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5 best and worst holiday songs

Christmas Lyrics to FrozenBy John Devereaux
WABC Liaison

The Holiday season is upon us, and so is the cheerful holiday music. Some holiday songs have had their ups, as they become household favorites, topping billboards, and have someone singing or humming along to them. There are, however, some songs that become annoying, repetitive and can’t be stood when heard through the radio.

Top 5 Holiday songs:

The number one song that tops off this list of most enjoyable holiday songs is Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciana. This song was introduced in the early 1970’s and is still on the top of the list for holiday songs by many people. This hit is the top song due to the amount of times it played on the radio or on a CD. Feliz Navidad is a rare find on the radio which makes it a privilege to listen too.

The number two song is Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. This song is among classics when it comes to Christmas music. The song is very catchy and its chorus doesn’t get annoyingly repetitive. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer was first introduced in the late 1940’s by Gene Autry. Autry’s new song that originated from a book created by Robert L. May reached the top of the billboards during its release the week before Christmas. Even 75 years later, Gene Autry’s song is still a fan favorite to listen to during the holiday season.

The third best holiday is the Little Drummer Boy, also known as “Carol of the Drum”. This American classic was written by Katherine Kennicott in 1941. Although Kennicott’s song wasn’t that popular until The Trapp Family Singers recorded the song in 1955, it is still a hit.

The fourth best holiday song is an Irving Berlin classic called White Christmas. Appearing in the early 1940’s, this classic Christmas jingle has no known year on which it came out, but is counted for as being played as early as the 1940’s. White Christmas grew in popularity when Bing Crosby sang his version of the song on his radio station in the early 1940’s.

The fifth holiday song is the Santa is Coming to Town, written by John Frederick Coots. This song was first sung by Eddie Cantor in 1934. This classic song rounds off the top five holiday songs because of it’s popular chorus, and balanced lyrics.

Top 5 least favorite Holiday Songs :

The worst Holiday song on this list goes out to Santa Baby. This song was written by Joan Javits in 1953. The song is very slow paced compared to most cheerful holiday songs.  Santa baby is more of a romantic song compared to originals that talk about the holiday season and the cheer that it brings. This song topped my list more importantly due to the fact that it is one of the most overplayed songs on the radio, even though it’s arguably more of a “love song” than a Christmas song.

The second least favorite song is I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas written by John Rox in 1953. This song was debated immensely against Santa Baby for being the least favorite song. The song is famously known for kids and kids only. Parents and teenagers both agree that this song can get to their nerves easily. The I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas song isn’t on the top due to the good instrumental, however the lyrics do not match the instrumentals at all.

The third least popular song this holiday season is Grandma got Run Over by a Reindeer. This song was written by Randy Brooks in 1979. This song is on this list because of it’s violent nature. A Christmas song is suppose to be cheerful, not violent. Although the song is jokingly saying that Santa is running over your grandmother, it still has the violent notion of running over your grandmother. As most kids will enjoy the song even though they might not understand what the lyrics truly mean, it’s the way it’s sung. The song is just not an actual Christmas song, I’m personally surprised that some people actually enjoy this awkward and violent song.

The fourth least favorite song is Dominick The Donkey written by Ray Allen, Sam Saltzberg, and Wandra Merrell in the year of 1960. The song is different from most christmas songs to say the least. The part of the song that bothers me the most is the donkey’s “eee-onk, eee-onk”.  The song is very repetitive, and I mean repetitive. Half the song is repeated over and over. The song isn’t about Christmas if you really think about it.  The origins of Dominick the Donkey are unknown. The lyrics don’t explain why he’s part of Christmas, or what his legend came to be. Even though this song is rarely played on the radio, it’s time length is two minutes long which makes it debatable to be even called a song.

The fifth least favorite song on the list is It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. This song was written by Edward Pola in 1963, and in this poplar song is saying that the most wonderful time of the year is the holiday season. This song unlike the rest of the past four songs actually has a decent instrumental and has a good cheerful step with the lyrics evan though it does get repetitive. The reason this song is on the list of my least favorite holiday songs is because I personally don’t think that the holiday season can be the most wonderful time of the year. I can see how Edward Pola thinks that the holiday season is a momentous time of the year but, I truly think that there are other times of the year that can top it; such as the beginning of summer, and the beginning of spring.

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