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Since it's that time of year when we're inundated with holiday music I have been thinking about Christmas songs in particular and was curious about what everyone likes. My personal favorite is "O Holy Night". I get all choked up everytime I try and sing it.

Anyone else have a particular favorite?

Jingle Balls...Bells, I meant Bells!

Bah humbug. Christmas is a crock of shit really.

Rockin' around the Christmas Tree.

Three Kings. Man that's cool, a song about three men sent by Herod to gather information on someone (Jesus) for a hit-job.

Deck the Halls.

Torn between O Come, O Come Immanuel and Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella.

God, I love Manheimm Steamroller.

Yeah, "O Holy Night" is a good one for goose-bumps. I like "O Come, All Ye Faithful," too.

Bah humbug. Christmas is a crock of shit really.

http://www.astrotheme.fr/images/chronos.jpg

Have you no-respect?

Carol of the bells

and

Christmas at ground zero

yeah.

http://www.astrotheme.fr/images/chronos.jpg

Have you no-respect?

Yeah I have lots of respect, but I'm sorry I just don't get this?

Yeah I have lots of respect, but I'm sorry I just don't get this?

Do you know who Chronus/Saturn is?

Do you know who Chronus/Saturn is?

Ohhhh I see. Okay but that has what to do with Christmas?

"oh holy night" is my favorite classic carol. i can do a whole sermon on how it espresses the true meaning of christmas -- "a thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn" rather than "its better to give than to receive".

my favoite modern christmas song is "mary did you know?" because of the line "when you kiss your little baby, you've kissed the face of god". it gives me chills.

Ohhhh I see. Okay but that has what to do with Christmas?

Christmas has a lot do with Saturnalia....

I don't know that I have one singular favorite - lately "In Dulci Jubilo" has been stuck in my head, and it's certainly a nice one. Some others I tend to like include "Silent Night," the Coventry Carol, "In the Bleak Midwinter," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming."

Little Drummer Boy always gets me. Specially the David Bowie/Bing Crosby version, that unholy alliance making a holy sound.

Christmas has a lot do with Saturnalia....

Lupercalia's a better holiday anyway.

Christmas has a lot do with Saturnalia....

What Christmas? Christ-Mass, naaa it's a Christian thing

Rockin' around the Christmas Tree.

Three Kings. Man that's cool, a song about three men sent by Herod to gather information on someone (Jesus) for a hit-job.

No, it's not. The Magi weren't agents of Herod, they were Wise Men who saw the birth of the Savior in the stars and came to Bethlehem on their own. Now, afterwards I believe Herod questioned them about what they had seen but I believe they did not rat out the Baby Jesus.

The Little Drummer Boy

My favorite "modern" Christmas song is Do They Know It's Christmas.

What Christmas? Christ-Mass, naaa it's a Christian thing

Ha-ha-har. It got merged with one. It did not start as one, it just got re-named.

Little Drummer Boy always gets me. Specially the David Bowie/Bing Crosby version, that unholy alliance making a holy sound.

it is so embarassing to me that that stupid piece of shit song can bring tears to my eyes.

who the fuck would want to hear some stupid kid play his DRUM?

and yet "i have no gift to bring thats fit to give a king, shall i play for you"? gets me every time.

No, it's not. The Magi weren't agents of Herod, they were Wise Men who saw the birth of the Savior in the stars and came to Bethlehem on their own. Now, afterwards I believe Herod questioned them about what they had seen but I believe they did not rat out the Baby Jesus.

Yes, they were unknowingly sent to find Jesus. The star they followed was in actuality the alignment of three planets, which happens every few-hundred years.

The three ("kings") later skipped town to avoid death.

