897541740818276304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-40903100814066310922014-12-23T18:12:15.839-05:002014-12-23T18:12:15.839-05:00Best Religious: Pavarotti's "Adeste Fidel...Best Religious: Pavarotti's "Adeste Fideles"<br />Best modern: Mel Torme - The Christmas Song<br />Worst of all: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer. Chickenmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978826295959619815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-59315807825667907122014-12-23T16:07:50.148-05:002014-12-23T16:07:50.148-05:00Worse than a bad Christmas song is a good one done...Worse than a bad Christmas song is a good one done badly. <br /><br />You can find good and bad for two of my favorites:<br /><br />Mary Had a Baby<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUOf39NLotw<br /><br />I Wonder As I Wander<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZcSw46YP4QShermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-13963286352051657842014-12-23T11:06:18.128-05:002014-12-23T11:06:18.128-05:00"Best" is a competition so tough I'm..."Best" is a competition so tough I'm not going to bother. But while I agree that your contender for "worst" is a strong one, I still have to go with "Happy Xmas". "Christmas Shoes" makes me want to change the station..."Happy Xmas" makes me want to pull out a gun and blast away at the radio until the atrocity stops.lelnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600824544185328505noreply@blogger.com