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03 Dec 04 - 08:40 AM (#1346254) Subject: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Nemesis Seasonal Cheer? UK WORST EVER Christmas number 1 No debate on merits – which one did you hate? Just vote now! (Okay, I know it's hard .. worst three in no particular order then?) 1970 I hear you knocking - DAVE EDMUNDS 1971 Ernie, The Fastest Milkman in the West – BENNY HILL 1972 Longhaired Lover from Liverpool – LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND 1973 Merry Christmas Everybody - SLADE 1974 Lonely This Christmas – MUD 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody - QUEEN 1976 When a Child Is Born - JOHNNY MATHIS 1977 Mull of Kintyre – WINGS 1978 Mary's Boy Child – BONEY M 1979 Another Brick in the Wall – PINK FLOYD 1980 There's no-one Quite Like Grandma – ST WINIFRED'S SCHOOL CHOIR 1981 Don't You Want Me? HUMAN LEAGUE 1982 Save Your Love for Me – RENE & RENATA 1983 Only You – THE FLYING PICKETS 1984 Do They Know it's Christmas - BAND AID 1985 Saving All My Love For You – WHITNEY HOUSTON 1986 Caravan of Love – THE HOUSEMARTINS 1987 Always on My Mind – THE HOUSEMARTINS 1988 Mistletoe & Wine - CLIFF RICHARD 1989 Do They Know it's Christmas – BAND AID II 1990 Ice Ice Baby – VANILLA ICA 1991 Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days of Our Lives – QUEEN 1992 I Will Always Love You – WHITNEY HOUSTON 1993 Mr Blobby – MR BLOBBY 1994 Stay Another Day – EAST 17 1995 Earth Song – MICHAEL JACKSON 1996 2 Become 1 – SPICE GIRLS 1997 Too Much - SPICE GIRLS 1998 Goodbye - SPICE GIRLS 1999 Seasons in The Sun/ I Have a Dream – WESTLIFE 2000 Can We Fix it? - BOB THE BUILDER 2001 Something Stupid – ROBBIE WILLIAMS & NICOLE KIDMAN 2002 Sound of The Underground – GIRLS ALOUD 2003 Mad World – MICHAEL ANDREW/ GARY JULES |
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03 Dec 04 - 08:46 AM (#1346259) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Cluin Gots to be Vanilla Ice. |
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03 Dec 04 - 08:48 AM (#1346260) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: mooman Hi Nem! There are some real turkeys there...it's hard to decide! Ok then... 1972 1993 2000 Peace moo |
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03 Dec 04 - 08:53 AM (#1346264) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Dave the Gnome 96, 97 and 98. Can you tell I'm a big Spice Girls fan;-) Shame Cliffs Milenium prayer didn't do it for 99. Would have won hands down! Cheers DtG |
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03 Dec 04 - 08:56 AM (#1346267) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: freda underhill 1986, christmas. I am in a huge garden in Calcutta, resident artist for three weeks. afternoons spent painting, and on christmas day listening to I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus blaring across from the next door neighbour's house, again and again, and again, again and again, and again, again and again, and again and again and again, and again, again and again, and again, again and again, and again and again and again, and again, again and again, and again, again and again, and again .. |
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03 Dec 04 - 09:00 AM (#1346271) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,Jim Not heard them all (thank the Lord) but no matter, it wouldn't make any difference ....... Cliff Richard's Misletoe & Wine has to be the worst SONG ever! |
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03 Dec 04 - 09:28 AM (#1346303) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Pete Jennings Mr. Blobby! |
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03 Dec 04 - 09:28 AM (#1346304) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,milk monitor Michael Jackson Whitney Houston Cliff Richard.........all for trying to be serious, and only suceeding in being bile inducing. |
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03 Dec 04 - 09:32 AM (#1346307) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,Jim And THE BEST Christmas song of all time ............ No Contest........... The Pogues |
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03 Dec 04 - 10:07 AM (#1346342) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: rhyzla absolutely on the mark .... but don't forget Kirsty McColl |
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03 Dec 04 - 10:18 AM (#1346350) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: muppitz MR BLOBBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Somebody should have shot Noel Edmonds for the disservice to humankind! muppitz x |
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03 Dec 04 - 10:23 AM (#1346356) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,Jim How could anyone forget Kirsty! - what a tragic loss to us all |
