somebody had to just come out and say it, no?

December 21, 2012 8:39 PM

It's that time of year again, and here to warm your heart and get you into the holiday spirit, it's Eric Idle performing the beloved seasonal favorite, Fuck Christmas. Ho Ho Ho!
posted by flapjax at midnite (20 comments total)

I cannot describe the feeling I would have if they played this over the PA at the grocery store, even just once.
posted by shakespeherian at 8:53 PM on December 21, 2012 [10 favorites]

Ho Ho Fuckin' Ho indeed!
Warning: Kevin Bloody Wilson
posted by islander at 9:16 PM on December 21, 2012 [1 favorite]

Someone I follow on twitter was doing this thing today for like 6 hours where if you called her phone, she'd sing you a carol in Spanish and then hang up.

I liked that better, although this is kind of funny.
posted by brennen at 9:17 PM on December 21, 2012

Eric Idle, you're a funny dude and all, but fuck you if you don't like Christmas. (And fuck you if you don't like that Panama's an isthmus.)
posted by Chichibio at 9:17 PM on December 21, 2012 [3 favorites]

(And I especially liked the line about elves.)
posted by brennen at 9:18 PM on December 21, 2012

This is a misunderstanding of the miracle of Christmas. Virgin birth. No fucking.
posted by twoleftfeet at 9:39 PM on December 21, 2012 [1 favorite]

Virgin birth. No fucking.

Where's the fun in that? It's like the religious version of "All hat, no cattle."
posted by spacewrench at 10:03 PM on December 21, 2012

Why marry the cow when you can have the Divine Savior for free?
posted by twoleftfeet at 10:28 PM on December 21, 2012 [2 favorites]

I Fear you may have linked to the wrong song.

Oh well, I guess I just believe Christmas was better in the 1980's
posted by jeffen at 10:34 PM on December 21, 2012 [2 favorites]

A counterpoint from a fellow free-thinker. I'm trying to come around on the Christmas thing, and I'm not there yet, but Tim Minchin gives me some hope.
posted by lazaruslong at 11:05 PM on December 21, 2012 [3 favorites]

Fuck Christmas

Oh yeah!?
posted by philip-random at 12:20 AM on December 22, 2012 [1 favorite]

I would have to sign in to see the link. Boo.
posted by shelleycat at 12:56 AM on December 22, 2012

I would have to sign in to see the link.

Didn't need to do that here in pagan Japan! But, yeah, hmm, guess it depends on what country you're in. Which, according to your profile page, is a little island over Europe way. Guess they frown on this kinda thing over there...
posted by flapjax at midnite at 1:19 AM on December 22, 2012

Too right.
posted by Coaticass at 2:20 AM on December 22, 2012

Birkenhead's finest probably knew a few MeFites: Half Man, Half Biscuit.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 3:16 AM on December 22, 2012 [1 favorite]

This is currently on heavy rotation in my subversive Christmas song list. I need to add all of these songs to my list.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 5:16 AM on December 22, 2012

Fortunately all the awesome bacon and cheese over here in Ireland makes up for youtube shenanigans.

(Just got back from the market, going to be so fat by New Years)
posted by shelleycat at 6:18 AM on December 22, 2012

I want summa that awesome bacon and cheese!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:28 AM on December 22, 2012

This is the BEST SONG EVAR (note, it's Christmas and I work in retail. I am entitled to a little grar.) and I have just used it as a Facebook invite to, yes, a Christmas party. I can't believe I've never heard it before, as I both loathe and love Christmas and more or less unreservedly love Eric Idle, although I don't think his brief foray into science fiction authordom was well thought out. Thanks, flapjax!
posted by mygothlaundry at 4:46 PM on December 22, 2012

An old classic.
posted by grateful at 5:29 AM on December 23, 2012