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27. "The Christmas Shoes" by Christian Country Band, Newsong.

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:50 PM

Nov 2016

It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes
His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight
He counted pennies for what seemed like years...

Ugh, it is the most maudlin dreck ever. I think it proves there is no god which is about the worst thing a so-called Christmas song can do.

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What Christmas song is like nails on a chalkboard to you? [View all] rurallib Nov 2016 OP

I don't mind it, in small doses. MADem Nov 2016 #1

thanks for posting it, but I will pass on watching it rurallib Nov 2016 #6

Wish I had! lillypaddle Dec 2016 #134

NSFW Chatroulette Version - Funny! ihaveaquestion Dec 2016 #87

"The Little Drummer Boy" in all arrangements makes me want to hurl. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #2

YES! lastlib Nov 2016 #7

He practices rudiments all night in the apartment right above you, I'm guessing. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #14

Little Drummer boy was even worse before keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #61

"Do You Hear What I Hear?", though, was actually written with anti-nuclear intent. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #15

I remember when it came out, and I also remember The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #16

The claim has been that the image of the "star" in the song Ken Burch Nov 2016 #28

Here's something truly different. ChazInAz Dec 2016 #63

"Feliz Navidad." Real dreck. stopbush Nov 2016 #3

Feliz? Nitram Dec 2016 #74

Feliz Navidad lillypaddle Dec 2016 #135

It's too wordy stopbush Dec 2016 #139

That's why it's so catchy, lillypaddle Dec 2016 #140

All of them. TreasonousBastard Nov 2016 #4

Grinch! rurallib Nov 2016 #5

This is my answer too, mostly cemaphonic Nov 2016 #9

+1. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #114

Jingle Bell Rock. It's not real rock, and it's not a real Christmas carol. eppur_se_muova Nov 2016 #8

I kinda like the one about that razor guy pinboy3niner Nov 2016 #10

OUCHHH!!!! ailsagirl Nov 2016 #12

I bet you also like Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2016 #117

I like the traditional carols... ailsagirl Nov 2016 #11

And, of course "Sleigh Ride" and "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year". Ken Burch Nov 2016 #29

Oh, and "White Christmas!!" ailsagirl Nov 2016 #32

must say I kind of like the Drifters version rurallib Dec 2016 #49

I didn't know they had a version of it ailsagirl Dec 2016 #53

you would be surprised to know it was in the background in Home Alone rurallib Dec 2016 #76

This is one of my favorites! japple Dec 2016 #85

Very cute! ailsagirl Dec 2016 #99

Oh, lord, that is wonderful TNNurse Dec 2016 #112

Love this! Granny M Dec 2016 #133

One year I successfully went the season without hearing white xmas. alfredo Dec 2016 #110

It's STILL the second-biggest-selling music recording of all time! lastlib Dec 2016 #131

"The Christmas Song", though the tune is pleasant, always bothered me. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #13

You a close whistler162 Dec 2016 #94

"all I want for Christmas is you"... JHan Nov 2016 #17

Dominick The Italian Christmas Donkey :) Donkees Nov 2016 #18

This one is completely... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #45

"Carol Of The Bells" Paladin Nov 2016 #19

The Real Lyrics Go Wolf Frankula Nov 2016 #22

By George, I think you've got it! And all at 78 rpm speed. Paladin Nov 2016 #23

Shedrick (so called Carol of the Bells) DMJG10 Dec 2016 #128

Stevie Nicks Silent Night Skittles Nov 2016 #20

Best antidote to that I can think of: Paladin Nov 2016 #21

I was in labor, Christmas Eve, 1986. . The hospital had an endless loop annabanana Nov 2016 #24

sounds like torture rurallib Nov 2016 #25

Yeah.. good thing I like my kid! annabanana Nov 2016 #26

And THAT's why you begged for an anesthetic! Ken Burch Nov 2016 #31

has nothing to do with Christmas......... mrmpa Dec 2016 #35

"The Christmas Shoes" by Christian Country Band, Newsong. FSogol Nov 2016 #27

Argh! You just had to remind me!!!! Coventina Dec 2016 #33

You beat me to it, Sentath Dec 2016 #34

This one is in a 3-way tie with... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #46

I'd never heard that one so I checked it out. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #52

The worse part of that one TimeChaser Dec 2016 #96

This classic from "Little Augie Rios" Ken Burch Nov 2016 #30

I like this one... Callmecrazy Dec 2016 #36

The elevator kind lunatica Dec 2016 #37

Anything sung with that high strung church-lady warbling sound Bucky Dec 2016 #38

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2016 #39

Ugh...ugh...ugh Liberal Veteran Dec 2016 #41

Dear God I hate that song Danmel Dec 2016 #121

The Christmas Shoes Mad_Dem_X Dec 2016 #40

Jingle Bell Rock Auggie Dec 2016 #42

How Can you not Love this song? Wolf Frankula Dec 2016 #43

I hate Springsteen's version of Santa Claus is coming to town Va Lefty Dec 2016 #44

Has anyone heard any of the... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #47

Bob Dylan Chistmas album? awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #115

