Christmas songs: best and worst The best loved song to drive to was Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song followed by Louis Armstrong's version of White Christmas. Three in ten (23%) of respondents said they preferred Christmas carols while 11% said they hated all Christmas songs. Some songs totally split opinion. Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas?, Slade's Merry Christmas Everyone and Wizzard's I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday made the top 10 of the best and worst. Best loved Christmas songs Nat King Cole The Christmas Song - Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire Louis Armstrong White Christmas Pogues with Kirsty MacColl Fairytale in New York Chris Rea Driving Home for Christmas Bobby Elms Jingle Bell Rock John Lennon Happy Christmas War is Over Slade Merry Christmas Everyone Bing Crosby White Christmas Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas? Wizzard I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday Most irritating Christmas songs Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas Paul McCartney A Wonderful Christmas Time Jackson 5 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Barbara Streisand Jingle Bells Wham Last Christmas Elmo and Patsy Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer Madonna Santa Baby Wizard I Wish it could be Christmas Everyday