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  • @Paulsdutchblues
    @Paulsdutchblues 6 месяцев назад +57

    Its December 2023 and nothing has changed. This song is still my favourite Christmas song of all time. All the best everyone.

  • @briancarpenter6413
    @briancarpenter6413 6 лет назад +2215

    If you have ever worked in Retail you know this song by heart

    • @ninjastar666lol
      @ninjastar666lol 6 лет назад +111

      It’s a running joke where I work to stop working and bob our heads when we hear this song 😂

    • @briancarpenter6413
      @briancarpenter6413 6 лет назад +108

      lol Merry Christmas you guys, and if you're still in Retail, then God Bless You

    • @ryanhunsader521
      @ryanhunsader521 6 лет назад +29

      Brian Carpenter amen to that! Merry Christmas everyone

    • @ILikeCaseyAnthony
      @ILikeCaseyAnthony 6 лет назад +23

      It was one of my favorites along with Ramones Merry Christmas, and version 78 of last Christmas I gave you my heart.

    • @pujasweets1744
      @pujasweets1744 6 лет назад +7

      Of course hahaha

  • @j1morgan1
    @j1morgan1 4 года назад +574

    I wouldn't be Christmas without hearing this song.

    • @NoComment79
      @NoComment79 4 года назад +23

      Hey Christmas, nice to meet you. 👍😮

    • @willausterman3104
      @willausterman3104 4 года назад +4

      My local station hasn't played it yet! 🙁

    • @florenceshuler6383
      @florenceshuler6383 3 года назад +3

      I know that's right. I love this song.

    • @zazelby
      @zazelby 3 года назад +7

      It's weird, but listening to this song at least once is one of my Christmas traditions, and I don't even celebrate Christmas.

    • @j1morgan1
      @j1morgan1 3 года назад +2

      @@zazelby I know the feeling.

  • @jrdk1156
    @jrdk1156 2 года назад +932

    The most underrated Christmas song of all time.

    • @dukecraig2402
      @dukecraig2402 2 года назад +27

      2021, 40th Anniversary of this song.

    • @kimberlytranstrum4557
      @kimberlytranstrum4557 2 года назад +8

      Fact

    • @mercury3389
      @mercury3389 2 года назад +7

      IT REALLY IS

    • @ikejennings1154
      @ikejennings1154 2 года назад +7

      Not underated to me..itz one of my fav rite, xmaz songz..bass player an drummer are gettin it , on thiz great xmaz song..noticed that thru my tws earbuds...

    • @plasticweapon
      @plasticweapon 2 года назад +10

      boy, did i love hearing this on the radio every december as a kid.

  • @DallasJacksonTV
    @DallasJacksonTV 10 лет назад +402

    Anyone ever tried looking for this song but only knew how to sing the part with the trumpets???

    • @lol7598
      @lol7598 10 лет назад +6

      me

    • @Scottocaster6668
      @Scottocaster6668 4 года назад +14

      Lol,YES! And hummed the bass line. It drove me nuts all day. It sounds like the Waitresses, but I'm not sure.... Thank God for YT! I still rather be in the 80's. 🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄 to you all and be safe

    • @cassiescorner4297
      @cassiescorner4297 4 года назад +4

      Yesssssss. Lmao. I'm so glad I found it. Hahahaha

    • @hollispoppy8214
      @hollispoppy8214 4 года назад +3

      I'm pretty sure thats an alto not a trumpet.

    • @twinjamin_banklin
      @twinjamin_banklin 4 года назад +6

      Dallas Jackson yo this was literally me!!😂😂 i searched up like tun tun tunin lmao

  • @JHH1111
    @JHH1111 6 месяцев назад +36

    This song came out in 1981, and I never ever remember hearing it on the radio. Fast forward 35 years, and I'm working at a large retail store, and they store playing this over the store intercom, and I fell in love with it. The writing of this song is what really sets it apart, and it's length. This has got to be probably one of the best written modern Christmas songs ever.

    • @mv1362
      @mv1362 6 месяцев назад +2

      Love it

  • @nick1428
    @nick1428 3 года назад +144

    Before RUclips and all this. You’d just wait patiently in the car for this to come on radio. You knew some of the words but not most, but you knew you loved the jam. Waitresses nailed this one hands down. Song forever holds up. Good groove and them horns.... we all already know hence I searching the song. Enjoy the Christmas Season to all!

    • @MiamiS1lvio
      @MiamiS1lvio Год назад +1

      Perfectly said! Couldn’t agree more! Merry Christmas!

    • @millamya
      @millamya Год назад +2

      I used to go to the mall hoping to hear this song!

    • @charlieross-BRM
      @charlieross-BRM Год назад +2

      That's about right. I think the first time I heard this was on my car radio, leaving the parking lot of the church where the families gathered for night time Christmas candlelight service. It captures my annual attitude right up to the last hours of the 24th when I cave in to sentimentality.

  • @Emlizardo
    @Emlizardo 4 года назад +173

    That bass player is having an awfully good time

    • @bigmac2499
      @bigmac2499 2 года назад +15

      RIght? Hard to not smile listening to it.