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03 Dec 04 - 10:30 AM (#1346362) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Little Hawk I'll go with... I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston Don't You Want Me - Human League (Man, do I detest that song!) And how did Paul Anka fail to make the list? freda - That sounds blood-chillingly awful! I am trying to imagine what an oriental person would get out of listening to "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" over and over again...how would they interpret it? Why would they want to? The mind boggles, as Batman used to say. Fortunately I watch no TV and listen to no commercial radio stations, so I'm relatively well protected from this dreck...until I venture out to the mall or restaurant! |
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03 Dec 04 - 11:11 AM (#1346407) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Scooby Doo I think 1971 and 1972 was the worst Christmas songs. |
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03 Dec 04 - 11:22 AM (#1346420) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Bernard Sadly, it looks as if 'Do They Know It's Christmas', Band Aid 20 version, is set to be this year's number one... they really should have put more effort into doing something more worthy of the cause. I'm not saying people shouldn't buy it, because it is a worthy cause... but why did they do such a sloppy cover of the original?! Aaah, bum hug! |
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03 Dec 04 - 11:23 AM (#1346423) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: John Routledge Thanks Christmas 1980. I have lived 100yds from St Winifred's School since 1986 and always wondered why it is/was famous. |
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04 Dec 04 - 03:38 AM (#1347025) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Dave Hanson Anything by that twat Cliff eeeucchh Richard. Although ' Fairy Tale Of New York ' is a great song it is hardly a ' Chritmas ' song, someone dying of a drug overdose !! eric |
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04 Dec 04 - 03:49 AM (#1347031) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,greg stephens Mistletoe and Wine is the worst Christmas song by miles. I think Bohemian Rhapsody is a worse record(it elevatd badness to very high art indeed), but it hasn't got the special kind of populist naffness that makes a true Christmas No 1; so I have to award the palm to the Blessed Cliff. |
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04 Dec 04 - 03:52 AM (#1347033) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Eye Lander I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston Can't stand wailing women! |
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04 Dec 04 - 03:52 AM (#1347034) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Peace Easier to say I did like 1970 and 1977. |
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04 Dec 04 - 04:01 AM (#1347046) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Dave Hanson My sister was a deck hand on a whaling ship, you would have liked her. eric |
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04 Dec 04 - 06:04 AM (#1347082) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: George Papavgeris Amidst a sea of shit, one turd bobs smellier than the rest: Mr effing Blobby! |
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04 Dec 04 - 06:53 AM (#1347106) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: jaze but I actually liked Mull Of Kintyre |
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04 Dec 04 - 07:28 AM (#1347123) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: s6k mad world i would say was the best no.1 ever |
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04 Dec 04 - 01:16 PM (#1347299) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Richard Bridge Surely the worst Xmas single ever was Cliff Richard's the Lords's prayer to the tune of Auld Lang Syne. |
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04 Dec 04 - 01:39 PM (#1347316) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: McGrath of Harlow Well it is Christmas, you'd expect some turkeys. A whole flock of turkeys in fact. But picking "worst of" is to my mind a lot less interesting than "best of". And while I agree that Fairytale of New York is perhaps the best Christmas record ever, it never made it to that disconcerting list. However one outstandingly good record that did make it to Number One is the 1983 version of "Only You" by the Flying Pickets. |
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04 Dec 04 - 02:07 PM (#1347337) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Dave the Gnome That's what I thought, Richard, but it seems that someone else made teh No. 1 slot for Christmas that year. Cliff either didn't make it or did so only after Christmas. And who said Bohemian Rhapsody was bad! Best song ever:-) Especialy if you sing the 'I see a little sillouette' bit to the White Cockade tune... Cheers DtG |
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04 Dec 04 - 05:02 PM (#1347488) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: s6k much underrated "These Are The Days of Our Lives" as well, which was the double A-Side to the re-released Bohemian Rhapsody single when Freddie died. The lyrics are probably my favourite ever, such a nice song, and my favourite by Queen |
