American Country Countdown is ridiculous. Kix Brooks is such a bad host that it's comical. But three Christmas-related things from today's show are noteworthy:
Carrie Underwood's version of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" is beautiful, as you'd expect it to be. I love religious Christmas carols. The secular ones can bite it. There's something about the passion in the religious ones that really hits me. And Underwood is wise not to screw too much with the formula here. It's not some novel interpretation; it's straight-forward and respectful. It's very nice.
On the other hand, Taylor Swift's "Last Christmas" is unnecessary, at best. It's a fluffy song to begin with, but I always leave it when the Wham! version comes on the radio. Her version is just... oh, I just hate her so much. Enough said.
Finally, a listener wrote into the show to talk about his passion for Christmas music. He writes, "Very few songs make it into my top 10 best Christmas songs of all time." Um, right. Just a guess here, but I'm thinking you have EXACTLY 10 on that list. So, yes. Very few. SHUT UP, STUPID PEOPLE.
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Ew, a "Last Christmas" remake is calculated. Hilary Duff covered it already. Plus Barry Manilow sued George Michael because "Last" sounds a lot like "Can't Smile Without You", a superior song. Settled out of court and money went to charity. Barry, a class act. Taylor, not.
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