You Put The Jesus Christ In Christmas
In the wake of the 2024 election and as we all prepare to head home for the holidays, this raucous little Christmas Carol declared itself and was produced in a matter of a couple weeks.
The incredible songwriter and pianist Dave Hawkins (@iamdavehawkins) chipped in some glorious piano work from his home in Colorado, and producer Deke Spears threw in some supporting vocals and some sleigh bells, and the result is a true Christmas classic for the modern age.
The song released on December 6, 2024, and represents both a commitment by Mannequin Shop to keep moving forward musically and thematically, as well as bit of a final bit of punctuation on the EP cycle for Summer Shenanigans - as the year ahead looks toward more somber, less light-hearted material.
LYRICS
You need to mind your own damn business
You’ve always got something to say
Tell me to straighten up, trim my beard,
Cut my hair, don’t act weird
You put the “Jesus Christ!” in Christmas
The reason for the season escapes us every time
We just grit our teeth, hold our tongues
Spike the punch with cheap red wine
If we can get thro’ lunch without no punches being thrown
The kids can dig into their gifts & we’ll stare at our phones
Old Uncle Shane is on a bender
He’s bitching bout the price of gas
Give it a rest, old geezer, what the heck?
The halls ain’t all I’d like to deck, buddy
This party’s headed downhill fast
You put the rude in Run Run Rudolph
You dropped the log on Yuletide Day
When you say you did your own research
With YouTube vids and Facebook church, buddy
You put the “Jesus Christ!” in Christmas
We both believe in sweet forgiveness
And I ain’t the type to hold a grudge
So I won’t act like such a lump of coal
If you don’t try to save my soul
That broccoli casserole’s suspicious
Them sweet potatoes was delicious
Grandmama’d sure be sad to miss this
Let’s have a very Merry Christmas