    • @ozricstormbringer
      @ozricstormbringer 2 года назад +5

      jazz punk Christmas

    • @codechasr1
      @codechasr1 2 года назад +3

      He killed it!

    • @revoltingclown
      @revoltingclown 2 года назад +17

      @@codechasr1 you mean SHE. Tracy Wormworth is a phenomenal bass player. She’s in The B52’s now.

  • @discovery781
    @discovery781 7 лет назад +863

    considering it was recorded in 81, it stands up well today

    • @tomt6142
      @tomt6142 7 лет назад +26

      Well ..it's not like people don't still listen to music from the '60s and '70s every day

    • @discovery781
      @discovery781 7 лет назад +4

      Tom T what's you point

    • @tomt6142
      @tomt6142 7 лет назад +17

      That it's silly to express surprise that a 35-year-old song still sounds good. What was your point?

    • @caboose.20
      @caboose.20 7 лет назад +18

      I mean 60's-80's rock music is the best genre of all time, none come close.

    • @discovery781
      @discovery781 7 лет назад +10

      Tom T that It doesn't sound dated

  • @brainscott8198
    @brainscott8198 2 года назад +127

    Came for Patty's voice, stayed for Tracy's bassline. R I P, Patty Donahue...gone too soon.

  • @Tiger-One
    @Tiger-One 4 года назад +283

    The one Christmas song I listen to out of season.

    • @nancysmith8626
      @nancysmith8626 4 года назад +3

      Me too!

    • @jsnichols1
      @jsnichols1 4 года назад +3

      same

    • @mr.worldwide4758
      @mr.worldwide4758 3 года назад

      Same, that's the reason I am here now

    • @Bluthdon
      @Bluthdon 2 года назад

      I also listen to _His Favorite Christmas Story_ by Capital Lights

    • @LegitMan335
      @LegitMan335 2 года назад +1

      Same here, makes me wanna race around the world dropping gifts in one night. Better, what if the gifts journey by themselves to deliver to you

  • @kennykobett4490
    @kennykobett4490 Год назад +172

    If you worked in a mall....any mall in the 80s, you probably know every word to this magnificent song that still holds its weight in 2022!

    • @dukecraig2402
      @dukecraig2402 Год назад +11

      41st anniversary of this song this year.
      Some people attribute it to 1982 because it was released by The Waitresses themselves in 82 but it was originally released in 81 when their record label was putting together a holiday album and wanted their various artists to contribute to it, according to Chris Butler he wrote it in a cab in NY on his way to the studio because that day was the deadline for their contribution to the album.
      Just goes to show you what they say is true, the great one's write themselves, it ain't Stairway to Heaven but it ain't supposed to be, it's a holiday song and for one of them it's one of the greats.

    • @Milesco
      @Milesco Год назад +6

      @@dukecraig2402 It's a fantastic song. 👍 🎵 🎅 🎄 🎁

    • @tonyfrancesco3701
      @tonyfrancesco3701 Год назад +6

      Love this song !

    • @threezysworld8089
      @threezysworld8089 6 месяцев назад +2

      LOL this and Feliz Navidad

    • @rodgerdavis9675
      @rodgerdavis9675 6 месяцев назад +1

      2023 Dec. Now and going strong

  • @scotmorley
    @scotmorley 8 лет назад +639

    The Waitresses are still ahead of their time 30+ years later.

    • @jf9488
      @jf9488 8 лет назад +17

      +Scot Morley One of the best contemporary Christmas songs!

    • @jf9488
      @jf9488 8 лет назад +3

      Thulsa Doom Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

    • @eidolonvector4844
      @eidolonvector4844 8 лет назад +7

      +Scot Morley I always thought this was Blondie.

    • @axeavier
      @axeavier 8 лет назад +7

      eidolon vector it'd be great if blonde did a cover

    • @stephansusholtz
      @stephansusholtz 8 лет назад +5

      +eidolon vector Patty Donahue does sound an awfully lot like Debbie Harry.

  • @BigOrganPipes
    @BigOrganPipes 10 лет назад +763


    remember when how exciting it was to catch this song on the radio in December before the days of the Internet

    • @metalwolf1086
      @metalwolf1086 6 лет назад +10

      Yeah I remember hearing this in the car with my parents a kid and literally 2-3 years ago it popped into my head and trying to remember how it goes a bit and finding it on youtube and listening a gazlliion times to make up for lost years.

    • @riddlemefish6217
      @riddlemefish6217 6 лет назад +16

      OOH I 'MEMBER

    • @TheBabyDollFamily
      @TheBabyDollFamily 6 лет назад +3

      Big Organ Pipes nope, I'm 10

    • @demskippy
      @demskippy 6 лет назад +3

      One year I didn't hear it on the radio til December 23. T'was a very sad Xmas season that year.

