Bah Humbug-Bad Christmas Music


there is a radio station in my area which replaces their light rock format for the entire Decemeber for Xmas music 24/7--I keep it on all day on a small transister radio, so I have been hearing lots of it-

My conclusions, lots of good Xmas music, but amongst it of course, quite a few not to my taste----I find that it is best to stick as close to the original as possible, even if the artist themselves has their own signature---

My worst so far
-anything my Mariah Carey
-Transiberian Ochestra
-Barbara Mandrell-Must have been the mistletoe
-a track by the band Chicago didn't cut it for me
-the Glee cast did a remake of Last Christmas by Wham!,-I like the original, the Glee remake is terrible.

On a positive note, I have never been a Barbara Streisand fan--but love her version of My Favorite Things

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Isn't "good Christmas music" an oxymoron anyway? 'Tis with me, certainly anything that's been composed post 1900.
Mapman, that catchy Hawaiian tune that you might like is called "Mele Kalikimaka" and was done by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters in 1950. Another cover was done by Bette Midler and is very good too!
If you like jazz, there is a great Blue Note compilation called Yule Struttin'. If you are a classical music fan, I can give lots of good recommendations.