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04 Dec 04 - 05:08 PM (#1347491) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Clinton Hammond I can't pick ONE outa all that cr@p.... But I will say this... Yes... 'Fairytale Of New York' IS a fantastic song... especially when performed by (Like ALL Shane McGowan material) Christy Moore |
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04 Dec 04 - 05:11 PM (#1347493) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: *Laura* Mr Blobby!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! oh. My. God! If Band Aid is number 1 this year that's just stupid - they don't know it's christmas in ethiopia becasue they don't have Christmas until January. apparently. |
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04 Dec 04 - 05:38 PM (#1347511) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,Anne Croucher Wow I have missed all pop music for over a decade - I can remember ayayayayayayay wheell aoolllwayayayyaays etc, but the rest seem to have passed me by completly. Whoopee!! Anne (Typing this listening to the Beach Boys Sloop John B) |
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04 Dec 04 - 05:45 PM (#1347519) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Little Hawk January would actually be the best time to have Christmas. January 25th. Why? Because it's the middle of the blasted winter! One needs a break in the middle of the worst weather, not at the beginning of it. |
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04 Dec 04 - 06:42 PM (#1347572) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Dave Wynn Dave The Gnome.......How could you.......how could you. I am speechless. Without speech.....Boheeemian Rhapshody.....I seem to remember some event not too many years ago when while you were on stage a totally out of his / her tree person staggered up and asked if you could do "bowheemian Rhpahapsody". I also seem to remember your reply....It consisted of a few sylabubbs but had lots of ffff's in it. Shame on you DtG. Best Christmas single ever is Ged Todds parody of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reign dear. Spot the Dog |
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05 Dec 04 - 06:21 AM (#1347869) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Little Hawk I have never heard Mr Blobby. I never even heard OF Mr Blobby until this thread. Have I missed something vital? |
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05 Dec 04 - 06:37 AM (#1347874) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: alanabit No. |
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05 Dec 04 - 07:19 AM (#1347890) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Dave Hanson It was some pillock called Noel Edmonds in a pink and yellow costume. eric |
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05 Dec 04 - 07:42 AM (#1347898) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: sue exhull One of my favourites is chubby browns santa claus wheres my ******* bike, couldnt play it on radio but it always makes me laugh :) |
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05 Dec 04 - 04:14 PM (#1348192) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Chris Green The one redeeming feature of Mr Blobby was that it proved once and for all that Noel Edmunds is so talentless that he can be upstaged by a six foot pink condom. |
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05 Dec 04 - 05:08 PM (#1348216) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Pistachio 80,82,93 Ugh! in any order. I too like Mull of Kintyre - hearing it still 'takes me back' to the firemans strike when I was on standby to assist in London - but spent my time with a borrowed guitar in Barracks at Mill Hill. Those were the days. |
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10 Dec 04 - 01:58 PM (#1353254) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,pickle I remember 'Grandma' by the St. Winifred's School Choir because my sister bought my mum it for Christmas in 1980, when my niece was very young. More recently my younger niece has been singing it round the house! |
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10 Dec 04 - 03:27 PM (#1353364) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Little Hawk Well, after all...a 6 foot pick condom IS a pretty arresting sight! |
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10 Dec 04 - 03:38 PM (#1353373) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,Dave Roberts I have known normally sane people driven to insensate rage by Long Haired Lover From Liverpool. Of course, for the full effect you have to be able to see Little Jimmy peforming the song in his toe-curlingly cutesy way. I believe there was a considerable trade that Christmas in Little Jimmy wax dolls with a good supply of pins. True Jimmy haters heated the pins up first before plunging. I'm told Mr Osmond is now a reformed character and runs a production company or something. But can he ever atone for the outrageous and unforgiveable sin that was Long Haired Lover? Dave Roberts P.S. Oh, by the way,just in case I have left any room for doubt I think Long Haired Lover From Liverpool by Little Jimmy Osmond was the worst UK Christmas number one ever. Oh yes. . |
