storrsroars
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Figured a nice seasonal OT thread might take the sting out of the Nova game.
I'm a sucker for the classics. Give me Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Der Binger and those old crooners. IMO, the last 50 years has produced maybe 10 Christmas songs worth a second listen. Most are immediate change the dial/skip.
I'm going with a tie for my "best": "The Christmas Song" (Nat King Cole) and "MerryXmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon) for different reasons.
Worst is not even debatable. It's the only song in history I can think where anybody and everybody's cover is better than the original: Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmas Time". I don't understand how someone so capable could create such ear-curdling tripe. If it were 30 minutes long instead of 3, it would actually be worse than watching the 2nd half of yesterday's game.
I'm a sucker for the classics. Give me Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Der Binger and those old crooners. IMO, the last 50 years has produced maybe 10 Christmas songs worth a second listen. Most are immediate change the dial/skip.
I'm going with a tie for my "best": "The Christmas Song" (Nat King Cole) and "MerryXmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon) for different reasons.
Worst is not even debatable. It's the only song in history I can think where anybody and everybody's cover is better than the original: Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmas Time". I don't understand how someone so capable could create such ear-curdling tripe. If it were 30 minutes long instead of 3, it would actually be worse than watching the 2nd half of yesterday's game.