    • @MsKeziana
      @MsKeziana 6 лет назад +4

      I still hear it on the radio (sometimes)

  • @amymerrow5418
    @amymerrow5418 6 месяцев назад +11

    Amazing bass guitar! The whole song is now a classic. It’s not Christmas until I hear this song.

  • @ericengelbrecht4064
    @ericengelbrecht4064 3 года назад +339

    One of the few Christmas songs that doesn’t make me want to jam candy canes in my ears. I love how this little new wave song from 1982 has become somewhat of a holiday classic. I even hear it at Target.
    RIP Patty Donahue.

    • @dukecraig2402
      @dukecraig2402 2 года назад +7

      Actually 1981, it was originally on their record company's 1981 Christmas album that contained songs from the labels acts.

    • @emmers2698
      @emmers2698 2 года назад +2

      Heard it at a TA travel center today.

    • @VallinSFAS
      @VallinSFAS 2 года назад +7

      It would take us cynical Uranus-Pluto 13th Gen X-Boomers to make this and Greg Lake's "I Believe In Father Christmas" season standards.

    • @jasoncarpp7742
      @jasoncarpp7742 2 года назад +1

      Right? It's one of my favourite Christmas songs, along with *"Step Into Christmas"* by Sir Elton John.

    • @Rumkitty2000
      @Rumkitty2000 2 года назад +2

      😪

  • @rf8479
    @rf8479 7 лет назад +309

    Never realized after all these years how awesome the lyrics are.

    • @anniebananie3970
      @anniebananie3970 4 года назад +14

      I can't believe how much I didn't know the lyrics! Whole new world when you read them!

    • @emilylavigne7977
      @emilylavigne7977 4 года назад +7

      It's, like, my entire life from age 17-25 😂😂😂😂

    • @JCfromDC2
      @JCfromDC2 4 года назад +5

      @@emilylavigne7977 Hey Emily, I'm 65 and never tired of this masterpiece!

    • @jaschabull2365
      @jaschabull2365 4 года назад +2

      I know, right? I was surprised how relatable the lyrics turned out to be, I didn't know any outside "Merry Christmas" until now. Guess that's because I hadn't heard it for quite a few years, then heard it at a Christmas party and was like, "ohh, that one!"

    • @Vitorio582
      @Vitorio582 3 года назад +4

      The line "christmas by myself this year" sure is relevant now

  • @hanks72
    @hanks72 3 года назад +404

    Highly underrated Christmas song. Christmas wouldn't be the same without it.

    • @YBbetterRati0
      @YBbetterRati0 2 года назад +4

      Not even, this song is garbage elvis's blue christmas is way way better than this

    • @glennhfriedman4571
      @glennhfriedman4571 2 года назад +7

      Not under rated by anyone here... spread the word

    • @jennyaldrich7456
      @jennyaldrich7456 2 года назад +11

      @@YBbetterRati0 how can you not like this song it has a good beat to it and rhythm is good.

    • @thomasferrusi1345
      @thomasferrusi1345 2 года назад +10

      @@YBbetterRati0 I'm sorry you feel that way. Some people like it, some do not. Merry_Christmas

    • @jamesgorski7551
      @jamesgorski7551 Год назад +2

      This is every retail workers xmas anthem

  • @1000000man1
    @1000000man1 2 года назад +150

    I think the reason this is one of the best Christmas songs is that it steers away from the typical crap you hear every Christmas and focuses on a side that's actually very relatable. It's about being so drained by it that you Can't even fake an interest anymore and want to Just skip it. That's how People really feel.

    • @breazy832
      @breazy832 Год назад +5

      The worst part is this is true

    • @2Scribble
      @2Scribble Год назад +14

      I mean, did you listen to the song???
      It LITERALLY ends with her deciding NOT to skip it...

    • @1000000man1
      @1000000man1 Год назад +9

      @@2Scribble So what? The entire rest of the song still has her so beaten down that she feels like she needs a break from it.

    • @RighAlban
      @RighAlban Год назад +7

      I just like the tune and cadence of the lyrics.

    • @James-if3kc
      @James-if3kc Год назад

      People who celebrate Christmas are complete bloody morons. Completely. Wear themselves out and stress themselves out for something that's not even real, all so the corporations can sell more crap. That's literally all it's about. Money and consumerism. People get so wrapped up in it that they can't see it for what it actually is, and this brainwashing has been going on for so long that it's so ingrained in people from the time they're born. Not to mention all the lonely people with depression that have their mental problems compounded by this constant bullsh*t message of "family family family". The whole thing is a joke and everyone who celebrates it is a completely braindead moron.

  • @liyon316
    @liyon316 3 года назад +82

    The genius of this song is that it will always be relevant.

    • @leoross5777
      @leoross5777 3 года назад

      all those i loved and gave presents to in 81 have died

  • @WestwardOneOH
    @WestwardOneOH 10 лет назад +158

    Probably the greatest Christmas songs made in the last 30 years. RIP Patty Donahue.

    • @JCfromDC2
      @JCfromDC2 4 года назад +2

      Nearly 40 years now!

