GRcade Christmas Song Eliminator - WE HAVE A WINNER!
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:39 pm
Thanks to everyone who nominated a song. But we have far too many to possibly finish this by Christmas.
So, I've come up with a plan.
There will be two eliminations per day.
One elimination will be the same as usual in these games, there will be a public vote to eliminate in this thread. Whichever song gets the most votes gets kicked out.
The other elimination will be a secret vote via PM. You will need to send me a PM with the song title in the subject line. I will not count any if the song is not in the subject line!
You do not have to vote the same way in the two votes. And you don't have to vote in both, they are separate.
If the same song "wins" (loses?) both votes, then the second placed song (in the thread, not PMs) will be eliminated.
In the event of a draw there will be no tiebreaker, all tied songs will be eliminated.
I am hoping that this will mean we can finish by Christmas Eve.
My theory is that the PM vote will make things more interesting, I often think in these games that people get steamrolled into voting for certain songs, or are voting just to save something. A separate secret vote should keep things exciting. While the in-thread vote will keep discussion/arguments going!
You will have until 10am every day to cast your votes. I'll aim to post the results soon after that. Voting is open now, the first result will not be until Wednesday morning.
Let the eliminating commence! And remember, you are voting for the songs not the artists.
The list (in nomination order):
1. Wham - Last Christmas
2. John Lennon/Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)
3. Darlene Love - Nobody Wants To Be Alone On Christmas
4. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
5. Low - Just Like Christmas
6. Run The Jewels - A Christmas strawberry floating Miracle
7. Jona Lewie - Stop The Calvary
8. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
9. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
10. Bad News - Cashing In On Christmas
11. Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
12. Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree
13. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas
14. Band Aid - Do they Know its Christmas
15. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
16. Wizard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
17. Slade - Merry Christmas
18. Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis
19. Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas
20. The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
21. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
22. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
23. Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm
24. Freiheit - Keeping the Dream Alive
25. Tim Wheeler and Emmy the Great - Home for the holidays
26. The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
27. Mew - She Came Home For Christmas
28. Electric Six - You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch
29. Mavis Staples - Christmas Vacation
30. Hanoi Rocks - Dead By Xmas
31. The Pretenders - Blue Christmas
32. Blink 182 - I Won't Be Home for Christmas
33. Christopher Lee - Jingle Hell
34. Twenty One Pilots - Christmas Saves The Year
35. The Furureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s
36. Tim Minchin - White Wine In The Sun
37. Chris de Burgh - Spaceman Came Travelling
38. David Bowie/Bing Crosby - Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy
38. Joni Mitchell - River
39. Coldplay - Christmas Lights
40. Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
41. Sergei Prokofiev - Troika
42. Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
43. Kermit - One More Sleep 'til Christmas
44. Ghost of Christmas Present - It Feels Like Christmas
45. The Killers - Joseph, Better you than me
46. The Killers - Joel, the lump of coal
47. Elton John - Step Into Christmas
48. José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
49. Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
50. The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Comfort And Oi)!
Eliminated:
51. Ed Sheeran/Elton John - Merry Christmas
50. Coldplay - Christmas Lights
49. Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm
48. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
47. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
46. Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree
45. The Killers - Joel, The Lump Of Coal
44. The Killers - Joseph, Better You Than Me
43. Twenty One Pilots - Christmas Saves The Year
42. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
41. Kermit - One More Sleep 'til Christmas
40. Run The Jewels - A Christmas strawberry floating Miracle
39. Hanoi Rocks - Dead By Xmas
38. Tim Minchin - White Wine In The Sun
37. Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s
36. Wham - Last Christmas
35. Bad News - Cashing In On Christmas
34. Chris de Burgh - Spaceman Came Travelling
33. Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
32. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
31. Joni Mitchell - The River
30. Mew - She Came Home For Christmas
29. Freiheit - Keeping The Dream Alive
28. Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
27. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
26. Darlene Love - Nobody Wants To Be Alone On Christmas
25. Electric Six - You're A Mean One Mr Grinch
24. José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
23. Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
22. The Darkness - Don't Let The Bells End
21. Tim Wheeler - Home For The Holidays
20. Jona Lewie - Stop The Calvary
19. Low - Just Like Christmas
18. Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
17. Blink 182 - I Won't Be Home For Christmas
16. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
15. Ghost of Christmas Present - It Feels Like Christmas
14. The Pretenders - Blue Christmas
13. Christopher Lee - Jingle Hell
12. Sergei Prokofiev - Troika
11. The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Comfort and Oi)!
10. Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis
9. David Bowie/Bing Crosby - Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy
8. Mavis Staples - Christmas Vacation
7. Slade - Merry Christmas
6. Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
5. John Lennon/Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)
4. Elton John - Step Into Christmas
3. The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
2. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
1. Wizard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
So, I've come up with a plan.
