I Hate Christmas

 " I   H ATE    Chris t m as  "  is sung b y  OSCAR THE GROUCH  to enumerate all the thing s about  Christ mas  that upset  him. The song  appeared in the  Special   Chris t  mas Eve on  SESAME   STREET . He is so annoyed about  i t  that  he  exit s  his   TRASH CAN  & walk s around the  STREET  wreaking havoc. He topple s  Bob  ’ s pile o f  Christ mas  present s, destroy s a band play er ' s g lock en spiel & change s  Mr . Hooper  ’ s " Noel " sign t o read "  N O  ". It was l ate r re written, but some lyric s  remained , for  Elmo  ’ s Christ mas  Count  d own  , where  Stiller the Elf  sing s new verse s about  Count  in g down t o  Christ mas.

Audio

 *  Merry Chris t mas f r o m  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 7 5  )
 *  M err y Chris t  mas o n  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 8 6  )
 *  A  SESAME   STREET  Chris t mas  (  1 99 5  )

Video

 *  Chris t mas  E v e o n  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 7 8  )

Publication s

 *  A  SESAME   STREET  Chris t mas  (  1 9 8 2  )

On line

 *  SESAME STREET  ’ s You Tube Channel

Lyric s
[ Sing in g ]

 I   can ’ t   think   of   anything t hat ’ s  '' dumber. ''

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

 Beaming   face s  '' every where. ''

 Happiness   is   in   the  '' air. ''

 I ’ m   tell in '   you,   it   is n ’ t  '' fair ! ''

 I   HATE  '' Christ mas  ! ''

(  OSCAR  hits Maria  in the back w / a snow ball as  she  walk s b y  his   TRASH CAN  . Next  he  goes over t o  Susan ,  Gordon  & some  k i d s  by the steps . )

 People   loaded   with   good  '' will. ''

 Giving  '' presents. W hat   a   th rill ! ''

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

 That   slushy   nonsense   make s   me  '' ill. ''

 I   Hate  '' Christ mas  ! ''

( Bob  come s out of a door, still carrying a tall s tack of present s . )

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

 Instead   of   getting   present s, they   take   present s   back   from  '' you ! ''

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

 Here   comes   Santa   gir l s   &  '' b o y s ! ''

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

 I ' ll   tell   him   where   to   leave   his  '' toy s. ''

 I   Hate  '' Christ mas  ! ''

( Speaking as he  heads toward t he  store  )

& if y a want the truth,  I  a in ' t so crazy about Thanks giving  o r Labor Day either !

( On the album  t his line is : " & if ya want the truth  I  a i n ' 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 " N| N O| O E| E L| L  " dang ling from it in paper letters o f silver & red . )

 Christ mas    carols  '' to be sung. ''

 Decoration s   to   be  '' hung. ''

 O h,  '' yeah ?   Well,   I   stick   out   my   tongue ! ''

(  OSCAR  t ear s both the E| E & L| L  right off of t he wall, leaving only t h e word " N| N O| O  " . )

 I   Hate  '' Christ mas  ! ''

( Scene change s to out side the store & the Fix - It Shop , where 3| 3  musicians are play in some thin that sound s like " Joy t o the World " & "  The 1 2 Day s of   Christ mas  " . In front of them is a kettle on a t r i pod like 1| 1  at t he Salvation Army . 2| 2   k i d s  walk by , each drop p in some thin in the pot .  OSCAR  comes up . )

 Christ mas    bell s   play   loud   &  '' strong. ''

 Hurt s   my   ear s,   all   t hat  '' ding - dong. ''

 Beside s,   it   goes   on   much   too  '' long ! ''

(  OSCAR  pull s half the bar s off a sort of h a n d - held xylophone . )

 I   Hate  '' Christ mas  ! ''

( Lin d a ,  Maria  , & 2| 2   k i d s  are under the  s t o re  ’ s awning , exchanging gift s . A broom stick s up be h i n d  t  h  e  m  . )

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

 With   a   lot   less   cheer ful   smiling   &   a   LOT   more   DIRTY   TRASH , '' yea h ! ''

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

 Christ mas    Day   i s   almost  '' here. ''

 When   i t ' s   over,   then   I  '' cheer ! ''

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

 I   HATE  '' Christ mas  ! ''

( The album version has this added spoke n line : )

& to who ever hung that mistle toe over my   TRASH CAN  well  I  s ay, "  P HOOEY  ! " & "  BAH   HUMBUG  ! "

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