I Hate Christmas

 " I  Hate Christ mas "  is sung by  OSCAR THE GROUCH  to enumerate all the things about Christ mas that upset  him. The song  appeared in the special, Christ mas on  SESAME   STREET . He is so annoyed about i t that  he  exit s  his   TRASH CAN  & walks around the street wreaking havoc. He topple s Bob ' s pile o f Christ mas pre sent s, destroy s a band player ' s glocken spiel & change s [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Hooper M r. Hooper ] ' s " Noel " sign t o read "  NO  ". It was later re written, but some lyric s  remained , for  Elmo  ' s Christ mas Countdown , where Stiller the Elf sings new verses about count ing down to Christ mas.

Audio

 * Merry Christ mas from  SESAME   STREET  ( 1975 )
 * Christ mas on  SESAME   STREET  ( 19 86 )
 * A  SESAME   STREET  Christ mas ( 1995 )

Video

 * Christ mas Eve on  SESAME   STREET  ( 1978 )

Publications

 * A  SESAME   STREET  Christ mas ( 1982 )

Online

 *  SESAME STREET  . org
 * SESAME STREET ' s You Tube Channel

Lyrics
[ Singing ]

'' I can ' t think of anything that ' s dumber. ''

'' To a  GROUCH , Christ mas is a bummer ! ''

'' Beaming faces everywhere. ''

'' Happiness is in the air. ''

'' I ' m tell in ' you, it isn ' t fair ! ''

'' I  Hate Christ mas ! ''

(  OSCAR  hits Maria in the back w / a snow ball as she walks by his   TRASH CAN  . Next  he  goes over to Susan, Gordon , & some ki ds by the steps . )

'' People loaded with good will. ''

'' Giving presents. W hat a thrill ! ''

(  OSCAR  hands a girl a newspaper - wrapped package with brown stuff dripping from it . )

'' That slushy nonsense makes me  ill. ''

'' I  Hate Christ mas ! ''

( Bob comes out of a door, still carrying a tall stack of presents . )

'' I ' d rather have a holiday like normal  GROUCHES  do. ''

'' Instead of getting presents, they  take presents back from you ! ''

(  OSCAR  grabs 1 of the present s from Bob, making him drop the whole stack . A sound of break ing glass i s heard . )

'' Here comes Santa, gir ls & bo ys ! ''

'' So who needs that big red noise ? ''

'' I ' ll tell him where to leave his toys. ''

'' I  Hate Christ mas ! ''

( Speaking as he  heads toward the store )

& if y a want the truth, I  ain ' t so crazy about Thanksgiving or Labor Day either !

( On the album this line i s : " & if ya want the truth I  ain ' t so crazy a bout Easter & Labor Day either ! " )

( Scene changes to inside Hooper ' s Store, where a huge Christ mas wreath is on the wall . Underneath it , Mr . Hooper is hanging a string with the word " NOEL " dang ling from it in paper letters of silver & red . )

''Christ mas carols to be sung. ''

'' Decorations to be hung. ''

'' Oh, yeah ? Well, I  stick out  my  tongue ! ''

(  OSCAR  tears both the E & L right off of t he wall, leaving only t he word " NO " . )

'' I  Hate Christ mas ! ''

( Scene changes to outside the store & the Fix - It Shop, where 3 musicians are play in some thin that sound s like " Joy t o t h e W o r l d " & " The 12 Days of Christ mas " . In front of them is a kettle on a tri pod like 1 at the Salvation Army . 2 ki ds walk by , each droppin somethin in the pot .  OSCAR  comes up . )

''Christ mas bells play loud & strong. ''

'' Hurts my  ears, all that ding - dong. ''

'' Besides, it goes on much too long ! ''

(  OSCAR  pulls half the bars off a sort of ha nd - held xylophone . )

'' I  Hate Christ mas ! ''

(Linda, Maria , & 2 ki ds are under the store ' s awning , exchanging gifts . A broom sticks up be hind them . )

 I ' d rather have a holiday with a lot less joy & flash 

'' With a lot less cheerful smiling, & a lot more dirty  TRASH  , yeah ! ''

(  OSCAR  brush e s the awning with the broom, making a load of snow fall on them . Next minute , he  &  his   TRASH CAN  are back in  the  ir  usual spot . )

''Christ mas Day is almost here. ''

'' When it ' s over, then I  cheer ! ''

'' I ' m glad it ' s only once a year ! ''

'' I  Hate Christ mas ! ''

( The album version has this added spoken line : )

& whoever hung that mistle toe over my   TRASH CAN  well  I  s ay, " P h o o e y ! " & " Bah humbug ! "

(  OSCAR  goes in to his   TRASH CAN  & slams the  lid  straight down behind  him  . )