If you subscribe to our weekly emails, you already know that I’m a big fan of puns and wordplay. In mid-December 2020, I suggested some alternative versions of well-known carols and Holiday songs. I also challenged our subscribers to come up with alternative lyrics to their favorites and added a small incentive in terms of a shopping credit.
Here were my suggestions:
“There’s no place BUT home for the holidays…”
“Silent Night, no one in sight…”
“I’ll be home for Christmas, where else would I go?”
“Jingle Bells, my mask smells, garlic rolls for lunch…”
“Joy to the world, the vaccine has come…”
Deck the halls with lots of Clorox, fa la la la la ... Sleigh bells rigged are you listening... Deb M.
And some of your rewrote entire songs!
You better watch out, there’s Covid in sight Quarantine they shout And I’m telling you why, Santa Claus ain’t coming to town He's making a drone He's packing it now Lysol for all And ICUs for the un-masked, Santa Claus ain’t coming to town He sees you when your shopping He knows when you've been bad He knows if you’ve spread COVID round So wear a mask for goodness sake Eilleen F.
Last Christmas , I gave you my vaccine
But the very next day you gave it away to the entire USA.
This year, to save me from tears,
You’re giving it to someone special.
Last Christmas, I gave you a new President
But the very next day people started to say who’ll get to play
This year, to save me from tears
We’ll give it to some one special - front line workers save the day!
Denise S,
But the winner based on my very unscientific preference was:
May 2020 be forgot and never brought to mind…
Also by Deb M.
Best wishes for a much improved 2021, everyone! Be safe, be well and care for others.
xoxo ~ chris