Reviewer identifies worst holiday songs

Love it or hate it, ‘tis the season for holiday music. A time of joy and thankfulness narrated by one’s favorite tunes. Holiday music is timeless and most of it was recorded during a golden age. But with the good always comes the bad, and here are the five most annoying seasonal songs.

5. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” — originally sung by Jimmy Boyd

This is a Christmas song that shouldn’t exist. The song is narrated by a kid who is up to no good and is sneaking around the house. We get it, the kid’s father is, hopefully, Santa Claus, but why does he then say, “What a laugh it would have been, if Daddy had only seen?”

4. “Santa Baby” -— originally sung by Eartha Kitt

This one is just too creepy. If you’re familiar with this song, you know it’s a little too flirtatious for a Christmas tune. Everyone should stay away from someone who refers to Santa as “Baby, cutie and honey.” Not to mention the fact that this song winds up getting played at every holiday party and is typically sung by the most tone-deaf drunkard of the bunch.

3. “Dominick the Donkey” — originally sung by Lou Monte

It’s a song about a donkey. I should just end there, but I’ll give some more background. Santa needs to use this donkey to climb the hills of Italy, because apparently flying reindeer can’t get up there. The repetitive “Hee haw, hee haw” could drive any sane person berserk. If you’ve never heard this before, I’m jealous.

2. “Last Christmas” — originally sung by WHAM!

The song has nothing to do with Christmas. Just because you throw some sleigh bells in there and have “Christmas” in the title, doesn’t mean it’s a Christmas song. The song was written by WHAM! and was released in the 80s, which isn’t a surprise. The lyrics are really sappy and don’t rhyme half the time. It’s a slow-paced song that’ll get stuck in your head for hours, so beware.

1. “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” — originally sung by Elmo & Patsy

Not only is this an annoying Christmas song, but this might be the weirdest song of all time. The song tells us that Grandma was a little too drunk, forgot to take her meds and was killed by our favorite reindeer. It’s pretty cruel once you think about it, and no Christmas song should be morbid. I’m surprised, at the time, no one in the studio said, “Maybe we shouldn’t record this.”

Just stick to Elvis singing “Silent Night,” and you should be good for the rest of the season.