Recently my son Kyle and I were driving with a Sirius holiday station on. Suddenly I was hearing an awful Christmas song. I looked to see who it was, and a Grinch-like smile slowly grew on my face. “Kyle, this song is awful!” “Yeah, this song sucks,” he snapped. “Who is it,” I inquired. Kyle leaned forward and studied the screen. “Dad!” Suddenly Kyle thought better of the song by his favorite French diva. “C’mon Kyle, this is terrible.” “Yeah, it is,” he admitted and we shared a good laugh.
Why does every artist (well, many) have to put out their interpretation of holiday tunes? Nevermind. That was a rhetorical question. I know why, but why do so many of them suck? I think I could be quite content on a desert island with just these ten eleven. Yeah, that’s right. My list goes to 11. Back in 2004, the first year in our current home, I threw a Christmas bash and handed out a holiday CD favor to mark the year. Most of these were on it:
- 2000 Miles – The Pretenders
- Blue Christmas – Elvis
- Do You Hear What I Hear – Perry Como
- It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Andy Williams
- Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
- Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Bruce
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland
- Merry Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon
- The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
- White Christmas – Bing
Later on the ride we were digging on another holiday jingle, and I glanced to see who it was. To my surprise it was the Beibs doing “Mistletoe.” Nice job, kid.
Who would you kick off the island? Who would come ashore?
Merry Christmas
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