No, it's not. The Magi weren't agents of Herod, they were Wise Men who saw the birth of the Savior in the stars and came to Bethlehem on their own. Now, afterwards I believe Herod questioned them about what they had seen but I believe they did not rat out the Baby Jesus.

i think they stopped by herod's house on the way and he asked them to report back when they found the baby but they had a dream or omen of some kind and left by another route.

it is so embarassing to me that that stupid piece of shit song can bring tears to my eyes.

who the fuck would want to hear some stupid kid play his DRUM?

and yet "i have no gift to bring thats fit to give a king, shall i play for you"? gets me every time.

Well, that's David Bowie for you.

The 12 Pains of Christmas... followed closely by The Little Drummer Boy. Which I thought might be a unique response but apparently isn't. Bah.

i think they stopped by herod's house on the way and he asked them to report back when they found the baby but they had a dream or omen of some kind and left by another route.

Hmm ... that could be. I should have looked it up. Still, they weren't stoolies.

@ Parkus: "Unknowingly" is quite different. I believe they found out about the Birth independently and just stopped in Jerusalem on the way because they had an AARP discount at one of the hotels or something, and King Herod asked them to drop by.

Ha-ha-har. It got merged with one. It did not start as one, it just got re-named.

That don't really mean a thing though does it. What is Christmas now?

Think of it along these lines. The word Queer, used to used as an insult towards 'The Gays' it has since been reclaimed, what does the word mean now?

Christmas the celebration of the birth of the Christian Christ, is exactly what Christmas is all about, no matter what it's origins. In fact the word Christmas has always been about that.

We can probably show how the roots of the celebration at around that time of year are Pagan in origin, but it was never called Christmas then.

So sure the Christians stole the celebration, like they have stolen many other Pagan festivals, but Easter and the Pagan celebration in the name of the goddess Ostara, are two different things. Christmas is undeniably a Christian concept and holiday.

'The Holly and the Ivy'

I don't know that I have one singular favorite - lately "In Dulci Jubilo" has been stuck in my head, and it's certainly a nice one. Some others I tend to like include "Silent Night," the Coventry Carol, "In the Bleak Midwinter,"

Holst or Darke?

I find quite a few carols a bit dull, perhaps the years of singing them has numbed me to their pleasant qualities. Favourites this year are 'Lully, lulla' by Howard Leighton, and 'A Spotless Rose' by Herbert Howells.

I agree with those who picked 'Little Drummer Boy.'

I used to really like the Bryan Adams version (when I was a kid) until I realizes they'd changed some of the lyrics to remove direct references to Jesus... not th eworst example of this (For a really good example, try Silent Night sung by Stevie Nicks)

But it gets me too, and in the same place. :)

I'm not a big fan of Christmas music, but I do like the "Carol of the Bells." I first heard it watching the flash movie "Christmas Evil."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWoO8euo1yQ

I'm torn between this one...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiZIfZzkxxo


And this one...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ssa_56NzKOM

I'm torn between this one...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiZIfZzkxxo


And this one...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ssa_56NzKOM

:p I hate actual Christmas songs, but parodies like these are awesome.

I knew a girl named Holly, born on Christmas day. Her dad had wanted to name her Carol. Her Master's thesis was about Charles Dickens, so it would have been "Charles Dickens, by a Christmas Carol." :p

Mojo Nixon did a great Christmas album, all the cuts are a treat.

I like Angels We Have Heard On High personally. We played it for a Christmas parade in marching band. It sounded like crap, but I still love the song.

GLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORIA!

the one where they stfu! *mumbles something about christmas*

"carol of the bells" which I LOVE, and "Hark the Herald Angels sing". Also, "Angels We Have Heard On High". I've played "Carol of the Bells" now twice for band, and the jazz band has played "Angels We have Heardo n High" which I love.

"O come O come Emanuel".

I like "Soldier's Silent Night," and I fully expect General to ream me for that. However, it makes me cry. Enough said.
As far as more traditional carols go, I like "Silent Night." And I can't listen to "O Come O Come Emmanuel" because they played it at my friend's memorial service (in October. I don't know why, either.).

Gloucestershire Wassail, also known as simply Wassail Song in its single best incarnation by gifted British melodist Ralph Vaughan-Williams. To me, that song, IS Christmas.

