I think most of you know that I am a Christmas music fanatic. It’s the biggest element of the holiday season for me (good thing because I work in radio)
What you may not know is that for years I collected bizarre, rare, wacky Christmas vinyl records.
Christmas songs sung by actors who are not known for their musical talents.
Really awkward looking album covers of odd looking people recording an album for the first time.
Christmas songs sung by dogs or cats or any animal.
Comedy Christmas songs, some profane, others just cute.
A long time ago I got rid of most of my vinyl collection of Christmas wackiness and sold them to the entertainment editor at Halifax’s daily newspaper. (I wonder is he still has them in his collection?)
I have too many Christmas favourites to list them all here, but some have stood the test of time for me – Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jim Croce, Greg Lake, Mariah Carey, Chris Rea, Joni Mitchell’s River, just to name a few.
Least favourite Christmas song? Honestly, I don’t have one. Sometimes the most awful Christmas song has me singing along with it. I love how terrible it is. I appreciate how they were able to butcher the song but still sound like they were having a blast.
But you, dear listener and reader – what’s your favourite Christmas song? And which one makes you grit your teeth?
