Whamageddon (Last) Christmas

[Paul Farquhar]

I overheard a cover of someone singing something from Muppet Christmas Carol. Don't know who the band was, but I'm surprised there isn't more of this. I guess Disney ruthlessly hunts down licence violators?

Heard some choral renditions of traditional carols.

So far no Wham!

 

[Paul Farquhar]

There are a few Tom Jones songs I've had that with, because the mood of the song is really at odds with the lyrics. Delilah, It's Not Unusual, to name a couple.

I think Tom Jones deliberately leans into the predatory subtext, especially as he got older. It's satire, you are supposed to question it.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I think if you've ever worked in an environment where Christmas music plays on loop for your entire shift, every shift, every week for well over a month, you're allowed to not like Christmas music anymore. Spoken from experience

I was in Sam’s the other day and the young lady at our register was singing & dancing along with the Christmas tunes that were playing as she worked. I commented on how well she was doing with the lyrics; she responded that it was a repeated playlist. So I said she was surprisingly upbeat about the looped music.

“It’s only the first hour of my shift”, she replied.

No assaults have been reported at that Sam’s location. So far…

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Has anyone created an AI Christmas version of Kung Fu Fighting yet?
Oh. Oh. Oh. Ohhhhhh!

Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo
Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo
Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo
Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo

I was doing my Yule Tree lighting
My cats were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
But they climbed with expert timing.

There were shiny Christmas balls from funky Christmas Town
I was putting them up, they were knocking them down
It's an ancient kitty art, and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip while they’re flying from “The Nip”

I was doing my Yule Tree lighting (huh!)
My cats were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening (hey, yeah)
But they climbed with expert timing.

There was furry stripey Chin, and little Raspy Tongue
I said, "Y’all’ve got the zoomies, let's get it on"
I took a bow and made a stand, tossing tinsel with my hand
A sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brand-new trip

I was doing my Yule Tree lighting (huh!)
My cats were fast as lightning (ha!)
In fact, it was a little bit frightening (huh!)
But they climbed with expert timing. (ha!)

Oh, yeah
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) Ha!

Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
Sure enough
I was doing my Yule Tree lighting (huh!)
My cats were fast as lightning (ha!)
In fact, it was a little bit frightening (huh!)
They sure had expert timing, oh (ha!)

Yule Tree lighting
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo)
Fangs and paws fast as lightning
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) huh! Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) huh! Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) huh!

Keep on, keep on, keep on (ha!)
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) huh!
Yeah, yeah (ha!)
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo)

I was doing my Yule Tree lighting
Fangs and paws fast as lightning

 

[trappedslider]

i kind of want to use one of those AI music things and see what that sounds like

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

i kind of want to use one of those AI music things and see what that sounds like

Several months ago, someone used an AI program to generate some music in the style of Oasis.

IMHO, it got their overall tone correct. The vocals could have been done by the Gallaghers. But unless it was supposed to be an experimental concept album, the mix was all wrong.

I don’t know if that was the fault of the program or the person controlling it.

 

[The Soloist]

Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo
Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo
Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo
Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo

I was doing my Yule Tree lighting
My cats were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
But they climbed with expert timing.

There were shiny Christmas balls from funky Christmas Town
I was putting them up, they were knocking them down
It's an ancient kitty art, and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip while they’re flying from “The Nip”

I was doing my Yule Tree lighting (huh!)
My cats were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening (hey, yeah)
But they climbed with expert timing.

There was furry stripey Chin, and little Raspy Tongue
I said, "Y’all’ve got the zoomies, let's get it on"
I took a bow and made a stand, tossing tinsel with my hand
A sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brand-new trip

I was doing my Yule Tree lighting (huh!)
My cats were fast as lightning (ha!)
In fact, it was a little bit frightening (huh!)
But they climbed with expert timing. (ha!)

Oh, yeah
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) Ha!

Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
Sure enough
I was doing my Yule Tree lighting (huh!)
My cats were fast as lightning (ha!)
In fact, it was a little bit frightening (huh!)
They sure had expert timing, oh (ha!)

Yule Tree lighting
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo)
Fangs and paws fast as lightning
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) huh! Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) huh! Ha!
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) huh!

Keep on, keep on, keep on (ha!)
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo) huh!
Yeah, yeah (ha!)
(Oh-Ho-Ho-Hooooo)

I was doing my Yule Tree lighting
Fangs and paws fast as lightning

It's perfect! LMFAO! This is one time I would make an exception for AI use. Could be the viral success of Christmas 2025.

Just hide your identity really well, because the original author sues anyone who does a reprisal or parody.

 

[trappedslider]

It's perfect! LMFAO! This is one time I would make an exception for AI use. Could be the viral success of Christmas 2025.

Just hide your identity really well, because the original author sues anyone who does a reprisal or parody.

i will dm you the link in that case lol

 

[MarkB]

I overheard a cover of someone singing something from Muppet Christmas Carol. Don't know who the band was, but I'm surprised there isn't more of this. I guess Disney ruthlessly hunts down licence violators?

Certainly I've heard that people clipping anything muppet-related, e.g. for reaction videos, tend to get copyright claimed particularly aggressively.