I think I must be turning into Scrooge because nothing drives from a shop more quickly than hearing Christmas songs; if I hear ‘White Christmas’, ‘Have yourself a merry little Christmas’, or ‘Blue Christmas’ one more time I shall scream and scream until I either get taken away or the music goes off! It isn’t only that the songs are repeated over and over, but some of them I think are pretty awful to begin with. I would tolerate some jolly Christmas carols or a brass band, but would prefer no music at all while I’m shopping.
So, to avoid upsetting me, here are the songs not to play (only a selection, there are far more!) They are in no particular order, they are all as bad as each other, bah, humbug!
- Fairytale of New York,
- All I Want For Christmas Is You,
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town
- Do You Hear What I Hear?
- Rockin Around The Christmas Tree,
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,
- Stop The Calvary,
- White Christmas,
- Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire),
- Santa Baby,
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,
- Blue Christmas,
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,
Lois Elsden 
We used to listen to songs sung by Perry Como and Andy Williams. Mother loved the piano playing Christmas music of Roger Williams I think it was.
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We don’t get proper carol singers any more either, we used to get a silver band come round and stand under the streetlamp and play… now we get a couple of kids who sing ‘We wish you a merry Christmas’ but just the first couple of lines.
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I’m with you – have YOURSELF a merry little christmas and shut the f up – oops did aggressive annie just come out before christmas?!?!
At the airport the other day, picking up a sibling, the police band were playing outside…they were Amazing, so good! Mac the knife, One love…no mommy kissing santa 🙂
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Lol, Annie! Yes isn’t it refreshing when you find a group – even amateurs that really bring some happiness and a smile to everyone’s face!
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If you didn’t live so far away, I would come and knock on your door and give you a boisterous version of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”.
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Oh thank you! Mulled wine and mince pies?
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Absolutely!
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Me too. But one of the good ones: yesterday in the supermarket the ‘Yorkshire Saxaphone Choir’ were playing, collecting for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. It was an unusual but lovely sound; I told them so and dropped something in their bucket.
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How wonderful – great combination, Yorkshire, saxophones, air ambulance, Christmas!
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May I also add anything recorded by Cliff Richard?
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How could I have missed Cliff off the list?!!
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