(NEXSTAR) — The Christmas music you’ve been listening to all December, whether you want to hear it or not. Are you walking through a winter wonderland yet?
Each year, which Christmas songs are “good”, “bad” and “problematic” begins again. This time last year, YouGov We polled 1,000 US adults: Which Christmas songs do you like and which ones do you hate?
This ranking is not a typical “Top 10” list, as YouGov only listed songs that at least 50% of participants knew and had an opinion on. Several songs received the same score, but the top two least popular songs were clear. “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” was his second and “Santa Her Baby” was her first.
Ranking | song |
9. | “Jingle bell” |
8. | “Little Drummer Boy” |
7. | “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” |
6. | “Did Mary know?” |
5. (Three-way knot) | “Baby, it’s cold outside” |
Five. | “All I Want For Christmas Is You” |
Five. | “Last Christmas” |
Four. | “Great Christmas time” |
3. | “I saw my mom kissing Santa Claus” |
2. | “Grandma run over by reindeer” |
1. | “Santa Baby” |
Many of these selections appear as repeat offenders on other “most hated” or “worst” Christmas song lists, most notably “Grandma Was Run Over by a Reindeer.” The first song written by her husband and wife duo, Elmo & Patsy, in 1979, rolling stone When Yahoo!
Here’s a little something you might not know about some of the other most hated holiday trucks.
What about “Santa Baby”?
The original live-action version of Catwoman, Eartha Kitt brought anti-heroine sex appeal to her unique 1953 hit “Santa Baby.” In this song, a female narrator urges her suitor (not actually Santa Claus) to buy her a variety of extravagant presents for Christmas. .
The song was most notably covered by Madonna in 1987. An even more sensual version of Kit’s song, Pop His Star delivers in a baby voice with a Brooklyn accent. Thematically, the song is similar to Madonna’s previous hit “Material Girl”.
Written by AV Club writer Caroline Flamke Kitt herself, not a fan of Madonna’s polarizing version, reportedly told the crowd: And Madonna sang. “
Flirty tracks have also been covered by various stars. Taylor Swift, Ariana GrandeGwen Stefani, and pop icon Miss Piggy. Michael BubléHe is one of the few male vocalists to cover this song.
Is it just a great time?
The 1979 Holiday Standard was recorded during the sessions for former Beatle Paul McCartney’s 1980 album McCartney II. The album also didn’t spawn many beloved Sir Paul solo songs, but decades of criticism have drawn his era from his work with his group Wings to ’80s synth-pop. viewed as a transition to
“Maybe we can give you a little leeway about McCartney getting too excited about his electronic synthesizer in 1979. porn clubWritten by Gwen Ihnat of
Others were not so kind.
November 1st, Twitter user @K Lobster “Halloween is over, which means it’s time to start our annual crusade to keep us from hearing the worst song ever recorded, ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ by Paul McCartney. about it.”
“Wonderful Christmastime” has been covered by several major artists, including pop stars. Kylie Minogue When harry styles. Forbes quote McCartney has made about $15 million since the song’s release, and earns about $400,000 to $600,000 a year in royalties.
The song received some interesting attention in 2019 when a Twitter theory about “Wonderful Christmastime” went viral.It started with Canadian actor Ryan George questioning whether the song was actually a song I found my friend doing magic Lying about what they do.