    • @robertbrenneman5367
      @robertbrenneman5367 4 года назад +1

      Mark W Great song this is, have you heard Don’t Shoot Me Santa Claus by the killers?

    • @embraceyourweirdness70
      @embraceyourweirdness70 3 года назад +4

      I always start the celebration of Christmas with this song!

    • @anthonyamlicke3750
      @anthonyamlicke3750 3 года назад +5

      It is the greatest Christmas song of all time.

    • @mdteletom1288
      @mdteletom1288 3 года назад +4

      Best ever if you ask me!

  • @foleyhuck2344
    @foleyhuck2344 9 лет назад +164

    What a bassline

    • @java6177
      @java6177 3 года назад

      Is your pfp the Sam o nella baby

  • @stevieh9860
    @stevieh9860 3 года назад +280

    It’s a proper song. Proper lyrics, proper tune, proper instrumentation with people who can play. A refreshing rarity. It’s really really good.

    • @graceygal2664
      @graceygal2664 3 года назад +1

      We get you hate fairytale of new york
      I mean you're wrong but ok

    • @stevieh9860
      @stevieh9860 3 года назад +3

      @@graceygal2664 how did you arrive at that conclusion? You are wrong, but it’s ok😎

    • @dukecraig2402
      @dukecraig2402 2 года назад

      Next stop;
      Slade, Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

    • @YBbetterRati0
      @YBbetterRati0 2 года назад

      not even close

    • @seanbancroft3955
      @seanbancroft3955 2 года назад +2

      Also, one of the best bass lines in Christmas music

  • @chrisa.4011
    @chrisa.4011 4 года назад +69

    Had a sister that lived in Manhattan in early 80's. This song ALWAYS reminds me of stomping around NYC streets with her during the holiday season. 🌲💖🌲

  • @lizzie1244
    @lizzie1244 8 лет назад +448

    IS IT WEIRD THAT THIS SONG HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME FOR 1 WHOLE YEAR AND IVE FINALLY FOUND IT?!?!?😂😂

    • @johnolsovsky
      @johnolsovsky 7 лет назад +17

      What's weird is me too, i think almost 2 years, not sure. Heard it at a Starbucks and the barista was able to check and tell me the name of the song and I scribbled it in what's become an old notebook. Now that I hear it again, I'm thinking it's the horns that grabbed my attention: that a Christmas song would have that kind of zealous, enthusiastic trumpeting gives you a real feeling of elation.

    • @stephmaranan3238
      @stephmaranan3238 6 лет назад +8

      Same! Heard this while shopping at Forever 21 and I tried googling "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!"

    • @thegreenwave2223
      @thegreenwave2223 6 лет назад +1

      Same

    • @isabellaarellano2087
      @isabellaarellano2087 6 лет назад +3

      Steph Maranan omg I did that I was at home goods and all I hear is "Merry Christmas merry Christmas" and then I searched it up,😂

    • @keunkkum3168
      @keunkkum3168 5 лет назад +5

      I've been looking for it since I was 5 when I went to my first pantomime and they played it while we entered and I was looking it ever after that and I finally found it after 8 years.

  • @coffycup75
    @coffycup75 7 лет назад +204

    The only Christmas song I can manage. Can't believe Patty Donahue has been gone for 20 years this month. She was badass, as was Tracy Wormsworth on bass, she killed this track.

    • @jasonkim5503
      @jasonkim5503 5 лет назад +6

      Oh cool! I’ve always wondered who she was, the bass player! She is SO AWESOME!

    • @MrJakeMallard
      @MrJakeMallard 5 лет назад +6

      @@jasonkim5503 she played with the b52's some years back

    • @donbaker2125
      @donbaker2125 4 года назад +7

      Takes me back to Christmas of 82 and I don't want to come back

    • @jamesfracasse8178
      @jamesfracasse8178 4 года назад +1

      What happened to her?

    • @prozac623
      @prozac623 4 года назад +7

      @@jamesfracasse8178 Patty Donahue passed away from cancer back in 96 at the age of 40. This song really captured the fun and excitement of the entire New Wave era.

  • @ne2098
    @ne2098 6 месяцев назад +7

    What a GREAT song. I often volunteered to work over Christmas (retired RN), and enjoyed it. People are great over Christmas…have a Merry one, no matter what you do (or don’t)!

  • @amesx517
    @amesx517 4 года назад +1299

    pay your respects to those, and myself who searched up ‘merry Christmas merry Christmas’

    • @TheSuperCOOLxx
      @TheSuperCOOLxx 3 года назад +13

      hahahHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

    • @katiew7134
      @katiew7134 3 года назад +1

      Creds to co op

    • @phastinemoon
      @phastinemoon 3 года назад +23

      Ha ha ha - I never understood even THAT, because my store had such terrible speakers that I only heard the trumpets over the shouting crowds of customers.

    • @izzym8089
      @izzym8089 3 года назад +2

      aka me lmfao

    • @kevinfitzgerald1010
      @kevinfitzgerald1010 3 года назад +5

      To be a real loser (like me), "Christmas by Myself" must be indelibly etched in your amygdala. The calendar hitting December, wham, recall.

