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13 December 2007

What are the Greatest Made-up Christmas Songs of All Time? →[More:]"Christmas in my Head" - Daniel Johnston
"All I want for Christma- BRRAAIINNS" - The Zombies
"XXXMas" - Peaches
"Big Pimpin' Santa" - Notorious B.I.G.

post by: Hellbient at: 17:49 | 16 comments

"Ronald the Brown-Nosed Reindeer" - Dead Milkmen

posted by Specklet 13 December | 18:07

"Jockey Full of Eggnog" - Tom Waits

posted by Specklet 13 December | 18:08

Jingle Rock Bell.

posted by kyleg 13 December | 18:12

"Egg-nog-a-logga-logga-ding-dong and an Old Wheat Cookie"

"Christmas is for Closers"

"Merry Chia Pet Season"

"It's Reindeering Men"

"Lester the Constipated Helper Elf"

"wOOt! wOOt! Christmas"

"the North Pole's Alright If You Like Xylophones"

"Yanni's 'stache for Christmas (I Don't Want)"

posted by Slack-a-gogo 13 December | 19:42

"Let me Stick My Yule Log In Your Xmas Stocking, Baby" Rev. Horton Heat.

posted by jonmc 13 December | 19:47

"Swan Swan Santa Claus" - REM
"fshafuapugaphafha" - Sigur Ros

posted by bmarkey 13 December | 19:59

bmarkey, now I want to hear both of those!

posted by Slack-a-gogo 13 December | 20:08

... but wait, there's more!

"Christmas is a Trout Named Ted" - Robyn Hitchcock
"Coming Down Your Chimney" - Motorhead
"I Saw Mommy Riding Santa Claus" - The Cramps
"All I Want for Christmas is a Handfull of Vicodin and a Couple of Shots" - The Hold Steady

posted by bmarkey 13 December | 20:19

Oh, and let's not forget:

"Messiah Complex" - U2

posted by bmarkey 13 December | 20:29

Impaled On Society's Christmas Tree - Suicidal Tendencies

posted by jonmc 13 December | 20:29

Who can forget the Bowie/Jagger classic Fruit Cake and Dingle?

posted by danostuporstar 13 December | 20:33

which was which?

posted by jonmc 13 December | 20:42

Hey, I found some more:

"My Reindeer Wants to Kill Your Easter Bunny" - Frank Zappa

"No Gift, No Cry" Bob Marley

"Fuckin' 'Ell, I Got Fred Titmus in the Office Gift Exchange" - Half Man Half Santa

"Your Fruitcake Is Roasting My Chestnuts" - 2 Live Crew

"Dieser Weihnachtsbaum wird vom Stahl gebildet und ich möchte ihn brennen" - Einsturzende Neubauten

"Portrait of Opressed Elves" - Bad Religion

"Ant Christmas" - Adam and the Ants

"The Goblins Christmas Rainbow" - Rick Wakeman

"Red and Green for Yellow Delaney" - Cat Stevens

"I Never Thought You'd Get Me That For Christmas Because Tickle Me Elmo Is So Passe" - the Dandy Warhols

posted by Slack-a-gogo 13 December | 20:55

I can't remember the name of it, but there was that one about how Santa went on the Atkins diet and all the elves turned out to be on HGH. It had a snappy tune, but was really depressing when you pored over the lyrics.

posted by mudpuppie 13 December | 21:11

"Santasm" - Marilyn Manson
"Office Party [If Only I Could Take it Back]" by Amy Winehouse
"Rude Rude Rudolph" - The Specials
"Sleepin' in the Straw" - Ralph Stanley
"Fill My Stocking" - Hannah Montana
"Joseph Her Babydaddy" - Jay-Z
"North Pole Dance" - Madonna
"Obligatory Christmas Single" - Kelly Clarkson
"Sister's Christmas Kisses" - Donny Osmond

*collaborative effort with LT

posted by Miko 13 December | 23:16

the Greatest Made-up Christmas Songs

You mean apart from the ones God gave Moses?

posted by StickyCarpet 13 December | 23:18

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