With 'Wonderful Christmastime,' Paul McCartney made one of the most beloved and most hated Christmas records of all time. But the haters are wrong.
And it doesn't take much effort to imagine Lennon being overly dismissive of"Wonderful Christmastime" — especially if it had been around in 1969.But there's no record of him ever having had a thing to say about"Wonderful Christmastime."So much hate for 'Wonderful Christmastime'
"These few melody lines, probably pecked out by Paul McCartney on a Mellotron while sitting on the loo, are among the worst our ears suffer every December," their critic sneered. It should be noted that McCartney prevailed in the poll at the end of the article with 64.9% of the respondents voting"No!" when asked"Does Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime' suck?"And that's because most people can appreciate the song for what it is — a somewhat sappy synth-pop trifle that captures the magic and charm of the season while pushing the musical envelope a bit without abandoning the simple pleasures of a well-placed hook.
He's just applying his talents to two very different pursuits. One is meant to break your heart. The other? Not so much.Greatest rock 'n' roll Christmas songs: 35 favorites from Elvis to Mariah for your playlistAnother problem people tend to have with taking McCartney's advice and simply having a wonderful Christmastime is that it sounds like such a product of its time.
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