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Thursday, December 18, 2008

The 10 Greatest Sad Christmas Songs, Nos. 9 and 8: Commander Cody, John & Yoko

Posted by Jason Harper on Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:36 PM

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9. "Daddy's Drinkin' Up our Christmas,"

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

Sung in a country twang that suggests this might be a white-trash parody, the reality is it's all too true for people we actually know. Dad quits his job, cashes his last paycheck and disappears for a few days; someone saw him at the track, and the kids worry about how their mom's going to pay the rent.

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8. "Happy XMas (War is Over),"

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

It seems like there's supposed to be some joy in this song, but all these years later it's just damn depressing, because war's never over.

-- C.J. Janovy

Previous Top 10:

10. Graham Parker, "Christmas is for Mugs"

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War will probabli never be over but i hope it is the song isnt sayin war is over they r sayin war is over if u want it to but no one seems to want that there are some people who do.

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Posted by no name on 10/22/2010 at 4:10 PM

go here // the ol' commander!! nice surprise

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Posted by ed b on 12/19/2008 at 12:38 AM
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