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Tired of hearing the same Christmas songs over and over again? If the relentless positivity making you start to feel more like a Grinch than a Who, then it might be time for a break. After all, Christmas can feel like a lot of pressure. Nobody can be merry and bright all the time and you can't force the yuletide to be gay any more than you can force it to be straight. And hey, even if you're not about to don a light-up sweater and break out the reindeer-shaped cookie cutters, you should still get a chance to enjoy the holiday in your own way.
Thankfully, earnest, sappy carols aren't the only Christmas songs out there. From the Three Stooges to Kenan Thompson, comedians have been poking fun at Christmas songs for as long as those songs have been shoved down our throats, like the solemn, pious ones that bore you to tears to or the same few jingly pop songs that have been stuck in your head since November 1st.
So, if Christmas radio stations have you just about ready to tell Santa to stuff it up his chimney, consider taking a break with these funny Christmas songs that feel your pain. These ones aren't trying to get you all misty-eyed and reverent—they just want you to have a few laughs. Here are 15 funny Christmas songs to get you in the holiday spirit:
"We're Coming to Your House" by the Three Stooges
For a silly song that'll be enjoyed by everyone from your grandma to your four-year-old nephew, you can't go wrong with the Three Stooges. Curly, Larry, and Moe spend this one doing schtick about a holiday tradition familiar to many of us: hosting terrible house guests.
"Present Face" by Garfunkel and Oates
If you have someone in your inner circle who's just awful at giving gifts, you may relate to this song by comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates (not to be confused with folk duo Simon & Garfunkel). The video features familiar faces like How I Met Your Mother's Coby Smulders, SNL's Taran Killam, and Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar.
"Sump'n Claus" from Saturday Night Live
This 2015 SNL Christmas bop performed by Kenan Thompson and written by Thompson, Bryan Tucker, and Rob Klein offers a Santa for those of us who may not have been so nice this year.
"A Christmas Carol" by Tom Lehrer
Musical comedian and satirist Tom Lehrer brings his cutting sense of humor to this anti-Christmas carol from 1959. The song is mostly comprised of witty wordplay and incisive cultural commentary, but if that's not your thing, don't worry—it ends on a reindeer poop joke.
"Give the Jew Girl Toys" by Sarah Silverman
In this video, comedian Sarah Silverman tries to convince Zach-Galifianakis-as-Santa to give her toys even though she's Jewish. Silverman sings, "You made a list and I checked it twice / And there is nobody named Silverman, or Mouskawitz or Weiss / You have a list, well Schindler did too / Liam Neison played him, Tim Allen played you."
"Hey Sis, It's Christmas" by RuPaul
Why does Christmas need to be for G-rated family dinner around the fireplace? RuPaul brings us this anthem full of innuendo and irreverence for those of us who want to spend Christmas on the (COVID-safe, outdoor, sparsely populated) dance floor.
"California Christmastime" by the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast
Tired of Christmas songs not describing the holiday as you know it? If your Christmas hasn't been so snowy, and Frosty wouldn't fare very well in your neighborhood, then this holiday song from the CW's musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is for you.
"You're Still Getting Presents Today" by Nick Thune
If you haven't seen any of Nick Thune's comedy yet, get on it. He's one of the funniest musical comics working today, and this song where he ruins Santa for your kids is no exception.
"Baby Boomer Santa" from Community
Poking fun at baby boomers may be kind of hack at this point, but when NBC sitcom Community aired this song in 2011, it was ahead of its time. And behind its time—it's a Santa song in the style of all the boomers' favorite artists from the Andrews Sisters to Bob Dylan to Hall and Oates.
"Things I Want" by Tenacious D and Sum 41
If you've ever wondered what would happen if Jack Black collaborated with '00s pop punk band Sum 41 to release a Christmas song that sounds like it was written by an eleven-year-old boy (granted, a musically talented one), then we've got good news for you, because this goofy song's a whole lot of fun.
"Twelve Days of Christmas" by Bob and Doug McKenzie
Here's one for the comedy nerds. In 1980, the writers of Canadian sketch show SCTV were asked by the network to add more distinctly Canadian content. Unsure what that meant, comedians Rick Moranis (of Ghostbusters fame) and Dave Thomas created the characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, who were just a couple of very Canadian guys. Here's their hilarious take on the "Twelve Days of Christmas."
"Reggie Watts' Holiday Song" from The Late Late Show with James Corden
If you have houseguests this holiday season from different religious backgrounds at your table, serenade them with this multi-holiday song by James Corden's house band lead, Reggie Watts.
"Little Dealer Boy" by Willie Nelson and Stephen Colbert
All you really need to know about this one is that Stephen Colbert and Willie Nelson teamed up in 2008 to perform a Christmas song about weed. If you've never heard Willie Nelson sing, "Let not mankind Bogart love," have you really even celebrated Christmas?
"(Do It On My) Twin Bed" from Saturday Night Live
Going home for the holidays had its drawbacks even before traveling was a COVID risk. This SNL song written by Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Aidy Bryant, and Kate McKinnon perfectly captures the discomfort of trying to have sex in your childhood bedroom.
"Carol of the Bells" as sung by the Muppets
Sometimes it's all in the performance. No need to overthink it—the Muppets singing the "Carol of the Bells" is as funny as anything else you're going to see or hear this Christmas.
Clara Olshansky Clara Olshansky (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer and comic whose web content has appeared in Food & Wine, Harper’s Magazine, and Reductress.
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