I heard this first song on the radio today, sitting in an office with two coworkers. We were all gobsmacked by the song’s outright weirdness, and it got me thinking about novelty songs. Here’s something called “I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas”, by “Yogi Yorgelsson”, which was an alter ego taken on by an American comedian named Harry Stewart. I’d never heard of this guy before today, and the song is one of those old-time comedy songs that…well, here it is.
Other Christmas novelty songs? There have been a bunch, obviously! Here’s a version of “The 12 Days of Christmas” by Allan Sherman:
And then there’s this new one, which I just heard for the first time the other day. It’s not my favorite thing, but as novelty songs go, it’s kinda cute and I can’t hate anything that Kristen Bell is involved with. Here she is, joining Straight No Chaser with “Text Me Merry Christmas”.
What? Both SamuraiFrog and I posted that Kristen Bell video.
How in heck did I miss TWO of you posting it? Because I did! Totally and completely. Ugh!
For what it's worth, I posted that same Kristen Bell video as well. I guess it's just another example of how great minds yadda, yadda, yadda. 🙂
For that matter, am I the only one who listened to that top video and thought of this song?: