I’m not sure whether or not NewsRevue used this lyric, but I do know that, 21 years later, we alumni NewsRevue writers had a sort of moral Christmas ourselves with John Random’s Moral Maze crackers:
An Amazing Week Of Grazing And Moral Mazing, 1 to 7 December 2017
MORAL CHRISTMAS
(To the Tune of “Merry Xmas”)
VERSE 1
Politicians wear their ethics on their sleeve,
And in politics that’s dead hard to believe;
They pretend that they are worthy,
And that they believe in God,
Deep down, we know, each one’s an evil sod.CHORUS 1
So here it is, moral Christmas,
Major, Blair and Ashdown pray,
Here’s to the public,
Who just wish they’d go away.VERSE 2
When the politicians try so hard to please,
You can bet they’re on the make or deep in sleaze;
They might ride a red nosed reindeer,
Not a sexual delight,
They’d do anything when told the price is right.CHORUS 2
So here it is moral Christmas,
When hypocrisy’s a smash,
Pay for your questions now,
With Barclaycard or cash.CHORUS 3
So here it is moral Christmas,
When MPs seek the high ground,
Here’s to the future graft,
In Euros not in pounds.
Below is Merry Christmas Everybody by Slade with lyrics on the screen: