Jordan at MamaBlogga writes about stupid Christmas lyrics:
And some of them just don’t make any sense. Here’s my favorite example of a line from a Christmas song that makes no sense whatsoever, in or out of context:
Christmas comes this time each year.
Um, yeah. . . . And Thursday comes this time each week. Thanks for the lesson immemorial about . . . the calendar.
Ha! I think the song that gets me the most is "Up On The Housetop"-
First is the stocking of little Will,
Oh just see what a glorious fill,
Here is a hammer with lots of tacks,
A whistle and a ball and a whip that cracks!
While poor, poor Nell only gets a stupid doll:
Next comes the stocking of little Nell,
Oh, dear Santa, fill it well! (He didn’t. All she got was a doll.)
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries,
One that will open and shut its eyes.
Oh, come ON! Will gets a hammer AND tacks AND a whistle AND a ball AND a really cool whip that really cracks. And all Santa can find for Nell is a stupid, annoying doll that cries all the time? Pah. It irritates me every time I hear the song. HelloKitty and I always sing the "Nell" part in an irritated voice and mimic throwing the crappy doll out the window.
What about you, Shak-ers? What Christmas songs do you think have dumb lyrics or amuse you?
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You'd go to jail for giving a kid tacks these days, much less a bull-whip.
Posted by: Jay | December 9th, 2007 7:39 pm |
The song "Do you hear what I hear" has lyrics: A child, shivers in the cold.
Let us bring him silver and gold."
Hello?? How about a freakin' blanket? LOL
Posted by: Joyce | December 11th, 2007 10:56 am |
Another one is "Let it Snow." They say, "Since we've nowhere to go, let it snow. Then he says, when it's finally time to go, how I hate going out in the storm." Doh????
Posted by: Joyce | December 11th, 2007 10:58 am |
What about "It's the most wonderful time of the year" and its lyrics "THERE'LL BE SCARY GHOST STORIES AND TALES OF THE GLORIES…etc"
Ghost stories??? On Xmas??? The only one I can think of is Dickens' Christmas Carol. But that's more of a song about redemption. Also, it's only one story. I don't see multiple stories being told.
Posted by: Rob | December 26th, 2007 10:46 am |
hahaha…christmas songs of fail !!!
Posted by: Fail Funnies | November 3rd, 2008 9:51 am |