I always hated that song. Not as much as I hate other Christmas songs that they play on the radio constantly. See, I'm too lazy to bring my ipod back and forth, and as I mentioned in my last post it HAS to stay in the kitchen so I can sing a little Bach while I do dishes. Anyway, just to share some of my LEAST favorites....
1. I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus. Seriously? I heard a pop version of this the other day. Anyone over the age of 7 should just be arrested for singing that song. It's creepy and weird.
2. "There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas," or something to that degree. Hate it.
3. "So This is Christmas, What Have we done." The children's chorus that joins in with whatever Beatle is singing is terribly off tune and I hate it so bad.
4. "Angels we have Heard on High." Hold on, I don't hate the song, I actually love the carol, but I hate it when pop singers sing it. If I was a megastar and a multimillionaire, I would consider hiring someone to teach me how to say "in excelsis deo." All of them screw it up, some worse than others.
5. The Little Drummer Boy. Sorry, I know lots of people love it, but some of the lyrics raise some questions for me. First of all "The ox and lamb kept time...puh rum puh pum pum." These are farm animals with little or no IQ, it's not like they can click their little hooves together and keep time with a beat. Even on Christmas. Secondly, "I played my drum for him, puh rum pah pum pum." I'm sure Mary would be like "Thank you! I know there was something missing here...I really needed someone banging on a drum around my new little baby."
6. Do you Hear What I hear? It's sort of similar to Little Drummer Boy, I guess I hate anything that has refrains that repeat 100 times. Plus, I never feel like the singer gets all the way to the top note on "Do you Hear What I hear?" I want to repeat the question back to the singer " DO you hear what I hear? I don't think so; if you did hear it, you would fix it."
I think I really need a vacation.
The Wedding Pact (2014)
11 years ago
Remind me NEVER to sing in front of you...EVER!! Of course, that probably won't happen anytime soon, but still. You CRACK ME UP! How do you say in excelsis deo properly anyway? Someone once told me it's like in egg shellsis, but that was probably wrong.
ReplyDeletePlease let me know, I will be self conscious now whenever I sing that song.
My kids absolutely love that Goose song. I rue the day I ever taught it to them. I wholeheartedly agree with your assessments. I also must say, that even my favorite Christmas songs have been ruined by some pop singer with an overwhelming need to engage in vocal histrionics on every other note. Mariah Carey, I mean you.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap.....I am laughing so hard! You are hilarious. And can I suggest Utah as your vacation spot! Although I am thinking the beach is more what you were suggesting....but that is just a guess:)
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