Twisted Christmas

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Twisted Christmas
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Studio album by
Released1988
Recorded1987
StudioLongview Farm studio, North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Genre Comedy rock
Christmas music
Label Critique/Atco/Atlantic
Bob Rivers chronology
Twisted Christmas
(1988)
I Am Santa Claus
(1993)

Twisted Christmas is a humorous Christmas album recorded by Bob Rivers and his Comedy Corp. It is the first in a line of Christmas-themed parody albums from Rivers, with later entries including I Am Santa Claus , More Twisted Christmas , Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire , and White Trash Christmas .

Contents

Track listing

  1. The Twelve Pains of Christmas (3:36)
    • Parody of "The Twelve Days of Christmas". Sung as a normal Christmas carol, with each verse comedically recited by a participant in a painful activity.
  2. The Chimney Song (2:06)
    • Original song, sung by a little girl. The song describes the ensuing months after Santa Claus gets stuck in someone's chimney.
  3. We Wish You Weren't Living With Us (0:44)
    • Parody of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". Sung as a normal Christmas carol. About relatives who overstay their visit, becoming a nuisance to the host.
  4. Wreck the Malls (2:02)
  5. A Visit from St. Nicholson (4:30)
  6. O Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads (1:23)
  7. I'm Dressin' Up Like Santa (When I Get Out on Parole) (3:06)
  8. The Restroom Door Said, "Gentlemen" (1:33)
    • Parody of "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen." Sung by an all-male a cappella chorus. The subject has apparently been subjected to a prank in which someone flipped the Men's and Ladies signs to the restroom.
  9. Foreigners (2:07)
  10. Joy to the World (1:22)
    • Hard rock instrumental version of traditional song.
  11. A Message from the King (2:18)

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