Top 5 worst Christmas songs

With the holidays approaching faster than ever this year, and with them the annual barrage of holiday music, both good and bad, I thought I would make a list of my top 5 least favorite Christmas songs ever. 

This should be an easy task, right? I mean there are thousands of songs out there, how hard is it to pick just 5 that you don't like? Well, it depends on what you're looking for; is this going to be a list of contemporary songs? Classic songs? Gimmicky songs? The list could go on and on. But, for this particular post, I have decided to focus on songs that have been covered by major musicians. 

So, without any further ado, here is my list of the top 5 worst Christmas songs.

5) Santa Claus is Coming to Town- Justin Bieber

Okay, so first of all, I really don't understand why anyone would even attempt to cover this song after Bruce Springsteen. Honestly, no one will ever top that, so why even try? (This is probably the only time I'll ever say anything good about Bruce) Strike one against Bieber. And then, he turned this classic song into a stilted, overhyped whine fest. Where's the jolly happiness this song should have? Bieber got rid of it. Strike two. Finally, I really just can't stand the way he sings, there's no emotion in it whatsoever, except maybe 'look how hot I am while I'm singing' but that's not really the emotion you want in a Christmas song, or at least I don't. Strike three.

4) Jingle Bells- Trey Songz and Flo Rida

You would think it's pretty hard to screw up this classic Christmas song, but Songz and Rida make it look easy. I guess I'm just a traditionalist, but I really don't think rap and Christmas songs mix. They're both fine on their own, but put them together and all you have is a big mess. Better to keep the two separate!

3) Winter Wonderland- Selena Gomez & The Scene

I'll be the first to admit I don't know a lot about Selena Gomez, but one thing I'm pretty sure about is she is not a rocker. Yet that's what this song is, an attempt at a rock version of this beautiful love song. It just doesn't work. At all. Selena should just stick to what she knows. I'm not saying a new twist on an old classic can't work, because it can, but I'm really just not into this version. 

2) Santa Baby- Madonna

It seems to be a theme with this song for women to sing it as childishly as possible but Madonna took that to the extreme with her version of this song. Some of the lyrics of this song are a little suggestive and to hear them sung in a voice that sounds like Madonna is either talking to a toddler or is a toddler herself is just wrong. Seriously Madonna just don't. 

1) All I Want for Christmas is You- Mariah Carey

Overall, this song isn't bad. What I can't stand about it is the fact that it is sooo overplayed! Okay, she's a good singer, okay it's a good song. But that doesn't mean that it has to be played nonstop throughout the Christmas season. There are so many different songs, by so many different artists there is no reason for me to hear this song five or more times per day.