  • @gllianlewis4076
    @gllianlewis4076 9 лет назад +79

    EVEN THOUGH CHRISTMAS IS 3 MONTHS AWAY COULDNT RESIST PLAYING THIS SONG. ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS SONGS

    • @johncarver3839
      @johncarver3839 9 лет назад +9

      It's so good, it works any time of year.
      EDIT 12/29/2014: Dat horn break. Damn, Chris Butler and Patty Donahue - I bet you didn't even realize what you'd done here, which is produce a masterpiece of modern pop-rock goodness, not to mention a classic Christmas tune.

    • @karlkamphefner8529
      @karlkamphefner8529 9 лет назад +1

      Mine too!

    • @paulatiredofthisshit
      @paulatiredofthisshit 9 лет назад +3

      Typing in all caps is yelling.

    • @gllianlewis4076
      @gllianlewis4076 9 лет назад +2

      so what

    • @n.estera.13
      @n.estera.13 7 лет назад

      gllian lewis it's 10 months away right now and I'm too excited

  • @christaworthey722
    @christaworthey722 4 года назад +67

    The fact that this is STILL a top Christmas song is my favorite thing. It’s such a good song

  • @Anonymous-js5zn
    @Anonymous-js5zn 2 года назад +37

    To me, this is the Christmas song to actually help put someone in the Christmas songs. Many Christmas songs expect that you're already in the Christmas mood. This one actually works to put you in the mood.

  • @Nocgirl
    @Nocgirl 7 месяцев назад +3

    Mars Williams from Psychedelic Furs did the sax..he just passed away a few days ago. RIP.

  • @DaveBassTrekker
    @DaveBassTrekker 9 лет назад +217

    Great bass line, crisp horns, lyric that tells a story and isn't repetitive claptrap - what a neat song!
    Liked it 33 years ago, really like now.

    • @horizen12
      @horizen12 4 года назад +1

      Weirdest comment ever

    • @CornRaked
      @CornRaked 4 года назад +7

      @@horizen12 not really

    • @1000000man1
      @1000000man1 2 года назад +3

      And is far more relatable than the typical crap you hear every winter.
      It's about being so drained by it that you don't have the energy for it anymore. That's how People *really* feel at Christmas.

    • @RW-zh7kl
      @RW-zh7kl Год назад

      @@1000000man1 not me, Christmas is AWESOME!! Cuzzz. "Everything is awesome, everything is cool when your part of a team.."

    • @1000000man1
      @1000000man1 Год назад

      @@RW-zh7kl
      You're living in a fantasy world.

  • @stussyhuff
    @stussyhuff 7 лет назад +40

    35 years old and still sounds excellent.. 😊

    • @tomjardine100
      @tomjardine100 7 лет назад +8

      still sounds very new!

    • @wesgeer771
      @wesgeer771 7 лет назад +2

      Stussy H Yikes!! Thought it was from the late 90's

  • @khareembruce8832
    @khareembruce8832 6 месяцев назад +4

    The instruments in this song are awesome

  • @Darkchao_berserko22
    @Darkchao_berserko22 6 месяцев назад +5

    The only Christmas song I wouldn’t mind hearing every year Compared to others. Who else play this song every year?

    • @katieedsallreamy4756
      @katieedsallreamy4756 6 месяцев назад +2

      Today this is the first Christmas song I’ve listened to this year

  • @GrubbyGrupper
    @GrubbyGrupper 7 лет назад +52

    The best damm Christmas song hands down,rest in peace your voice was fantastic

  • @ctwining
    @ctwining 8 лет назад +43

    34 years old and still seems like new. Always loved the Waitresses, saw them in 1982-1983 at the Devil House in Tempe while attending ASU. Great band, fun fun!!!!

    • @curtiskozall5060
      @curtiskozall5060 Год назад +2

      Omg..I was there on new Wave Wednesday

    • @ctwining
      @ctwining Год назад +1

      @@curtiskozall5060 Do you remember the different drink nights, College Countdown when drinks from 8-9 were 5 for 1, then from 9-10 they were 4 for 1, etc...

    • @allnyermind
      @allnyermind Год назад +1

      was there too! Thanks for reminding me about that!

  • @volcom05345
    @volcom05345 3 года назад +11

    Lmao this was on Cobra Kai Season 3. Hadn't heard this song in years.

    • @louis8487
      @louis8487 3 года назад +6

      Cobra Kai is also what brought me here, but it reminded I first heard this song somewhere else, do you know where? I am trying to find it

    • @volcom05345
      @volcom05345 3 года назад +2

      Maybe you heard it in a department store? 🤷‍♂️

    • @louis8487
      @louis8487 3 года назад +1

      @@volcom05345 Definitely was in a movie or tv show

  • @johnconvery5896
    @johnconvery5896 4 года назад +5

    Only 261 days until Christmas

  • @SegaSaturnGamer48
    @SegaSaturnGamer48 10 лет назад +287

    One of the best Christmas songs ever made no doubt about it !

