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A Christmas song you cannot stand

The Hellish Advent Calendar! Every year in the run-up to Christmas, former guests are resurrected and forced to add one more song to their Infernal Playlist: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Here's every one, and the most hated Christmas songs in Hell.

Oldest
Santa Baby1953
Newest
Food Aid2022
Jingle Bell Rock2022
Most Condemned Decade
1980sCondemned 13 times
Most Condemned Artist
Cliff RichardCondemned 5 times

The Naughty List

  1. 1
    Mistletoe and WineCliff Richard
    Condemned 4 times
  2. 2
    All I Want for Christmas is YouMariah Carey
    Condemned 3 times
  3. 3
    Christmas WrappingThe Waitresses
    Condemned 3 times
  4. 4
    A Spaceman Came TravellingChris de Burgh
    Condemned 3 times
  5. 5
    Wonderful ChristmastimePaul McCartney
    Condemned 3 times

Condemned Songs

A
All I Want for Christmas is YouMariah CareyCondemned 3 times
B
Baby, It's Cold OutsideDean MartinCondemned 1 time
Blue ChristmasElvis PresleyCondemned 2 times
C
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)Alvin and The ChipmunksCondemned 1 time
Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)The DarknessCondemned 2 times
Christmas WrappingThe WaitressesCondemned 3 times
Coming Home for ChristmasPaul HardcastleCondemned 1 time
D
Do They Know It's Christmas?Band AidCondemned 2 times
Do You Hear What I Hear?Bob DylanCondemned 1 time
F
Fairytale of New YorkThe Pogues & Kirsty MacCollCondemned 1 time
Feliz NavidadJose FelicianoCondemned 1 time
Food AidLadBabyCondemned 1 time
H
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)John Lennon & Yoko OnoCondemned 1 time
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)Maroon 5Condemned 1 time
Holly Jolly ChristmasMichael BubléCondemned 1 time
I
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausThe RonettesCondemned 2 times
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausThe Jackson 5Condemned 1 time
I Wish it Could be Christmas EverydayWizzardCondemned 1 time
J
Jingle Bell RockBobby HelmsCondemned 1 time
Jingle Bell RockCliff RichardCondemned 1 time
M
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays*NSYNCCondemned 1 time
Merry Xmas EverybodySladeCondemned 1 time
Mistletoe and WineCliff RichardCondemned 4 times
O
Old Fashioned ChristmasIan Smith & Anne CharlestonCondemned 1 time
P
The Power of LoveFrankie Goes to HollywoodCondemned 1 time
R
Rock with RudolphThe CelebsCondemned 1 time
S
Santa BabyEartha KittCondemned 1 time
Santa Claus is Coming to TownBruce SpringsteenCondemned 1 time
Sausage Rolls for EveryoneLadBaby, Ed Sheeran & Elton JohnCondemned 1 time
A Spaceman Came TravellingChris de BurghCondemned 3 times
Stay Another DayEast 17Condemned 2 times
T
Twelve Days of ChristmasThe WigglesCondemned 1 time
W
Wonderful ChristmastimePaul McCartneyCondemned 3 times

Other Categories

A song that reminds you of a hard time in your life
A song universally adored that you cannot stand
A song which, once stuck in your head, you can never get out
A song you hate by an artist you love
A song you used to like that you are now embarrassed by