# Misunderstood holiday songs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-holiday-songs/45528>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 14, 2000, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-holiday-songs/45528 "2000-12-14T14:16:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-holiday-songs/45528/41 "2000-12-16T00:29:49Z")

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bwk: Re: “Good King Wenceslas”

Perhaps things will become more clear if you sing it like this:

“Good King Sauerkraut, LOOK OUT! On your feets uneven . . .”

And the “Winter Wonderland” carol will take on a whole new meaning if you substitute these words for the chorus:

“Walking 'round in women’s underwear”

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**Author:** ![bwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@bwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bwk)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-holiday-songs/45528/42 "2000-12-16T06:30:07Z")

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oh, also, what about ‘Riu Chiu’ that I saw and heard the Monkees sing? it is a pretty song. What is its origin?

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