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The Christmas song I can't stand.

onecitizenonecitizen Posts: 5,042
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It's that one by Shane Magowan (plastic paddy) and Kirsty McColl.
The fairy tale of New York.
Horrible, over-rated dirge.
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    FroodFrood Posts: 13,180
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    Agree, but the turds offered up by Cliff Richard over the years have been far worse.
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    fat controllerfat controller Posts: 13,757
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    This year there have been two on the radio that are both simply awful in my book - All I Want For Christmas is New Years Day by Hurts (and it does!), and Christmas Lights by Coldplay
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    Terry WigonTerry Wigon Posts: 6,831
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    onecitizen wrote: »
    It's that one by Shane Magowan (plastic paddy) and Kirsty McColl.
    The fairy tale of New York.
    Horrible, over-rated dirge.

    I agree. Totally overplayed and somehow a 'classic' because it talks about 'cool' things like being drunk, fighting and spending a night in the slammer.

    I like 'Stop the Cavalry by Jonah Lewie', 'Merry Xmas Everyone' by Shaky and 'Step into Christmas' by Elton John.
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    KapellmeisterKapellmeister Posts: 41,322
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    That Slade one makes me feel murderous.
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    AmbassadorAmbassador Posts: 22,333
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    I hate Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Power of Love

    The Pogues is a good song it's just been adopted as a modern Christmas album

    If we'd had internet boards 50 years ago we'de probably be saying

    'White Christmas, hate the bloody song'
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    AdamDowdsAdamDowds Posts: 2,598
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    Terry Wigon wrote: »
    I agree. Totally overplayed and somehow a 'classic' because it talks about 'cool' things like being drunk, fighting and spending a night in the slammer.

    I like 'Stop the Cavalry by Jonah Lewie', Merry Xmas Everyone by Shaky and 'Step into Christmas' by Elton John.

    I like 2 out of your 3 there, plus Wombling Merry Christmas

    I hate hearing the same 'classics' being repeated over and over again, I didn't like them before, I certainly won't now.

    Sometimes I think "At least I'm young, most adults would have had at least another decade more of listening to this shit every year".
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    hellsTinkerbellhellsTinkerbell Posts: 9,871
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    onecitizen wrote: »
    It's that one by Shane Magowan (plastic paddy) and Kirsty McColl.
    The fairy tale of New York.
    Horrible, over-rated dirge.

    Well...i'll just slink off to the corner of the Fairytale of New york likers.
    Ive actually noticed ive only heard...Merry xmas everybody only once so far.
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    Mike HawkeMike Hawke Posts: 367
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    All of them, which is why I haven't switched the radio on since some time in October!!
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    AzagothAzagoth Posts: 10,169
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    onecitizen wrote: »
    It's that one by Shane Magowan (plastic paddy) and Kirsty McColl.
    The fairy tale of New York.
    Horrible, over-rated dirge.

    I say - http://i55.tinypic.com/2klzyw.jpg
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    SlowRapSlowRap Posts: 1,928
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    working in retail you evolve a hatred for all the Christmas songs which is unrivalled by anything else, apart from maybe brussel sprouts.
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    Walter NeffWalter Neff Posts: 9,264
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    "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" sets my teeth on edge! :eek:
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    SoliloquyOSoundSoliloquyOSound Posts: 111
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    The one I cant stand is The Darkness, Justin Hawkins's Christmas Ti-i-ime, dah dah dah da da dah.

    Hate that song
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    Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors Posts: 118,220
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    Walter Neff wrote: »
    "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" sets my teeth on edge! :eek:

    Agreed!
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    roland ratroland rat Posts: 13,829
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    I hate hearing The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

    But song I like happy xmas war is over, and Mull of kintyre

    Thje two best song ever
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    hellsTinkerbellhellsTinkerbell Posts: 9,871
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    SlowRap wrote: »
    working in retail you evolve a hatred for all the Christmas songs which is unrivalled by anything else, apart from maybe brussel sprouts.

    I suppose when you hear them from mid April onwards it would piss you off a tad.
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    hellsTinkerbellhellsTinkerbell Posts: 9,871
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    roland rat wrote: »
    I hate hearing The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

    But song I like happy xmas war is over, and Mull of kintyre

    Thje two best song ever

    I do like Mull of kintyre and am liking increasingly more war is over.
    The pipes are a great sound.
    I know a lot of people hate it but i love it.
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    OvalteenieOvalteenie Posts: 24,169
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    It's a shame that Another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas has been blacklisted. You never hear it played anymore at this time of year. Apparently people can't stand it now.

    Don't hate me for saying I think its a cracking good song:o
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    jarryhackjarryhack Posts: 5,076
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    onecitizen wrote: »
    It's that one by Shane Magowan (plastic paddy) and Kirsty McColl.
    The fairy tale of New York.
    Horrible, over-rated dirge.

    I hate it too. Can't stand it, I have to turn if off as soon as I here it :mad:
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    missy83missy83 Posts: 14,299
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    I can't stand Bo Selecta 'Proper Crimbo'.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,455
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    onecitizen wrote: »
    It's that one by Shane Magowan (plastic paddy) and Kirsty McColl.
    The fairy tale of New York.
    Horrible, over-rated dirge.
    You're a bum you're a punk. You scumbag you maggot you cheap lousy **** :)
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    DevilGirlDevilGirl Posts: 210
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    Ovalteenie wrote: »
    It's a shame that Another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas has been blacklisted. You never hear it played anymore at this time of year. Apparently people can't stand it now.

    Don't hate me for saying I think its a cracking good song:o

    i got it on my ipod:o
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    hellsTinkerbellhellsTinkerbell Posts: 9,871
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    Confusing wrote: »
    You're a bum you're a punk. You scumbag you maggot you cheap lousy **** :)

    The boys in the NYPD choir were singing .............hic
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    OvalteenieOvalteenie Posts: 24,169
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    DevilGirl wrote: »
    i got it on my ipod:o

    Yay thank goodness I'm not the only one :D
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    Terry WigonTerry Wigon Posts: 6,831
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    Ovalteenie wrote: »
    Yay thank goodness I'm not the only one :D

    It's quite a good Christmas song I think.
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    AmbassadorAmbassador Posts: 22,333
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    Fairytale is a Christmas song by accident

    It's a sad story about broken dreams and love that just happens to be set at Christmas....the NYPD doesn't even have a choir! The shock! It's been adopted because it hasn't aged badly like Slade and Wizzard and has an edge about it, half the people that like it probably don't know the lyrics or the meaning of it

    It's like When A Child Is Born, which I've grown to love, Mathis didn't even realise that could be a Christmas song and was about to release it in July when a record exec pointed out it could have some Christmas in it
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