Mr. Hankey takes the show's reigns tonight as he shares a plethora of festive songs as only the characters of South Park can bring. First up, S.D. Kluger from Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, sings the ballad of Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo! For some reason on the album that spawned this episode, it lists the song's performer as "Cowboy Timmy". Weird. I guess that was the generic character Trey was performing before he decided to spoof Santa Claus is Comin'. Anyway, after that, it's time for the Dreidel song. You know, "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel." Kyle tries to teach Ike how to spin the Dreidel and about its significance. Cartman refuses to join in, because he thinks Dreidels are gay, and Stan is unable to get it to spin. Sheila comes in to sing about the little wooden top, and Gerald sings about Courtney Cox. The whole clusterf**k of a song climaxes and then we descend into Hell where Adolf Hitler pines for a Christmas tree. Satan then tries to bring the spirit of Christmas down to Hell. Joining in the festivities are Gene Siskel, Princess Diana, Jeffrey Dahmer, Michael Landon, and more, as they celebrate Christmastime in Hell!
Mr. Mackey performs Carol of the Bells, while dressed as a bell, then Cartman sings a lovely rendition of O Holy Night. You may recall the last time he performed this song, during Season 1, and each time he messed up, and even when he didn't, the boys shocked him with a cattle prod. Needless to say, Cartman's singing has improved over the past two years. Now, it's Mr. Garrison's turn. He wishes all the people of the world and their denominations a Merry F**king Christmas. Shelley Marsh tries to sing I Saw Three Ships, but Stan and Kyle keep mocking her, which leads to them getting a piano broken over their heads. Next, Jesus and Santa perform a medley of Christmas favorites, but ol' St. Nick becomes jaded due to the lack of Santa songs. Finally, the whole cast gathers for Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, including a tribute to Mary Kay Bergman, who blew her brains out for no reason in early 1999. She voiced all the female adults on the show, and is sorely missed. And so, after Kenny is killed by a falling chandelier, Mr. Hankey is flushed back down the toilet until next Christmas.
Even though this episode is fairly enjoyable, I actually liked the album itself much better. Mainly because it was uncensored, and Mr. Garrison's song loses some meaning with all those bleeps. Also, there's a running gag in the episode where a news reporter says "fighting the frizzies, at 11." As everybody knows, this was a shout-out to the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, and the less you know about that thing, the better. My favorite songs have to be Mr. Garrison's, Christmas Time in Hell, It Happened in Sun Valley (album), O Holy Night and Mr. Hankey's Anthem. I definitely recommend the album, and this episode is pretty good too. Matt and Trey are very gifted song writers, as evidenced here and in the movie. You know, I think this episode should have been an hour long, because there were other songs they should have included, like the one by Kenny and Mr. Hankey, which includes fellatio and Mary still remaining a virgin in spite of it, and the Sun Valley duet with Stan and Wendy. So anyway, check'em all out this holiday season, dudes!
Mr. Mackey performs Carol of the Bells, while dressed as a bell, then Cartman sings a lovely rendition of O Holy Night. You may recall the last time he performed this song, during Season 1, and each time he messed up, and even when he didn't, the boys shocked him with a cattle prod. Needless to say, Cartman's singing has improved over the past two years. Now, it's Mr. Garrison's turn. He wishes all the people of the world and their denominations a Merry F**king Christmas. Shelley Marsh tries to sing I Saw Three Ships, but Stan and Kyle keep mocking her, which leads to them getting a piano broken over their heads. Next, Jesus and Santa perform a medley of Christmas favorites, but ol' St. Nick becomes jaded due to the lack of Santa songs. Finally, the whole cast gathers for Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, including a tribute to Mary Kay Bergman, who blew her brains out for no reason in early 1999. She voiced all the female adults on the show, and is sorely missed. And so, after Kenny is killed by a falling chandelier, Mr. Hankey is flushed back down the toilet until next Christmas.
Even though this episode is fairly enjoyable, I actually liked the album itself much better. Mainly because it was uncensored, and Mr. Garrison's song loses some meaning with all those bleeps. Also, there's a running gag in the episode where a news reporter says "fighting the frizzies, at 11." As everybody knows, this was a shout-out to the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, and the less you know about that thing, the better. My favorite songs have to be Mr. Garrison's, Christmas Time in Hell, It Happened in Sun Valley (album), O Holy Night and Mr. Hankey's Anthem. I definitely recommend the album, and this episode is pretty good too. Matt and Trey are very gifted song writers, as evidenced here and in the movie. You know, I think this episode should have been an hour long, because there were other songs they should have included, like the one by Kenny and Mr. Hankey, which includes fellatio and Mary still remaining a virgin in spite of it, and the Sun Valley duet with Stan and Wendy. So anyway, check'em all out this holiday season, dudes!
