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Finally, a Xmas song I can listen to... (Original Post) awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 OP
Remember ZE Christmas Album? AlbertCat Dec 2012 #1
No, I will check it out. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #3
Couple of my fave antidotes to Xmas glurge... onager Dec 2012 #2
The first one... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #4
From Spinal Tap Kolesar Dec 2012 #5
That's an improvement over the Christmas Muzak at the grocery store. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #6
you gotta get through the first 20 seconds to get to the good stuff OriginalGeek Dec 2012 #7

onager

(9,356 posts)
2. Couple of my fave antidotes to Xmas glurge...
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:33 PM
Dec 2012

"The Annoying Drummer Boy"

"I know you're poor and not too bright, but can't we have a SILENT night...?"

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"O Holy Night(mare)"

This thing still cracks me up every time I hear it - Steve Mauldin's no-gawd-awful version of "O Holy Night." It sounds like he's singing while simultaneously being waterboarded and having his testicles crushed.

The story behind this is pretty funny. Ironically, some people accused Mauldin of being an atheist, trying to make Xians look bad with his masterpiece.

Mauldin is actually a devout Xian from Tennessee. He's also a musical director and recording engineer. And every Xmas, in some church or other, he had to deal with amateurs who insisted on singing "O Holy Night." Even when they clearly could not sing the damn song. And it's not an easy one to sing.

To show those people what they REALLY might sound like, he came up with this jewel:

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backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
6. That's an improvement over the Christmas Muzak at the grocery store.
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 01:49 PM
Dec 2012

Oh, look, it's the Conway Twitty cover of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!

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