Subj : X-mas filk To : All From : ceri@twmba.net Date : Tue Dec 16 2003 09:31 am From: Ceri ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey Chickybabes young & old, Something that's repeatable in "polite" company.. For various definitions of "polite" Buy and Sell (tune of: Silver Bells) City Sidewalks busy sidewalks lined with advertising It's the big retail season of Christmas Children begging for each new thing toys for mile after mile and the mood of the season is clear Buy and Sell (Buy and Sell) Buy and Sell (Buy and Sell) It's Christmas time for consumers Ching-a-ching (Ching-a-ching) Cash registers ring (Cash registers ring) Must we spend Christmas this way? Maxing credit, running debits buying things we don't need with money we don't really have Children crying, parents sighing no time for family and the reason behind it is clear Buy and Sell (Buy and Sell) Buy and Sell (Buy and Sell) It's Christmas time for consumers Ching-a-ching (Ching-a-ching) Cash registers ring (Cash registers ring) Must we spend Christmas this way? Consumer Wonderland (tune of: Winter Wonderland The TV's on / are you watching? Another product / that they're hawking one more thing you need to make life complete Welcome to Consumer Wonderland In the stores / you will hear it "Pricey gifts / show holiday spirit" That's what they call it to get to your wallet Welcome to Consumer Wonderland At the mall we can go out shopping and buy lots of stuff we can't afford we'll have lots of fun with our new toys until we realize that we're still bored When you shop / ain't it thrilling until / you get the billing the money you still owe the stuff broke long ago Welcome to Consumer Wonderland HARK! THE NINJA TURTLES SING! Hark the Ninja Turtles sing Kid-dy marketing is king. Fun to watch, expertly styled To manipulate my child. Garfield, Bettlejuice 'n Tickle-me Elmo, Ma I need it, 'every child wails Care Bears, Super Mario Brainwashed, but they'll never know Hark the Ninja Turtles sing Thriving thanks to your offspring Hark the New Kids On The Block Making millions 'round the clock Ten year olds they hypnotize Into needing merchandise Time that should be spent on telling Christmas truths instead of selling Muppet Babies, Kid 'n Play Barbie for the holiday "Hark," commercialism sings "Watch our programs and buy our things."' UH OH WE'RE IN THE RED, DEAR (Rudolph the red-nose reindeer) Uh oh we're in the red, dear On our credit card it shows Christmas is almost over But the debit line still grows Shopping like Santa's zombies Sent our budget down in flames But all our Christmas spirit Helped the giant retail chains I'm so foggy Christmas Eve Wondering how we'll pay Christmas doesn't seem so bright When our finances are tight So here's a plan for next year Let's forget the shopping spree Let's give a gift of love, so All our Christmas gifts are free JINGLE ALL THE WAY Chorus: Profits here, profits there, profits everywhere Christmas time is funny, we smell money in the air Advertise, glamorize, fool you with a flair. Let's make sure that Christmas is a businesslike affair. You're eating up our lies and dashing to the stores Then all our prices rise and how the money pours If we don't keep you drugged and watching your TV You might see the hypocrisy then where would business be? Chorus We'll tell you how to think and tell you what to try What to eat and drink and how to live and die And if our plan succeeds, when Christmas-time is nigh Instead of seeking love and peace you'll hunt for gifts to buy Chorus GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN Slow down ye frantic shoppers for there's something we must say If you would spare a moment all the stores would go away Big business has been telling us what Christmas means today Now it's time we decided for ourselves, for ourselves Yes it's time we decided for ourselves. To some folks Christmas means a time for gathering with friends And enemies might take it as a time to make amends But TV says it's time for pricey gifts and selfish ends Now it's time we decided for ourselves, for ourselves Yes it's time we decided for ourselves. Some people feel that Christmas is when Jesus makes a call For others it's a time to stress good will and peace to all But advertisers tell us it means Santa's at the mall Now it's time we decided for ourselves, for ourselves Yes it's time we decided for ourselves. --- = = = = = = = = = = = = = Ceridwen is a default net alias Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. --- * Origin: TransNet Gateway 2.11+ 1111 (3:640/1010) .