[kj] piu' OT -- Xmas Guilty Pleasure/s

Wessidetempest wessidetempest at hotmail.com
Fri Dec 24 13:15:53 EST 2010


Mine would be Father Christmas by the Kinks. Good song anytime of the year.
I just got in from dealing with the mayhem.
Bottoms up.
See you at the bottom of a bottle

Chris



On Dec 24, 2010, at 10:57 AM, countessghoulita at aol.com wrote:


> "Last Christmas" reminds me of a dispute I had with a classmate, who was very fond of George Michael. One day I told her that he didn't look like he'd be into girl, and she screamed "you have no idea of what real men are anyway, YOU are the one who listens to bands with gay singers!!!" Touche, decades later...

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> The same girl was an insane Simon Le Bon fan as well, and spoiled "Do They Know It's Christmas Time" for me since the very beginning (I loved Ultravox already, so I was curious about the song and seeing the video.) Since then, any fan who is obsessed with a musician for his/her looks makes me cringe, eventually.

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> CG

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> My wife is unduly fond of "Last Christmas." What makes people want to play that song over and over? It's maddening.

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> I like "Do They Know It's Christmas?" if only because (a) it reminds me of my now very-distant youth and (b) its abjectly inane lyrics (OF COURSE there won't be any fucking snow in Africa this year, you DOLTS!) never fail to make me laugh.

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> Mariah Carey is a vile pestilence.

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> Alex in NYC

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> On Dec 23, 2010, at 6:33 PM, sade1 wrote:

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>> What is your guiltiest-pleasure Christmas/etc. song/s?

>> Mine: *hangs head to chest and mumbles..*

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>> Last Christmas -- Wham

>> All I Want For Xmas is You -- Mariah Carey

>> special mention,

>> Hanukkah Song -- Adam Sandler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDV_reO930A&feature=related

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>> Having set the bar so low, surely there must be worse.

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>> [Sorry, I don't know any rock X-mastime songs.]

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>> Merry ChristmaHannu'Kwanzikkah to all.

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