Editing Christmas music (section)

===Christmas novelty songs===
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{{See also|Novelty song}}
Musical parodies of the season – comical or nonsensical songs performed principally for their comical effect – are often heard around Christmas. Many novelty songs employ unusual lyrics, subjects, sounds, or instrumentation, and may not even be particularly musical. The term arose in the [[Tin Pan Alley]] world of popular songwriting, with novelty songs achieving great popularity during the 1920s and 1930s.

The Christmas novelty song genre, which got its start with "[[I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas]]" written by [[Yogi Yorgesson]] and sung by him with the Johnny Duffy Trio in 1949, includes such notable titles as:

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* "[[Jingle Bells]]" by [[the Singing Dogs]] was recorded in 1955 by Don Charles from [[Copenhagen]]; considered the work of Carl Weismann, it was revolutionary in its use of the latest recording technology.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weir |first=William |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/12/how-jingle-bells-by-the-singing-dogs-changed-music-forever/68273/ |title=How 'Jingle Bells' by the Singing Dogs Changed Music Forever |date=December 20, 2010 |work=The Atlantic |access-date=December 24, 2017}}</ref>
* "[[Green Chri$tma$]]", a [[radio play]] parody by [[Stan Freberg]] that came out in 1958 and satirized commercial advertising.
* "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas with a Dalek," a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off song, released in 1964 by [[The Go-Go's (British band)|The Go-Go's]] (the 1960s British band, not the later American band of the same name). Originally intended to help fuel [[Dalekmania]], it tried to turn the sinister Daleks into another version of [[The Chipmunks]].<ref>[http://www.millenniumeffect.co.uk/audio/tributes/songs1.php Tribute Songs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610133733/http://www.millenniumeffect.co.uk/audio/tributes/songs1.php |date=June 10, 2016 }} at The Millennium Effect.</ref>
* "[[Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy]]", co-written and recorded by [[Buck Owens]] in 1965, has been covered by other country music stars, including [[Garth Brooks]], [[Travis Tritt]], and [[Brad Paisley]].

In the 1970s comedic singing duo [[Cheech & Chong]]'s debut single in 1971 was "[[Santa Claus and His Old Lady]]". [[The Kinks]] did "[[Father Christmas (song)|Father Christmas]]" in 1977, and [[Elmo & Patsy]] came out with "[[Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer]]" in 1979. More recent titles added to the canon include:

* "[[The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]" parodies (including one by [[Bob and Doug McKenzie]] in 1982)
* "[[Christmas at Ground Zero]]" by [[Weird Al Yankovic]] (1986)
* "[[Rusty Chevrolet]]" by [[Da Yoopers]], a parody of "[[Jingle Bells]]" (1987)
* "[[Christmas in Hollis]]", a rap single by [[Run–D.M.C.]] (1987)
* ''[[A Rubber Band Christmas]]'' – an entire album featuring traditional and popular Christmas songs played on rubber bands, staplers and other office equipment (1996)
* "[[Christmas Convoy]]", a [[southern rock]] song by [[Paul Brandt]], a parody of the [[C.W. McCall]] song "[[Convoy (song)|Convoy]]" (2006)

Seattle radio personality [[Bob Rivers]] became nationally famous for his line of novelty Christmas songs and released five albums (collectively known as the ''[[Twisted Christmas]]'' quintilogy, after the name of Rivers' radio program, ''Twisted Radio'') consisting entirely of Christmas parodies from 1987 to 2002. "[[Don't Shoot Me Santa]]" was released by [[The Killers]] in 2007, benefiting various AIDS charities. Christmas novelty songs can involve [[gallows humor]] and even morbid humor like that found in "[[Christmas at Ground Zero]]" and "[[The Night Santa Went Crazy]]", both by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]. [[The Dan Band]] released several adult-oriented Christmas songs on their 2007 album ''Ho: A Dan Band Christmas'' which included "Ho, Ho, Ho" (ho being slang for a prostitute), "I Wanna Rock You Hard This Christmas", "Please Don't Bomb Nobody This Holiday" and "Get Drunk & Make Out This Christmas".

[[Kristen Bell]] and [[a cappella]] group [[Straight No Chaser (group)|Straight No Chaser]] "teamed up to poke fun at the modern seasons greeting" with "[[Text Me Merry Christmas]]":

:Text me Merry Christmas
:Let me know you care
:Just a word or two
:Of text from you
:Will remind me you're still there

Straight No Chaser singer Randy Stine said of the song: "We wanted a Christmas song that spoke to how informal communication has become."<ref name="Sieczkowski">{{Cite news |last=Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/17/kristen-bell-text-me-merry-christmas_n_6172524.html |title=Kristen Bell's 'Text Me Merry Christmas' Is A New Kind of Holiday Tune |date=November 17, 2014 |work=HuffPost |access-date=December 12, 2014}}</ref>

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Christmas novelty songs include many sung by young teens, or performed largely for the enjoyment of a young audience. Starting with "[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]" sung by 13-year-old [[Jimmy Boyd]] in 1952, a few other notable novelty songs written to parody the Christmas season and sung by young singers include:

* "[[I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas]]" sung by 10-year-old [[Gayla Peevey]] (1953)
* "[[Nuttin' for Christmas]]" by [[Art Mooney]] and [[Barry Gordon]], who was seven years old when he sang it (1955)
* "{{Lang|es|[[¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?]]|italic=no}} (Where is Santa Claus?)" sung by 12-year-old Augie Rios, featuring the Mark Jeffrey Orchestra (1959)

Christmas novelty songs aimed at a young audience include:

* "[[All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth]]", written by [[Donald Yetter Gardner]] in 1944 and introduced by [[Spike Jones and his City Slickers]] (1948)
* "[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]" with music and lyrics by British songwriter [[Tommie Connor]] was first recorded by 13-year-old [[Jimmy Boyd]] in 1952, reaching No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' pop singles chart in December of that year. [[The Jackson 5]] recorded a popular cover in 1970 with a young [[Michael Jackson]] singing lead.
* "[[The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)|The Chipmunk Song]]", written by [[Ross Bagdasarian Sr.]]/[[David Seville]] and performed by [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]] (1958)
* "[[You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch]]" originally done for the 1966 cartoon special ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]''; lyrics written by [[Dr. Seuss]], music by [[Albert Hague]], and performed by [[Thurl Ravenscroft]]
* "[[Snoopy's Christmas]]" performed by [[The Royal Guardsmen]] in 1967; a follow-up to their earlier song "[[Snoopy vs. the Red Baron (song)|Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron]]" recorded in 1966
* "[[Santa Claus Is a Black Man]]" by Akim and the Teddy Vann Production Company (1973)

The number of Christmas novelty songs is so vast that radio host [[Dr. Demento]] devotes an entire month of weekly two-hour episodes to the format each year, and the novelty songs receive frequent requests at radio stations across the country.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}