Father Christmas

About Father Christmas

"Father Christmas" is a 1977 single by the English group The Kinks. It tells of a department store Father Christmas who is beaten up by a gang of poor kids who tell him to give them money instead of toys, as toys are impractical; and asks that the toys be given "to the little rich boys." At one point, a child asks the narrator to give his/her father a job for Christmas—or, if he must deliver a toy, a machine gun. The song has been covered a number of times by bands including the Gigolo Aunts, Dispatch, Green Day, Man Overboard, Bad Religion, Warrant, Lit, Bowling For Soup, Save Ferris, Smash Mouth, Cary Brothers, Action Action, Everything, Deer Tick, OK Go, The Unlikely Candidates, Cheap Trick, and Chris Jericho. The track appeared in a TV spot for Unaccompanied Minors and in episodes of the TV series That '70s Show and Bob's Burgers. The track was included on the Arista compilation Come Dancing with The Kinks and is also available as a bonus track on the CD reissue of the Kinks' 1978 album Misfits. Warrant's cover was featured on a hair metal Christmas tribute record called We Wish You a Hairy Christmas, where it was the opening track. more »

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When I was young I believed in Santa Clause, though I knew it was my dad.
And I would hang up my stockings on Christmas, open my presents and not be glad.
But though I saw my plain Father Christmas, I stood outside the department store.
A gang of kids came over and robbed me, they knocked my reindeer to the floor.
They said,

Father Christmas give me some money, don't mess around with those silly toys.
We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over, we want your bread so don't make us annoyed.
Give all the toys, to the little rich boys.

Don't give my brother a Steve Austin outfit, don't give my sister a cuddly toy.
Don't want a jigsaw or Monopoly money, we only want the real McCoy.

Father Christmas give me some money, we want your bread so don't make us annoyed.
Father Christmas give me some money, don't mess around with those silly toys.

Fucking my daddy a job cause he needs one, he's got a lot of mouths to feed.
But if you got it I'll take that machine gun, so I can scare all the pricks on my street.
Hell yeah!

Father Christmas give me some money, we got no time for your silly toys.
We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over, we want your bread so don't make us annoyed.
Give all the toys, to the little rich boys.

Have yourself a merry, merry Christmas.
Have yourself a real good time.
But don't forget the kids who got nothing,
While you're drinking down your wine.

Father Christmas give me some money, we got no time for your silly toys.
Father Christmas please hand it over, we'll beat you up so don't make us annoyed.
Father Christmas give me some money, don't mess around with those silly toys.
We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over, we want your bread so don't think this annoyed.
Give all the toys, to the little rich boys.

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Man Overboard

Man Overboard is an American pop punk band from Mt. Laurel and Williamstown, New Jersey that began in 2008. Since then, they have released two EP's, an acoustic EP, a split with Boston pop punk band Transit, a compilation of old songs and two full length albums. Taking influence from such pop punk acts as Blink-182, Saves the Day and Taking Back Sunday, Man Overboard play a brand of upbeat and poppy pop punk with the emotion of 90's emo acts such as The Promise Ring. Well known for its motto, "Defend Pop Punk," the band is currently signed to Rise Records. more »

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