…Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!

Half Man Half Biscuit, It’s Clichéd to be Cynical at Christmas. Half Man Half Biscuit stand firm against the forces of Christmas snark.

…Trolley Molly don’t love Harold…

Louis Armstrong, ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? Just, uh, slip the presents under the door, Santa.

…Lullaby Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou?…

“Weird Al” Yankovic, Christmas at Ground Zero. Duck and cover with your Yuletide lover.

 

…Don’t we know archaic barrel…

John Legend and Stephen Colbert, Nutmeg. Ladies, Mr. John Legend wants to nog your egg.

 

…alley-garoo!…

Louis Prima and Keely Smith, Shake Hands with Santa Claus. Wishing you the swingingest Christmas ever.

…cauliflower…

Bob and Doug McKenzie, The 12 Days of Christmas. May Santa leave a two-four of stubbies under your tree. And doughnuts.

…Swaller dollar…

Gayla Peevey, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. Some girls don’t want rhinoceroses.

 

 

 

…Nora’s freezin’ on the trolley…

Spinal Tap, Christmas with the Devil. Ho ho Hell.

 

 

…Walla Walla, Wash., an’ Kalamazoo!…

Paul Kelly, How to Make Gravy. Continuing our theme of Yuletide incarceration.

…with Boston Charlie…

John Prine, Christmas in Prison. 

The searchlight in the big yard swings around with the gun
And it spotlights the snowflakes like the dust in the sun.