Twelve 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
Good day, eh?
In case you thought, like, I wasn't on this part!
Oh, I guarantee ya, you'd be on
And we're gonna tell you what to get, uh, your true love for Christmas
Look out the window!
Where?! What are you doing?
Snow, hosehead
Wha? Oh, it's the Great White North, and it's snowing,
Cause it's Christmas time
Hey, hoser!
What?
Here's a quiz Quiz for Doug
Okay, I have my thinking toque on
Yeah, right
What are the twelve days of Christmas?
'Cause, figure it out, right Christmas is when?
Uh, the 25th
Right, and what's the 24th, Christmas Eve, right?
So, that's two and then, what's after that?
Um uh, Wrestling Day
No get out
Boxing Day, yeah, yeah
That's three
Then what's after that? Nothing
New Year's
Four And what's
New Year's Eve
Five Where do you get twelve?
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
Okay now
This is our Christmas song
In case you don't know what to get somebody for Christmas
There's lots of ideas in here, so, listen, and don't get stuck
Okay
By the way, that's me on the organ
Aw, Jeez
You start
Okay
On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me, a beer
On the second day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Two turtlenecks and a beer (okay)
On the third day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Three French toast
Two turtlenecks
And a beer (okay)
There should be more there, right?
Where? Go
Fourth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Four pounds of backbacon
Three French toast
Two turtlenecks
And a beer
In a tree, see you need more
Fifth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Five golden touques!
Four pounds of backbacon
Three French toast
Two turtlenecks
And a beer, what was it? In a tree!
Okay, on the sixth go
Of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Six packs of two-four
Five golden touques!
Four pounds of backbacon
Three French toast
Two turtlenecks
And a beer in a tree!
Okay, kay
On the seventh day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Seven packs of smokes
(Nice gift) oh, six packs of two-four!
Five golden touques!
Four pounds of backbacon
Three French toast
Two turtlenecks
And a beer in a tree!
Right, I keep forgetting
Phew! This should just be the two days of Christmas
It's too hard for us!
Um
Go, hoser
Oh
Eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Eight comic books
Seven packs of smokes, six packs of two-four
Five golden touques!
Four pounds of backbacon
Three French toast
Two turtlenecks
And a beer on my tree
Yeah That beer's empty okay day uh twelve!
Uh, twelve
Good day, and welcome to day twelve
Five golden touques!
Four pounds of backbacon
Three French toast
Two turtlenecks
And a beer, in a tree
Beauty, eh?
Where'd you learn to do that?
Uh, albums
Boy so, like, that's our song, merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
And good day!
Good day, everybody
Happy New Year, too
Okay, you know what you left out?
What?
Donuts
I told you to get me donuts!
Either on the ninth day or the tenth day
Or the eleventh day, I wanted donuts!
Okay, the song's over
But I want
Merry Christmas, everybody!
Or on the twelfth day, you coulda got me a dozen donuts
So, go out to the stores, and get some presents
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
Well, next Christmas, I'll get me a chainsaw
Take off!
Boy, that song was a beauty It moved me
Yeah, I think it ranks up there with Stairway to Heaven
What?
The Bob and Doug McKenzie's Twelve Days of Christmas is a humorous song that has become a Christmas classic over the years. The song starts with the two characters welcoming their listeners to their Christmas special, suggesting that they can play it at their Christmas parties or listen to it themselves if they have nothing else to do. They then proceed to playfully quiz each other on the twelve days of Christmas, giving comical answers before jumping into the famous song.
As is typical of the duo's style, the lyrics of the song are hilarious and nonsensical, with each day's gift being something that one wouldn't typically expect as a gift. The first day's gift is a beer, which is repeated on subsequent days, along with items such as turtlenecks, French toast, back bacon, and golden touques. The humor in the song is accentuated by the witty banter between the two characters, as well as the occasional interruptions and mistakes in the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Good day, eh?
Greetings! Just to clarify, I am a part of this Christmas album.
In case you thought, like, I wasn't on this part!
Don't worry, I'm still here.
Oh, I guarantee ya, you'd be on
I assure you that I am present.
Look out the window!
Hey, check out the weather!
Wha? Oh, it's the Great White North, and it's snowing, Cause it's Christmas time
It's cold outside because winter is here, which signifies that Christmas is near.
What are the twelve days of Christmas? Cause, figure it out, right Christmas is when?
What exactly are the twelve days of Christmas? Let's take a closer look since it revolves around the holiday season.
No get out
No way, get outta here with that Wrestling Day nonsense.
That's three
That's the third day.
And what's
And what is the next day after the preceding one?
Okay now
Alright, here's what we know.
This is our Christmas song
We made this song for Christmas.
There's lots of ideas in here, so, listen, and don't get stuck
Our song has lots of gift ideas, so pay attention and don't run out of ideas.
Okay
Alright.
On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me, a beer
To start off, my true love gave me a single beer.
There should be more there, right?
There has to be more presents than just one beer, right?
Fifth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Five golden touques!
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave me five golden touques(a winter hat)!
In a tree, see you need more
This line is questioning how appropriate it is to have a beer in a tree and it implies there should be more presents.
Yeah That beer's empty okay day uh twelve!
Yeah. I have an empty beer now. Let's skip ahead to the twelfth day.
Good day, and welcome to day twelve
Greetings! We have arrived at the twelfth day of Christmas.
Beauty, eh?
Isn't that a beautiful present?
Next Christmas, I'll get me a chainsaw
I might consider getting a chainsaw next Christmas instead of a twelfth present.
Well, next Christmas, I'll get me a chainsaw
I might consider getting a chainsaw next Christmas instead of a twelfth present.
Boy, that song was a beauty It moved me
That song was amazing! It touched me.
Yeah, I think it ranks up there with Stairway to Heaven
Yes, I believe this song is on the same level as the legendary '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