I AM TOM LEHRER’S “CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE, BY GOLLY”: Christmastime is here, by golly!

Disapproval would be folly.

Deck the halls with hunks of holly,

Fill the glass and don’t say “when”…

Kill the turkeys, ducks, and chickens,

Mix the punch, drag out the Dickens,

Even though the prospect sickens,

Brothers, here we go again!

Which Christmas carol are you?

I note that this is really not true. I love certain Christmas carols, especially “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence,” “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “O Holy Night,” and “Joy to the World.” But hey… here’s what Quizilla thinks of me:

“Hmm, you really don’t like Christmas, do you? From the moment they start playing carols in the shops in October to the appearance of the first Easter Eggs in the shops on New Years Eve, the rampant hypocrisy of the Christmas spirit sets your teeth on edge. You know just how many family fights start over Christmas dinner, how many people are injured in the Boxing Day sales, and how few people actually find Christmas even remotely merry. You liked Scrooge far better before those ghosts got to him, and you are only doing this quiz because you are bored at work and anything is better than listening to everyone else discuss their Christmas shopping. Still, it is two days off work, which does count for something… Enjoy the break.”

Via Naomi Chana.