    • @justiceforall3973
      @justiceforall3973 5 лет назад +1

      TheVideoGamer64 yes great song, no doubt! Speaking of whom, you might want to check out No Doubt’s “Oi, to the world!”... that’s a great Christmas song as well 👍

    • @A1DJPaul
      @A1DJPaul 5 лет назад +1

      It came true for me / us in 2016. ready for a quiet xmas, then our eyes met. BANG ****!!!!!!! ****

    • @GOFLuvr
      @GOFLuvr 5 лет назад

      @@justiceforall3973 The original by The Vandals is still the best.

    • @davidlafleche1142
      @davidlafleche1142 5 лет назад

      #1 is "Christmas at Ground Zero."

    • @BeasleyStreet
      @BeasleyStreet 4 года назад

      yep...with you on that.

  • @1985OldSkool
    @1985OldSkool 8 лет назад +44

    34 years old, and this song still rocks, even here in 2015!

    • @Pkmnglitchr
      @Pkmnglitchr 7 лет назад +4

      bro it still rocks in 2016

    • @davevaliante
      @davevaliante 7 лет назад

      Pkmnglitchr it's going to rock in 2017 too

    • @Pkmnglitchr
      @Pkmnglitchr 7 лет назад

      david valiante true it will rock every year

    • @1985OldSkool
      @1985OldSkool 7 лет назад

      Forever and ever.

    • @Pkmnglitchr
      @Pkmnglitchr 7 лет назад

      1985oldskool true

  • @glane30hotmail
    @glane30hotmail 2 года назад +10

    Blows Mariah Carey's Christmas song out of the water!

    • @TerribleEnglish
      @TerribleEnglish 6 месяцев назад

      It is great, but come on.. I mean, for one thing, this song is down on Christmas

  • @richarddrum9970
    @richarddrum9970 2 года назад +37

    I’m surprised that no movie was made of this tune including the music used in appropriate times to tell the story. One of my favorites.

  • @dougsteeleguitar
    @dougsteeleguitar 8 лет назад +456

    Best Xmas song, raddest bass line. I love it!!

    • @mmreview
      @mmreview 7 лет назад +2

      Thanks for mentioning it… I never noticed it but… wow!

    • @tracycapilot2002
      @tracycapilot2002 7 лет назад +8

      The bassist went on to play with the B-52's if you want to check out more "rad bass"!

    • @dougsteeleguitar
      @dougsteeleguitar 7 лет назад

      Ha ha, oh Tracy..lemme know when you're in Melbourne. I'm thinking of getting whole Waitresses discog for Xmas. Everything I've heard I've liked immensely.

    • @dougsteeleguitar
      @dougsteeleguitar 7 лет назад

      ALSO!! Just bought Deluxe Special, I also plan on going back and buying all the songs that aren't on DS. I listened to it at work today, my god sooo many great songs. I simply love it. I bought new Meshuggah and The Waitresses on the same day, ha ha..

    • @user-ls9ey3kz5g
      @user-ls9ey3kz5g 6 лет назад

      Doug Ste

  • @mikevolpe8454
    @mikevolpe8454 8 лет назад +47

    what a great freaking song

  • @WesCoastPiano
    @WesCoastPiano 3 года назад +9

    Ali with an I brought me here

  • @piasillo
    @piasillo 10 лет назад +89

    Never Christmas until I hear this song!

    • @theholymagpie8201
      @theholymagpie8201 6 лет назад +1

      Peter Iasillo, Jr. Couldn't have put it better!!!

  • @ftsjr
    @ftsjr 8 лет назад +71

    My favorite Christmas tune. I LOVE that bass line.

  • @ashleyt5362
    @ashleyt5362 2 года назад +35

    Never knew the lyrics till just now. All I knew was “Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas”…!
    What a classic Christmas song that has endured for four decades and will continue on!

    • @jamesniezgoda5454
      @jamesniezgoda5454 Год назад +4

      I still don't know all the lyrics but I'm trying. This was one of my Youngest Brother's favorite. R.I.P. Larry

    • @Jabong808
      @Jabong808 Год назад +2

      That’s what I searched up to find this song lol

  • @KitsuyuutsuR
    @KitsuyuutsuR 4 года назад +21

    One of my favorite Christmas songs! It’s cute, funny... And best of all, you can sing along and annoy the shit out of people who hate it! 🤣
    I worked with a girl who particularly hated the line, “You mean you forgot cranberries, too?” When it came on the radio, I’d always lean closer to her, look her right in the face and sing that line as loud as I could and laugh! 😂

  • @marilynrussell7056
    @marilynrussell7056 7 лет назад +72

    my favorite since i was 11/12 and im 46 tommorow! happy xmas 😍

  • @wjrasmussen666
    @wjrasmussen666 3 года назад +56

    Christmas doesn't start until I hear this song.

