Third time's the charm! Chef Aid was padded with "inspired by" songs, and the Bigger, Longer, & Uncut soundtrack by gratuitous remixes. Here at last is an album containing nothing but the series characters warbling away. From the show itself is "Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo" (embellished with some randomly inserted lyrics), "The Lonely Jew On Christmas" (with a special guest impersonation), and "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" (with the whole Broflofski family suffering Cartman' s anti-semitism). Guaranteed instant new favourites are "Merry F***ing Christmas" (from Mr. Garrison in fine voice), "I Saw Three Ships" (Shelley Marsh getting ribbed for her teeth braces), and "The Most Offensive Song Ever" (Kenny and Mr. Hankey thinking the virgin birth through). In addition there' s contributions from Satan, Hitler, Chef, and Mr. Mackey--all made that bit more special by Marc Shaiman' s arrangements. The real success of this disc (as always) are the songs from Cartman. "O Holy Night" reaffirms what makes the holiday for kids--presents! And "Swiss Colony Beef Log" is possibly the best song the show has ever produced. It' s a mod-rock parody with the "big-boned" boy bewailing the absence of his favourite Xmas snack. In a word: sweeeeeeet. --Paul Tonks

Join Mr. Hankey for the funniest Christmas album of them all, 08 May 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who don't celebrate the season. You'll join Mr. Hat in applauding this modern classic. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas, though - close your eyes and listen to Eric Cartman's beautiful version of Oh Holy Night - you can almost hear the angels' uh, something. Juan Swartz and the South Park Children's Choir try to bring you down by pointing out how we will all someday be Dead, Dead, Dead, but leave it to Mr. Mackey to get the eggnog nogging again with his beautiful Carol of the Bells, mmmkay. It's important we don't forget all the little Jewish children (even though Kyle's Mom has a history of ruining Christmas for everyone else), for, as Kyle Broslofski sings, it's hard to be The Lonely Jew on Christmas. For everyone else, though, it's a blast. Heck, even Shelly Marsh takes the time to sing the ditty-like I Saw Three Ships, although Stan and his turd friends don't make it easy for her. Then Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger team up to sing It Happened in Sun Valley.

It's time to get serious now, though. Who isn't moved to tears by Adolf Hitler's heartfelt rendition of O Tannenbaum? Even Satan is moved by it, ushering in Christmas Time in Hell; soon the Kennedys, Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, and even Michael Landon are joining in the South Park Christmas spirit. But it's time to return our focus to the reason for the season. Chef emerges to lay down a smooth groove on his beautiful rendition of that beloved Christmas classic, What the Hell Child is This? Of course, you can't have a Christmas album without the song Santa Claus is On His Way, sung the way only Mr. Hankey can sing it. Then Eric Cartman reminds us that Christmas isn't Christmas without a Swiss Colony Beef Log, and he really rocks the house when he decks the halls with boughs of Swiss Colony. At this point, the South Park Children's Choir returns to sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing - they don't sound like angels, I'm afraid. But what of poor Kyle? He's fine, playing Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - this is a great medley featuring the entire Broslofski family along with Eric and Stan. The next track sort of speaks for itself, in a muffled sort of way, as Mr. Hankey and Kenny McCormick team up to sing the Most Offensive Xmas Song Ever. After Mr. Ose sings We Three Kings, Mr. Hankey, Stan, Kyle, and Eric close out the album with perennial favorite Have a Merry Little Christmas.

Obviously, if you are easily offended or have never understood what South Park is all about, you won't enjoy this album. They put that Explicit Lyrics sticker on there for a reason, you know. Those who can't stomach hilarious irreverence in their Christmas celebrations may in fact, after hearing this album, start some kind of anti-South Park campaign, so I would have to implore such people (and you know who you are) from listening to Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Let all the rest of us have our harmless little fun.

Merry Christmas!!!, 18 Feb 2004
This is the only album you will need at christmas time. Cartman getting words wrong, Mr Garrison being bitter, Chef giving good lovin'...fantastic. There are a few traditional songs on there that i tend to skip, but the funny stuff (ie - dreidel dreidel dreidel, Merry F#####g Christmas, o holy night, dead dead dead) is really funny!
This has all you need for the festive season. Humour, Festive cheer and sentiment. or do i mean sediment?

most offensive album ever, 12 Dec 1999
this is the best and the most offensive album you will buy some of the songs like merry f*****g christmas are amazing and really funny!

Join Mr. Hankey for the funniest Christmas album of them all, 08 May 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who don't celebrate the season. You'll join Mr. Hat in applauding this modern classic. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas, though - close your eyes and listen to Eric Cartman's beautiful version of Oh Holy Night - you can almost hear the angels' uh, something. Juan Swartz and the South Park Children's Choir try to bring you down by pointing out how we will all someday be Dead, Dead, Dead, but leave it to Mr. Mackey to get the eggnog nogging again with his beautiful Carol of the Bells, mmmkay. It's important we don't forget all the little Jewish children (even though Kyle's Mom has a history of ruining Christmas for everyone else), for, as Kyle Broslofski sings, it's hard to be The Lonely Jew on Christmas. For everyone else, though, it's a blast. Heck, even Shelly Marsh takes the time to sing the ditty-like I Saw Three Ships, although Stan and his turd friends don't make it easy for her. Then Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger team up to sing It Happened in Sun Valley.

It's time to get serious now, though. Who isn't moved to tears by Adolf Hitler's heartfelt rendition of O Tannenbaum? Even Satan is moved by it, ushering in Christmas Time in Hell; soon the Kennedys, Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, and even Michael Landon are joining in the South Park Christmas spirit. But it's time to return our focus to the reason for the season. Chef emerges to lay down a smooth groove on his beautiful rendition of that beloved Christmas classic, What the Hell Child is This? Of course, you can't have a Christmas album without the song Santa Claus is On His Way, sung the way only Mr. Hankey can sing it. Then Eric Cartman reminds us that Christmas isn't Christmas without a Swiss Colony Beef Log, and he really rocks the house when he decks the halls with boughs of Swiss Colony. At this point, the South Park Children's Choir returns to sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing - they don't sound like angels, I'm afraid. But what of poor Kyle? He's fine, playing Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - this is a great medley featuring the entire Broslofski family along with Eric and Stan. The next track sort of speaks for itself, in a muffled sort of way, as Mr. Hankey and Kenny McCormick team up to sing the Most Offensive Xmas Song Ever. After Mr. Ose sings We Three Kings, Mr. Hankey, Stan, Kyle, and Eric close out the album with perennial favorite Have a Merry Little Christmas.

Obviously, if you are easily offended or have never understood what South Park is all about, you won't enjoy this album. They put that Explicit Lyrics sticker on there for a reason, you know. Those who can't stomach hilarious irreverence in their Christmas celebrations may in fact, after hearing this album, start some kind of anti-South Park campaign, so I would have to implore such people (and you know who you are) from listening to Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Let all the rest of us have our harmless little fun.

Merry Christmas!!!, 18 Feb 2004
This is the only album you will need at christmas time. Cartman getting words wrong, Mr Garrison being bitter, Chef giving good lovin'...fantastic. There are a few traditional songs on there that i tend to skip, but the funny stuff (ie - dreidel dreidel dreidel, Merry F#####g Christmas, o holy night, dead dead dead) is really funny!
This has all you need for the festive season. Humour, Festive cheer and sentiment. or do i mean sediment?

most offensive album ever, 12 Dec 1999
this is the best and the most offensive album you will buy some of the songs like merry f*****g christmas are amazing and really funny!

Don't wait until 25 Dec to listen!, 28 Aug 2002
Guaranteed to tickle the funny bone all-year round. I love it! The only "dated" bit of any of these is the musical interludes, but even some of them are darn good! Recommended.

British Comedy at it's best, 28 Oct 2000
This, along with all the Goons' other works, is wonderful listening. Their crazy brand of humor hasn't dated at all, and the total lack of Political correctness is refreshing. This is British Comedy at it's best. Wonderful!.

