Thursday, December 9, 2010

Strange Christmas Albums

If anyone other than my faithful wife reads this blog , they know I enjoy the Christmas season. From decorating to buying gifts , to Christmas carols. Yes I'm a man and love Christmas. So get over it !

But one peculiar thing I don't get is why some in the music business feel its needed or necessary to jump in the season and grace us with a Christmas CD . Having worked in a CD store I sampled them all . So here are a few that have made my head take a double shake.


  1. Twisted Sister - Twisted Christmas - Aging glam rockers ,power chording to Carols . 
  2. We Wish You a Hairy Christmas - Hair metal bands singing cheesy songs , dreadful .
  3. Barry Manilow - Who in thier right mind would want any Manilow ?
  4. Mariah Carey - Screaming out not 1 but 2 Christmas albums .Aren't we blessed!
  5. Celine Dion - Over the top and annoying , what more can  I say.
  6. Rap Music - There were a few and man if my ears could bleed.
  7. Twangy Country - Too many to list , but the nasal sound of some of them singing Silent Night ,made wish it was.
  8. N-Sync - Do I have to even comment . Boy band ,Annoying!
  9. Neil Diamond - This one is hard to fathom. Its just plain . No energy or fun . Well it is Neil Diamond.
  10. Sting - If there is any more pretentious artist to release a Christmas CD , I don't know . Until Bono releases one ,Sting is the king . 
10 is a good number to end on but honorable mention has to go to Rob Halford of the heavy metal band Judas Priest . Black leather and Christmas , I don't know what to say.

I'm sure the oddities will not stop . It seems everyone and their cat  must release a Christmas album. Why , I do not know. Some are great , and will become classics . I truly love Josh Grobans release last year but many  should just sing the Christmas tunes in the shower. Plus the bottom line is , if you  don't really believe  Jesus is the Son of God who came  to die for your sins on a cross and was raised again , don't sing about Him . A pet peeve of mine . Now for some eggnog and Bing....

1 comment:

Kathy said...

It makes you wonder, doesn't it? Love you, Mrs Reg