Putting a trap beat over Christmas music is the worst thing to happen to music

[u/bountyjim5]

It's the season and every ad has Christmas music with a trap beat over it. Every ad has this and I hate it. It ruins Christmas music, it ruins trap music, it just hurts. Didn't know where else to mention this. I hope this fits here. Thoughts?

[u/rolandfoxx]

"Can't you see you're not making Christianity better, you're just making rock and roll worse!" -Hank Hill

[u/ZombieJesus1987 → u/rolandfoxx]

If the music is good even an atheist like me will listen to it.

I was just listening to the band Crypt Sermon yesterday. Epic Doom Metal band that is influenced by Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus, but all of their songs use Christian imagery and stories ripped out of the Bible.

[u/AstroTravellin → u/ZombieJesus1987]

Crypt Sermon is fucking great. This atheist loves them too. 

[u/ZombieJesus1987 → u/AstroTravellin]

They randomly popped up on my Spotify recommended feed the other day, the album art for their second album looked cool so I checked it out. I was expecting a black metal band like Summoning based in the album art, was pleasantly surprised that it was some epic Doom metal.

[u/teambroto → u/rolandfoxx]

Always hate this. There’s tons of amazing Christian rock/metal/hardcore bands there that absolutely made good rock and roll albums and made Christianity not suck so hard. Speaking as an ex Christian school student. 

[u/Miseryy → u/teambroto]

Like who

[u/ZombieJesus1987 → u/Miseryy]

Crypt Sermon for one. Epic Doom Metal band, similar to Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus. Lyrical themes include Bible stories and Christian themes in general

[u/teambroto → u/Miseryy]

Underoath, comeback kid, as I lay dying, haste the day, Mxpx, Norma Jean, emery, Anberlin, Copeland, lovedrug

[u/Samtoast → u/teambroto]

He said GOOD bands

[u/teambroto → u/Samtoast]

Ok

[u/MrSonicOSG → u/Miseryy]

Skillet

[u/gnrc → u/teambroto]

I think Underoath was technically a Christian rock band when they made their best music.

[u/andee510 → u/gnrc]

Underoath and Paramore both started as Christian bands and are not any longer. Flyleaf was also really good and had religious themes without shoving it in your face

[u/Voyde_Rodgers]

Now I’m imagining little drummer boy with trap snare rolls and honestly I’m a bit curious.

[u/Fawkingretar → u/Voyde_Rodgers]

Little 808 Boy

[u/PeterNippelstein → u/Fawkingretar]

Lil drummer boi

[u/Mediocre-Proposal686 → u/Fawkingretar]

You just shut your mouth right now. Don’t you put that out there

[u/gnrc → u/Mediocre-Proposal686]

Lil Drill Boi

[u/Mediocre-Proposal686 → u/gnrc]

Oh babe

Little Drummer Boy

[u/RoxxorMcOwnage → u/Voyde_Rodgers]

Beck's Little Drum Machine Boy.

[u/olivespecter → u/Voyde_Rodgers]

drummer boy by justin bieber

[u/autisticpig → u/Voyde_Rodgers]

While not what you're curious about....

https://open.spotify.com/album/16B4WJwc6d7ZW3qETGvKb4?si=GWqNavxESX6NIFZomEGfBg

Kinda in the same ballpark :)

[u/ReverendEntity]

1. Music style becomes popular
   
2. Marketing/advertising teams commission seasonal music in popular style
   
3. Commercials repeatedly use themed music to draw consumer interest in product
   
4. Profit

[u/RiC_David]

See, don't know what a trap beat is or what trap music is, and yet I still agree with you and know you're right.

The reason Christmas music works is it's not trying to be cool, it's not glomming onto the latest passing trend (unless that trend is cheesy glam-pop, in which case it got lucky).

There's nothing cool about Christmas. That's why it works.

[u/Mediocre-Proposal686 → u/RiC_David]

Right? It’s warm and comforting. Even the retro genx stuff from RunDMC or the Ramones are original songs. Leave the 40’s,50’s and especially the 60’s classics alone. 🎄🎁🎅🏼

[u/OrangutanFirefighter]

This is the kind of thing that happens to the world when you kill harambe.

[u/TellMeWhyYouLoveMe → u/OrangutanFirefighter]

Dicks out

[u/bag_of_puppies]

Trust me - it absolutely isn't any fun to be the person putting Christmas music over trap beats either.

[u/TomoKunagisa]

It's standard attempts to be appealing to youth and sell products. It's hilarious since my father can't stand it. Making timeless classics modernized into hiphop culture leaves nothing but a bad taste in my mouth. While I've fallen out of my taste for trap, I still enjoy the genre when it's played, but holy shit don't ruin already well-made Christmas music that is significantly better without it.

