{"id":4332,"date":"2013-12-18T13:44:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T18:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nccpantherprint.com\/home\/?p=4332"},"modified":"2014-01-27T15:13:36","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T20:13:36","slug":"top-5worst-5-christmas-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nccpantherprint.com\/home\/2013\/12\/18\/top-5worst-5-christmas-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5\/Worst 5 Christmas Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Evan Sasiela &#8217;14<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><em>Co-Editor-in-Chief<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nccpantherprint.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/war-is-over.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4405\" title=\"war is over\" src=\"http:\/\/nccpantherprint.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/war-is-over.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Top 5<\/p>\n<p>1. Happy Xmas [War is Over] (John Lennon) \u2013 I wish that John Lennon wasn\u2019t shot and was still alive today so at Christmas specials he could perform this holiday classic. Everything about the song is amazing: the Harlem Community Choir, the melody, the bass line, and the lyrics. The song campaigns Lennon\u2019s and Yoko Ono\u2019s quest for peace on earth and it is a timeless classic that ring to our ears today.<\/p>\n<p>2. Where Are You Christmas? (Faith Hill) \u2013 All you have to listen to is the hour long intro and you will instantly fall in love with it. Faith Hill\u2019s vocals only add to the amazingness of the song. This is a newer song and will be a Christmas classic for years to come. The song complements the comedy behind <em>How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/em> (P.S. Shout out to Matt King\u2019s crush Cindy Lou Who.)<\/p>\n<p>3. The Christmas Shoes (NewSong) \u2013 When you hear this song in the car someone usually says \u201cthis song is so beautiful\u201d or \u201coh turn this off I don\u2019t want to listen to it.\u201d This song is sad but it teaches us one of the best lessons of all during the Christmas season, which is to be generous. Like it or not, this song deserves the recognition it gets.<\/p>\n<p>4. Snoopy\u2019s Christmas (The Royal Guardsmen) \u2013 I believe this is the best song inspired by an animated special and it was better than \u201cThe Chipmunk Song.\u201d I just love the story in the song and how it was inspired by everyone\u2019s favorite <em>Peanuts<\/em> character &#8211; Snoopy. Plus, it was the best Christmas song the <em>Peanuts<\/em> ever did (listen to \u201cChristmas Time Is Here\u201d.)<\/p>\n<p>5. White Christmas (Bing Crosby) \u2013 This song is on the list because it has been a holiday classic since it is the best-selling single of all time, with more than 50 million copies worldwide. The slow paced melody and Bing Crosby\u2019s deep voice make this song a Christmas treat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Worst 5<\/p>\n<p>1. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (Elmo and Patsy) \u2013 I hope the person who decided to put this song on the air is out of a job. Nothing about this song is interesting. The vocals are awful and the concept of the song was unsuccessful. I hope grandma did not live to hear this awful\u00a0excuse for\u00a0a song.<\/p>\n<p>2. Here Comes Santa Claus (Gene Autry) \u2013 This is the most awkward Christmas song I have ever listened to. If you listen to it you will think that the fast lyrics do not match the song. Maybe it\u2019s\u00a0just me, but I feel\u00a0anxious when this song airs.<\/p>\n<p>3. It\u2019s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Andy Williams) \u2013 Maybe, but hearing the title of the song in the song over and over shows the lack of effort put into it by Andy Williams.<\/p>\n<p>4. Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms) \u2013 To be honest, I believe that the cast of <em>Mean Girls<\/em> sang this song better than Bobby Helms. I am not a fan of how the song changes constantly and\u00a0just not a fan of the song overall.<\/p>\n<p>5. Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano) \u2013 I respect the Hispanic community for trying to get into the Christmas spirit but this song is sickening. It is the repetition that makes the song a bad work, and I do not understand what the\u00a0true lyrics are.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLwofcfzE9QYadidQrVxnAVVXI4lAtCpeI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evan Sasiela &#8217;14 Co-Editor-in-Chief Top 5 1. Happy Xmas [War is Over] (John Lennon) \u2013 I wish that John Lennon wasn\u2019t shot and was still alive today so at Christmas specials he could perform this holiday classic. Everything about the song is amazing: the Harlem Community Choir, the melody, the bass line, and the lyrics. 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