Another holiday season, another round of Christmas albums from pop artists who should know better. Money must be the motive for these abominations. Artistry sure isn't. Bob Dylan's Christmas album, anyone?

Charity is often cited as the reason for these unspeakably horrible Christmas releases. Proceeds from Dylan's "Christmas in the Heart" will go to Feeding America, a charity that provides food for the needy. My guess is a lot of needy people will stay hungry because this one will not be flying off the shelves or onto the iPods.

Here's my list of Christmas albums that should never have been made, in order of the degree to which they make me envy the deaf. Given a choice between a lump of coal in my stocking and one of these albums, I'll take the coal.

10. REO Speedwagon, "Not So Silent Night" (2009)
Wow, Kevin Cronin and the boys appear to be spending more on highlights these days than Bon Jovi. In a trifecta of bad taste, the band played this album rink-side on an NBC special "Scotch Brand Holiday Celebration on Ice" that featured figure skaters in Little Rock, Ark.

9. Michael Bolton, "This is the Time" (1996)
It's even worse than you imagine.

8. Lynyrd Skynyrd,  "Christmas Time Again" (2006)
Make. VanZants. Stop.

7. Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special, "Christmas" (2002)
And you thought a Skynyrd Christmas album was a bad idea.

6. Mariah Carey's "Merry Christmas" (1994)
Yes, Mariah Carey has been making your ears bleed and your head hurt for more than 15 friggin' years.

5. Twisted Sister's "A Twisted Christmas" (2006)
Watch the video for "Come All Ye Faithful," which has the same intro as TS's 1981 hit "We're Not Going to Take It," and ponder how badly hair metal bands age.

4. Jethro Tull, "The Jethro Tull Christmas Album" (2003)
Some original songs by Tull, but they should have stuck with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

3. Rosie O'Donnell and various artists, "A Rosie Christmas" (1999)
Rosie duets with Cher, Billy Joel and Elmo, among others. And you can buy this used on Amazon.com for one cent. 'Nuff said.

2. Rosie O'Donnell and various artists, "Another Rosie Christmas" (2000)
Holy shit, they made two of these. This time Rosie duets with the likes of Sugar Ray and Ricky Martin.

1. Jimmy Buffett, "Christmas Island" (1996)
Look out, there are original songs on this one from a singer-songwriter who has outlived his songwriting ability by 30 years.

What gets your vote for Worst Christmas Album Ever?