Spoof of '12 Days of Christmas' prompts debate

[The Straight Story]

Thursday's story about a school choir performing a spoof on the "12 Days of Christmas" that includes the partridge getting shot and the turtle doves having their necks wrung has hit a nerve with readers.

Despite a parent's complaint that it's inappropriate, the "12 Days After Christmas" will be sung by eighth-graders at the Fruitport Middle School holiday concert next month, according to Fruitport Community Schools Superintendent Bob Szymoniak.

The song depicts a rant by the recipient of the gifts that include calling birds with obscene language, seven swans that drown and fake gold rings.

Szymoniak said the song is all in fun, and some commenters agree:

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/11/spoof_of_12_days_of_christmas.html

[Quartermass]

1. America's become a nation of thin skinned whiners.

[rjj621]

2. More thin skinned and whinier everyday n/t

[Fawke Em]

4. I was thinking that America is becoming a nation of violent

reactionaries.

I'm all for spoofs, but, gee, shouldn't they involve funny things instead of wringing animal necks?

[msongs]

5. your xmas turkey is murdered in a violent way so where's the problem? nt

[The Straight Story]

6. HA! I eat ham on christmas...your move

:rofl:

[Bucky]

18. Four legs good; two legs baaa-a-a-a-ad

[Fawke Em]

9. Maybe so, but I don't sing about it.

I leave that sort of thing to Sarah Palin.

:hi:

[LanternWaste]

12. places a formal distinction on so many things otherwise identical...

Intent? That which places a formal distinction on so many things otherwise identical is not very convenient for the dogmatic moralist....

[Bucky]

14. I don't think you can generalize about all of America based on this one instance.

So quit your whining about what "America has become" ;)

[Blue_Tires]

3. wow...as a kid I was in a VERY conservative/prestigious elementary school

and we had a huge spoof of the "12 days of christmas" that the parents loved (it was part of a bigger musical mocking a few christmas songs and traditions)...And this was back in the mid-80s

Granted, I don't remember how similar it was to the one in the story, if at all

[dtexdem]

7. On the first day of peace my government said to me "there will be no World War III."

12-days parodies are always fun, and it's even better if they get under someone's skin.

[LibertyLover]

8. I sung that song in Jr. High chorus

and it really is amusing.

Words and someone singing it: http://xmasfun.com/Lyrics.asp?ID=82

My favorite line: Well actually I kept one of the drummers.

[SheilaT]

10. That's hilarious!

I love the way it's staged. It seems totally believable.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. "Sacred cows make the best hamburger." Mark Twain

[krispos42]

13. The 12 Pains of Christmas

The first thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me
Is finding a Christmas tree

The second thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me:
{Angry husband:}
Rigging up the lights
And finding a Christmas tree

The third thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me
{Man getting over being drunk:}
Hangovers
Rigging up the lights
And finding a Christmas tree

The fourth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me
{Exhausted man:}
Sending Christmas cards
Hangovers
Rigging up the lights
And finding a Christmas tree

The fifth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me
Five months of bills!
Sending Christmas cards
Hangovers
Rigging up the lights
And finding a Christmas tree

The sixth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me:
{Nervous wife:}
Facing my in-laws
Five months of bills!
Oh, I hate those Christmas cards!
Hangovers
Rigging up these lights!
And finding a Christmas tree

The seventh thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me:
{Nervous wife's husband:}
The Salvation Army
Facing my in-laws
Five months of bills!
Sending Christmas cards
Oh, geez!
I'm tryin' to rig up these lights!
And finding a Christmas tree

The eighth thing at Christmas that such a pain to me:
{Whining kid:}
I WANNA TRANSFORMER FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!
Charities,
And whataya mean "YOUR in-laws"?!?
Five months of bills!
Oh, making out these cards
Honey, get me a beer, huh?
What, we have no extension cords?!?
And finding a Christmas tree

The ninth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me
{A tired father:}
Finding parking spaces
DADDY, I WANT SOME CANDY!!!!
Donations!
Facing my in-laws
Five months of bills!
Writing out those Christmas cards
Hangovers!
Now why the hell are they blinking?!?!?
And finding a Christmas tree

The tenth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me:
{A mother:}
"Batteries Not Included"
No parking spaces
BUY ME SOMETHIN'!!!
Get a job, ya bum!
Oh, facing my in-laws!
Five months of bills!
Yo-ho, sending Christmas cards
Oh, geez, look at this!
One light goes out, they ALL go out!!!
And finding a Christmas tree

The eleventh thing of Christmas that's such a pain to me:
{A male couch potato:}
Stale TV specials
"Batteries Not Included"
No parking spaces
DAD, I GOTTA GO TA BATHROOM!!
Charities!
She's a witch...I hate her!
Five months of bills!
Oh, I don't even KNOW half these people!
Oh, who's got the toilet paper, huh?
Get a flashlight...I blew a fuse!!
And finding a Christmas tree

The twelfth thing of Christmas that's such a pain to me:
{Two men:}
Singing Christmas carols
Stale TV specials
"Batteries Not Included"
No parking?!?
WAAAAAAAAAAH! WAAAAAAAAAAH!
Charities!
Gotta make 'em dinner!
Five months of bills!
I'm not sendin' them this year, that's it!
Shut up, you!
FINE! YOU'RE SO SMART, YOU RIG UP THE LIGHTS!!!
And finding a Christmas tree


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHpMZPYWDm0

[Raine]

15. I like this one

THANKS it gave me a smile!:-)

[krispos42]

Well, accoring you some parents, now you're a hell-bound sinner.

pats seat next to him

Have a seat! We're in this together!

[hobbit709]

16. there's always Tom Lehrer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlpCBek1_M

[krispos42]

17. LOL

Pretty funny! :rofl:

[nolabear]

20. A Classic!

[kentauros]

19. They could always do

Bob And Doug McKenzie's 12 Days Of Christmas :D

[thelordofhell]

21. Or they could do the 12 J's Of Christmas by Afroman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UpNpFJ_sV8

[nolabear]

22. A New Orleans Classic:

The 12 Yats of Christmas. (For those of you uninitiated, "Yat" is a term for NO citizens, who tend to greet each other with "Hey Darlin', where y'at?"

http://youtu.be/2yQIb2ouzuw

[nolabear]

23. Btw that much contended 12 Days is old as the hills. Lighten up.