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Pretty much anything Christmas sung by Mariah Carey or Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Nov 27, 2025 10:06 AM
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Lew Corcoran
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Answer in a nutshell:

Oh Bob "RealMan" Timm, if “merry little Christmas” makes you want to throw tinsel at the turntable, wait until you hear the real lyrics from some of the most hated Christmas songs. These are actual lines that make people groan, cringe, or question humanity’s relationship with holiday cheer.

🎶 Real Christmas Lyrics Everyone Loves to Hate

Paul McCartney – “Wonderful Christmastime” - “The moon is right, the spirit’s up, we’re here tonight, and that’s enough.”  

Translation: Paul basically said, “Eh, we showed up, good enough.” That’s not Christmas spirit—that’s the vibe of a staff meeting that should’ve been an email.

Gayla Peevey – “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” - “Only a hippopotamus will do.”  

Really? Not peace? Not joy? Not even socks? Just a 3,000-pound river horse in your living room? Nothing says festive like explaining to your HOA why your hippo ate the inflatable Santa.

Elmo & Patsy – “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” - “You can say there’s no such thing as Santa, but as for me and Grandpa, we believe.”  

Meanwhile, Grandma is face-down in the snow, and Grandpa’s like, “Still worth it.” This is less a carol, and more a crime scene report.

John Denver – “Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)” - “Please Daddy, don’t get drunk this Christmas, I don’t wanna see my mama cry.”  

Nothing says holiday cheer like turning Christmas into a therapy session. Forget mistletoe—pass the tissues.

Dominick the Donkey – “Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey” - “Hey! Chingedy ching, hee-haw, hee-haw, it’s Dominick the donkey."

This is the soundtrack of a fever dream where Santa outsourced deliveries to barnyard animals. Even Rudolph is filing a grievance

Baby, It’s Cold Outside” - “Say, what’s in this drink?”  

Ah yes, the lyric that makes everyone squirm. Nothing says cozy holiday duet like questionable beverage consent.

Yes, you’re right, Bob, we don’t want a “merry little Christmas.” We want a BIG HONKING FAT CHRISTMAS—the kind where the lyrics should be: 

“Have yourself a Merry XXL Christmas, may your waistband burst tonight…”

Because honestly, compared to hippos, donkeys, and drunk daddies, a big fat Christmas sounds downright wholesome.

 

Nov 27, 2025 08:55 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
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I do not, Bob "RealMan" Timm - just have yourself a BIG HONKING FAT Christmas! 

Nov 27, 2025 09:25 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving, Bob.  While there are some things I like more than others, I try not to use the word "hate".  I admit I am not consistently successful in that - I guess, it's another example of how contradictions exist in music and everyday life.  

Nov 27, 2025 10:11 AM
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Katina Hargrove 352-551-0308
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Bob "RealMan" Timm yes, probably because of the lyrics, it is definitely a mean one, lol

"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"

Nov 27, 2025 08:56 AM
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John Pusa
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Hello Bob "RealMan" Timm I like all Christmas songs. 

Happy Thanksgiving, and a Happy Big Honking Fat Christmas.

Nov 27, 2025 11:22 AM
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Candice A. Donofrio
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"All I Want For Christmas Is You" the entire song LOLLL 🙃

Nov 27, 2025 08:39 AM
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Carol Williams
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The whole Christmas thing has gone way too commercial for me! 

I do like most Christmas songs, but I don't like them starting before Thanksgiving is over. 

As for me, a Merry little Christmas is just fine. 

Nov 28, 2025 03:57 AM
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Roy Kelley
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Let's try to love rather than hate during this holiday season.

Nov 28, 2025 04:29 AM
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Wayne Martin
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Bob. Not a big music fan so I rarely remember the titles. Know which ones I like when I hear them and can identify to the ones I don't even easier. And, this year I may have to change my mind as dictated by my grandkids. Enjoy your day. 

Nov 28, 2025 04:00 AM
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Bob Crane
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There are a few that I really like, and many that I do not, far too many have strayed from the meaning of Christmas.

Nov 27, 2025 05:53 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
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Linda Bennet "An Old Fashioned Christmas"  (Daddy's Home!)

 

         Wait for the horns to start honking... you may have to listen twice to get the morbid message.

 

  RIP, Bus #5 from New Haven

Nov 27, 2025 05:26 PM
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
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Thank you John Pusa 😊.

Nov 27, 2025 01:05 PM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
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"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." Dumbest song EVER!

Nov 28, 2025 12:43 PM
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John Juarez
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Christmas is a time for joy. No time to for me to hate on any song. 

Nov 28, 2025 08:57 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
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Bob "RealMan" Timm I'm with Katina Hargrove 352-551-0308 I hate that Mr. Grinch song. Never could figure out why it's played at Christmas. Then again, I would choose never to hear it in any season.

Nov 28, 2025 04:48 AM
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Adam Chubbuck
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Anytime I hear "Its timeeeee" by Mariah I roll my eyes and keep it moving! 

Nov 27, 2025 01:38 PM
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Steve Higgins
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Ha, ha Bob! I'm good with pretty much anything! Can't think of anything of the top of my head, maybe by after Christmas I can tell you! lol

Nov 29, 2025 01:22 PM
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Brenda Mayette
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LOL!!

Not one particular lyric but do despise that hippo song...! 

Nov 28, 2025 06:38 AM
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Doug Dawes
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There isn't any particular one verse I can think of. However, Lew Rawls had a rendition of the Little Drummer Boy that was hard and nearly impossible to listen to.

Nov 29, 2025 06:30 AM
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Jeff Pearl
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Don't know, because I never listen to Christmas songs.

Nov 28, 2025 11:06 AM
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Richie & You
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One horse SOAP & sleigh

Nov 28, 2025 02:56 PM
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andrew williams
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I wouldn’t say I hate it, but the song “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” has always thrown me off. I mean… why is Mommy kissing Santa? Is she trying to score better presents for the kids, or does she just have a thing for older, bearded men in red suits?

Dec 01, 2025 10:42 AM
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Don Baker
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Nope there is not

Nov 28, 2025 10:06 AM
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Tony Lewis
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"Grandma got run over by a Reindeer"  Just kidding I really Love it.

Nov 30, 2025 07:34 PM