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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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mapman
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Christmas music is one genre where my wife and I are both extremely biased towards the traditional versions of things I remember as a kid. I do not care for most newer versions of old standards.

Maybe if we were Christian that would help.

Bah humbug!

I still look forward to hearing the old standards again each year though by the time Xmas comes around I typically am ready to submit..

Hey , I heard a catchy hawaiian themed Christmas tune (name?) in the last few years on teh radio that I liked!

Aloha!
pgawan2b
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Add Josh Groban to the list. It takes him ten minutes to sing what most artists can sing in five!
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tpreaves
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Bah humbug,is right!! I can't stand the stuff.In all actuality,I can't stand Christmas as a whole.Just my opinion,nothing more.
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chadnliz
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Radio stations LOVE this time of year, its most always the light rock station in any given town and they make a pile of money on commercial revenue and many dont use talent saving them labor cost on top of it all.
One day is about all I cant take, and that means maybe a few hours the night tree goes up as we are usually laughing, frustrated with bad light strings and buzzed on some holiday drinks.
I suppose thats part of why I cant stand it after that cause I dont drink much!
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wideload
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On the other hand, give the Star of Wonder on Reference Recordings a try. It's the only Christmas music I like and I really like this one. Almost makes me believe.
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