Wassail! Wassail! all over the town,
Our bread it is white and our ale it is brown;
Our bowl it is made of the green maple tree;
In the Wassail bowl, we'll drink unto thee.

Here's a health to the ox and to his right eye,
Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie,
A good Christmas pie as e'er I did see,
In the Wassail bowl, we'll drink unto thee.

Here's a health to the ox and to his right horn,
Pray God send our master a good crop of corn
A good crop of corn as e'er I did see,
In the Wassail bowl, we'll drink unto thee.

Here's a health to the ox and his long tail,
Pray God send our master a good cask of ale,
A good cask of ale as e'er I did see,
In the Wassail bowl, we'll drink unto thee.

Come butler, come fill us a bowl of the best
Then I pray that your soul in heaven may rest
But if you do bring us a bowl of the small
May the Devil take butler, bowl and all.

Then here's to the maid in the lily white smock
Who tripp’d to the door and slipp’d back the lock
Who tripp’d to the door and pull’d back the pin
For to let these jolly Wassailers in.

these ones:

Nine Inch Noëls (http://badgods.com/audio/nineinchnoels.mp3)

These are kind of dated, but still good.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uLH7CFoPNfk

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1_-Uqfnr-YE

Carol of the Bells as played by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Oh, and Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer. How can you NOT like that song? ;)

Holst or Darke?


Holst. I'm not sure I've ever actually heard the Darke setting.

Oh, and Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer. How can you NOT like that song? ;)

By the possession of taste?

Oh, and Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer. How can you NOT like that song? ;)

By the possession of taste?

Oh, come on! This is a classic!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vPaGQEskSKM

Or, maybe you'd prefer this one...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=N0yyITRyvM4

Oh, come on! This is a classic!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vPaGQEskSKM

Or, maybe you'd prefer this one...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=N0yyITRyvM4

I think I made it clear that I'd prefer neither. But hey, keep tryin' to convince me, if that makes you happy.

I’ve always found a lot of Christmas carols rather tiresome and cheesy, especially the more modern ones. However A Winter’s Tale (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjW2rrK5vRU&feature=related) (apologies for David Essex) has always appealed, perhaps because it touches on the sad fact that Chrimbo can be quite a lonely and sad time of year for many people.

As for more ‘traditional’ carols, Good King Wenceslas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcQYsujAVC0) warms the cockles of my heart, wherever they might be, and although not always sung in schools and on doorsteps, Handel’s Messiah, Hallelujah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abcgpn2UTV8&feature=related) is a rip-roaring tune, even to a crusty ol’ atheist like meself.

I think I made it clear that I'd prefer neither. But hey, keep tryin' to convince me, if that makes you happy.

It's not my fault you have no sense of humor. :p:D

It's not my fault you have no sense of humor. :p:D

Ah yes. Because I don't care for crass and commercially successful kitsch means I am humorless. If that's the case, then I'll gladly accept my fate.

Look, there's just a whole hell of a lot of funnier stuff out there, that's all.

Ah yes. Because I don't care for crass and commercially successful kitsch means I am humorless. If that's the case, then I'll gladly accept my fate.

Look, there's just a whole hell of a lot of funnier stuff out there, that's all.

Dude, take a pill. It was a joke.

Dude, take a pill. It was a joke.

See, now that's the problem, I can't tell when you're joking.

Holst. I'm not sure I've ever actually heard the Darke setting.

They are quite similar melodies really, the Darke is popular in England as it's used by Kings College Choir, Cambridge, in their radio broadcast of the Nine Lessons every year.

Intangelon: I don't know that one, but considering how good some of VW's other choral music is, I expect it'll be awesome. Another interesting piece I sang this advent: 'To Bethlehem' by Howard Skempton, the SA rhythms are just ever-changing over constant crotchets in TB, and the conductor just looks silly with all the time signature changes :p but quite a cool little piece.

Oh, and of course, Gaudete.

What is your favorite Christmas Carol?

