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Mad_Dem_X

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11. The Christmas Shoes is the worst.

Reply to QueerDuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:28 PM

Dec 11

I can handle just about any other Christmas song, but not that one.

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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