It’s the most wonderful time of the year — “with the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you be of good cheer,” as the late Andy Williams so memorably sang on a seasonal favorite first recorded back in 1963.

It’s also that time of the year when many people take to social media to share their thoughts on Christmas songs that make them want to take a chainsaw to the radio.

Now, personally, I can’t think of any Christmas songs that make me want to do that. But this poll is not for me.

It’s for the Christmas joy this sort of exercise is likely to instill in those who wish they could go back in time and smash that synthesizer Paul McCartney used to write one of the most beloved and most hated Christmas songs of all time.

I’m a bit of a “Wonderful Christmastime” apologist. It's No. 18 o

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