Once again, it’s the time of year to enjoy the Angry Snowmans, a band that plays classic punk songs with the lyrics changed to be about Christmas. Imagine if Weird Al only made parodies of songs you already enjoyed and the subject was always about holiday experience, whether it’s drinking too much eggnog or putting up the lights.
This band helped shape my son’s love of 80’s hardcore punk, because when I was driving him around between class and the gym years ago, I’d play all these songs. And we’d talk about the originals.
Understand, there’s only thing I want for gift
New Red Rider BB Gun.
You’ll shoot your eye out, kid. No way!
To the tune of Police Story by Black Flag
We grew out of listening to The Cinnamon Bear long ago, but the Snowmans will definitely get more time on the stereo this season. I will be imaging the grinch singing “Christmas makes me so mad, I know just what to do: steal it from whos”, and I’ll warning my wife “you don’t go near the mistletoe with me”. (Too much horror Christmas, you see).
Santa is a fatso.
He’s got a bowl of jelly for a mouth.
Santa is a fatso,
But you know he owns this house.
To the tune of My Old Man’s a Fatso by The Angry Samoans