There’s still weeks left before the big Christmas holiday, yet we’ve been listening to Christmas jingles since the day after Halloween. The songs of the season are cheery, jolly, jingling, and slowly driving those of us with a long car commute insane. The silver bells and choruses of children singing are just delightful, and I’m all about rocking around the Christmas tree and letting Grandma get trampled by forest creatures...but there comes a time when a few of those holiday hits hijack a nerve end.
While Christmas music embodies the excitement and serenity of the whimsical winter months it can also send us running for the spiked eggnog and spirits. Children singing in unison is creepy and there’s a reason why bells aren’t utilized in non-holiday music and it’s because they are annoying. Amongst your upcoming celebrations, here is a list of the holiday songs to avoid.
Instead of punching myself in the face, I’m choosing to boycott the 10 worst Holiday songs.