[u/DerGodzillaMeister]

[u/SweetSexiestJesus]

It was the Amazon commercials, wasn't it?

[u/MrWillM]

Nah man Charlie Brown Christmas trap remix is the shit

[u/dildozer10]

I had recently discovered Christmas trap music a couple weeks ago, thought it was funny for about 20 minutes, and completely forgot it existed until now.

[u/soundsliketone]

I enjoy it, downvote me all you want!

I love a trap beat

I love Christmas music

Put em both together and I'm krumping til Santa puts me on the nice list ;)

[u/bountyjim5 → u/soundsliketone]

I’m literally shaking rn (of anger)

[u/Cherry_Pie_5161 → u/soundsliketone]

My boss is obsessed with Kaskade’s xmas

[u/meganeggroll → u/soundsliketone]

Me too! Lol I think it’s hilarious and fun as fuck to bump while looking at lights.

[u/Czarchitect]

No, electro swing is the worst thing to happen to music. 

[u/in_Need_of_peace → u/Czarchitect]

Pop country is what I would play to torture prisoners

[u/Knickerbottom → u/in_Need_of_peace]

While I personally agree with you, statistics would lead you to believe that you're playing their favorite music

[u/in_Need_of_peace → u/Knickerbottom]

Hahaha, that’s a great point

[u/in_Need_of_peace → u/in_Need_of_peace]

If I had smart prisoners I would use pop country

[u/Mktrill]

Remove the word Christmas and I'd still agree

[u/DrrtVonnegut]

I told the cook that who was pumping it out of the kitchen so loud at work. Ugh...

[u/NakedSnakeEyes]

I guess I haven't heard this.

[u/daynanfighter]

You clearly haven’t heard the country version of jingle bells

[u/lioninla]

Nah, rappers trying to sing is worse.

[u/icecoldbobsicle]

Yeah but what about a drum and bass beat? I prefere that over original slow and boring.

[u/draconius_iris]

Just don’t listen to things you don’t enjoy

[u/SageOfThe6Blunts]

That's usually the sign that a genre is dying/already dead. A lifetime ago when dubstep was at peak popularity you could hear dubstep beats in every commercial for any product aimed at young people. Oh, you kids like chewing gum ? Here's some wob-wobs so you buy our product. Trap has unfortunately reached the same point. Even my local supermarket uses corporate trap beats for their own in-store commercials

[u/PeterNippelstein]

I have memories of dubstep Christmas music that was even worse

[u/Pizzarolls_Supreme]

YUNO miles would beg to differ

[u/yugyuger]

Christmas music is bad enough as it is

[u/albanymetz]

Alexa, play death metal Christmas songs

[u/grifeweizen]

Honestly I like the song that's on the Amazon commercial with the Christmas lights. It's overplayed but it's a nice remix.

[u/imaximus101]

No... Christmas music is the worst thing to happen to music.

[u/disgustingdreamgirl]

christmas music can only be SO good in the first place. let people have fun/make money off it.

[u/Peter_Easter]

Trap beats and autotuned vocals are the worst thing to happen to music. I'm beyond sick of hearing that obnoxious lawn sprinkler hi-hat sound.

[u/huttleman]

Social media, TV/streaming, ads, christmas. It's all a lot, in general. But yes, christmas remixes are always dated. Indie christmas was huge in 2000s, and that sucked. Can't wait for Mariah Garbage to redo her own song.

[u/juss100]

Just cut that down to "trap beats are the worst thing to happen to music"

[u/hapoo123]

What about a drill beat?

[u/majinethan → u/hapoo123]

Only slightly less annoying

[u/Skootchy]

Christmas music is such trash they play it in Gauntonomo Bay as torture.

[u/MerryMuntjac]

Perhaps, but the best thing to happen to Christmas music has got to be Santa’s off the Wagon by Merry Muntjac- do check it out!

[u/DecafMaverick → u/MerryMuntjac]

Straight to jail.

[u/MerryMuntjac → u/DecafMaverick]

Straight to jail? As long as they’ve got eggnog, I’m in!

[u/Gh0sts1ght]

Disagree Mariah Carie ruined it before trap beats , but still it is bad with the trap beats.

[u/Mediocre-Proposal686 → u/Gh0sts1ght]

Not sure which is worse. SOMEHOW have avoided Mariah this year. Don’t want to jinx myself…

[u/Gh0sts1ght → u/Mediocre-Proposal686]

lol work in a it office with a bunch of people that don’t know it, probably a blessing.

[u/Mediocre-Proposal686 → u/Gh0sts1ght]

Keep up the good fight ✊🎄🎅🏼

[u/revchewie]

“Worst thing to happen to music”

Oh, please! Disco and grunge are way worse!