christmas songs are serious business

[vforvegan]

I recently had an argument discussion with faeries_bite about the best Christmas songs. We were being quite the gadabouts, wandering around Westfield with nary a penny to our collective name, when Fairytale Of New York came on. It is of course THE best Christmas song, and I accept no contenders.

...except of course for Stop The Cavalry which comes in as a

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[vforvegan]

yessss high fucking five

[ceilidh_ann]

No question, it's Fairytale of New York, assuming the soundtrack to The Nightmare Before Christmas doesn't count.

[vforvegan]

...if it counts, I'm afraid we may have to part ways here.

[ceilidh_ann]

Bu...but it's Danny Elfman! and Henry Selick! And Tim Burton before he jumped the shark!

Oh by the way, thanks for your lovely LJ meme on one thing you like about me, it made me smile. Nice to know my incessant ranting can be viewed in a positive light! XD

[vforvegan]

I refuse to admit that any songmeisters can trump the holy communion of POGUES+MACCOLL.

Carry on ranting! The more, the better.

[vforvegan]

THE AYES HAVE IT, THE AYES HAVE IT.