  • @Ilovemovies917
    @Ilovemovies917 3 года назад +15

    I’m the only one here after watching Ali’s first appearance from Cobra Kai Season 3.

  • @davestridr
    @davestridr Год назад +2

    back again for my yearly re-listen ☆

  • @MichaelMcIntyre920
    @MichaelMcIntyre920 10 лет назад +38

    Still an all time favorite!

    • @simon5005
      @simon5005 10 лет назад +6

      Mine too! Merry Christmas!!!

  • @roccocimino4818
    @roccocimino4818 8 лет назад +32

    I can listen to this any day of the year 😁

  • @jimmyjammer
    @jimmyjammer 2 года назад +3

    The bass just drives this..

  • @Dharmanarchist
    @Dharmanarchist 4 года назад +19

    Somebody bring me some toast because my jam is on !

  • @moisesmiranda1071
    @moisesmiranda1071 3 года назад +5

    This is the song on the Cobra kai season 3 episode 9

  • @lisarog0503
    @lisarog0503 6 месяцев назад +6

    This song starts the holiday season for me!

  • @pgeinvestigationsinc.3691
    @pgeinvestigationsinc.3691 3 года назад +17

    THE perfect holiday song for 2020 !!!

  • @hhplonker
    @hhplonker 3 года назад +4

    why the hell am I watching this in may

  • @willc202
    @willc202 4 года назад +29

    Lol this song was in my head and I had to hear it. Merry Christmas, folks!

  • @MissRobbiOKC
    @MissRobbiOKC 4 года назад +62

    Yay, my favorite Christmas song! Merry 2019!

    • @JCfromDC2
      @JCfromDC2 4 года назад +2

      I remember when it was first released... I was all of 27 at the time.

    • @sendthemtohell
      @sendthemtohell 4 года назад +1

      Happy New Year Cutie !

    • @MissRobbiOKC
      @MissRobbiOKC 4 года назад

      @@JCfromDC2 I was 21.....good times! Only one radio station here played it. Sometimes I was lucky enough to catch it while driving home from work.

    • @MissRobbiOKC
      @MissRobbiOKC 4 года назад +2

      @@sendthemtohell Happy New Year!

  • @dukecraig2402
    @dukecraig2402 4 года назад +815

    I'm back for my yearly dose, 2023, who else? (41st Anniversary!!!)

    • @jimburbank6086
      @jimburbank6086 4 года назад +17

      Yup, gotta start the Christmas season off right! Myv19 year old doesn't agree so much, thought I raised him right 😕

    • @rebeccatrioxin7661
      @rebeccatrioxin7661 4 года назад +14

      Yes! Favourite christmas tune.

    • @renadromey620
      @renadromey620 4 года назад +7

      I saw them in 1982??? With The Ramones in East Providence RI

    • @dukecraig2402
      @dukecraig2402 4 года назад +2

      @@renadromey620
      Check out a documentary on RUclips called "It's everything, and then it's gone", it's about North Eastern Ohio bands that came from the 70's and early 80's, they cover everyone from Joe Walsh, Devo, and even a little about The Waitresses.

    • @emilylavigne7977
      @emilylavigne7977 4 года назад +7

      It's a perennial favorite!!! Finally got my kids to like it 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @KatieYoungren
    @KatieYoungren 7 месяцев назад +13

    I absolutely love this song!! 🥰🎶🎄

  • @Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh
    @Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh 2 года назад +7

    Merry Christmas it's not Xmas without this song. Be well everyone who enjoys this song as much as I do. Be safe and will jam this all Xmas weekend long in 22!

  • @-.Steven
    @-.Steven 2 года назад +4

    Here it is 12-24-2021 and I told my wife this was one of my "theme songs" for the day: Christmas Wrapping! 😁

  • @andrearodgers6980
    @andrearodgers6980 4 года назад +20

    A RETAIL STORE SONG on rotation! 2019

  • @sanfordson2551
    @sanfordson2551 2 года назад +2

    Excellent musicianship. The bass line is bad ass.

  • @Squeaky1423
    @Squeaky1423 7 лет назад +22

    One of the best Christmas songs ever! It stands the test of time very well.

  • @mikevolpe7550
    @mikevolpe7550 7 лет назад +10

    If this is not the greatest Christmas Rock and Roll Song ever, it is damn close

  • @JaredLMontgomery
    @JaredLMontgomery 6 лет назад +17

    I LOVE the part with the trumpets! It makes you want to dance!

  • @JK-bx5fg
    @JK-bx5fg Год назад +3

    Best bass line of any song ever. I won’t take any other considerations.

  • @FunnyManny91
    @FunnyManny91 7 лет назад +18

    Merry Christmas and we miss you Patty Donahue, gone way too soon.

  • @kahiso
    @kahiso 4 года назад +15

    The bass is kicking!

  • @michellemcmillan6149
    @michellemcmillan6149 2 года назад +5

    My ALL TIME FAVORITE!!! A Tradition in my house. The morning after Thanksgiving the album went on and the tree went up. It will put you in the Spirit the moment it starts to play. Love the Bells then the horns. Yes, most under rated Christmas song of all time. 🎄

  • @stacie_everdell
    @stacie_everdell 3 года назад +17

    "Christmas by myself this year"... oh god, no. What I wouldn't give to be surrounded by family this year.

