Tuesday, December 14, 2010

It's the most wonderful time of the year...



There'll be much mistletoeing and pirates yo-ho-ing

And plenty of beer;

It's the most wonderful time of the year!
I'm sorry, I just always hear the carol that way. That, and "Chipmunks roasting o'er an open fire..."
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23 comments:

Boat Guy said...

Love the lyrics!
Now ... if I can just get Andy William's voice out of my head ...
Thanks ... I think...

Jay G said...

Yeah, thanks a lot Tam. Now I've got that insipid song in my head.

Just to get back at you, you are the dancin' queen...

Heh.

bluesun said...

The weird thing was, I had that song stuck in my head even before I read your new lyrics.

Ken said...

I like Andy Williams, but only at Christmas.

The one I always heard was,

"Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the bar is so delightful"

Lissa said...

"Chipmunks roasting o'er an open fire..."

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Anonymous said...

As a youth, I heard "Chet's nuts, roasting on an open fire..."

Consequently, Andy Williams has always creeped me out..

Robert McDonald said...

Hot sauce dripping from their toes...

Joanna said...

Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer?

"Nog," they told me (Rum rum-rum-rum rum ... )

I could do this all day.

Laughingdog said...

The one that gets me is "Angels we have heard on high".

After my cousin bought me Grunt: Pigorian Chant from Snouto Domoinko de Silo, all I hear when they sing "Gloria in excelsis Deo" is "Glory in eggshells all day-o"

Well worth checking out Tam. Pigorian chant is a true experience.

http://www.amazon.com/Grunt-Pigorian-Chant-Snouto-Domoinko/dp/0761105948/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1292346273&sr=8-2

BobG said...

When my younger brother was around 4 or 5, he used to sing "Hark, the hairy angels sing". Used to crack me up every time.

JeanC said...

You might like this little ditty from Tom Smith:

A Pirate Christmas

Crotalus said...

"God rest ye merry merchants, may you make the yuletide pay!

Don M said...

Bah! Humbug!

Anonymous said...

Then there's always the Capitol Steps with their rendition of "Gun nuts boasting they can open fire..."

Steve

Fred said...

We Pastafarians may need to adapt that for a Holiday song...

Joanna said...

Jonathan Coulton, "Christmas Is Interesting." And people say Charlie Brown is depressing ...

Anonymous said...

Chipmunks roasting on a open fire - Bob Rivers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3M7IR6jkpc

Zombie Bells - Machinima.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktwRSEDs_Bk

Anonymous said...

I'll take jet engines - turbojets, no less - over Christmas carols. Then again the idea of a pirate Santa Claus going around pillaging homes for toys has some potential. Something along the lines of the Crimson Permanent Assurance.

Jim

Ken said...

Lest we forget...the original, and still the best (rest in peace, Walt):

"Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo!
Nora's freezin' on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-garoo!

"Don't we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lilla boy, Louisville Lou?
Trolley Molly don't love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!

"Bark us all bow-wows of folly,
Polly wolly cracker n' too-da-loo!
Hunky Dory's pop is lolly gaggin' on the wagon,
Willy, folly go through!

"Donkey Bonny brays a carol,
Antelope Cantaloup, 'lope with you!
Chollie's collie barks at Barrow,
Harum scarum five alarum bung-a-loo!"

George said...

@Ken Long Live Pogo!

Phillip said...

Ever since I found this, I haven't been able to listen to Christmas songs without substituting the lyrics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Very_Scary_Solstice

I'll sometimes just randomly pop into "It's starting to look a lot like Fishmen" without warning. As long as I keep my voice low, it doesn't get me any strange looks, but if someone actually hears the words...

Anonymous said...

Tam you can look up John Valby and the 12 days of christmas, Most all of his work is Not Safe for work.

Brad K. said...

Lester the Cat patiently listened as the mouse described all that he wished for, for Christmas.

Then Lester ate the mouse.

Here's hoping you get everything you want for Christmas!