Join Mr. Hankey for the funniest Christmas album of them all, 08 May 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who don't celebrate the season. You'll join Mr. Hat in applauding this modern classic. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas, though - close your eyes and listen to Eric Cartman's beautiful version of Oh Holy Night - you can almost hear the angels' uh, something. Juan Swartz and the South Park Children's Choir try to bring you down by pointing out how we will all someday be Dead, Dead, Dead, but leave it to Mr. Mackey to get the eggnog nogging again with his beautiful Carol of the Bells, mmmkay. It's important we don't forget all the little Jewish children (even though Kyle's Mom has a history of ruining Christmas for everyone else), for, as Kyle Broslofski sings, it's hard to be The Lonely Jew on Christmas. For everyone else, though, it's a blast. Heck, even Shelly Marsh takes the time to sing the ditty-like I Saw Three Ships, although Stan and his turd friends don't make it easy for her. Then Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger team up to sing It Happened in Sun Valley.

It's time to get serious now, though. Who isn't moved to tears by Adolf Hitler's heartfelt rendition of O Tannenbaum? Even Satan is moved by it, ushering in Christmas Time in Hell; soon the Kennedys, Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, and even Michael Landon are joining in the South Park Christmas spirit. But it's time to return our focus to the reason for the season. Chef emerges to lay down a smooth groove on his beautiful rendition of that beloved Christmas classic, What the Hell Child is This? Of course, you can't have a Christmas album without the song Santa Claus is On His Way, sung the way only Mr. Hankey can sing it. Then Eric Cartman reminds us that Christmas isn't Christmas without a Swiss Colony Beef Log, and he really rocks the house when he decks the halls with boughs of Swiss Colony. At this point, the South Park Children's Choir returns to sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing - they don't sound like angels, I'm afraid. But what of poor Kyle? He's fine, playing Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - this is a great medley featuring the entire Broslofski family along with Eric and Stan. The next track sort of speaks for itself, in a muffled sort of way, as Mr. Hankey and Kenny McCormick team up to sing the Most Offensive Xmas Song Ever. After Mr. Ose sings We Three Kings, Mr. Hankey, Stan, Kyle, and Eric close out the album with perennial favorite Have a Merry Little Christmas.

Obviously, if you are easily offended or have never understood what South Park is all about, you won't enjoy this album. They put that Explicit Lyrics sticker on there for a reason, you know. Those who can't stomach hilarious irreverence in their Christmas celebrations may in fact, after hearing this album, start some kind of anti-South Park campaign, so I would have to implore such people (and you know who you are) from listening to Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Let all the rest of us have our harmless little fun.

Merry Christmas!!!, 18 Feb 2004
This is the only album you will need at christmas time. Cartman getting words wrong, Mr Garrison being bitter, Chef giving good lovin'...fantastic. There are a few traditional songs on there that i tend to skip, but the funny stuff (ie - dreidel dreidel dreidel, Merry F#####g Christmas, o holy night, dead dead dead) is really funny!
This has all you need for the festive season. Humour, Festive cheer and sentiment. or do i mean sediment?

most offensive album ever, 12 Dec 1999
this is the best and the most offensive album you will buy some of the songs like merry f*****g christmas are amazing and really funny!

Don't wait until 25 Dec to listen!, 28 Aug 2002
Guaranteed to tickle the funny bone all-year round. I love it! The only "dated" bit of any of these is the musical interludes, but even some of them are darn good! Recommended.

British Comedy at it's best, 28 Oct 2000
This, along with all the Goons' other works, is wonderful listening. Their crazy brand of humor hasn't dated at all, and the total lack of Political correctness is refreshing. This is British Comedy at it's best. Wonderful!.

I defy anyone not to laugh, 22 Nov 2007
Brilliant concept-take well known Christmas songs and add amusing lyrics. I mean really amusing, not like so many so-called comedy Christmas records. Not only are these versions funny, but they have copied the style of the originals almost exactly. On "Flu Ride", for example, one would almost think it WAS Karen Carpenter and on the title track they get as close to Nat King Cole's version as is possible. I particularly liked "Carol of the Bartenders", set to the tune of "Carol of the Bells", which is not only funny, but also has a serious underlying message about drinking and driving. The Government should think about adopting it for the annual drink-drive campaign.

Gets you nicely in the spirit!!, 09 Dec 2003
A fun Christmas album! When you've heard all the usual Christmas tunes & know the words off by heart, its great to get an album that has some familiar music but with an amusing twist to the words! Good solid all round festive fun to brighten the car journey to the in laws on Christmas eve!

Join Mr. Hankey for the funniest Christmas album of them all, 08 May 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who don't celebrate the season. You'll join Mr. Hat in applauding this modern classic. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas, though - close your eyes and listen to Eric Cartman's beautiful version of Oh Holy Night - you can almost hear the angels' uh, something. Juan Swartz and the South Park Children's Choir try to bring you down by pointing out how we will all someday be Dead, Dead, Dead, but leave it to Mr. Mackey to get the eggnog nogging again with his beautiful Carol of the Bells, mmmkay. It's important we don't forget all the little Jewish children (even though Kyle's Mom has a history of ruining Christmas for everyone else), for, as Kyle Broslofski sings, it's hard to be The Lonely Jew on Christmas. For everyone else, though, it's a blast. Heck, even Shelly Marsh takes the time to sing the ditty-like I Saw Three Ships, although Stan and his turd friends don't make it easy for her. Then Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger team up to sing It Happened in Sun Valley.

It's time to get serious now, though. Who isn't moved to tears by Adolf Hitler's heartfelt rendition of O Tannenbaum? Even Satan is moved by it, ushering in Christmas Time in Hell; soon the Kennedys, Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, and even Michael Landon are joining in the South Park Christmas spirit. But it's time to return our focus to the reason for the season. Chef emerges to lay down a smooth groove on his beautiful rendition of that beloved Christmas classic, What the Hell Child is This? Of course, you can't have a Christmas album without the song Santa Claus is On His Way, sung the way only Mr. Hankey can sing it. Then Eric Cartman reminds us that Christmas isn't Christmas without a Swiss Colony Beef Log, and he really rocks the house when he decks the halls with boughs of Swiss Colony. At this point, the South Park Children's Choir returns to sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing - they don't sound like angels, I'm afraid. But what of poor Kyle? He's fine, playing Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - this is a great medley featuring the entire Broslofski family along with Eric and Stan. The next track sort of speaks for itself, in a muffled sort of way, as Mr. Hankey and Kenny McCormick team up to sing the Most Offensive Xmas Song Ever. After Mr. Ose sings We Three Kings, Mr. Hankey, Stan, Kyle, and Eric close out the album with perennial favorite Have a Merry Little Christmas.

Obviously, if you are easily offended or have never understood what South Park is all about, you won't enjoy this album. They put that Explicit Lyrics sticker on there for a reason, you know. Those who can't stomach hilarious irreverence in their Christmas celebrations may in fact, after hearing this album, start some kind of anti-South Park campaign, so I would have to implore such people (and you know who you are) from listening to Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Let all the rest of us have our harmless little fun.

Merry Christmas!!!, 18 Feb 2004
This is the only album you will need at christmas time. Cartman getting words wrong, Mr Garrison being bitter, Chef giving good lovin'...fantastic. There are a few traditional songs on there that i tend to skip, but the funny stuff (ie - dreidel dreidel dreidel, Merry F#####g Christmas, o holy night, dead dead dead) is really funny!
This has all you need for the festive season. Humour, Festive cheer and sentiment. or do i mean sediment?

most offensive album ever, 12 Dec 1999
this is the best and the most offensive album you will buy some of the songs like merry f*****g christmas are amazing and really funny!

Don't wait until 25 Dec to listen!, 28 Aug 2002
Guaranteed to tickle the funny bone all-year round. I love it! The only "dated" bit of any of these is the musical interludes, but even some of them are darn good! Recommended.

British Comedy at it's best, 28 Oct 2000
This, along with all the Goons' other works, is wonderful listening. Their crazy brand of humor hasn't dated at all, and the total lack of Political correctness is refreshing. This is British Comedy at it's best. Wonderful!.

I defy anyone not to laugh, 22 Nov 2007
Brilliant concept-take well known Christmas songs and add amusing lyrics. I mean really amusing, not like so many so-called comedy Christmas records. Not only are these versions funny, but they have copied the style of the originals almost exactly. On "Flu Ride", for example, one would almost think it WAS Karen Carpenter and on the title track they get as close to Nat King Cole's version as is possible. I particularly liked "Carol of the Bartenders", set to the tune of "Carol of the Bells", which is not only funny, but also has a serious underlying message about drinking and driving. The Government should think about adopting it for the annual drink-drive campaign.