There will be two eliminations per day.
One elimination will be the same as usual in these games, there will be a public vote to eliminate in this thread. Whichever song gets the most votes gets kicked out.
The other elimination will be a secret vote via PM. You will need to send me a PM with the song title in the subject line. I will not count any if the song is not in the subject line!
You do not have to vote the same way in the two votes. And you don't have to vote in both, they are separate.
If the same song "wins" (loses?) both votes, then the second placed song (in the thread, not PMs) will be eliminated.
In the event of a draw there will be no tiebreaker, all tied songs will be eliminated.
I am hoping that this will mean we can finish by Christmas Eve.
My theory is that the PM vote will make things more interesting, I often think in these games that people get steamrolled into voting for certain songs, or are voting just to save something. A separate secret vote should keep things exciting. While the in-thread vote will keep discussion/arguments going!
You will have until 10am every day to cast your votes. I'll aim to post the results soon after that. Voting is open now, the first result will not be until Wednesday morning.
Let the eliminating commence! And remember, you are voting for the songs not the artists.
The list (in nomination order):
1. Wham - Last Christmas
2. John Lennon/Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)
3. Darlene Love - Nobody Wants To Be Alone On Christmas
4. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
5. Low - Just Like Christmas
6. Run The Jewels - A Christmas strawberry floating Miracle
7. Jona Lewie - Stop The Calvary
8. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
9. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
10. Bad News - Cashing In On Christmas
11. Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
12. Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree
13. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas
14. Band Aid - Do they Know its Christmas
15. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
16. Wizard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
17. Slade - Merry Christmas
18. Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis
19. Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas
20. The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
21. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
22. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
23. Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm
24. Freiheit - Keeping the Dream Alive
25. Tim Wheeler and Emmy the Great - Home for the holidays
26. The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
27. Mew - She Came Home For Christmas
28. Electric Six - You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch
29. Mavis Staples - Christmas Vacation
30. Hanoi Rocks - Dead By Xmas
31. The Pretenders - Blue Christmas
32. Blink 182 - I Won't Be Home for Christmas
33. Christopher Lee - Jingle Hell
34. Twenty One Pilots - Christmas Saves The Year
35. The Furureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s
36. Tim Minchin - White Wine In The Sun
37. Chris de Burgh - Spaceman Came Travelling
38. David Bowie/Bing Crosby - Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy
38. Joni Mitchell - River
39. Coldplay - Christmas Lights
40. Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
41. Sergei Prokofiev - Troika
42. Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
43. Kermit - One More Sleep 'til Christmas
44. Ghost of Christmas Present - It Feels Like Christmas
45. The Killers - Joseph, Better you than me
46. The Killers - Joel, the lump of coal
47. Elton John - Step Into Christmas
48. José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
49. Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
50. The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Comfort And Oi)!
Eliminated:
51. Ed Sheeran/Elton John - Merry Christmas
50. Coldplay - Christmas Lights
49. Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm
48. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
47. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
46. Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree
45. The Killers - Joel, The Lump Of Coal
44. The Killers - Joseph, Better You Than Me
43. Twenty One Pilots - Christmas Saves The Year
42. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
41. Kermit - One More Sleep 'til Christmas
40. Run The Jewels - A Christmas strawberry floating Miracle
39. Hanoi Rocks - Dead By Xmas
38. Tim Minchin - White Wine In The Sun
37. Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s
36. Wham - Last Christmas
35. Bad News - Cashing In On Christmas
34. Chris de Burgh - Spaceman Came Travelling
33. Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
32. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
31. Joni Mitchell - The River
30. Mew - She Came Home For Christmas
29. Freiheit - Keeping The Dream Alive
28. Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
27. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
26. Darlene Love - Nobody Wants To Be Alone On Christmas
25. Electric Six - You're A Mean One Mr Grinch
24. José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
23. Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
22. The Darkness - Don't Let The Bells End
21. Tim Wheeler - Home For The Holidays
20. Jona Lewie - Stop The Calvary
19. Low - Just Like Christmas
18. Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
17. Blink 182 - I Won't Be Home For Christmas
16. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
15. Ghost of Christmas Present - It Feels Like Christmas
14. The Pretenders - Blue Christmas
13. Christopher Lee - Jingle Hell
12. Sergei Prokofiev - Troika
11. The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Comfort and Oi)!
10. Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis
9. David Bowie/Bing Crosby - Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy
8. Mavis Staples - Christmas Vacation
7. Slade - Merry Christmas
6. Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
5. John Lennon/Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)
4. Elton John - Step Into Christmas
3. The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
2. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
1. Wizard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday