You really don’t need to point out to me that 4 January is not a good time of year to get inspiration for a Christmas song, especially when you write for a topical show.
This lyric popped into my head when it popped into my head, what else can I say?
_ CHRISTMAS SONG _
(To the Tune of “Mary’s Boy Child”)
VERSE 1
Long time ago in Kingston town,
A calypso star went wrong;
Harry Belafonte sang,
A putrid Christmas song.
CHORUS 1
“Merry Christmas” Slade does sing,
But no-one’s having fun;
And man will bill for ever more,
A Christmas number one.
VERSE 2
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had,
An extremely shiny nose;
Frosty snowman cut a disc,
With Seal and Axil Rose.
CHORUS 2
Santa Claus has come to town,
To get on all our tits;
And man must listen ever more,
To ghastly Christmas hits.
Below is Harry Belafonte singing Mary’s Boy Child, with lyrics on the screen: