The holiday season is right around the corner and with that comes, naturally, Christmas music! Besides your usual Christmas carols and songs, here are a few unorthodox Christmas songs that will be sure to brighten your mood this holiday season (in no particular order):
“Dominick the Donkey” by Lou Monte
The song describes Dominick, who is an Italian Christmas Donkey that helps Santa pulls his sled and bring presents to children because “the reindeer cannot climb the hills of Italy”. Overall, the song is extremely lively and catchy, and even includes its fair share of donkey noises.
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“The Twelve Days of Christmas” by Bob and Doug McKenzie
Bob and Doug McKenzie are two fictional characters in “Great White North”, which were short segments of the 1980s TV show SCTV that was based upon Canadian stereotypes. In 1981, they released a music album which was called The Great White North. One of the songs included in the album was their version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. Throughout the song there is plenty of hysterical banter between Bob and Doug, as well as plenty of stereotypical Canadian gifts. Contrary to the title, the pair only ever gets to seven items.
“I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas” by Gayla Peevey
As the title suggests, the song is about a girl who wishes for a hippopotamus for Christmas. The song is over 60 years old, and has essentially become a Christmas classic. Interestingly enough, when the song came out in 1953, a campaign was launched to present Gayla Peevey (10 years old at the time) with a hippopotamus for Christmas. The campaign succeeded and the hippopotamus was donated to the Oklahoma City Zoo.
“Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” by Elmo & Patsy
Although the song opens with the melody of Jingle Bells, the song provides a very different outlook on “dashing through the snow”. This song is about exactly what the title says, Grandma getting trampled by Santa and his reindeer. The lyrics of the song describes the events leading up to and after Grandma is run over.
BONUS: Pokemon “Christmas Medley”
Even if you are a Pokemon fan, you likely have not heard of the Pokemon Christmas Bash, a Christmas themed music album released in 2001 recorded with the cast of the English anime. The album features some interesting original songs and covers of well-known songs. The most notable song in the album is the “Christmas Medley”, which puts a Pokemon themed twist on eight classic Christmas carols.
I hope that these songs were able to amuse you as much as they amused me. Happy holidays to all!
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