12 Days of Christmas
Bob and Doug McKenzie Lyrics
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and you can play this at your Christmas parties, uh,
or to yourself on Christmas Eve, if there's nothing else to do.
Doug- Good day, eh?
In case you thought, like, I wasn't on this part!
Bob- Oh, I guarantee ya, you'd be on.
we're gonna tell you what to get, uh, your true love for Christmas.
Doug- Look out the window!
Bob- Where?! Whadda ya doing?
Doug- Snow, hosehead.
Bob- Wha? Oh, it's the Great White North, and it's snowing,
cause it's Christmas time.
Hey, hoser!
Doug- What?
Bob- Here's a quiz. Quiz for Doug.
Doug- Okay, I have my thinking touque on.
Bob- Yeah, right. What are the twelve days of Christmas?
Cause, figure it out, right. Christmas is when?
Doug- Uh, the 25th.
Bob- Right, and what's the 24th, Christmas Eve, right?
So, that's two. And then, what's after that?
Doug- Um... Uh, Wrestling Day.
Bob- No. Get out.
Doug- Boxing Day, yeah, yeah.
Bob- That's three. Then what's after that? Nothing.
Doug- New Year's.
Bob- Four. And what's...
Doug- New Year's Eve.
Bob- Five. Where do you get twelve?
Doug- Uh... There's two Saturdays and Sundays in there, that's four.
That's nine. And, three other days, which I believe are the mystery days.
(Music starts.)
Bob- Okay now. This is our Christmas song,
in case you don't know what to get somebody for Christmas.
Doug- There's lots of ideas in here, so, listen, and don't get stuck.
Bob- Okay.
Doug- By the way, that's me on the organ.
Bob- Aw, geez.
Doug- You start.
Bob- Okay. On the first day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me: a beer.
Doug- On the second day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me: two turtlenecks,
Bob- And a beer. (Okay...) On the third day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me: three French toast,
Doug- Two turtlenecks,
Bob- And a beer. (Okay...)
Doug- There should be more there, eh?
Bob- Where? On the... go.
Doug- Fourth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me: four pounds of backbacon,
Bob- Three French toast,
Doug- Two turtlenecks,
Bob- And a beer.
Doug- In a tree. See, you need more.
Bob- Fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: five golden touques!
Doug- Four pounds of backbacon,
Bob- Three French toast,
Doug- Two turtlenecks,
Bob- And a beer, what was it?
Together- In a tree!
Bob- Okay, on the sixth... go.
Doug- Of Christmas, my true love gave to me: six packs of two-four,
Bob & BG Singers- Five golden touques!
Doug- Four pounds of backbacon,
Bob- Three French toast,
Doug- Two turtlenecks,
Bob- And a beer,
Together- In a tree!
Bob- Okay.
Doug- Okay.
Bob- On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me: seven packs of smokes,
Doug- (Nice gift...) Oh, six packs of two-four!
(BG Singers also sing "nice gift".)
Bob & BG Singers- Five golden touques!
Doug- Four pounds of backbacon,
Bob- Three French toast,
Doug- Two turtlenecks,
Bob- And a beer,
Together- In a tree!
Bob- Right, I keep forgetting.
Doug- Phew! This should just be the two days of Christmas,
it's too hard for us!
Bob- Um...
Doug- Go, hoser.
Bob- Oh.
Together- Eigth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Doug- Eight comic books,
All- Seven packs of smokes, six packs of two-four,
(Bob and Doug become unsynchronized with the BG Singers, and quit singing.)
BG Singers- Five golden touques!
Four pounds of backbacon,
three French toast,
two turtlenecks,
All- And a beer,
Doug- On my tree!
Bob- Yeah. That beer's empty. Okay. Day,
BG Singers- Twelve!
Bob- Uh, twelve.
Doug- Good day, and welcome to day twelve.
BG Singers- Five golden touques!
All- Four pounds of backbacon,
three French toast,
two turtlenecks,
and a beer, in a tree!
Bob- Beauty, eh?
Doug- Where'd you learn to do that?
Bob- Uh, albums.
Doug- Boy. So, like, that's our song, Merry Christmas...
Bob- Merry Christmas!
Doug- And good day!
Bob- Good day, everybody. Happy New Year, too.
Sheesh. Okay, you know what you left out?
Doug- What?
Bob- Donuts - I told you to get me donuts!
Either on the ninth day or the tenth day,
or the eleventh day, I wanted donuts!
Doug- Okay, the song's over.
Bob- But I want...
Doug- Merry Christmas, everybody!
