Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I will have another real post right after this, but I am looking for some feedback on what appears to be the least festive and friendly Christmas Carol going. We were standing around the piano last week singing "We wish you a Merry Christmas...", and we somehow got to thinking about the lyrics.

The more I thought about it, the more rude and inappropriate the song began to seem. Following the lyrics along, it appears as if a guest at the Christmas festivities seems interested only in wishing a Merry Christmas for the sake of a figgy pudding (which at some point in history must have been a tasty holiday treat). This line is followed by an even more inappropriate ultimatum (we won't go until we get one!). I'm not sure how this song represents the kind of holiday cheer and selflessness that is expected (or that Jesus would have wanted, for that matter) during Yuletide.

However, I'm not calling for an outright ban on the Christmas Carol yet, because that would be...well...stupid.

Happy Holidays everyone! Make your Yuletide gay. aRGH! There's another carol that needs to be recalled! This whole thing needs a review and some congressional oversight...