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⌈ Secret Post #1818 ⌋


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Comments

[quorothorn.livejournal.com]

Most Christmas music I'm basically okay with, though they can still get nigh-grating when played over and over (and this is from someone who WILL listen to the same song fifty times in a row if it's one I like enough). The only one that's regularly played that I out-and-out hate, however, is "Baby, It's Cold Outside". I want that song to die in a fire. The lyrics are creepy as all get out: and it's not even that good a song IMO.

Anyway, I'm sorry to hear this is the case for you, since it becomes so very prevalent for over a month out of the year, every year.

Any chance that "Christmas songs" with a parodic edge to them are better for you? Because I might suggest checking out some of the South Park Christmas songs, if so. I love those.

(Also, +1 for choice of image for this one.)

[miss-makiba.livejournal.com]

Aw, I like that song. ): Of course, I also like Let It Snow, because the Christmas songs that don't really address Christmas are my favorites, with the exception of Good King Winceslas. That ones probably my favorite because it doesn't get performed by pop artists, though. :)

Do you have any favorites?

[quorothorn.livejournal.com]

Actually, I do like "Let It Snow", and would rather it be played more often in place of "Cold Outside", because it does everything the latter does only better IMO and without the disturbing undertones.

Anyway, as previously mentioned, I have fondness for almost all of the songs South Park had for their "Christmas Classics" episode, especially the Driedl Song (a Hanukkah song, of course, not "technically Christmas", but no matter) and their take on Carol of the Bells; same for Muppet's Christmas Carol, especially "Marley & Marley".

The Christmas-y albums from Celtic Women and Celine Dion are kind of old stand-bys for me. --And really, I like most covers of "O Come All Ye Faithful", including/especially Twisted Sister's, because that's an epic song in my experience.

I have really liked one--and pretty much exactly one--cover of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", but I don't like most versions of it, just that one.

Amongst the ones that the mall I currently work at plays most often, I enjoy "Last Christmas", depending on the singer.

[checkerblob.livejournal.com]

I've always gotten Cold Outside and Let it Snow mixed up, and now I just consider Let it Snow to be Cold Outside's better, non-creepy alternative.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh my gosh, ARE YOU ME?

Seriously, I DESPISE 'baby it's Cold Outside'. That and 'Santa Baby'. Seriously, Santa Baby just makes me RAAAAAGE. I mean, seriously. One is a creepy overly flirty song, and the other is essentially a gold digger song. The second was further ruined for me when I was forced to watch my Aunt's dance troupe perform, and one of the performances was a 5 year old little girl grinding and pouting to Santa Baby. ARGH. MY EYES.

Also, to your comment reply to me about about Celtic Women/Josh Groban/Enya, definitely. They all treat the source material with respect rather than trying to quickly trying to pop out a cash cow remix. If you like their Christmas stuff, I would check out Loreena Mckennit's 'Emmanuel' (in Italian, with a voice of a angel) and 'God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen' (which has a kick-butt traditional middle eastern take to it). Really, if you like all of those artists I would check her out anyway, especially if you like poetry. (She does song versions of The Highwayman, Stolen Child, and The English Ladye and the Knight, as well as a few more.)

.../end gushing

Sorry, most people just look at me weird when I name my favorite artists and have them in it. >.>

[(Anonymous)]

I have to agree on Santa Baby. Aaaargh. And the ones that play on our Christmas radio station...the voices just make it worse.

[quorothorn.livejournal.com]

(I'm only you if you also really like tennis. XD)

I can at least deal with "Santa Baby" if the singer is clearly mocking the lyrics/message, since it can definitely work as a parodic sort of song (for all I know that was the original intent), but it's another I wish was played much less overall. ...maybe I just don't like songs with "baby" in the title.

And I shall check that out, then! Thanks!

[checkerblob.livejournal.com]

Oh, God, "Santa Baby" is such a trainwreck. I heard it for the first time in the car when I was 10, my little brother's friend's mom would drive the two of us home from school , and I remember hearing about one line and then trying awkwardly to keep the conversation going so we wouldn't have to focus on the song.
The second was further ruined for me when I was forced to watch my Aunt's dance troupe perform, and one of the performances was a 5 year old little girl grinding and pouting to Santa Baby. ARGH. MY EYES.
o.O I'm so sorry.

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

Santa Baby is my most hated Christmas song ever. And that's saying a lot, since I hate 99% of all Christmas songs.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh my gosh, I'm SO GLAD there's someone else who gets creeped out by "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Unless there was a version of that song when the girl dumps the guy for being a manipulative possessive clingy douche. >_> She had some really legit reasons to go home and spend the holiday with her family.

Augh it just bugs me so much. It's super catchy though. But the words ruin it.

[errantnarwhal.livejournal.com]

Actually, a lot of people refer to it as the "Date Rape Carol". but tbh, I don't find it that creepy. I mean, when I listened hard to the lyrics for the first time, I was like "lol, that could be construed as a little questionable", but I don't actually think it advocated date rape or anything. I think it may depend on who's singing it though. The inflection of the singer's voices has a lot to do with how creepy it is. In some versions, when the guy sounds a little pushier and the girl sounds more frustrated and annoyed, then it does seem weird.

But in many renditions (the Bing Crosby version for example), you call tell that the singers are meaning to be very playful and flirty. The guy just wants his girlfriend to stay around a bit longer and starts throwing of progressively dramatic reasons for her to stick around like "Aw baby, you'll freeze out there. Now the snow's up to your knees! and you'll catch Pneumonia and die! But there's a nice cozy fire in here!" and the girl is teasing him by going "Oh I don't know~, my father will worry and my aunt's a gossip. And the neighbors will talk!...but I guess I can stick around for another cigarette and a drink, since it's so cold and all". It's pretty clear that both of them are just teasing each other and they both actually do want to spend the evening together. I can understand people not liking the song though.

[errantnarwhal.livejournal.com]

*throwing out

[errantnarwhal.livejournal.com]

correction: I believe I was thinking of the Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting version

[fierceawakening.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think that's what they were going for, so I don't have the same OMG RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGEARAMA response to it that some people have.

But it does sound weird, ngl.