The one that I met last year. Very nice girl.

This version of O Holy Night is quite possibly the greatest piece of recorded music ever.

You need to stick with it for a minute or two to get the whole effect.

Oh Holy Night Linky (http://www.hipcast.com/export/Pcdb6ba80abb10db44cedbd78f4ac15adYVhxQFREYmJ3.mp3)

Since it's that time of year when we're inundated with holiday music I have been thinking about Christmas songs in particular and was curious about what everyone likes. My personal favorite is "O Holy Night". I get all choked up everytime I try and sing it.

Anyone else have a particular favorite?

"Dad threw up on christmas day" by the Arrogant Worms.

Heat Miser/Snow Miser song and TSO

I don't know if it counts as a "Christmas" song, but I like to sing the Gloucestershire Wassail.

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.

Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
On my drum?

Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum.

"Carol of the Bells" followed by "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" and "The Cherry-Tree Carol", for the trad. carols, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" or the Kinks "Father Christrmas" for more modern songs, and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" for the tasteless funny ones.

My favorite "modern" Christmas song is Do They Know It's Christmas.

Ugh abug! Good cause and all, but that song's just about everything that's wrong with celeb charity gigs. :( Plus it's one slightly less annoying step above Wham!'s "Last Christmas" in my books. (Although my annoyance at the lattermay be due in part to it's in escapable nature here in Japan...)

hmm... I'm partial to "Sleigh Ride" both with and without words. "Little Drummer Boy" and "Do you hear what I hear" are also favorites.

Humorous ones?

Currently,
The Angel: Who Put The Stump?

(Parody of Who Put the Bomp? by Barry Mann)

I’d like to find the guy
Who done me wrong
And stuck my butt up on this Christmas tree

Who put the stump in my rump ba-bump ba-bump
Who took and jammed it in my ramma-lamma ding dong
Who stood the wood where I poop she-poop she-poop
Who put the stick up my hip-de-dip-de-dip

Who was that man
He shoved it up my can
And left me stranded on this Christmas tree
Yeah yeah yeah

When this angel heard
Chop ba ba bop chop ba ba bop
A dreadful fear went right into my heart
Those pine tree needles sting me
Ram a jam a jammin’ in my ding dong
You’ll never know how much that smarts

Who put the stump in my rump ba-bump ba-bump
Who took and jammed it in my ramma-lamma ding dong
Who stood the wood where I poop she-poop she-poop
Who put the stick up my hip de dip de dip
Who took that bush
And crammed it my tush
He made this angel
Beg for mercy please
Yeoww

Each night when I’m alone
Scratchity –scratchity-scratchity scratchity shoo
It’s sets my tiny bottom all aglow
And every time I’d wiggle
Slipped it in da din slipped it in da din
A little further in it goes
Oh ohoh oh oh

Rump ba bomp ba bomp
Rammed it up my ding dong
Slipped it in da din
Poopity poopity chute
Rump ba bomp ba bomp
Rammed it up my ding dong
Slipped it in da din
Poopity poopity chute

That’s sure a beautiful angel
What’s a matter with the star?
That’s a pretty star

Bomp ba bomp ba bomp
Rammed it up my ding dong
Slipped it in da din
Poopity poopity chute

Bomp ba bomp ba bomp
Rammed it up my ding dong
Slipped it in da din
Poopity poopity chute

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.

Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
On my drum?

Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum.

Heh. I remember the late, great Dave Allen's take on this song: Mary had finally got Jesus to go to sleep, and then along comes this boy beating on his drum... Do you think that she was grateful to him? :D

Plus it's one slightly less annoying step above Wham!'s "Last Christmas" in my books. (Although my annoyance at the lattermay be due in part to it's in escapable nature here in Japan...)
Could be worse, I have the Sailor Moon version of that with very mangled katakana Engrish. :D

I think the one that is annoying me here currently is Silent Night! Holy Night!

Oddly enough, my favorite is "Silent Night" :eek:It is also the only one I will tolerate.