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10 Dec 04 - 08:11 PM (#1353600) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Strupag There's a great single out now and I reckon it is a contendor. It's called "I'd like to give you one for Christmas" by "Hotpants" I played it on my morning show on Cuillin FM last tuesday and am still taking the flack! Andy |
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11 Dec 04 - 04:24 AM (#1353784) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Richard Bridge I gather the Cheeky Girls have one in contention for this year. |
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11 Dec 04 - 12:28 PM (#1354036) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: The Walrus "...chubby browns santa claus wheres my ******* bike..." Is that anything like Kevin Bloody Wilson's "Santa Clause You C***, Where's my F****** Bike"? Worst song on the list? Mr Blobby, no contest Walrus |
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11 Dec 04 - 01:08 PM (#1354072) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Allan@LonsdaleLive What worries me is that Bohemian Rhapsody was a Christmas number 1 TWICE!? My fave is also Fairytale of New York and I don't think it has anything to do with the 'folk' connection, it's just got the right feel. Spot on. |
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12 Dec 04 - 01:11 PM (#1354797) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: Compton Whenever I hear (at the end of August, "So, here it is, Merry Christmas, Everybody's having fun(!!)"...I break out in a cold sweat nad have to lie in a darkened room, ideally until December 28th. |
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12 Dec 04 - 02:47 PM (#1354865) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,Kukamongian boy Gee.... I think this list is just too short. There are many many bad xmas sing missing. But there's something i can say about all of them: just like chemical weapons they must be banned and if it is possible, to be completely eliminated. Their composers should pay in jail and if their have passed away, they families must return to the humanity all what they have taken away. STOP B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T. music. Greetings; GZ |
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18 Dec 04 - 02:44 PM (#1360558) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: GUEST,lesley the worst songs have to be i will always love you and mr blobby. i used to hate girls aloud but it kind of grew on me over the years |
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18 Dec 04 - 03:17 PM (#1360587) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: EagleWing Mr Blobby Mr Blobby and Mr Blobby |
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19 Dec 04 - 12:19 AM (#1360917) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: ev just because these tunes were the songs of the moment the week that included Christmas doesn't make them Christmas songs -- what I find particularly revolting are the songs that add to the stress of the season by rearing their ugly and insufferable mutant heads the moment the whistle blows and the mall doors open on "This Most Wunnerful Time Of The Year". gag me. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer was cute the first two times I heard it. You were all saved from having it make any sort of list, now there's something to celebrate! There is a song so thick with sappiness the Tin Man would have popped his rivets to yank out his ticker and stomp that sucker flat (for THIS I wanted emotional awareness?!!) -- the song is formulaic in extreme in that it has an "aw geee" kid, a dying mum, many mentions of meeting Jesus, an angellic kids chorus -- all revolving around the purchase of a pair of "Christmas Shoes". It was even turned into a TV movie of the season here in the states. If there is a hell and I'm goin' there, this is in heavy rotation on the playlist. Hands down most awful Christmas tune EVER. I confess I haven't heard all the tunes you've listed -- but then I don't listen to Top 40 radio over here, either, if it can be helped. I must admit I am agog that Little Jimmy Osmond's shamelessly saccharine chipmunk cheeky defining moment in the spotlight (tho propped and propelled there by the machine of Family Business)is remembered by ANYONE at all, never mind that you evil Brits conspired to make it a hit!? I suppose it gets my vote. and you get the bill for the sessions of therapy this will require to "get over and move beyond it." lol. ev. |
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19 Dec 04 - 07:49 AM (#1361050) Subject: RE: Now that's UK worst Christmas No 1 EVER! From: s6k so you dont like it then ? |