Episode 189: The Ultimate Worst Holiday Song

Published: Dec. 17, 2021, 2:42 a.m.

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Oh sure--in past years we\'ve spouted opinions. And yes: "Christmas Shoes" will always reign supreme.\\xa0

But this year we\'ve gotten SCIENTIFIC. We crowd-sourced a bracket of 16 of the worst of the worst of holiday nonsense, and with the help of a certain lead-singer-and-spouse as a tiebreaker, we narrowed it down to the VERY WORST Christmas song of all time.

Here are the tracks we started with, for those of you following along at home:

Band Aid\\xa0 - \\u2018Do They Know It\\u2019s Christmas\\u2019
John Denver - \\u2018Please Daddy (Don\\u2019t Get Drunk This Christmas)\\u2019
Justin Bieber - \\u201cMistletoe\\u201d
Paul McCartney and Wings - \\u201cWonderful Christmas Time\\u201d
Ariana Grande- \\u201cSanta Tell Me\\u201d
New Kids on the Block- \\u201cFunky, Funky Xmas\\u201d
Dan Fogelberg, \\u201cSame Old Lang Syne\\u201d
Madonna, \\u201cSanta Baby\\u201d
The Robertson - \\u201cSanta Looks A Lot Like Daddy\\u201d
Barry Gordon- \\u201cNuttin\' for Christmas\\u201d
Lou Monte- \\u201cDominic the Donkey\\u201d
Wham- \\u201cLast Christmas\\u201d
FF5- \\u201cGrandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer\\u201d
Bruce Springsteen- \\u201cSanta Claus Is Coming To Town\\u201d
Bob Seger- \\u201cLittle Drummer Boy\\u201d
Twisted Sister- \\u201cSilver Bells\\u201d

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