Streetalk: What is the best and worst holiday song?
November 27, 2007 at 5:00 am by Jeff Slate in Streetalk
Al and Juan: “Christmas in Hollis†by Run-DMC. We grew up in New York, so we know what it’s about having Christmas in Queens. Also, they had midgets and elves in the video. The worst is “Here Comes Santa Claus.†Are we supposed to duck? Give me a break. We’re brothers. We never got presents. Here comes Santa Claus? Well, guess what. He never came to our house, but Run-DMC was always there in our radio every night for Christmas.
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Candance: “Back Door Santa†by Honeymoon Killers. It’s bluesy and trashy. We really don’t have a lot of that around Christmas; Santa sliding down your chimney, sneaking out the back door. I just like old, dirty blues songs. The fact it’s a Christmas song makes it even better. The worst is those dogs barking to “Jingle Bells.†It’s the most annoying song I’ve ever heard. I don’t like small dogs, or babies, and that incessant barking makes me crazy.
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Larry: “Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto†by James Brown. I could relate to it. When it came out, I was living deep in the city and I thought what a cool idea for a song. Instead of giving to the haves, how about giving to the have-nots? Worst is “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.†When you think about Christmas, you don’t think about something that morbid. As a songwriter it caught your ear pretty much but in the spirit of Christmas it failed miserably.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:42 am
The worst Christmas song to me is “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. It is repetitive and annoying. Also “Grandma got run over by a Reindeer”!
I change the radio station when these songs come on. There are so many other beautiful ones I would rather hear.