Gets you nicely in the spirit!!, 09 Dec 2003
A fun Christmas album! When you've heard all the usual Christmas tunes & know the words off by heart, its great to get an album that has some familiar music but with an amusing twist to the words! Good solid all round festive fun to brighten the car journey to the in laws on Christmas eve!

A cracking festive helping of Britain's finest comedy., 26 Jan 2001
Messers Elton and Curtis serve up a festive edition of the nations favourite sardonic, scheming and manipulative rogue, only this time he's an all round nice bloke. It's Christmas Eve and want is keenly felt, but unlike his self-centred ancestors, Ebeneezer Blackadder is the most benevolent man in old London town. Even the exploitation of his boundless generousity by Mrs Cratchitt (who's son 'Tiny' Tom should, the later-transformed Blackadder suggests, be scooped out and used as a houseboat), loathsome niece Millicent et al cannot dampen this paragon of altruism's good cheer. But in a twist on Dickens' classic tale, the arrival of the oversized Robbie Coltrane as the ghost of Christmas, sees the hero transformed from loveable philanthropist to loathsome misanthropist, serving up the kind of scathing character we all know and love -Great! Visions from Elizabeth's court and Prince George's home awaken him to the profit to be made from being a selfish 'git' in the mould of his forefathers, and Mr Baldrick is bound to suffer for this change. Blackadder's Christmas Carol, though not of the consistent quality of many of the episodes from the full series, does not fail to amuse. It contains several of the classic one liners and put downs that Captain Blackadder would have been proud of, and there's a hilarious paucine version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (or Mr Blackadder in this case) which stirs the transformed hero's loathsome nature into memorable disgust. This is well worth a look, or listen, whether at the festive season or not. A must for the ardent fan.

Join Mr. Hankey for the funniest Christmas album of them all, 08 May 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who don't celebrate the season. You'll join Mr. Hat in applauding this modern classic. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas, though - close your eyes and listen to Eric Cartman's beautiful version of Oh Holy Night - you can almost hear the angels' uh, something. Juan Swartz and the South Park Children's Choir try to bring you down by pointing out how we will all someday be Dead, Dead, Dead, but leave it to Mr. Mackey to get the eggnog nogging again with his beautiful Carol of the Bells, mmmkay. It's important we don't forget all the little Jewish children (even though Kyle's Mom has a history of ruining Christmas for everyone else), for, as Kyle Broslofski sings, it's hard to be The Lonely Jew on Christmas. For everyone else, though, it's a blast. Heck, even Shelly Marsh takes the time to sing the ditty-like I Saw Three Ships, although Stan and his turd friends don't make it easy for her. Then Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger team up to sing It Happened in Sun Valley.

It's time to get serious now, though. Who isn't moved to tears by Adolf Hitler's heartfelt rendition of O Tannenbaum? Even Satan is moved by it, ushering in Christmas Time in Hell; soon the Kennedys, Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, and even Michael Landon are joining in the South Park Christmas spirit. But it's time to return our focus to the reason for the season. Chef emerges to lay down a smooth groove on his beautiful rendition of that beloved Christmas classic, What the Hell Child is This? Of course, you can't have a Christmas album without the song Santa Claus is On His Way, sung the way only Mr. Hankey can sing it. Then Eric Cartman reminds us that Christmas isn't Christmas without a Swiss Colony Beef Log, and he really rocks the house when he decks the halls with boughs of Swiss Colony. At this point, the South Park Children's Choir returns to sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing - they don't sound like angels, I'm afraid. But what of poor Kyle? He's fine, playing Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - this is a great medley featuring the entire Broslofski family along with Eric and Stan. The next track sort of speaks for itself, in a muffled sort of way, as Mr. Hankey and Kenny McCormick team up to sing the Most Offensive Xmas Song Ever. After Mr. Ose sings We Three Kings, Mr. Hankey, Stan, Kyle, and Eric close out the album with perennial favorite Have a Merry Little Christmas.

Obviously, if you are easily offended or have never understood what South Park is all about, you won't enjoy this album. They put that Explicit Lyrics sticker on there for a reason, you know. Those who can't stomach hilarious irreverence in their Christmas celebrations may in fact, after hearing this album, start some kind of anti-South Park campaign, so I would have to implore such people (and you know who you are) from listening to Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Let all the rest of us have our harmless little fun.

Merry Christmas!!!, 18 Feb 2004
This is the only album you will need at christmas time. Cartman getting words wrong, Mr Garrison being bitter, Chef giving good lovin'...fantastic. There are a few traditional songs on there that i tend to skip, but the funny stuff (ie - dreidel dreidel dreidel, Merry F#####g Christmas, o holy night, dead dead dead) is really funny!
This has all you need for the festive season. Humour, Festive cheer and sentiment. or do i mean sediment?

most offensive album ever, 12 Dec 1999
this is the best and the most offensive album you will buy some of the songs like merry f*****g christmas are amazing and really funny!

Don't wait until 25 Dec to listen!, 28 Aug 2002
Guaranteed to tickle the funny bone all-year round. I love it! The only "dated" bit of any of these is the musical interludes, but even some of them are darn good! Recommended.

British Comedy at it's best, 28 Oct 2000
This, along with all the Goons' other works, is wonderful listening. Their crazy brand of humor hasn't dated at all, and the total lack of Political correctness is refreshing. This is British Comedy at it's best. Wonderful!.

I defy anyone not to laugh, 22 Nov 2007
Brilliant concept-take well known Christmas songs and add amusing lyrics. I mean really amusing, not like so many so-called comedy Christmas records. Not only are these versions funny, but they have copied the style of the originals almost exactly. On "Flu Ride", for example, one would almost think it WAS Karen Carpenter and on the title track they get as close to Nat King Cole's version as is possible. I particularly liked "Carol of the Bartenders", set to the tune of "Carol of the Bells", which is not only funny, but also has a serious underlying message about drinking and driving. The Government should think about adopting it for the annual drink-drive campaign.

Gets you nicely in the spirit!!, 09 Dec 2003
A fun Christmas album! When you've heard all the usual Christmas tunes & know the words off by heart, its great to get an album that has some familiar music but with an amusing twist to the words! Good solid all round festive fun to brighten the car journey to the in laws on Christmas eve!

A cracking festive helping of Britain's finest comedy., 26 Jan 2001
Messers Elton and Curtis serve up a festive edition of the nations favourite sardonic, scheming and manipulative rogue, only this time he's an all round nice bloke. It's Christmas Eve and want is keenly felt, but unlike his self-centred ancestors, Ebeneezer Blackadder is the most benevolent man in old London town. Even the exploitation of his boundless generousity by Mrs Cratchitt (who's son 'Tiny' Tom should, the later-transformed Blackadder suggests, be scooped out and used as a houseboat), loathsome niece Millicent et al cannot dampen this paragon of altruism's good cheer. But in a twist on Dickens' classic tale, the arrival of the oversized Robbie Coltrane as the ghost of Christmas, sees the hero transformed from loveable philanthropist to loathsome misanthropist, serving up the kind of scathing character we all know and love -Great! Visions from Elizabeth's court and Prince George's home awaken him to the profit to be made from being a selfish 'git' in the mould of his forefathers, and Mr Baldrick is bound to suffer for this change. Blackadder's Christmas Carol, though not of the consistent quality of many of the episodes from the full series, does not fail to amuse. It contains several of the classic one liners and put downs that Captain Blackadder would have been proud of, and there's a hilarious paucine version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (or Mr Blackadder in this case) which stirs the transformed hero's loathsome nature into memorable disgust. This is well worth a look, or listen, whether at the festive season or not. A must for the ardent fan.

Funny at first, but the effect wears off.., 02 Jan 2006
I bought this as I remembered hearing these funny christmas songs on the Radio One Simon Mayo show years ago and always wanted to get hold of the CD.

However, whilst they are good fun and the quality and production is good, the effect wears off. You soon realise that people don't necessarily want to sit for an hour listening intently to the lyrics of all the songs.

Still, it is fun and as long as you don't expect all your friends to share your enthusiasm, then it is still a good buy.

Have Yourself a Neurotic Little Christmas, 19 Dec 2003
While it will never take the place of traditional seasonal favorites, TWISTED CHRISTMAS will at least give you a bit of relief when you feel hard-pressed by your excessively jolly bretheren. For at its best, this is one wickedly funny CD!

