'The Christmas Shoes' is like the 'Achy Breaky Heart' of Christmas songs. Fans can't wait to hear it on the radio, while critics call it the worst Christmas song ever. In fact, Gawker named it just that in 2011. It is one of the few on this list of the Top 50 Country Christmas Songs to have success on the country radio charts (No. 31 in 2000), and it was a major crossover hit for the Christian vocal group.

This is at least a three-tissue song the first time you hear it. Sure, the story was a little overdone with a book and movie in the early 2000s, but we still find the lyrics to be a reminder of the true meaning of giving.

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Listen to 'The Christmas Shoes' by Newsong

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