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Ricochet Christmas Music Fight Club: The Incredible Second Fight!
Like the Ricochet Movie Fight Club of happy memory and the still-living Ricochet Dueling Book Club, the Ricochet Christmas Music Fight Club is a place for fighting to the death over who has the best answer to a selected question of the week. I plan to post the RCMFC around Friday or Saturday each week until Christmas. Whoever’s answer gets the most likes wins! The winner of the first four fights selects the question for the next week.
In addition to the joys of verbal combat, let’s remember that the RCMFC is meant to be a place for sharing beautiful Christmas music. Let’s have fun!
Last week’s battle saw @andrewmiller victorious with the Muppets’ version of “Carol of the Bells”! This week, Andrew asks us:
What is one of your favorite light-hearted Christmas songs?
You know what to do now: Answer the question, and fight about it!
(Reminders: Fight, but don’t be a jerk. And share some Christmas joy even if we are pretending to be fighting!)
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Tom Lehrer’s A Christmas Carol
Because I can’t think of anything else right now . . .
Andy Gullahorn and Jill Phillips flipping the script on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”
“Don’t you think we should fill this section with some witty banter?”
“No.”
Barking dogs Jingle Bells
Country Christmas, by Dailey and Vincent. Christmas Time’s A-comin’
“I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas”
This is a tough one, Mark. I don’t much like light-hearted Christmas songs.
Maybe Winter Wonderland. Here’s a Bing Crosby version:
But — aaargh! — when I entered “Winter Wonderland” in YouTube, guess what was the first thing that popped up? “A Drag Queen Christmas.” There seems to be no escape from the perverts these days. I know that I’m supposed to hope and pray for their redemption. This is hard for me, much of the time.
And please, please, please Lord — don’t let anybody answer with Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer. Have mercy.
That suggestion is likely based on your own browser history, Jerry. Something you want to tell us? ; )
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This gets my vote – I’m impressed! And amused.
Would a pirated version of “Drag Queen got run over by the reindeer” cheer you up?
https://youtu.be/t039p6xqutU
Christmas at Ground Zero because nothing is as lighthearted as a song about nuclear war at Christmas. “What a terrible flukes we’re gonna get nuked on this jolly holiday”
Bob and Doug McKenzie’s Canadian Twelve Days of Christmas.
Twisted.
Good call, Muleskinner. I ain’t heard that one in a long time.
OldPhil that is absolutely awesome.
Listening to it again….
The 12 Yats of Christmas. It’s a local new Orleans take on the 12 Days of Christmas.
Edit: For some reason, it’s queued up at 0:21. To get the full measure of New Orleans Yat Christmas goodness, move the cursor to start at 0:00.
Crabs for Christmas – a local favorite in Baltimore
It’s hard to beat Smokey Robinson.
David grabbed my choice, so I’ll go with this.
Here’s one for you squareheads:
This has been my favorite light hearted Christmas song since i was a kid in the 70’s. Gotta say it hit pretty close to home. Yes, even in the 70’s….
I made it 3 1/2 seconds in and I’m out.
LOL, not sure what to make of that but ok.
I’m a sucker for a Cheap Trick
Elf’s Lament, from BareNaked for the Holidays, by Barenaked Ladies. My favorite Christmas album:
Check out their kick-ass version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen too.