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QueerDuck

(1,091 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:56 PM Dec 11

Is "Little Drummer Boy" the worst Christmas song ever? Or are there other contenders? [View all]

Well... actually, you know... I guess I can think of other contenders for bad songs (ie: that Chipmunks song... and that Grandma getting run over by a reindeer song) but hose are goofy novelty songs so being bad is part of the gag. It's the reason they wear thin after awhile.

Aside from "Little Drummer Boy" (or maybe Sinatra's "The Lord's Prayer" as a close runner-up) I can't think of any other truly horrible holiday tunes.

Any ideas? Maybe I could make an Amazon or Spotify playlist.

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Is "Little Drummer Boy" the worst Christmas song ever? Or are there other contenders? [View all] QueerDuck Dec 11 OP

No, no. yardwork Dec 11 #1

I heard the Jim Nabors version of it yesterday on SiriusXM's christmas channel... QueerDuck Dec 11 #5

....Jim Nabors....? yardwork Dec 11 #14

aka Gomer Pyle. He had an amazing voice. nt Nittersing Dec 11 #16

I know but... yardwork Dec 11 #17

christmas is all about tedious repetitive monotony rampartd Dec 12 #52

You make an excellent point and a very strong argument. QueerDuck Dec 13 #65

I love it too MerrilyMerrily Dec 11 #8

I love it too. We used to sing it in French. My favourite. applegrove Dec 12 #51

I agree! But novelty songs like "grandma got run over by a reindeer" are horrible too BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 11 #2

Hey! Why pick on my friends Elmo and Patsy. Good casino lounge act chicoescuela Dec 12 #59

I despise Xmas music in general but some are worse than others. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 11 #3

Really??!....... electric_blue68 Dec 11 #40

Somewhat to my surprise, there is one version of Little Drummer Boy that I do like. Pentatonix, the 5... 3catwoman3 Dec 11 #4

Oh, I do like PTX, but I've never heard their version. QueerDuck Dec 11 #6

I wouldn't have thought it possible justaprogressive Dec 11 #12

There are far worse the Drummer Boy Fiendish Thingy Dec 11 #7

Yikes! That does sound awful! QueerDuck Dec 11 #13

Dominick the Donkey debm55 Dec 11 #9

The Little Drummer Boy melody is nice Zorro Dec 11 #10

The Christmas Shoes is the worst. Mad_Dem_X Dec 11 #11

No, every Mariah Carey Christmas song is the worst Christmas song ever. johnp3907 Dec 11 #15

It is the worst. It drones on and on, it is teeth grinding, Polly Hennessey Dec 11 #18

If you listen to the words it's a very sweet story. yardwork Dec 11 #22

The "Little Drummer Boy" is the worst Christmas song ever? Niagara Dec 11 #19

Thanks for posting the Bib Seger version! yardwork Dec 11 #21

My pleasure, yardwork Niagara Dec 11 #31

I used to hate The Twelve Days of Christmas until Bob & Doug McKenzie released their version catbyte Dec 11 #20

Oh hell yes! Jose Feliciano wins by a mile Bobstandard Dec 11 #23

From the bottom of my heart! QueerDuck Dec 11 #36

Aaasasghhhhh! Bobstandard Dec 11 #37

It can actually get worse! buzzycrumbhunger Dec 12 #53

The new South Park one from last night's episode is pretty awful. nt Gore1FL Dec 11 #24

" all I want for Christmas is you" mariah carey. Ear piercing. Painful. Clouds Passing Dec 11 #25

Every year, they raise her from her carbonite sleep sakabatou Dec 11 #38

And she thinks she should be declared murielm99 Dec 13 #64

The Christmas Shoes, Mary Did You Know, Do You Hear What I hear. Ocelot II Dec 11 #26

12 days SuzyandPuffpuff Dec 11 #27

Same here! bif Dec 12 #46

I like "The Little Drummer Boy" song, don't care for the animated film... wcmagumba Dec 11 #28

It was soooo creepy and scared me as a kid. Chasstev365 Dec 11 #29

"Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem" scared me more, and it's a traditional song. Aristus Dec 12 #45

NO, NO, NO! PBC_Democrat Dec 11 #30

it's tied with about 5000 others. ret5hd Dec 11 #32

I really dislike almost all Christmas music. I do like Siberian Orchestras, and my granddaughters wonderful high school Srkdqltr Dec 11 #33

Happy Christmas by John Lennon Blumancru Dec 11 #34

Yes, yes, and yes, Big Blue Marble Dec 11 #35

Ahem. I submit for your ... uh ... consideration, Leroy the Redneck Reindeer! by Joe Diffy Dorothy V Dec 11 #39

Grace Jones on Pee-Wee's Christmas Special singing Little Drummer Boy IcyPeas Dec 12 #41

I love the Duke Pearson rendition mnhtnbb Dec 12 #42

The Little Drummer Boy is an ok song... electric_blue68 Dec 12 #43

Not since this scene from The West Wing pulled it out of contention: Aristus Dec 12 #44

Bravo. Great scene. yorkster Dec 12 #57

Pretty much all Christmas music sucks bif Dec 12 #47

Thankfully, Costco doesn't blast background music... and when shopping on Amazon, I can do it in silence. QueerDuck Dec 12 #48

Santa Baby Sequoia Dec 12 #49

Paul McCartney is a contender. Harker Dec 12 #50

Silent Night gay texan Dec 12 #54

How about gopiscrap Dec 12 #55

Christmas Shoes ... yikes. yorkster Dec 12 #56

The year it came out..huge hit that played constantly that xmas BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 13 #62

i would trash them all now. tho. oh holy night can stay. pansypoo53219 Dec 12 #58

Run over by a reindeer was cute the first 5000 times. 5001 went over the line. Norrrm Dec 12 #60

Dominic the Donkey is as bad as it gets. patphil Dec 12 #61

Pah-rump-pah pah pum. Enjoy every earworm! Captain Zero Dec 13 #63

What I Didn't See Mentioned.... ProfessorGAC Dec 13 #66

Ugh... that's an awful one! Many covers of the "Wham!" original... and we now know that nothing can improve it. QueerDuck Dec 13 #67

McCartney "Wonderful Christmas Time" 🤮 duckworth969 Dec 13 #68

Add that one to the burn-pile (or the permanently locked storage box) QueerDuck Dec 13 #69