For the most part, the songs here are take-offs and parodies of traditional Christmas favorites, and when TWISTED CHRISTMAS scores, it hits a bulls eye. "The Twelve Pains of Christmas" walk us through such seasonal horrors as screaming children and those infernal Christmas lights ("one of 'em goes out, they ALL go out!"); "We Wish You Weren't Living With Us" chronicles the terrors of guests who NEVER seem to leave; and "The Restroom Door Said Gentleman" offers the tale of a shopper who becomes the victim of a really nasty practical joke. It's all very funny stuff.

The two best selections, however, are original ones. "The Chimney Song" is a truly hilarious little jingle sung by a lisping tyke who can't quite figure out what's been stuck up in the chimney for so long--and "I'm Dressing Up As Santa (When I Get Out On Parole)" is enough to take the wind out any reveler's sails the next time they see a guy in costume on their street. These alone are worth the price of the CD.

True, there are some mis-fires along the way. "A Visit from St. Nicholson" (as in Jack) is a clever idea, but it doesn't quite come up to the standard of the rest. "O Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads" is not only dated, it's ho-hum at best, and "A Message from the King" (Elvis, of course) isn't so much bad-taste-funny as just bad taste. I should also note that the sense of humor here is specifically American in tone, and some selections may not translate well beyond its own culture. But all in all, this is a fun little recording and certainly the best Christmas comedy CD I've come across--and I recommend it for every one who has had it up to here with holiday cheer!

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Join Mr. Hankey for the funniest Christmas album of them all, 08 May 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who don't celebrate the season. You'll join Mr. Hat in applauding this modern classic. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas, though - close your eyes and listen to Eric Cartman's beautiful version of Oh Holy Night - you can almost hear the angels' uh, something. Juan Swartz and the South Park Children's Choir try to bring you down by pointing out how we will all someday be Dead, Dead, Dead, but leave it to Mr. Mackey to get the eggnog nogging again with his beautiful Carol of the Bells, mmmkay. It's important we don't forget all the little Jewish children (even though Kyle's Mom has a history of ruining Christmas for everyone else), for, as Kyle Broslofski sings, it's hard to be The Lonely Jew on Christmas. For everyone else, though, it's a blast. Heck, even Shelly Marsh takes the time to sing the ditty-like I Saw Three Ships, although Stan and his turd friends don't make it easy for her. Then Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger team up to sing It Happened in Sun Valley.

It's time to get serious now, though. Who isn't moved to tears by Adolf Hitler's heartfelt rendition of O Tannenbaum? Even Satan is moved by it, ushering in Christmas Time in Hell; soon the Kennedys, Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, and even Michael Landon are joining in the South Park Christmas spirit. But it's time to return our focus to the reason for the season. Chef emerges to lay down a smooth groove on his beautiful rendition of that beloved Christmas classic, What the Hell Child is This? Of course, you can't have a Christmas album without the song Santa Claus is On His Way, sung the way only Mr. Hankey can sing it. Then Eric Cartman reminds us that Christmas isn't Christmas without a Swiss Colony Beef Log, and he really rocks the house when he decks the halls with boughs of Swiss Colony. At this point, the South Park Children's Choir returns to sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing - they don't sound like angels, I'm afraid. But what of poor Kyle? He's fine, playing Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - this is a great medley featuring the entire Broslofski family along with Eric and Stan. The next track sort of speaks for itself, in a muffled sort of way, as Mr. Hankey and Kenny McCormick team up to sing the Most Offensive Xmas Song Ever. After Mr. Ose sings We Three Kings, Mr. Hankey, Stan, Kyle, and Eric close out the album with perennial favorite Have a Merry Little Christmas.

Obviously, if you are easily offended or have never understood what South Park is all about, you won't enjoy this album. They put that Explicit Lyrics sticker on there for a reason, you know. Those who can't stomach hilarious irreverence in their Christmas celebrations may in fact, after hearing this album, start some kind of anti-South Park campaign, so I would have to implore such people (and you know who you are) from listening to Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Let all the rest of us have our harmless little fun.

Merry Christmas!!!, 18 Feb 2004
This is the only album you will need at christmas time. Cartman getting words wrong, Mr Garrison being bitter, Chef giving good lovin'...fantastic. There are a few traditional songs on there that i tend to skip, but the funny stuff (ie - dreidel dreidel dreidel, Merry F#####g Christmas, o holy night, dead dead dead) is really funny!
This has all you need for the festive season. Humour, Festive cheer and sentiment. or do i mean sediment?

most offensive album ever, 12 Dec 1999
this is the best and the most offensive album you will buy some of the songs like merry f*****g christmas are amazing and really funny!

Don't wait until 25 Dec to listen!, 28 Aug 2002
Guaranteed to tickle the funny bone all-year round. I love it! The only "dated" bit of any of these is the musical interludes, but even some of them are darn good! Recommended.

British Comedy at it's best, 28 Oct 2000
This, along with all the Goons' other works, is wonderful listening. Their crazy brand of humor hasn't dated at all, and the total lack of Political correctness is refreshing. This is British Comedy at it's best. Wonderful!.

I defy anyone not to laugh, 22 Nov 2007
Brilliant concept-take well known Christmas songs and add amusing lyrics. I mean really amusing, not like so many so-called comedy Christmas records. Not only are these versions funny, but they have copied the style of the originals almost exactly. On "Flu Ride", for example, one would almost think it WAS Karen Carpenter and on the title track they get as close to Nat King Cole's version as is possible. I particularly liked "Carol of the Bartenders", set to the tune of "Carol of the Bells", which is not only funny, but also has a serious underlying message about drinking and driving. The Government should think about adopting it for the annual drink-drive campaign.

Gets you nicely in the spirit!!, 09 Dec 2003
A fun Christmas album! When you've heard all the usual Christmas tunes & know the words off by heart, its great to get an album that has some familiar music but with an amusing twist to the words! Good solid all round festive fun to brighten the car journey to the in laws on Christmas eve!

A cracking festive helping of Britain's finest comedy., 26 Jan 2001
Messers Elton and Curtis serve up a festive edition of the nations favourite sardonic, scheming and manipulative rogue, only this time he's an all round nice bloke. It's Christmas Eve and want is keenly felt, but unlike his self-centred ancestors, Ebeneezer Blackadder is the most benevolent man in old London town. Even the exploitation of his boundless generousity by Mrs Cratchitt (who's son 'Tiny' Tom should, the later-transformed Blackadder suggests, be scooped out and used as a houseboat), loathsome niece Millicent et al cannot dampen this paragon of altruism's good cheer. But in a twist on Dickens' classic tale, the arrival of the oversized Robbie Coltrane as the ghost of Christmas, sees the hero transformed from loveable philanthropist to loathsome misanthropist, serving up the kind of scathing character we all know and love -Great! Visions from Elizabeth's court and Prince George's home awaken him to the profit to be made from being a selfish 'git' in the mould of his forefathers, and Mr Baldrick is bound to suffer for this change. Blackadder's Christmas Carol, though not of the consistent quality of many of the episodes from the full series, does not fail to amuse. It contains several of the classic one liners and put downs that Captain Blackadder would have been proud of, and there's a hilarious paucine version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (or Mr Blackadder in this case) which stirs the transformed hero's loathsome nature into memorable disgust. This is well worth a look, or listen, whether at the festive season or not. A must for the ardent fan.

Funny at first, but the effect wears off.., 02 Jan 2006
I bought this as I remembered hearing these funny christmas songs on the Radio One Simon Mayo show years ago and always wanted to get hold of the CD.

However, whilst they are good fun and the quality and production is good, the effect wears off. You soon realise that people don't necessarily want to sit for an hour listening intently to the lyrics of all the songs.

Still, it is fun and as long as you don't expect all your friends to share your enthusiasm, then it is still a good buy.

Have Yourself a Neurotic Little Christmas, 19 Dec 2003
While it will never take the place of traditional seasonal favorites, TWISTED CHRISTMAS will at least give you a bit of relief when you feel hard-pressed by your excessively jolly bretheren. For at its best, this is one wickedly funny CD!

For the most part, the songs here are take-offs and parodies of traditional Christmas favorites, and when TWISTED CHRISTMAS scores, it hits a bulls eye. "The Twelve Pains of Christmas" walk us through such seasonal horrors as screaming children and those infernal Christmas lights ("one of 'em goes out, they ALL go out!"); "We Wish You Weren't Living With Us" chronicles the terrors of guests who NEVER seem to leave; and "The Restroom Door Said Gentleman" offers the tale of a shopper who becomes the victim of a really nasty practical joke. It's all very funny stuff.

