Every year, shopping malls and radio stations bombard listeners with the same awful Christmas songs. By the time New Year’s rolls around, you’ll have heard “Frosty the Snowman” about 40 zillion times, not to mention all the awful holiday goo being spewed by Celine Dion and Josh Groban.

But, this holiday season, instead of complaining about the songs you do hear, maybe you should be thankful for the songs you don’t have to hear.

For further proof, check out today’s list:

Top 10 Most Unnecessary Christmas Records EVER

10. Ringo Starr—I Wanna Be Santa Claus
Wow, 12 Christmas songs with Ringo? Even Starr’s family doesn’t want to spend this much time with him at Christmas.

9. NSYNC—Home for Christmas
Hey ladies, here’s your chance to spend Christmas with Justin Timberlake…and some other guys. Mistletoe sold separately.

8. 98 degress—This Christmas
In case NSYNC is too cool for you, here’s the poor man’s boyband, Cincinnati’s 98 degrees. Sorry, no gift receipt.

7. George Thorogood and the Destroyers—Rock and Roll Christmas
Thorogood’s “Bad to the Bone,” except when Santa is looking.

6. Carnie and Wendy Wilson—Hey Santa
This boring Christmas album featuring 2/3 of Wilson Philips is even more embarrassing when you remember that their father is Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys—a band that released some classic rock albums, along with a couple of fairly tolerable holiday discs. Thanks, kids. From now on, you’re getting coal. And Beach Boys records.

5. White Stripes—Candy Cane Children
Merry Christmas, indie-rock fans: Gather ‘round and uncle Jack White’s gonna read you some of the gospel and aunt Meg’s gonna mumble her way through a creepy version of “Silent Night.” Next year, just get us socks instead.

4. Cyndi Lauper—Merry Christmas, Have a Nice Life
She’s recorded many Christmas songs over the years, but the whole disaster can be summed up in two words: “Christmas Conga.”

3. Bryan Adams—Reggae Christmas
You probably never thought Bryan Adams could write something that would actually make you wish we were listening to “Summer of ‘69” instead, but, well, here it is. Let’s call it a Christmas miracle.

2. AC/DC—Mistress for Christmas
AC/DC usually writes songs like “Highway to Hell” and “Hell’s Bells,” so hearing rock’n’roll’s favorite hell-raisers singing for Santa seems a little strange. Until you listen to the lyrics and find out the boys really want. Classy.

1. Billy Idol—A Very Special Christmas Album
Finally, folks can hear the “White Wedding” howler belt out a version of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” The title says it all: This album is very, very special.

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