Christmas Carols You Hate Most

[subllibrm]

"Little Drummer Boy" is like finger nails on a chalk board to me.

 

[prophet]

"Little Drummer Boy" is like finger nails on a chalk board to me.

Yes, but Tim Hawkins helped me with that.

Anishinaabe

 

[Darkwing Duck]

"Little Drummer Boy" is like finger nails on a chalk board to me.

I like that one a lot.

I also enjoy "Last Christmas" though I think I'm the only person in the world who does.

I really love Christmas music and I listen year-round but I prefer new arrangements and new songs.

Ones I hate the most:
"The Christmas Song"
"Blue Christmas"
"Feliz Navidad"
"Here comes Santa Claus" - sung by Elvis
"Holly Jolly Christmas"
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)"

 

[rsc2a]

Christmas Shoes


Hate it. Hate it. Hate it. Hate it.

 

[Binaca Chugger]

Mary did you know.

YES!  SHE KNEW!!  THE ANGEL TOLD HER!!!

morons.

 

[16KJV11]

Satan Clause is coming to town.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Mary did you know.

YES!  SHE KNEW!!  THE ANGEL TOLD HER!!!

morons.

" Would someday walk on water", " would one day heal the blind man", etc.
Really? The Angel told her all that?

 

[Binaca Chugger]

Mary did you know.

YES!  SHE KNEW!!  THE ANGEL TOLD HER!!!

morons.

" Would someday walk on water", " would one day heal the blind man", etc.
Really? The Angel told her all that?

JESUS
great
Son of the Highest
God shall give him the throne of David
holy
Son of God
nothing shall be impossible
he shall save the people from their sins
Emmanuel, God with us

Yep, he told her that and so much more.  The healings and individual miracles were ancillary to what she already knew. 

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Mary did you know.

YES!  SHE KNEW!!  THE ANGEL TOLD HER!!!

morons.

" Would someday walk on water", " would one day heal the blind man", etc.
Really? The Angel told her all that?

JESUS
great
Son of the Highest
God shall give him the throne of David
holy
Son of God
nothing shall be impossible
he shall save the people from their sins
Emmanuel, God with us

Yep, he told her that and so much more.  The healings and individual miracles were ancillary to what she already knew. 

Eh, to me the point of the song is wondering if Mary had any inkling as to how world-changing this event was. And we don't know exactly how aware Mary was so I get it.

 

[Binaca Chugger]

Mary did you know.

YES!  SHE KNEW!!  THE ANGEL TOLD HER!!!

morons.

" Would someday walk on water", " would one day heal the blind man", etc.
Really? The Angel told her all that?

JESUS
great
Son of the Highest
God shall give him the throne of David
holy
Son of God
nothing shall be impossible
he shall save the people from their sins
Emmanuel, God with us

Yep, he told her that and so much more.  The healings and individual miracles were ancillary to what she already knew. 

Eh, to me the point of the song is wondering if Mary had any inkling as to how world-changing this event was. And we don't know exactly how aware Mary was so I get it.

Of course she was aware.  The angel told her.  That's why the song frustrates me so.  Every time it comes on, I holler at the radio: YES!  SHE KNEW!! THE ANGEL TOLD HER!!!  then I turn the channel.  My wife just rolls her eyes, asks me to take a swig of Binaca to cool me off and just puts up with me.

As I see this song, a songwriter with a very weak understanding of the Bible wanted to make money by writing an anthem that would help modern Christians feel highly enlightened and appealed to a time of year that even the non-Christian would purchase the song as a single.  You have to admit, weak doctrine, appeals to pride, timed for all people.

The truth of the song is a little better than "Santa Clause is Coming to Town," but not as good as "Put One Foot In Front of the Other" from the same old cartoon. 

 

[rsc2a]

Mary did you know.

YES!  SHE KNEW!!  THE ANGEL TOLD HER!!!

morons.

" Would someday walk on water", " would one day heal the blind man", etc.
Really? The Angel told her all that?

JESUS
great
Son of the Highest
God shall give him the throne of David
holy
Son of God
nothing shall be impossible
he shall save the people from their sins
Emmanuel, God with us

Yep, he told her that and so much more.  The healings and individual miracles were ancillary to what she already knew. 

Eh, to me the point of the song is wondering if Mary had any inkling as to how world-changing this event was. And we don't know exactly how aware Mary was so I get it.

Of course she was aware.  The angel told her.  That's why the song frustrates me so.  Every time it comes on, I holler at the radio: YES!  SHE KNEW!! THE ANGEL TOLD HER!!!  then I turn the channel.  My wife just rolls her eyes, asks me to take a swig of Binaca to cool me off and just puts up with me.

As I see this song, a songwriter with a very weak understanding of the Bible wanted to make money by writing an anthem that would help modern Christians feel highly enlightened and appealed to a time of year that even the non-Christian would purchase the song as a single.  You have to admit, weak doctrine, appeals to pride, timed for all people.

The truth of the song is a little better than "Santa Clause is Coming to Town," but not as good as "Put One Foot In Front of the Other" from the same old cartoon. 

Then [Jesus] went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.” - Mark 3:20-21

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Ok this is getting silly.
Binaca Chugger: The song is wondering "Mary did you know that your child would be God?"
Darkwing Duck: The song is wondering "Mary did you know what all-encompassing ramifications would happen because you gave birth to God?"


So do you actually believe the angel told her everything that would happen as a result of her giving birth to God?

(I admit that if your interpretation of the song is correct then the song's lyrics are ridiculous. I'm saying that your interpretation of the meaning of the song is wrong, or at least narrow.)

(also I feel like I should apologize for even having this conversation about something so meaningless. Why should I care if you don't like the song?)

 

[Binaca Chugger]

Ok this is getting silly.
Binaca Chugger: The song is wondering "Mary did you know that your child would be God?"
Darkwing Duck: The song is wondering "Mary did you know what all-encompassing ramifications would happen because you gave birth to God?"


So do you actually believe the angel told her everything that would happen as a result of her giving birth to God?

Pretty much.  The angel told her that her son is God, the redeemer.  I think that she would have been taught the traditions of every other hebrew child and, yes, would have understood the ramifications.

If you watched Lebron James play high school ball, and then heard recently that he had a game winning shot in the NBA, you would feel like: yep, that was going to happen.

Crass example, but somewhat explains, maybe.

(I admit that if your interpretation of the song is correct then the song's lyrics are ridiculous. I'm saying that your interpretation of the meaning of the song is wrong, or at least narrow.)

yep - the lyrics are ridiculous.  Of course I'm narrow minded - broad is the way that leadeth to destruction.  8)

(also I feel like I should apologize for even having this conversation about something so meaningless. Why should I care if you don't like the song?)

Because this is the FFF and we fight over such meaningless things.  Aside from gossip and sarcasm, that's all we got!  8)

 

[Binaca Chugger]

The 12 days of christmas

Try this version:
Straight No Chaser - 12 Days (original from 1998)