Bob- Or on the twelfth day, you coulda got me a dozen donuts.
Doug- So, go out to the stores, and get some presents.
Bob- You coulda gone down to, like, the good donut shop,
where if you buy a dozen, you get another one free,
and then thirteen for the thirteen days of Christmas.
Doug- Well, next Christmas, I'll get me a chainsaw...
Bob- Take off!
Doug- Boy, that song was a beauty. It moved me...
Bob- Yeah, I think it ranks up there with Stairway to Heaven...
Doug- Wha-?
The lyrics of the Bob and Doug McKenzie's song 12 Days Of Christmas centers around the duo giving humorous suggestions on what to give someone for Christmas, particularly their true love. The song takes the form of the traditional '12 days of Christmas' carol, where each day, a new gift is added to the previous ones, creating a cumulative list. Instead of traditional gifts, the duo suggests odd and comical gifts such as beer, backbacon, and comic books. The lyrics are filled with Canadian slang like 'hosehead' and references to Canadian culture like 'Wrestling Day' and 'Great White North.' The duo also breaks into playful banter and quizzing each other on the significance of the 12 days of Christmas, adding to the jocular nature of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Okay, good day, this is our Christmas part of the album,
Greetings, welcome to our Christmas section of the album.
or to yourself on Christmas Eve, if there's nothing else to do.
You can also listen to this on Christmas Eve if you're bored.
Look out the window!
Look outside, it's snowing!
Wha? Oh, it's the Great White North, and it's snowing,
Oh, we're in Canada, it's snowing because it's Christmas time.
Here's a quiz. Quiz for Doug.
Let's have a trivia question for Doug.
Cause, figure it out, right. Christmas is when?
Think about it - when is Christmas?
No. Get out.
No, that's not right. Leave.
Okay now. This is our Christmas song,
Now we're going to sing our Christmas song.
There's lots of ideas in here, so, listen, and don't get stuck.
There are many gift ideas in this song so pay attention so you don't get stuck.
Okay. On the first day of Christmas,
First item on the list...
my true love gave to me: a beer.
my true love gave me a beer.
And a beer. (Okay...) On the third day of Christmas,
...and a beer. Moving on to day three...
There should be more there, eh?
Shouldn't there be more gifts there?
On the seventh day of Christmas,
Seventh gift on the list...
Nice gift...
That's a nice gift...
Phew! This should just be the two days of Christmas,
This is getting difficult, let's just stick to the first two days of Christmas.
Eigth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Eighth gift on the list...
Bob and Doug become unsynchronized with the BG Singers, and quit singing.
Bob and Doug stop singing and become unsynchronized with the BG Singers.
Beauty, eh?
That's great, right?
Boy. So, like, that's our song, Merry Christmas...
That's our song - Merry Christmas...
Either on the ninth day or the tenth day,
On either the ninth or tenth day...
So, go out to the stores, and get some presents.
Go out and buy some gifts.
Take off!
Bye!
Boy, that song was a beauty. It moved me...
That song was great, it touched me emotionally...
Yeah, I think it ranks up there with Stairway to Heaven...
I believe it's as good as Stairway to Heaven...
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@tristanchan4949
Since this goes up to eight, I thought of four other ones for this song (followed by their lyrics)
Twelve hockey players
Eleven beaver tails
Ten caribou
Nine ice skates (and then of course)
Eight comic books
Seven packs of smokes
Six packs of two-fours
FIVE GOLDEN TOQUES
Four pounds of back bacon
Three French toast
Two turtlenecks
And a beer in a tree
@chris_wizzudz
If they could replace "All I Want for Christmas is You" on the radio with this absolute masterpiece, the Christmas season would be 100x better.
@aclark903
Are you Mariahβs ex or something?
@chris_wizzudz
@@aclark903 Nah, just donβt like her music
@aclark903
@@chris_wizzudz #butterflyMariah
@65coupestang
WHAT THEY NEED TO PUT ON THE RADIO TO MAKE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON 100 TIMES BETTER IS SOME JEFF FOXWORTHY'S TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
@DoobieFerguson
Funnily enough, I found this song from my local radio station. Shout out DC101
@entr3_nou5
Something about the dead silence after βand a beerβ and how off time everything is has me wheezing
@butfl1der
I'm nursing my baby to sleep and so can't laugh, which, on top of that, makes it ten times funnier! I am having the hardest time not bursting out laughing!
@TheBrannagan
Lovin your screen name!
@davidlafleche1142
Even better: Green Christmas by Stan Freberg