You know you've been waiting for it. Here's how it works.

1. You send me your Rhapsody play list with 15 songs. Just use the “send” button from within the Rhapsody app. If there are more than 15 tracks, I just take the first 15 and drop the rest. Submit your playlist by noon, Pacific Time.
   1. You could instead put your top 15 in a blog entry on your page, and I'll just add a link in this entry to your page.
   2. Unless you send me raw HTML (do a view|source for example) I'll format your stuff like mine (only without the comments).
2. I'll update this blog entry with the lists as the day goes on.
3. Use the Poll in the right column to vote. I've guessed on the entrants; if I'm wrong I'll amend the list later.

All lists received (or links to the lists) are listed below.

Update (2004-12-05): Now, if you search Google for horrible christmas music ... guess who tops the list? Here's evidence:

Links:

1. Eli Evans Truly Horrible Christmas Songs, Final Playlist. Also be sure to check out the other lists he created leading up to the final crap-tastic categorization of holiday hokiness.

List 1: Rico's 15 Most Horrible Christmas Songs

• "Kids" - Kenny Rogers — Kenny needs to stick with gamblers, cowards of the county, and fried chicken. This song typifies all that is bad about “celebrity” Christmas-style specials. You might say it isn't that bad, but then realize: This is serious!
• "Surfin' Santa" - Lord Douglas Byron — There are so many surfer-style Christmas songs to choose from, it is hard to narrow it down to just one.
• "I'm Giving Santa A Pickachu This Christmas" - Pokemon-2.B.A. Master — If this needs to be explained, perhaps you shouldn't be reading this list.
• "Merry Christmas To All" - Bro Leroy Upshaw and the New National Travelers — I'm sure Bro Leroy's Christmas message is heartfelt and sincere, but that doesn't mean that I don't wince when I hear it.
• "Last Christmas" - The Tamlins — Reggae Christmas. Oh yeah. Here's a hint: If your lyric sheet calls for a “breathy whisper” ... save yourself some dignity and just don't do the song.
• "Minnie And Santa" - Cyndi Lauper — I think Cyndi needs to look up Captain Lou Albano again for some career advice. This song is just bad.
• "'Tis The Season (Deck The Halls)" - Yellowman — More Reggae Christmas. Any excuse for a party, I guess. But I could celebrate a bit better if I'd never heard this song. I think it will haunt me for awhile.
• "Holly Jolly Christmas" - Cindy Robinson — I'm sure Ms. Robinson is a very nice woman. Really. But this recording has all the hallmarks of being bad.
• "Santa Claus is Ska'ing To Town" - The Granville Williams Orchestra — Ska has never really been at the top of my list for Christmas music genre. This song pretty much explains why.
• "Old Time Christmas" - The Brothers Figaro Orchestra — For those of you who have plumbed the depths of horrible Rhapsody tunes before (Lorena Burnett, anyone? How 'bout Brother Leroy?), you know that “Orchard Music Group” is a suspect publisher. Well, this song is on “The Orchard holiday sampler 2003”. Need I say more?
• "(I Was) Drunk (On Christmas)" - Winechuggers — Pitiful, yes. “I drown the yule-tide blues with liquid cheer”. Now them's lyrics, folks. The single acoustic guitar and twangy voices complete the picture.
• "Joyful Time" - Bobby Deitch — I don't know who Bobby Deitch is, but the intro of this song makes me think of one thing: Homer Simpson singing “Under the sea ... ” chomping shrimp and other tasty sea creatures whilst swimming and singing “ ... there'll be no accusations, just friendly crustaceans, Under the seeeaaaaa!”
• "White Christmas" - The Whispers — Somewhere, Bing Crosby is rolling in his grave. Honorable mention goes for the Whispers' song “Funky Christmas”, but I had to cut it.
• "I Fixed It up With Jesus (This Holiday)" - Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson — Complete with spoken-word intro! Note to self: Stay far away from anyone calling themselves “Wonderboy”. Though the jazzed-up organ in the background is all right.
• "X-Mas Time Baby" - T-Shep — Mmmmmmm ... Casio keyboard. Words slurred together. If you can make it to the end of the song, you're a better man than I am. This is bad on so many different levels. I'm sure there's an audience for this somewhere, but I'm not it.

Or Play the whole list, if you think you stand it. I await your vote.