Some songs are seen more often on Christmas than others. This is a fact of every holiday, but I'd like to shed light on this one because they're a varity of songs to choose from for your Christmas playlist (and, well, it's the 25th of December). So, here's a four-point scale of how likely you're going to find a comedic Christmas song on a regular holiday party playlist. Enjoy, and merry Christmas to all. (Also, the lyric on the tab is from "Wreck the Halls with Boughs of Holly" by the Three Stooges.)
Oh! And I got a playlist with all these songs (and a few more) in it!
Christmas Classics: These songs are likely to be on their holiday playlist already, but it's always nice to check. And no wonder; they're the second easiest way to get people singin' (the first easiest way, of course, is with a good ole carol). This sort of music is long-lived, full of cheer, and easy to play in polite company. "The Chipmunk Song/Christmas Don't Be Late", "Grandma Got Run Over by a Raindeer", and "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" all belong in his category.
A Welcome Surprise: These songs aren't seen as often, but they uphold the good ole Christmas spirit. Most people would be happy to hear 'em every once in a while, unless you have some extraordinarily strict hosts. What I'm trying to say here is that this category is what it says on the tin. "The Twelve Gifts of Christmas", "Dominick the Donkey", and "The 12 Days of Christmas (Straight No Chaser)" all belong in his category.
Maybe...Or Maybe Not: Christmas, like all holidays, has multitudes, and this reflects in it's music. And by that, I mean that some Christmas songs are more unhinged than others. Some like that sort of thing, and some don't. It depends on how lax the other people at this party are about stuff like doobie comedians and over-the-top violence. "Christmas at Ground Zero", "Santa Claus and His Old Lady", and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" all belong in his category.
Don't Get Your Hopes Up: You don't usually hear these at your average Christmas party. Maybe the name is absolutely bizarre. Maybe the content has no cheer in it. Maybe the singing just sucks. For one reason or another, these songs aren't seen outside the playlists of the strange and peculiar. Then again, if the host seems receptive (and depending on the song, if the crowd is of age), it never hurts to ask. "The Menopause of Santa Claus", "A Christmas Carol (Tom Lehrer)", and "I'm a Christmas Tree" all belong in his category.
Come back home sometime, won't you?