Remember all those funny Christmas songs that you thought were HI-larious when you were younger, but now they're annoying?
Get ready to be annoyed.
There are a few gems in there, modern and vintage alike. Tom Lehrer's take on the commercialism of the holidays came way before the golden age of eBay, Walmart and all those stupid jewelry store commercials (ones that should simply say, "What other way can you make four months of your measly salary last a lifetime?"). And Stephen Colbert's 'Another Christmas Song' gets played simply because it's Stephen Colbert. He makes everything funny.
And who hasn't gotten that present where they don't really know what it is or they don't really like it? Then you get that weird half-grin on your face and say, "Oh! You shouldn't have!" and you're thinking "No, really... I wish you hadn't!" Garfunkle & Oates' 'Present Face' is a perfect reminder to us all to perfect our present face.
Monty Python's 'Christmas in Heaven' really plays better as a video, but I run a Twitter playlist blog, not a Twitter video feed. But the song is still amusing -- it is Monty Python, after all.
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Track listing:
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer - Dr. Demento
The Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
Another Christmas Song - Stephen Colbert
Present Face - Garfunkle & Oates
The Hanukkah Song - Adam Sandler
A Christmas Carol - Tom Lehrer
The Restroom Door Said Gentlemen - Bob Rivers
Christmas in Heaven - Monty Python
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