  • @pault1964
    @pault1964 9 лет назад +35

    A great bass

  • @ottolassiter451
    @ottolassiter451 7 лет назад +15

    Rest in Peace Patty. 20 years. Damn.

  • @shampoochampion
    @shampoochampion 4 года назад +7

    I have been searching for this song for 4 years now. Today is the day

  • @thedestroyer2alltrolls411
    @thedestroyer2alltrolls411 2 года назад +6

    Best Christmas song ever! Hands down.

  • @andrewharwi4853
    @andrewharwi4853 7 лет назад +73

    Who's listening in December 2016?

    • @stephengiorgis7072
      @stephengiorgis7072 7 лет назад +1

      Andrew Harwi
      Muzak brought me here

    • @TopTippyGirl
      @TopTippyGirl 7 лет назад

      Andrew Harwi MEEE

    • @goldcup11
      @goldcup11 7 лет назад +3

      Me too, and every year since its release. It is one of the best xmas songs ever. It is a disgrace it doesn't get any radio airplay ( well not in UK ).

    • @coralbitten5335
      @coralbitten5335 7 лет назад

      Andrew Harwi yeah me too 🌲🌲

    • @Teddydogsrule
      @Teddydogsrule 7 лет назад

      Me XD

  • @joelroy6196
    @joelroy6196 7 лет назад +4

    All time favourite "feel good" xmas song that I always listen out for this time of drear.

  • @willclark491
    @willclark491 6 месяцев назад +1

    I love this song for no clear reason. I always have to play it at least once each Christmas season. One stand-out highlight for me is the horns. I just love those trumpets on this one!

  • @heatherr0420
    @heatherr0420 2 года назад +2

    The only Christmas song I can listen to without gagging

  • @davidzeez
    @davidzeez 9 лет назад +44

    This song touches my heart. The lyrics are beautiful and it brings tears to my eyes every time I listen! :)

    • @industrialcinnabun6461
      @industrialcinnabun6461 5 лет назад +2

      Are you on crack m8

    • @tai9391
      @tai9391 4 года назад +1

      are we listening to the same song, or...?

    • @deedee-tc4fh
      @deedee-tc4fh 3 года назад +1

      I thought i was the only one Dave.. Coupled with Patty singing does it for me too..

    • @MiamiS1lvio
      @MiamiS1lvio Год назад +1

      Nails the Christmas Spirit in a most delightful way!

  • @Danniidude
    @Danniidude 8 лет назад +8

    Best Christmas song ever! I work in an American themed restaurant and this is on the playlist every year. We all love it!

  • @JaredKinz
    @JaredKinz 4 года назад +8

    Christmas In July 🎄

  • @ricksvintageguitars
    @ricksvintageguitars 2 года назад +4

    The Best Single and Best Christmas song ever, Great Story, and Great Bass line !!

  • @gamegeekx
    @gamegeekx 3 года назад +6

    I was looking for this song! Thank you Cobra Kai!

  • @Silverfish1980
    @Silverfish1980 6 лет назад +8

    Love this song, I was barely a year old when it was released in '81, but grew up listening to it every Christmas. Even my kids think it's good.

  • @nopeimnotsorry9472
    @nopeimnotsorry9472 3 года назад +2

    All of us who knew the Waitresses sang this song during Christmas all knew Oh, Mickey! We had a house phone, knew all our friends number by heart, watched MTV and lived it up in the 80s. Thanks doe this!

  • @dondinokes-wilson4311
    @dondinokes-wilson4311 4 года назад +8

    This Christmas song from the waitresses is a classic

  • @adamj6645
    @adamj6645 7 лет назад +21

    This is still my favourite xmas song.

  • @earthwatcher2012
    @earthwatcher2012 7 лет назад +77

    glad she saw that guy at the store...was afraid it was going to be a sad ending

    • @bitchkirby6598
      @bitchkirby6598 5 лет назад +4

      lol

    • @robertmiller7721
      @robertmiller7721 4 года назад +10

      I know I am always worried too. Glad she forgot cranberries. Who knows what might have happened.

  • @rosinadennis3026
    @rosinadennis3026 4 года назад +19

    I love this song, starts out my Christmas in fine fashion!

  • @jimfromMaine
    @jimfromMaine Год назад +11

    Hands down the best Christmas song ever and it gets virtually no radio play. These radio stations just don't know what the hell they're doing

    • @hydrofrolicwildflower3393
      @hydrofrolicwildflower3393 11 месяцев назад

      what are you on lmao radio stations still play this song 💀

    • @benc6252
      @benc6252 8 месяцев назад

      Because its considered by many to be the worst christmas song ever lol

  • @dontoliano969
    @dontoliano969 4 года назад +20

    Love Christmas Songs like this where there is actually a story line to it