The two best selections, however, are original ones. "The Chimney Song" is a truly hilarious little jingle sung by a lisping tyke who can't quite figure out what's been stuck up in the chimney for so long--and "I'm Dressing Up As Santa (When I Get Out On Parole)" is enough to take the wind out any reveler's sails the next time they see a guy in costume on their street. These alone are worth the price of the CD.

True, there are some mis-fires along the way. "A Visit from St. Nicholson" (as in Jack) is a clever idea, but it doesn't quite come up to the standard of the rest. "O Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads" is not only dated, it's ho-hum at best, and "A Message from the King" (Elvis, of course) isn't so much bad-taste-funny as just bad taste. I should also note that the sense of humor here is specifically American in tone, and some selections may not translate well beyond its own culture. But all in all, this is a fun little recording and certainly the best Christmas comedy CD I've come across--and I recommend it for every one who has had it up to here with holiday cheer!

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Goon but not forgotten, 04 Mar 2002
Since the last Goon has passed away, I have been playing a couple of my favourite cds. And Lo! this is one of them.It has 4 classic shows and includes previously unreleased material. I will pick on three highlights; "I'm walking backwards for christmas" the first time
Spike unleashed this comic song to the unsuspecting public. Enter Bluebottle through the pipe. A master of a thousand voices was Peter Sellers. The third one was the John Snagge meeting Eccles, applying for the announcers job. Snagge could not beleive Eccles "was at Cambridge". When he asked Eccles what he was doing at Cambridge;
"Buying a tie" came the classic answer. Out of four shows it is not easy picking your favourite bits. Buy this today and pick out your own !,and marvel at the pure genious of Spike Milligan.

Fine, Fine, Fine!, 25 Mar 2001
Blurb one: I first became a Goon Show fan when I came across second hand vinyl records of their shows. It took me a while to "get into" the comic madness that twists the world (and plot coherence)inside out, producing laughable absurdity.

Blurb Two: This audio recording, digitally remastered, is notable for its contents. My favourite is the "Greenslade Story", in which writer Spike Milligan mocks the world of BBC radio announcing. We hear the story of radio announcer Wallace Greenslade (who served as announcer on the Goon Show)and his rise to fame, beginning with a job interview with John Snagge (guest voice). Waiting outside with him before the interview is the famous Eccles.

Greenslade: Don't tell me YOU'RE applying for the position of announcer.

Eccles: Oh yer! And I'll get it too. I'm wearin' a Cambridge tie!

Greenslade: YOU? You were at Cambridge? What were you doing there?

Eccles: Buyin' a tie....

And remember folks...there's more where that came from!

A solid example of a legendary radio show., 18 Oct 2000
Describing The Goon Show is a difficult proposition: you've either heard then or you haven't and you either like them or you don't. If you've heard them, you know what I mean. Although the humour is a little dated and the sense of "organised anarchy" can be sometimes weird rather than funny, when The Goons are firing (and they frequently do on this set) you can tell where their reputation comes from. This collection contains two of their best shows, "The Greenslade Story" (the 'life story' of the show's announcer) and "The Treasure Of Loch Lomond," althogh the latter runs out of steam towards the end. Strong narrative helps - Milligan's scripts were always better when the jokes had a point and weirdness had a direction. The musical performances can be an annoying distraction (much like the musical interludes in Mark Brothers films); the regular songs by Max Geldray (who plays harmonica) and Ray Ellington really make the material sound dated - there's no way performances like this would appear anywhere but in a fifties radio show. But The Goons are certainly worth listening to, even if it's just to find out what all the fuss was about. The level of invention, exuberance of the performances and bizarre sound effects placed in the context of the story bring nothing to mind so much as Monty Python's Flying Circus at its best (and the Pythons were all Goon fans). Take a chance and try them - whether you like them or not, there's nothing else like it.

The title might be immodest, but it's accurate. Just about every holiday song parody and comedy sketch you can imagine is jimmied onto this hilarious, sprawling collection. While you'll find a smattering of well-known Christmas wackiness (including "Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer" and the Singing Dogs' "Jingle Bells"), the Doctor's specialty is unearthing the obscure, such as Wild Man Fischer's weirder-than-weird "I Am a Christmas Tree." You'll never listen to "The 12 Days of Christmas" quite the same way after hearing the spins put on the tale by both Allan Sherman and Bob and Doug McKenzie, and you're likely to check your Christmas cookie for "special ingredients" after hearing Cheech & Chong's "Santa Claus and His Old Lady." --David Sprague

Join Mr. Hankey for the funniest Christmas album of them all, 08 May 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who don't celebrate the season. You'll join Mr. Hat in applauding this modern classic. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas, though - close your eyes and listen to Eric Cartman's beautiful version of Oh Holy Night - you can almost hear the angels' uh, something. Juan Swartz and the South Park Children's Choir try to bring you down by pointing out how we will all someday be Dead, Dead, Dead, but leave it to Mr. Mackey to get the eggnog nogging again with his beautiful Carol of the Bells, mmmkay. It's important we don't forget all the little Jewish children (even though Kyle's Mom has a history of ruining Christmas for everyone else), for, as Kyle Broslofski sings, it's hard to be The Lonely Jew on Christmas. For everyone else, though, it's a blast. Heck, even Shelly Marsh takes the time to sing the ditty-like I Saw Three Ships, although Stan and his turd friends don't make it easy for her. Then Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger team up to sing It Happened in Sun Valley.

It's time to get serious now, though. Who isn't moved to tears by Adolf Hitler's heartfelt rendition of O Tannenbaum? Even Satan is moved by it, ushering in Christmas Time in Hell; soon the Kennedys, Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, and even Michael Landon are joining in the South Park Christmas spirit. But it's time to return our focus to the reason for the season. Chef emerges to lay down a smooth groove on his beautiful rendition of that beloved Christmas classic, What the Hell Child is This? Of course, you can't have a Christmas album without the song Santa Claus is On His Way, sung the way only Mr. Hankey can sing it. Then Eric Cartman reminds us that Christmas isn't Christmas without a Swiss Colony Beef Log, and he really rocks the house when he decks the halls with boughs of Swiss Colony. At this point, the South Park Children's Choir returns to sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing - they don't sound like angels, I'm afraid. But what of poor Kyle? He's fine, playing Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - this is a great medley featuring the entire Broslofski family along with Eric and Stan. The next track sort of speaks for itself, in a muffled sort of way, as Mr. Hankey and Kenny McCormick team up to sing the Most Offensive Xmas Song Ever. After Mr. Ose sings We Three Kings, Mr. Hankey, Stan, Kyle, and Eric close out the album with perennial favorite Have a Merry Little Christmas.

Obviously, if you are easily offended or have never understood what South Park is all about, you won't enjoy this album. They put that Explicit Lyrics sticker on there for a reason, you know. Those who can't stomach hilarious irreverence in their Christmas celebrations may in fact, after hearing this album, start some kind of anti-South Park campaign, so I would have to implore such people (and you know who you are) from listening to Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Let all the rest of us have our harmless little fun.

Merry Christmas!!!, 18 Feb 2004
This is the only album you will need at christmas time. Cartman getting words wrong, Mr Garrison being bitter, Chef giving good lovin'...fantastic. There are a few traditional songs on there that i tend to skip, but the funny stuff (ie - dreidel dreidel dreidel, Merry F#####g Christmas, o holy night, dead dead dead) is really funny!
This has all you need for the festive season. Humour, Festive cheer and sentiment. or do i mean sediment?

most offensive album ever, 12 Dec 1999
this is the best and the most offensive album you will buy some of the songs like merry f*****g christmas are amazing and really funny!

Don't wait until 25 Dec to listen!, 28 Aug 2002
Guaranteed to tickle the funny bone all-year round. I love it! The only "dated" bit of any of these is the musical interludes, but even some of them are darn good! Recommended.

British Comedy at it's best, 28 Oct 2000
This, along with all the Goons' other works, is wonderful listening. Their crazy brand of humor hasn't dated at all, and the total lack of Political correctness is refreshing. This is British Comedy at it's best. Wonderful!.

