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Genre:
Spoken Word
Release Date: 11/23/1999
Run Time: 36:34
Truly tasteless, satirical, and over the top -- from the cover to the liner notes to the lyrics --
Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics collection features more of the usual rampant obnoxiousness associated with the TV show
South Park. Some of the
traditional tracks are entertaining, including guidance counselor
Mr. Mackey's cover of
"Carol of the Bells," Eric Cartman's impromptu version of
"O Holy Night," and especially
Chef's paternity dilemma in
"What the Hell Child Is This?" The highlight of the disc is probably
Kyle Broflofsky's hilarious
"The Lonely Jew on Christmas" ("I'm a Jew, a lonely Jew/I can't be merry, 'cause I'm Hebrew"), and the like-minded
"Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" is inspired and funny. At first glance, the most offensive track might be
"O Tannenbaum," sung by a sobbing
Hitler (who sounds more like
Apu from
The Simpsons), but
"Christmas Time in Hell," sung by a festive Satan, has mercilessly mocking lyrics that spare no one (including
JFK Jr.,
Princess Diana, and
Gene Siskel).
"The Most Offensive Song Ever" features
Kenny singing (and therefore muffling) the most shocking parts, but listeners will certainly get the point, and that's good enough for a
Christmas album of this ilk.
~Gina Boldman, All Music Guide
;)
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