Saturday, December 5, 2020

Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer

This Christmas song is iconic.  Surveys of listeners on which songs they like and which they dislike find this song at the top of both lists.  Leave a comment about whether you love it or hate it.  

This is a staple of the season - Cartoon Network annually runs the animated version of this, and if you're adventurous on Youtube you can find the Irish Rovers cover which is 100% pure distilled awesome.


 Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer (Songwriter: Randy Brooks)

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and grandpa we believe
She'd been drinking too much eggnog
And we begged her not to go
But she forgot her medication
And she staggered out the door into the snow
When we found her Christmas morning
At the scene of the attack
She had hoof-prints on her forehead
And incriminating Claus marks on her back
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and grandpa we believe
Now we're all so proud of grandpa
He's been taking this so well
See him in there watching football
Drinking beer and playing cards with cousin Mel
It's not Christmas without Grandma
All the family's dressed in black
And we just can't help but wonder
Should we open up her gifts
Or send them back (send them back)
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and grandpa we believe
Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of fig
And the blue and silver candles
That would just have matched the hair on grandma's wig
I've warned all my friends and neighbors
Better watch out for yourselves
They should never give a license
To a man who drives a sleigh
And plays with elves
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and grandpa we believe
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and grandpa we believe



9 comments:

Unknown said...

It isn't in my top five Christmas songs, but I have to confess to a certain sneaking fondness for it.

Partly because I find it amusing, partly because it reliably annoys so many people.

==Dwight

Roy said...

Dwight, I'm one of those that it "reliably annoys".

It was funny the first time I heard it. It was even a little bit funny the next ten times I heard it. But for several years it seemed like it was every third song on the radio during the Christmas season and it's long past its sell-by date.

I don't begrudge anyone their own personal entertainment preferences, but if it comes on the radio, I turn it off.

LindaG said...

I don't love it; but I don't hate it. If it comes on, I will listen. 🙂

Greg said...

I'm a long time Dr. Demento fan, so of course I like it. But my all time favorite has to be Gayla Peevey from 1953:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsvOrtcrA5c

Rev. Paul said...

It was funny, the first couple of times. I don't completely hate it, but actively try to avoid it, if possible.

libertyman said...

For some people a favorite Christmas memory is associated with a carol or performer that evokes a cherished memory.

This is not one of them.

Add to the list "Dominic the Donkey" "The Christmas Shoes" and a few others as I think of them.

Does anyone else share the aversion to certain carols, or performers or related Christmas tunes?

Greg said...

Libertyman: I'll do almost anything I can to avoid or get away from "The Little Drummer Boy"

Unknown said...

"Does anyone else share the aversion to certain carols, or performers or related Christmas tunes?"

Yes, and I think I wrote about this a long while back. A few that I can't stand:

* That hack McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime"
* I like a lot of Springsteen's work, but I'm tired of his "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
* "Rocking Around The Christmas Tree"

==Dwight

Skwab said...

I hate it, with fire of a thousand suns!