My wifes is "Dominic the Donkey":gundge:

My wifes is "Dominic the Donkey":gundge:

*runs away, screaming*

Christmas time is here, by golly,
Disapproval would be folly.
Deck the halls with hunks of holly,
Fill the cup and don't say when.

Kill the turkeys, ducks and chickens,
Mix the punch, drag out the Dickens.
Even though the prospect sickens,
Brother, here we go again.

On Christmas Day you can't get sore,
Your fellow man you must adore.
There's time to rob him all the more
The other three hundred and sixty-four.

Relations, sparing no expense, 'll
Send some useless old utensil,
Or a matching pen and pencil.
("Just the thing I need, how nice!")

It doesn't matter how sincere it is,
Nor how heart felt the spirit,
Sentiment will not endear it,
What's important is the price.

Hark, the Herald Tribune sings,
Advertising wondrous things.
God rest ye merry merchants,
May ye make the Yuletide pay.
Angels we have heard on high,
Tell us to go out and buy!

So, let the raucous sleigh bells jingle,
Hail our dear old friend Kris Kringle,
Driving his reindeer across the sky.
Don't stand underneath when they fly by.

The Twelve Gifts of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A Japanese transistor radio.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
(It's a Nakashuma.)
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man,
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
(It's the Mark IV model. That's the one that's discontinued.)
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A simulated alligator wallet,
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man,
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
(And it comes in a leatherette case with holes in it,
so you can listen right through the case.)
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A statue of a lady, with a clock where her stomach ought to be,
A simulated alligator wallet,
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man,
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
(And it has a wire with a thing on one end that you
can stick in your ear, and a thing on the other end
that you can't stick anywhere, because it's bent.)
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A hammered aluminum nutcracker,
And all that other stuff,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A pink satin pillow that says San Diego,
with fringe all around it,
And all that other stuff,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
An indoor plastic birdbath,
And all that other stuff,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A pair of teakwood shower clogs,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
An automatic vegetable slicer that works
when you see it on television,
but not when you get it home,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, although it may seem strange,
On the twelfth day of Christmas, I'm going to exchange:
An automatic vegetable slicer that works
when you see it on television,
but not when you get it home,
A chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter,
A pair of teakwood shower clogs,
An indoor plastic birdbath,
A pink satin pillow that says San Diego,
with fringe all around it,
A hammered aluminum nutcracker,
A statue of a lady, with a clock where her stomach ought to be,
A simulated alligator wallet,
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man,
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
Merry Christmas everybody!

-Al Sherman.

*runs away, screaming*

WAY ahead of you there bro!

God Bless Ye Marry Gentlemen.
EDIT: God "BLESS" Or God "REST"?

God Bless Ye Marry Gentlemen.
EDIT: God "BLESS" Or God "REST"?

Not sure.. but I don't think God would bless me to marry a Gentleman.

Not sure.. but I don't think God would bless me to marry a Gentleman.
Hmmm, good point, although I think I meant "Merry"....
:p
Deck the Halls with gasoline, fal-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah
Light a match and watch it gleam, fal-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah
Watch the school house burn to ashs, fal-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah
Aren't you glad you played with matchs?, fal-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah
:D

"We Three Kings." Definitely. "Silver Bells," too, and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" as performed by Bruce Springsteen.

None. I can't really think of one without religious connotation.

"Carol of the Bells" followed by "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" and "The Cherry-Tree Carol", for the trad. carols, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" or the Kinks "Father Christrmas" for more modern songs, and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" for the tasteless funny ones.



Ugh abug! Good cause and all, but that song's just about everything that's wrong with celeb charity gigs. :( Plus it's one slightly less annoying step above Wham!'s "Last Christmas" in my books. (Although my annoyance at the lattermay be due in part to it's in escapable nature here in Japan...)

I didn't want to actually quote you, but I wanted to say I like your sig (Hogfather and Discworld in general FTW!!!)