I defy anyone not to laugh, 22 Nov 2007
Brilliant concept-take well known Christmas songs and add amusing lyrics. I mean really amusing, not like so many so-called comedy Christmas records. Not only are these versions funny, but they have copied the style of the originals almost exactly. On "Flu Ride", for example, one would almost think it WAS Karen Carpenter and on the title track they get as close to Nat King Cole's version as is possible. I particularly liked "Carol of the Bartenders", set to the tune of "Carol of the Bells", which is not only funny, but also has a serious underlying message about drinking and driving. The Government should think about adopting it for the annual drink-drive campaign.

Gets you nicely in the spirit!!, 09 Dec 2003
A fun Christmas album! When you've heard all the usual Christmas tunes & know the words off by heart, its great to get an album that has some familiar music but with an amusing twist to the words! Good solid all round festive fun to brighten the car journey to the in laws on Christmas eve!

A cracking festive helping of Britain's finest comedy., 26 Jan 2001
Messers Elton and Curtis serve up a festive edition of the nations favourite sardonic, scheming and manipulative rogue, only this time he's an all round nice bloke. It's Christmas Eve and want is keenly felt, but unlike his self-centred ancestors, Ebeneezer Blackadder is the most benevolent man in old London town. Even the exploitation of his boundless generousity by Mrs Cratchitt (who's son 'Tiny' Tom should, the later-transformed Blackadder suggests, be scooped out and used as a houseboat), loathsome niece Millicent et al cannot dampen this paragon of altruism's good cheer. But in a twist on Dickens' classic tale, the arrival of the oversized Robbie Coltrane as the ghost of Christmas, sees the hero transformed from loveable philanthropist to loathsome misanthropist, serving up the kind of scathing character we all know and love -Great! Visions from Elizabeth's court and Prince George's home awaken him to the profit to be made from being a selfish 'git' in the mould of his forefathers, and Mr Baldrick is bound to suffer for this change. Blackadder's Christmas Carol, though not of the consistent quality of many of the episodes from the full series, does not fail to amuse. It contains several of the classic one liners and put downs that Captain Blackadder would have been proud of, and there's a hilarious paucine version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (or Mr Blackadder in this case) which stirs the transformed hero's loathsome nature into memorable disgust. This is well worth a look, or listen, whether at the festive season or not. A must for the ardent fan.

Funny at first, but the effect wears off.., 02 Jan 2006
I bought this as I remembered hearing these funny christmas songs on the Radio One Simon Mayo show years ago and always wanted to get hold of the CD.

However, whilst they are good fun and the quality and production is good, the effect wears off. You soon realise that people don't necessarily want to sit for an hour listening intently to the lyrics of all the songs.

Still, it is fun and as long as you don't expect all your friends to share your enthusiasm, then it is still a good buy.

Have Yourself a Neurotic Little Christmas, 19 Dec 2003
While it will never take the place of traditional seasonal favorites, TWISTED CHRISTMAS will at least give you a bit of relief when you feel hard-pressed by your excessively jolly bretheren. For at its best, this is one wickedly funny CD!

For the most part, the songs here are take-offs and parodies of traditional Christmas favorites, and when TWISTED CHRISTMAS scores, it hits a bulls eye. "The Twelve Pains of Christmas" walk us through such seasonal horrors as screaming children and those infernal Christmas lights ("one of 'em goes out, they ALL go out!"); "We Wish You Weren't Living With Us" chronicles the terrors of guests who NEVER seem to leave; and "The Restroom Door Said Gentleman" offers the tale of a shopper who becomes the victim of a really nasty practical joke. It's all very funny stuff.

The two best selections, however, are original ones. "The Chimney Song" is a truly hilarious little jingle sung by a lisping tyke who can't quite figure out what's been stuck up in the chimney for so long--and "I'm Dressing Up As Santa (When I Get Out On Parole)" is enough to take the wind out any reveler's sails the next time they see a guy in costume on their street. These alone are worth the price of the CD.

True, there are some mis-fires along the way. "A Visit from St. Nicholson" (as in Jack) is a clever idea, but it doesn't quite come up to the standard of the rest. "O Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads" is not only dated, it's ho-hum at best, and "A Message from the King" (Elvis, of course) isn't so much bad-taste-funny as just bad taste. I should also note that the sense of humor here is specifically American in tone, and some selections may not translate well beyond its own culture. But all in all, this is a fun little recording and certainly the best Christmas comedy CD I've come across--and I recommend it for every one who has had it up to here with holiday cheer!

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Goon but not forgotten, 04 Mar 2002
Since the last Goon has passed away, I have been playing a couple of my favourite cds. And Lo! this is one of them.It has 4 classic shows and includes previously unreleased material. I will pick on three highlights; "I'm walking backwards for christmas" the first time
Spike unleashed this comic song to the unsuspecting public. Enter Bluebottle through the pipe. A master of a thousand voices was Peter Sellers. The third one was the John Snagge meeting Eccles, applying for the announcers job. Snagge could not beleive Eccles "was at Cambridge". When he asked Eccles what he was doing at Cambridge;
"Buying a tie" came the classic answer. Out of four shows it is not easy picking your favourite bits. Buy this today and pick out your own !,and marvel at the pure genious of Spike Milligan.

Fine, Fine, Fine!, 25 Mar 2001
Blurb one: I first became a Goon Show fan when I came across second hand vinyl records of their shows. It took me a while to "get into" the comic madness that twists the world (and plot coherence)inside out, producing laughable absurdity.

Blurb Two: This audio recording, digitally remastered, is notable for its contents. My favourite is the "Greenslade Story", in which writer Spike Milligan mocks the world of BBC radio announcing. We hear the story of radio announcer Wallace Greenslade (who served as announcer on the Goon Show)and his rise to fame, beginning with a job interview with John Snagge (guest voice). Waiting outside with him before the interview is the famous Eccles.

Greenslade: Don't tell me YOU'RE applying for the position of announcer.

Eccles: Oh yer! And I'll get it too. I'm wearin' a Cambridge tie!

Greenslade: YOU? You were at Cambridge? What were you doing there?

Eccles: Buyin' a tie....

And remember folks...there's more where that came from!

A solid example of a legendary radio show., 18 Oct 2000
Describing The Goon Show is a difficult proposition: you've either heard then or you haven't and you either like them or you don't. If you've heard them, you know what I mean. Although the humour is a little dated and the sense of "organised anarchy" can be sometimes weird rather than funny, when The Goons are firing (and they frequently do on this set) you can tell where their reputation comes from. This collection contains two of their best shows, "The Greenslade Story" (the 'life story' of the show's announcer) and "The Treasure Of Loch Lomond," althogh the latter runs out of steam towards the end. Strong narrative helps - Milligan's scripts were always better when the jokes had a point and weirdness had a direction. The musical performances can be an annoying distraction (much like the musical interludes in Mark Brothers films); the regular songs by Max Geldray (who plays harmonica) and Ray Ellington really make the material sound dated - there's no way performances like this would appear anywhere but in a fifties radio show. But The Goons are certainly worth listening to, even if it's just to find out what all the fuss was about. The level of invention, exuberance of the performances and bizarre sound effects placed in the context of the story bring nothing to mind so much as Monty Python's Flying Circus at its best (and the Pythons were all Goon fans). Take a chance and try them - whether you like them or not, there's nothing else like it.

Great selection, Great Collection, 03 Jan 2006
We need more folks like Dr Demento! For non -US readers Dr D presents a radio show showcasing what used to be called "novelty records" and it was while chasing one of these round the Net (I want a Hippopotamus" by Gayla Peevey if you must know) I came upon this collection.
And WHAT a collection. From Spike Jones' "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" (lisped thuperbly by George Rock) to the Spectoresque "Christmas at Ground Zero" by Wierd Al there is stuff here that most radio shows won't dare broadcast now. Buy it! even if only for "I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas" by Stan Freburg ("Had a good season? Excellent!")
In a world of dreary political correctness and dull rhythmic conformity this CD will open your mind to the potential of audio comedy.
And a Green Chri$tma$ to you all!

A n album for those who are tired of the same carols, 22 Nov 2001
This album is good for parties, many old songs from the 40's and 50's that the young generation will be amazed at. Who would have thought that a song about grandma being run over would be so catchy, the lyrics are amusing and the tune unforgettable. Similarlily, Dominic the donkey and percy the puny poinsetta are such a suprise when you first hear it, but it just sticks in your head. The dog just thought the jingle bells was great and I do think it is actual dogs singing what do you think? Ground Zero is a very good song when you think it was written in the heady sixties, but now I do not think it will be acceptable to play in public! On the whole I am glad I bought this CD and will be on the lookout for more alternative xmas songs.

