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[lacinius]

It has been matched and surpassed by Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler's, Zombie Christmas

 

[a very cute dog]

It's not the same thing really but I slightly prefer Last Christmas by Wham.

 

[MilShap]

GAF pls

Donny Hathaway - This Christmas

https://youtu.be/pj1mVUEHeUE

The GOAT.

Spoiler

Fuck Chris Brown

.

Amen

 

[.JayZii]

I mean:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI

I've never really connected with Mariah's music, though.

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

You could probably argue this isn't a Christmas song in the strictest sense, but my favorite's always been Dan Fogelberg's Same Old Lang Syne. It's a little sentimental, sure, but I've loved it since I was a little kid.


Edit- try to disregard the awful fan-made video.

 

[crackhead_bob]

Love me some Kylie.... (and Dannii).

 

[Atom Heart Mother]

I really like Chris Squire (Yes Bassist)'s Christmas song. It's so good!

 

[You Are Viewtiful]

The PopGAF threads are the most soothing in these trying political times. 😭

 

[Makonero]

"California Christmastime" from Crazy Ex Girlfriend is the best Christmas song in the last few years.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lHd0xLCW2lw

So funny and so true.

"And what would Christmas be without
Historically low mountain snow causing staggering drought,
But hey, this eggnog froyo's super tight!"

 

[TropicalFish]

I prefer Oh Santa tbh.

 

[The Flop]

A mess at this pandering to get a BBH100 number one.

Spoiler

Slay a biT Touchdown.

 

[karasu]

Because she is Mariah Carey. You don't just match the best as if it were a matter of course.

 

[jroc74]

It's not the same thing really but I slightly prefer Last Christmas by Wham.

This and Where are you Christmas by Faith Hill is nice too.

Basically I just leave the radio station on 97.1 when they start playing Christmas songs. DMV area.

GAF pls

Donny Hathaway - This Christmas

https://youtu.be/pj1mVUEHeUE

The GOAT.

Spoiler

Fuck Chris Brown

.

And this .

 

[Randam]

most recent live performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-ieFO_Rht8

lip synced?

 

[weekev]

I thought it was widely agreed that Fairytale of New York by the Pogues was the GOAT Christmas song.

 

[StayDead]

There was an image focusing on how Christmas focuses on Baby Boomers childhoods, but honestly in the UK the best and most numerous christmas songs are from the 70s onwards.

Slade for example is ten times better than Mariah's song if I'm honest.

 

[Gnome]

I thought it was widely agreed that Fairytale of New York by the Pogues was the GOAT Christmas song.

Hear hear.

Edit: I'm also a fan of "The seasons upon us" by the Dropkick Murphy's

 

[ksan]

ctrl+F "The Killers"

dang really? I know they're not pop songs but they do an xmas song every year: "Joseph, better you than me" might be the best non-secular xmas song ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW8oEWfuEIg


btw all I want for christmas is you is a pretty great song.

right on buddy!

i like Don't shoot me Santa even more though...

goat holiday song is Happy Hanukkah though

 

[Frozenprince]

Feliz Navidad >>>>>

 

[Ninja Dom]

After 12 pages Touchdown is still correct. Mariah hasn't been surpassed. Love it or hate but it is the best Christmas song.

And Mariah is still sexy as hell!!

 

[Gnome]

All I Want For Christmas Is You is the mall chinese food of Christmas songs.

 

[Zackat]

All I Want For Christmas Is You is the mall chinese food of Christmas songs.

 

[King Endymion]

"All I Want for Christmas is You" is absolutely the best Christmas song still, though I have heard Britney's "My Only Wish (This Year) more and more in malls in recent years, at least here in Sweden.

 

[CyclopsRock]

I was in the US last week and I kept noticing that most places played a disproportionately high amount of British music. Everywhere we went (Vegas and LA) there was Queen, Tears for Fears, Spandau Ballet, Coldplay, the list went on and on. BUT when we were in places with a Christmas music loop, almost the only British song was Step into Christmas but Elton. We have a whole array of modern Christmas songs over on this side of the pond that haven't penetrated in the US in the way our "normal" music has. You're missing out of loads of weird, creepy songs.

 

[eot]

Never even heard this song before, but I don't particularly like it.
But then I'm not a fan of her voice either.

 

[Rayis]

A better question is why hasn't Mariah replicated the success she had during Emancipation of Mimi era or even E=MC2

Spoiler

j/k, love Mimi, just throwing some harmless shade......or am I? Lol

 

[Mathieran]

I think you mean why has no one outdone Weird Al's "The Night Santa Went Crazy"

 

[Thorgal]

Trans Siberian Orchestra is my christmas Jam and always will be .

