"The Ten Christmas Songs of Steve Pulaski"
Song #1: Denis Leary - "Merry Fuckin' Christmas" (2004)
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
"All the kids go to bed each night to dream what Santa brings 'em; unless they're Jewish, or Muslim, or some other jip religion."
We end "The Ten Christmas Songs of Steve Pulaski" with the blog series' most cynical endeavor, which just so happens to be my all time favorite Christmas song: "Merry Fuckin' Christmas" by Denis Leary. The title is so blunt and straight-forward that just seeing it begs you to listen to it, and when one makes the wise decision, they are greeted with a hardened, brutally-honest reiteration of Christmas conventions, everything from the weather being "so cold you could catch your death" and the onslaught of "crappy Toys flying off the shelves."
Leary, who saw his song "Asshole" appear on "The One-Hundred Songs of Steve Pulaski" blog series this past summer, is zealous in his critiques and observations of the holiday season, providing for some of the funniest lyricism this side of Christmas carols. He's vulgar and unapologetically honest with his lyrics, and being older and less interested in Christmas (now that I have a job, I usually wind up working the entire week), this song is perfect to listen to on the drive to work on Christmas Eve (I'll probably have it turned up all the way when I'm going to work today).
"Merry Fuckin' Christmas" is miserable, but its observations have an honesty to them, critiquing the materialism of Christmas and the hilarious depictions of a Santa with bourbon breath or midgets donning their elf apparel. With Leary's great lyricism and the song having an addicting beat, I'm proud to call this my favorite Christmas song; it's also best served with a viewing of Bad Santa to complete one's cynical Christmas.
Give "Merry Fuckin' Christmas" a listen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z44ZPjYpcv4
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