Join Mr. Hankey for the funniest Christmas album of them all, 08 May 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who don't celebrate the season. You'll join Mr. Hat in applauding this modern classic. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas, though - close your eyes and listen to Eric Cartman's beautiful version of Oh Holy Night - you can almost hear the angels' uh, something. Juan Swartz and the South Park Children's Choir try to bring you down by pointing out how we will all someday be Dead, Dead, Dead, but leave it to Mr. Mackey to get the eggnog nogging again with his beautiful Carol of the Bells, mmmkay. It's important we don't forget all the little Jewish children (even though Kyle's Mom has a history of ruining Christmas for everyone else), for, as Kyle Broslofski sings, it's hard to be The Lonely Jew on Christmas. For everyone else, though, it's a blast. Heck, even Shelly Marsh takes the time to sing the ditty-like I Saw Three Ships, although Stan and his turd friends don't make it easy for her. Then Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger team up to sing It Happened in Sun Valley.

It's time to get serious now, though. Who isn't moved to tears by Adolf Hitler's heartfelt rendition of O Tannenbaum? Even Satan is moved by it, ushering in Christmas Time in Hell; soon the Kennedys, Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, and even Michael Landon are joining in the South Park Christmas spirit. But it's time to return our focus to the reason for the season. Chef emerges to lay down a smooth groove on his beautiful rendition of that beloved Christmas classic, What the Hell Child is This? Of course, you can't have a Christmas album without the song Santa Claus is On His Way, sung the way only Mr. Hankey can sing it. Then Eric Cartman reminds us that Christmas isn't Christmas without a Swiss Colony Beef Log, and he really rocks the house when he decks the halls with boughs of Swiss Colony. At this point, the South Park Children's Choir returns to sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing - they don't sound like angels, I'm afraid. But what of poor Kyle? He's fine, playing Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - this is a great medley featuring the entire Broslofski family along with Eric and Stan. The next track sort of speaks for itself, in a muffled sort of way, as Mr. Hankey and Kenny McCormick team up to sing the Most Offensive Xmas Song Ever. After Mr. Ose sings We Three Kings, Mr. Hankey, Stan, Kyle, and Eric close out the album with perennial favorite Have a Merry Little Christmas.

Obviously, if you are easily offended or have never understood what South Park is all about, you won't enjoy this album. They put that Explicit Lyrics sticker on there for a reason, you know. Those who can't stomach hilarious irreverence in their Christmas celebrations may in fact, after hearing this album, start some kind of anti-South Park campaign, so I would have to implore such people (and you know who you are) from listening to Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Let all the rest of us have our harmless little fun.

Merry Christmas!!!, 18 Feb 2004
This is the only album you will need at christmas time. Cartman getting words wrong, Mr Garrison being bitter, Chef giving good lovin'...fantastic. There are a few traditional songs on there that i tend to skip, but the funny stuff (ie - dreidel dreidel dreidel, Merry F#####g Christmas, o holy night, dead dead dead) is really funny!
This has all you need for the festive season. Humour, Festive cheer and sentiment. or do i mean sediment?

most offensive album ever, 12 Dec 1999
this is the best and the most offensive album you will buy some of the songs like merry f*****g christmas are amazing and really funny!

Don't wait until 25 Dec to listen!, 28 Aug 2002
Guaranteed to tickle the funny bone all-year round. I love it! The only "dated" bit of any of these is the musical interludes, but even some of them are darn good! Recommended.

British Comedy at it's best, 28 Oct 2000
This, along with all the Goons' other works, is wonderful listening. Their crazy brand of humor hasn't dated at all, and the total lack of Political correctness is refreshing. This is British Comedy at it's best. Wonderful!.

I defy anyone not to laugh, 22 Nov 2007
Brilliant concept-take well known Christmas songs and add amusing lyrics. I mean really amusing, not like so many so-called comedy Christmas records. Not only are these versions funny, but they have copied the style of the originals almost exactly. On "Flu Ride", for example, one would almost think it WAS Karen Carpenter and on the title track they get as close to Nat King Cole's version as is possible. I particularly liked "Carol of the Bartenders", set to the tune of "Carol of the Bells", which is not only funny, but also has a serious underlying message about drinking and driving. The Government should think about adopting it for the annual drink-drive campaign.

Gets you nicely in the spirit!!, 09 Dec 2003
A fun Christmas album! When you've heard all the usual Christmas tunes & know the words off by heart, its great to get an album that has some familiar music but with an amusing twist to the words! Good solid all round festive fun to brighten the car journey to the in laws on Christmas eve!

A cracking festive helping of Britain's finest comedy., 26 Jan 2001
Messers Elton and Curtis serve up a festive edition of the nations favourite sardonic, scheming and manipulative rogue, only this time he's an all round nice bloke. It's Christmas Eve and want is keenly felt, but unlike his self-centred ancestors, Ebeneezer Blackadder is the most benevolent man in old London town. Even the exploitation of his boundless generousity by Mrs Cratchitt (who's son 'Tiny' Tom should, the later-transformed Blackadder suggests, be scooped out and used as a houseboat), loathsome niece Millicent et al cannot dampen this paragon of altruism's good cheer. But in a twist on Dickens' classic tale, the arrival of the oversized Robbie Coltrane as the ghost of Christmas, sees the hero transformed from loveable philanthropist to loathsome misanthropist, serving up the kind of scathing character we all know and love -Great! Visions from Elizabeth's court and Prince George's home awaken him to the profit to be made from being a selfish 'git' in the mould of his forefathers, and Mr Baldrick is bound to suffer for this change. Blackadder's Christmas Carol, though not of the consistent quality of many of the episodes from the full series, does not fail to amuse. It contains several of the classic one liners and put downs that Captain Blackadder would have been proud of, and there's a hilarious paucine version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (or Mr Blackadder in this case) which stirs the transformed hero's loathsome nature into memorable disgust. This is well worth a look, or listen, whether at the festive season or not. A must for the ardent fan.

Funny at first, but the effect wears off.., 02 Jan 2006
I bought this as I remembered hearing these funny christmas songs on the Radio One Simon Mayo show years ago and always wanted to get hold of the CD.

However, whilst they are good fun and the quality and production is good, the effect wears off. You soon realise that people don't necessarily want to sit for an hour listening intently to the lyrics of all the songs.

Still, it is fun and as long as you don't expect all your friends to share your enthusiasm, then it is still a good buy.

Have Yourself a Neurotic Little Christmas, 19 Dec 2003
While it will never take the place of traditional seasonal favorites, TWISTED CHRISTMAS will at least give you a bit of relief when you feel hard-pressed by your excessively jolly bretheren. For at its best, this is one wickedly funny CD!

For the most part, the songs here are take-offs and parodies of traditional Christmas favorites, and when TWISTED CHRISTMAS scores, it hits a bulls eye. "The Twelve Pains of Christmas" walk us through such seasonal horrors as screaming children and those infernal Christmas lights ("one of 'em goes out, they ALL go out!"); "We Wish You Weren't Living With Us" chronicles the terrors of guests who NEVER seem to leave; and "The Restroom Door Said Gentleman" offers the tale of a shopper who becomes the victim of a really nasty practical joke. It's all very funny stuff.

The two best selections, however, are original ones. "The Chimney Song" is a truly hilarious little jingle sung by a lisping tyke who can't quite figure out what's been stuck up in the chimney for so long--and "I'm Dressing Up As Santa (When I Get Out On Parole)" is enough to take the wind out any reveler's sails the next time they see a guy in costume on their street. These alone are worth the price of the CD.

True, there are some mis-fires along the way. "A Visit from St. Nicholson" (as in Jack) is a clever idea, but it doesn't quite come up to the standard of the rest. "O Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads" is not only dated, it's ho-hum at best, and "A Message from the King" (Elvis, of course) isn't so much bad-taste-funny as just bad taste. I should also note that the sense of humor here is specifically American in tone, and some selections may not translate well beyond its own culture. But all in all, this is a fun little recording and certainly the best Christmas comedy CD I've come across--and I recommend it for every one who has had it up to here with holiday cheer!

