When Christmas music goes wrong
I’m all for Christmas music. In fact, I’ll even admit it here that I listened to the 24-hour Christmas station on my way to and from work today. But still, there is only so weird my Christmas music is allowed to get. I’ll give you a few jingle jangles and a couple fa la las, but you gotta draw the line somewhere, people.
Tonight, Chris was streaming some online Christmas station for our listening pleasure (and because, let’s face it — my commute hadn’t given me my fill of cheery tunes). Out of the blue the station starts playing some techno/electronic randomness.
Me: “What the heck is this? Arheim Manhandle?”
Chris: “…”
Me: “Manhole Sledgehammer?”
Chris: “You mean Mannheim Steamroller?”
Me: “Ah…um…yeah”
I can do you one worse in the “horrible Christmas music” department. I keep hearing this horrible annoying song on the radio that goes, “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, only a hippopotamus will do” It is sung is this high pitched 40’s style adult-trying-to-sound-like-a-
kid voice, and it gets stuck in your head! Where on earth did this song come from, and who on earth decided it was a good idea to play it on the radio!?!