Mark A. Mandel
Tune: "Simple Gifts"
'Tis a cinch to be grouchy, 'tis a cinch to be glum,
When the Christmas carols come and come and come.
From the first day of October to the turning of the year,
Yuletide music is all you hear.
When you are shopping at the mall,
Or waiting on hold with a telephone call,
The tintinnabulation of the "Carol of the Bells", bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells,
Can make you wish for a vacation in Hell.
This song originally mentioned "the first day of November". Then I was in the Target store in Richmond, Ind., on Oct. 1, 1999.
I hoped they were just testing out the tape. No-o-o, they were starting the seasonal music almost three months before the date that defines the season. Brglakhtpftcht!
last modified 2004-12-17