Carrol of the bells

Wizards in winter

Nutrocker

Christmas Cannon Rock

awesome Kids choir version

 

[Currygan]

if we speak about pop songs, give me Wizzard's "I wish it could be xmas everyday" or even Wham's Last Christmas over it any day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM_H4CAAYxc


but really, the classic Chrismas songs will always be the best for me

 

[DeSo]

As an Australian I've seriously never heard this song

 

[Dynedom]

Trans Siberian Orchestra is my christmas Jam and always will be .

Carrol of the bells

Wizards in winter

Nutrocker

Christmas Cannon Rock

awesome Kids choir version

*brofist*

 

[frankie_baby]

As an Australian I've seriously never heard this song

Its the song the girl sings in Love actually

 

[DeSo]

Its the song the girl sings in Love actually

I avoid romantic comedies like the plague

 

[darklin0]

Feliz Navidad >>>>>

The only correct answer.

 

[sphinx]

I remember a german radio station disqualifying this and Wham's songs as "Christmas Songs" because both aren't about christmas per se.

both songs are about love stories that happen to take place around christmas.

two different things.

 

[Link1110]

I remember a german radio station disqualifying this and Wham's songs as "Christmas Songs" because both aren't about christmas per se.

both songs are about love stories that happen to take place around christmas.

two different things.

Well, Die Hard is a Christmas Movie, and those are Christmas songs.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Last Christmas does it for me. A classic.

Well, Die Hard is a Christmas Movie, and those are Christmas songs.

Ya Mon!

It's irrefutable.

 

[nel e nel]

Just had to check out some of Mariah Carey's vocal range videos on the related videos tab.

My god. No-one even comes close, do they.

She was always known for that.

 

[DOWN]

Lol @ people posting way less successful and less liked Christmas songs as examples

Nobody has made a modern Christmas song that has stuck like All I Want for Christmas Is You

 

[nel e nel]

Lol @ people posting way less successful and less liked Christmas songs as examples

Nobody has made a modern Christmas song that has stuck like All I Want for Christmas Is You

Nat King Cole's version of The Christmas Song. 70 years and counting, and the most performed Christmas song.

 

[TwntyOneTwlv]

The real question is, who the hell decided that "Hallelujah" was a Christmas song? I've heard it on radio stations, in malls, everywhere this year, always in between typical Christmas songs.

Is it because the word "hallelujah" is featured prominently? Is it because Cohen died? Because it does not work as a Christmas song at all.

 

[paragonpro]

"Timidly raises hand" i still like christmas music, even if baby its cold outside is the date rapiest song ever written. Yes Op I agree, m carreys all I want for christmas is still unmatched in its glory on the scale of holiday music.

All I Want For Christmas Is You is the mall chinese food of Christmas songs.

So its amazing?

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

The only Christmas album you'll ever need is A Charlie Brown Christmas.

 

[Glass Shark]

This is actually a very good question and you could probably write an entire book on the subject, and I'd love to read it.

 

[hidys]

Fairytale of New York is easily the greatest Christmas song of all time. Shane MacGowan is such an amazing songwriter.

 

[fester]

There's a war on Christmas

Is the war still on this year? Who's winning?

 

[bionic77]

Is the war still on this year? Who's winning?

War is over.

They won. Jesus is white and Happy Holidays is now a jailable offense.

 

[MCN]

I was in the US last week and I kept noticing that most places played a disproportionately high amount of British music. Everywhere we went (Vegas and LA) there was Queen, Tears for Fears, Spandau Ballet, Coldplay, the list went on and on. BUT when we were in places with a Christmas music loop, almost the only British song was Step into Christmas but Elton. We have a whole array of modern Christmas songs over on this side of the pond that haven't penetrated in the US in the way our "normal" music has. You're missing out of loads of weird, creepy songs.

They don't have Slade over there? It's not Christmas until Noddy Holder screams "It's Christmas" at you.

 

[Deleted member 12837]

Nat King Cole's version of The Christmas Song. 70 years and counting, and the most performed Christmas song.

He/She said modern Christmas song.

 

[Leona Lewis]

Never even heard this song before, but I don't particularly like it.
But then I'm not a fan of her voice either.

I understand not liking her music, but not liking her voice? She's been like the gold standard of vocal power, agility, range, and musicality for over 20 years.

Her voice has been named as a national monument. If she were a Pokémon, she'd be banned in tournaments.