Oh Christmas tree
Oh Christmas tree,
you're something I want to unsee
you're hideous in everyway
you're getting uglier everyday
Christmas tree
Oh Christmas tree,
My God, you're ugly.


el no (noel with the letters rearranged)

the first el no was missing the h and (I forget much of the song here)
el no, el no, I won't do this job. You can't make me, you big fat slob

Oh Christmas tree
Oh Christmas tree,
you're something I want to unsee
you're hideous in everyway
you're getting uglier everyday
Christmas tree
Oh Christmas tree,
My God, you're ugly.
*Ahem*
Oh Yog-Sothoth,
Oh Yog-Sothoth,
We worship you, oh Yog-Sothoth.
Not Santa Claus, not Jesus Christ,
We worship Yog 'cause he's not nice.
We'll celebrate with some stray dog,
That we'll cut up and serve to Yog.
Oh Yog-Sothoth,
Oh Yog-Sothoth,
We beg you to not eat us.

My favourite christmas carol is "What's This?" ;)

The Twelve Gifts of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A Japanese transistor radio.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
(It's a Nakashuma.)
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man,
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
(It's the Mark IV model. That's the one that's discontinued.)
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A simulated alligator wallet,
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man,
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
(And it comes in a leatherette case with holes in it,
so you can listen right through the case.)
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A statue of a lady, with a clock where her stomach ought to be,
A simulated alligator wallet,
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man,
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
(And it has a wire with a thing on one end that you
can stick in your ear, and a thing on the other end
that you can't stick anywhere, because it's bent.)
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A hammered aluminum nutcracker,
And all that other stuff,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A pink satin pillow that says San Diego,
with fringe all around it,
And all that other stuff,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
An indoor plastic birdbath,
And all that other stuff,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A pair of teakwood shower clogs,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
An automatic vegetable slicer that works
when you see it on television,
but not when you get it home,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, although it may seem strange,
On the twelfth day of Christmas, I'm going to exchange:
An automatic vegetable slicer that works
when you see it on television,
but not when you get it home,
A chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter,
A pair of teakwood shower clogs,
An indoor plastic birdbath,
A pink satin pillow that says San Diego,
with fringe all around it,
A hammered aluminum nutcracker,
A statue of a lady, with a clock where her stomach ought to be,
A simulated alligator wallet,
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man,
Green polka-dot pajamas,
And a Japanese transistor radio.
Merry Christmas everybody!

-Al Sherman.

I see your Al Sherman and raise you a couple of hosers:

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Eight comic books
Seven packs of smokes
Six packs of two-fours
Five golden toques
Four pounds of back bacon
Three french toasts
Two turtlenecks
And a beer in a tree

Fanboyists, may you have a safe Hogswatchnight and may the Hogfather bring you many sausages.

NERVUN, that's one I hadn't heard yet. :D (I bet my parents new pastor would be amuseed... she seems the type to take a good joke.)

I have to admit that I have a liking for the vast majority of Christmas Carols, although my favourites have to be the following

O Come All Ye Faithful (I particularly like it when sung as the Latin Adeste Fideles)
What Child Is This? (mainly due to the words being to the tune of Greensleeves)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
O Holy Night (particularly the good job done by Celine Dion)

I must also note that O Come O Come Emmanuel is traditionally an Advent Hymn, not a Christmas Carol.

Oh Holy Night. But not the sanitized version where they removed all references to love, peace and slaves being our brothers.

The Night Santa Went Crazy by Weird Al.

Quantum dynamics and astral projection;
Evolution and Natural selection;
Unification and theory of strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Fridges are full of deadbaby sandwiches;
Limbs sticking out of cadavers with stiches;
An enemies wounds filled with salt that stings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Robots and zombies and villians mustaches;
Pyrokinesis the white house in ashes;
Nuclear winter the mushroom cloud brings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the rents due,
When the pee stings,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

I thought it was at one point supposed to be x-mas related, but I prefer my make believe to make believe jesus and crapnot.