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  exits  his   TRASH CAN  & walks around the street wreaking havoc. He topples Bob ' s pile of Christ mas presents, destroys a band player ' s glockenspiel , & changes [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Hooper Mr. Hooper ] ' s " Noel " sign to read " No ". It was later rewritten, but some lyrics  remained , for Elmo ' s Christ mas Countdown , where Stiller the Elf sings new verses about counting down to Christ mas.

Audio

 * Merry Christ mas from Sesame Street ( 1975 )
 * Christ mas on Sesame Street ( 1986 )
 * 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 tellin ' you, it isn ' t fair ! ''

'' I  Hate Christ mas ! ''

(  OSCAR  hits Maria in the back w / a snowball as she walks by his  TRASH CAN  . Next  he  goes over to Susan, [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Gordon Gordon , & some ki ds by the steps . )

'' People loaded with good will. ''

'' Giving presents. What 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 presents from Bob, making him drop the whole stack . A sound of breaking glass is 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 ya want the truth, I  ain ' t so crazy about Thanksgiving or Labor Day either !

( On the album, this line is : " & if ya want the truth , I  ain ' t so crazy about 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 " dangling 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 the wall, leaving only the word " NO " . )

'' I  Hate Christ mas ! ''

( Scene changes to outside the store & the Fix - It Shop, where 3 musicians are playin somethin that sounds like " Joy to the World " & " The 12 Days of Christ mas " . In front of them is a kettle on a tripod 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 hand - held xylophone . )

'' I  Hate Christ mas ! ''

(Linda, Maria , & 2 ki ds are under the store ' s awning , exchanging gifts . A broom sticks up behind 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  brushes 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  say , " Phooey ! " & " Bah humbug ! "

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