# What's the silliest holiday song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 12, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869 "2011-12-12T02:50:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/1 "2011-12-12T02:50:56Z")
At my workplace, the lobby music has “I Wanna See Santa Do the Mambo” in heavy rotation. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/2 "2011-12-12T02:54:08Z")
“Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”, hands down. (I won’t even link to it.) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/3 "2011-12-12T02:59:38Z")
**Santa Doesn’t Cop Out on Dope** by Martin Mull. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/4 "2011-12-12T03:08:44Z")
[I Want An Alien For Christmas](http://vimeo.com/8386027) ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/5 "2011-12-12T03:12:14Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”, hands down. (I won’t even link to it.) “Grandma got run over by a reindeer, Walking home from our house Christmas Eve, You may say there’s no such thing as Santa, But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.” It does wear out its welcome quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/6 "2011-12-12T03:36:46Z")
At Target I was looking at a CD collection of modern Xmas songs. The second to last track was The Bangles _Hazy Shade of Winter_. Just 'cause it has ‘winter’ in the title does not mean it is Christmas music, guys. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/7 "2011-12-12T03:38:13Z")
[There’s Something Stuck Up in the Chimney](http://www.lyricsmania.com/the_chimney_song_lyrics_christmas_songs.html)… ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/8 "2011-12-12T04:39:23Z")
I thought I was going to win with 'Little Saint Nick" by the Beach Boys, but I guess not. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/9 "2011-12-12T05:08:55Z")
Brad Paisley “[Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwKI82CTp2o)” ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/10 "2011-12-12T05:17:46Z")
Leroy the Redneck Reindeer ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/11 "2011-12-12T13:20:00Z")
[Santa Wants a Tuba for Christmas.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5C8g339J0c) ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/12 "2011-12-12T13:58:43Z")
The newest silly Christmas song has got to be Annie’s song on _Community_. It’s “interesting.” Here’s a YouTube link: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwsATai–yg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwsATai--yg) ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/13 "2011-12-12T14:32:30Z")
Porky Pig’s outstanding rendition of **Blue Christmas** : [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUELu8o5KJg) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/14 "2011-12-12T14:37:54Z")
The cast of Avenue Q’s lovely rendition of The Holi-Daze-a song that got cut from the show, but is on the 2008 Carols for a Cure When the crowds abound at the holidays And you feel like throwing a fit. You can merrily watch them light the tree If you’re already lit. When Santa shows up for the holidays And you know he’s in on the gag. He’s up on the roof full of 90 proof. He’s always half in the bag. All of the 13 CfaC CDs have some specially written songs on them, and it’s for a good cause. ---
**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/15 "2011-12-13T18:07:10Z")
[A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris DeBurgh](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49k1EQdoMeU&feature=related). I wonder if he gave Von Daniken a credit? Mind you, [the plastic Paddy cover version](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnPLdYj1xOc) by Celtic Woman has me laughing and trying to hold back vomit at the same time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/16 "2011-12-13T18:12:41Z")
[Dominick The Italian Christmas Donkey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQrdxtWgHbE) enjoy ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/17 "2011-12-13T18:25:31Z")
“Look who’s coming round the bend It’s Santa and his reindeer friends With a ho-ho-ho and a hey-hey-hey It’s Santa’s Super Sleigh!” [Santa’s Super Sleigh](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCsmmTe1eI) ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/18 "2011-12-13T18:54:00Z")
Jonathan Coulton’s “Chiron Beta Prime” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/B3DyxaCYlfg/hqdefault.jpg "Chiron Beta Prime") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3DyxaCYlfg) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/19 "2011-12-13T19:44:23Z")
“Jingle Bells” by the Singing Dogs, hands down. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869/20 "2011-12-13T20:06:36Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > At Target I was looking at a CD collection of modern Xmas songs. The second to last track was The Bangles _Hazy Shade of Winter_. Just 'cause it has ‘winter’ in the title does not mean it is Christmas music, guys. Also worth noting that it’s a Paul Simon composition (for S&G) with an intentionally ‘down’ theme. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-silliest-holiday-song/605869.md?page=2)