"Twelve Days of Christmas". Laffy Kat Dec 2016 #48

and all the 'funny' variations rurallib Dec 2016 #50

Hey! Take off you hosers! eShirl Dec 2016 #83

I have to say I really like that one ailsagirl Dec 2016 #54

Well obviously a lot of people do or it wouldn't be so popular. Laffy Kat Dec 2016 #57

I certainly wouldn't want to hear it all the time!!! ailsagirl Dec 2016 #58

All 27 verses! world wide wally Dec 2016 #89

Jeff Foxworthy Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas OxQQme Dec 2016 #104

Every F---ing One Of Them. ret5hd Dec 2016 #51

"All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth" ARGH ailsagirl Dec 2016 #55

There's chorus of the horny shepherds from Handel's "Messiah." stopbush Dec 2016 #56

Several Christmas seasons working retail ... neeksgeek Dec 2016 #59

Any Christmas tune that substitutes "cutesie-poo" for good music or humor. Archae Dec 2016 #60

One of the shipping companies is using that awful hippo song in their ads this year jmowreader Dec 2016 #123

Mama Got Run Over by a Reindeer LakeArenal Dec 2016 #62

Yes! radical noodle Dec 2016 #98

Oh, LakeArenal ailsagirl Dec 2016 #100

Bing Crosby's "white Christmas" Doreen Dec 2016 #64

That McCartney song is on the top of my most hated Christmas songs. progressoid Dec 2016 #65

All of them!! joshdawg Dec 2016 #66

All of them. Since they begin immediately after Halloween sinkingfeeling Dec 2016 #67

I never liked Christmas sings except for one from the 1950s, so I made up my own. Here goes: DFW Dec 2016 #68

Winter wonderland TrogL Dec 2016 #69

I used to hate "Sleigh Ride" until a friend and I pulled a prank TrogL Dec 2016 #70

Christmas songs countryken Dec 2016 #71

Grandma ran over by a reindeer. kairos12 Dec 2016 #72

Rum-a-tum-tum! Nitram Dec 2016 #73

From "Santa Clause Conquers the Martians" Coventina Dec 2016 #75

I watched Rifftrax make fun of that last night. FSogol Dec 2016 #78

Me too!!!! Coventina Dec 2016 #79

Yeah, we stayed for it all. It was great. n/t FSogol Dec 2016 #84

'Christmas in Maine' is a horror show /nt hopeforchange2008 Dec 2016 #77

Hate the stupid-cute ones but colorado_ufo Dec 2016 #80

just a cursory reading of this thread it seems Drummer Boy rurallib Dec 2016 #81

Good to see little drummer boy is the most hated retrowire Dec 2016 #82

And a stupid premise... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #116

The chipmonks northoftheborder Dec 2016 #86

Feliz Navidad cabot Dec 2016 #88

Has anybody else ever heard Ozzie Osborne "I am Santa Claus" to the tune of "Iron Man"? world wide wally Dec 2016 #90

This one? jmowreader Dec 2016 #125

Wow man, I wasn't hallucinating! world wide wally Dec 2016 #126

Sorry man, you're not hallucinating about that either jmowreader Dec 2016 #127

Mary's Boy Child by Bony M Stargleamer Dec 2016 #91

I really like the Charlie Brown song lanlady Dec 2016 #92

Something by Vince Guaraldi ? eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 #107

The "Christmas Time Is Here" segment of that show always gets me. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #113

All of them. Watching The Santa Clause now, and I'm home alone! elleng Dec 2016 #93

"little Drummer Boy" except the Bowie / Crosby version. whistler162 Dec 2016 #95

All of them TimeChaser Dec 2016 #97

That Mcartney one. flying rabbit Dec 2016 #101

Feliz Navidad---omg how I HATE that one! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #102

I like " I'll Be Home for Christmas" nostalgic, written during WWII No Vested Interest Dec 2016 #103

Sad song, really ailsagirl Dec 2016 #105

a good anti christmas song Locrian Dec 2016 #106

While there are a lot of good candidates, heckles65 Dec 2016 #108

! rurallib Dec 2016 #109

The more replies I read.. jimmil Dec 2016 #111

Jingle Bells. I despise it. nt Lyric Dec 2016 #118

I dislike most listed so I'll buck the thread with a favourite: The Pogues-Fairytale of New York yonder Dec 2016 #119

great song. kwassa Dec 2016 #120

After six years in retail? ALL of them! jmowreader Dec 2016 #122

Also the one where dogs bark Jingle Bells LakeArenal Dec 2016 #124

While Drummer Boy is the whale-poop standard of carols spiderpig Dec 2016 #129

Baby, It's cold outside. IrishEyes Dec 2016 #130

Paul McCartney song. Granny M Dec 2016 #132

Rudolph the fucking red nosed reindeer, Lionel Mandrake Dec 2016 #136

Anything by Mannheim Steamroller Bob Loblaw Dec 2016 #137

Little Drummer Boy, Up on the Rooftop, Silent Night, SCRUBDASHRUB Dec 2016 #138

Rare-anti Christmas 45s Uke Dec 2016 #141

12 Days of Christmas beaglelover Dec 2016 #142