Jay's Best and Worst of Christmas

Hola and Ho Ho Ho y’all! It’s Christmastime and that means now would be a good time for me to do a list of my favorite and least favorite things about Christmas.

Best Movies:

1. “Scrooge” the musical w/ Albert Finney as Scrooge.
2. “Scrooged”
3. Miracle on 34^th Street (1947 version w/ Natalie Wood)
4. A Christmas Story
5. A Muppet Christmas Carol

Worst Movies:

1. The Santa Clause
2. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
3. It’s a Wonderful Life
4. Deck the Halls
5. Jack Frost

Best Music:

1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” – Mariah Carey
2. “White Christmas” – Bing Crosby
3. “The Things We Did Last Summer” – Dean Martin
4. Silent Night
5. “Santa Baby” but only the version performed by Aunt Jackie for IWS

Worst Music:

1. "Jingle Bell Rock"
2. "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree"
3. "Blue Christmas"
4. "Wonderful Christmas Time – Paul McCartney"
5. "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"

Best Traditions:

1. NBA Christmas Day Games
2. Lights and Decorations
3. Caroling
4. Christmas Open House Parties
5. Special Christmas Episodes of TV shows and Christmas Music Specials

Worst Traditions:

1. Christmas Family Newsletter
2. Christmas Sweaters
3. Door-to-Door Christmas Solicitors (And Phone)
4. Black Friday
5. Silly gift giving games like “pass the present” or “white elephant”

Best Goodies:

1. Fudge
2. Cookies
3. Cranberry Bread
4. Candy Canes
5. Peanut Brittle

Worst Goodies:

1. Egg Nog
2. Pumpkin Pie
3. Pecan Pie
4. Fruit Cake
5. Tofurkey

Best General Christmas Stuff: Just the happy feelings and love and camaraderie you feel this time of year. Plus all goodwill towards man, charity and feelings of community.

Worst General Christmas Stuff: The fact that all that goodwill doesn’t last and all the miserable, grumpy Grinches and Grinchettes out there who try to bring everyone down and ruin our good time and fun. Assholes.

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