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Goon but not forgotten, 04 Mar 2002
Since the last Goon has passed away, I have been playing a couple of my favourite cds. And Lo! this is one of them.It has 4 classic shows and includes previously unreleased material. I will pick on three highlights; "I'm walking backwards for christmas" the first time
Spike unleashed this comic song to the unsuspecting public. Enter Bluebottle through the pipe. A master of a thousand voices was Peter Sellers. The third one was the John Snagge meeting Eccles, applying for the announcers job. Snagge could not beleive Eccles "was at Cambridge". When he asked Eccles what he was doing at Cambridge;
"Buying a tie" came the classic answer. Out of four shows it is not easy picking your favourite bits. Buy this today and pick out your own !,and marvel at the pure genious of Spike Milligan.

Fine, Fine, Fine!, 25 Mar 2001
Blurb one: I first became a Goon Show fan when I came across second hand vinyl records of their shows. It took me a while to "get into" the comic madness that twists the world (and plot coherence)inside out, producing laughable absurdity.

Blurb Two: This audio recording, digitally remastered, is notable for its contents. My favourite is the "Greenslade Story", in which writer Spike Milligan mocks the world of BBC radio announcing. We hear the story of radio announcer Wallace Greenslade (who served as announcer on the Goon Show)and his rise to fame, beginning with a job interview with John Snagge (guest voice). Waiting outside with him before the interview is the famous Eccles.

Greenslade: Don't tell me YOU'RE applying for the position of announcer.

Eccles: Oh yer! And I'll get it too. I'm wearin' a Cambridge tie!

Greenslade: YOU? You were at Cambridge? What were you doing there?

Eccles: Buyin' a tie....

And remember folks...there's more where that came from!

A solid example of a legendary radio show., 18 Oct 2000
Describing The Goon Show is a difficult proposition: you've either heard then or you haven't and you either like them or you don't. If you've heard them, you know what I mean. Although the humour is a little dated and the sense of "organised anarchy" can be sometimes weird rather than funny, when The Goons are firing (and they frequently do on this set) you can tell where their reputation comes from. This collection contains two of their best shows, "The Greenslade Story" (the 'life story' of the show's announcer) and "The Treasure Of Loch Lomond," althogh the latter runs out of steam towards the end. Strong narrative helps - Milligan's scripts were always better when the jokes had a point and weirdness had a direction. The musical performances can be an annoying distraction (much like the musical interludes in Mark Brothers films); the regular songs by Max Geldray (who plays harmonica) and Ray Ellington really make the material sound dated - there's no way performances like this would appear anywhere but in a fifties radio show. But The Goons are certainly worth listening to, even if it's just to find out what all the fuss was about. The level of invention, exuberance of the performances and bizarre sound effects placed in the context of the story bring nothing to mind so much as Monty Python's Flying Circus at its best (and the Pythons were all Goon fans). Take a chance and try them - whether you like them or not, there's nothing else like it.

Great selection, Great Collection, 03 Jan 2006
We need more folks like Dr Demento! For non -US readers Dr D presents a radio show showcasing what used to be called "novelty records" and it was while chasing one of these round the Net (I want a Hippopotamus" by Gayla Peevey if you must know) I came upon this collection.
And WHAT a collection. From Spike Jones' "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" (lisped thuperbly by George Rock) to the Spectoresque "Christmas at Ground Zero" by Wierd Al there is stuff here that most radio shows won't dare broadcast now. Buy it! even if only for "I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas" by Stan Freburg ("Had a good season? Excellent!")
In a world of dreary political correctness and dull rhythmic conformity this CD will open your mind to the potential of audio comedy.
And a Green Chri$tma$ to you all!

A n album for those who are tired of the same carols, 22 Nov 2001
This album is good for parties, many old songs from the 40's and 50's that the young generation will be amazed at. Who would have thought that a song about grandma being run over would be so catchy, the lyrics are amusing and the tune unforgettable. Similarlily, Dominic the donkey and percy the puny poinsetta are such a suprise when you first hear it, but it just sticks in your head. The dog just thought the jingle bells was great and I do think it is actual dogs singing what do you think? Ground Zero is a very good song when you think it was written in the heady sixties, but now I do not think it will be acceptable to play in public! On the whole I am glad I bought this CD and will be on the lookout for more alternative xmas songs.

My favourite Bax CD, 12 Aug 2008
Although this CD contains little-known works, it is my favourite Bax CD and would be a great introduction to this composer. The Festival Overture starts out conventionally but eventually features an entirely characteristically atmospheric Baxian tune. Nympholept is a fine tone poem (used memorably at the end of a TV documentary about the life of J R R Tolkien a few tears ago)which should be better known. I feel that Bryden Thomson's recording is more atmospheric and preferable to either of the alternatives on Naxos or the later Chandos recording. Paen is great fun and Christmas Eve is an early masterpiece with its haunting vision of peace in the conflict-ridden land of Ireland. It is a quite beautiful work and this is a wonderful performance. The original (full price) issue of this CD also featured Tintagel (one of the best recordings) and I am sorry that it has been replaced here by some less important works. However, at its new bargain price this CD is irresistible and also represents a fine tribute to that great, underrated conductor; Bryden Thomson.

Join Mr. Hankey for the funniest Christmas album of them all, 08 May 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who don't celebrate the season. You'll join Mr. Hat in applauding this modern classic. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas, though - close your eyes and listen to Eric Cartman's beautiful version of Oh Holy Night - you can almost hear the angels' uh, something. Juan Swartz and the South Park Children's Choir try to bring you down by pointing out how we will all someday be Dead, Dead, Dead, but leave it to Mr. Mackey to get the eggnog nogging again with his beautiful Carol of the Bells, mmmkay. It's important we don't forget all the little Jewish children (even though Kyle's Mom has a history of ruining Christmas for everyone else), for, as Kyle Broslofski sings, it's hard to be The Lonely Jew on Christmas. For everyone else, though, it's a blast. Heck, even Shelly Marsh takes the time to sing the ditty-like I Saw Three Ships, although Stan and his turd friends don't make it easy for her. Then Stan Marsh and Wendy Testaburger team up to sing It Happened in Sun Valley.

It's time to get serious now, though. Who isn't moved to tears by Adolf Hitler's heartfelt rendition of O Tannenbaum? Even Satan is moved by it, ushering in Christmas Time in Hell; soon the Kennedys, Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, and even Michael Landon are joining in the South Park Christmas spirit. But it's time to return our focus to the reason for the season. Chef emerges to lay down a smooth groove on his beautiful rendition of that beloved Christmas classic, What the Hell Child is This? Of course, you can't have a Christmas album without the song Santa Claus is On His Way, sung the way only Mr. Hankey can sing it. Then Eric Cartman reminds us that Christmas isn't Christmas without a Swiss Colony Beef Log, and he really rocks the house when he decks the halls with boughs of Swiss Colony. At this point, the South Park Children's Choir returns to sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing - they don't sound like angels, I'm afraid. But what of poor Kyle? He's fine, playing Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - this is a great medley featuring the entire Broslofski family along with Eric and Stan. The next track sort of speaks for itself, in a muffled sort of way, as Mr. Hankey and Kenny McCormick team up to sing the Most Offensive Xmas Song Ever. After Mr. Ose sings We Three Kings, Mr. Hankey, Stan, Kyle, and Eric close out the album with perennial favorite Have a Merry Little Christmas.

Obviously, if you are easily offended or have never understood what South Park is all about, you won't enjoy this album. They put that Explicit Lyrics sticker on there for a reason, you know. Those who can't stomach hilarious irreverence in their Christmas celebrations may in fact, after hearing this album, start some kind of anti-South Park campaign, so I would have to implore such people (and you know who you are) from listening to Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Let all the rest of us have our harmless little fun.

Merry Christmas!!!, 18 Feb 2004
This is the only album you will need at christmas time. Cartman getting words wrong, Mr Garrison being bitter, Chef giving good lovin'...fantastic. There are a few traditional songs on there that i tend to skip, but the funny stuff (ie - dreidel dreidel dreidel, Merry F#####g Christmas, o holy night, dead dead dead) is really funny!
This has all you need for the festive season. Humour, Festive cheer and sentiment. or do i mean sediment?

most offensive album ever, 12 Dec 1999
this is the best and the most offensive album you will buy some of the songs like merry f*****g christmas are amazing and really funny!

Don't wait until 25 Dec to listen!, 28 Aug 2002
Guaranteed to tickle the funny bone all-year round. I love it! The only "dated" bit of any of these is the musical int