Tom Waits als einzigen Weihnachtsliedersingerdürfer proklamiert zu haben, war voreilig. Das düstre "Making Christmas"-Cover von "Rise Against" kann mithalten.
Der Song stammt aus dem genialen Stop-Motion-Filmmusical "Nightmare before Christmas" von Tim Burton. Gruseln und mitsingen (Text):
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[CLOWN]
This time, this time
[GROUP]
Making Christmas
[CLOWN]
Making Christmas
[MAYOR]
Making Christmas, making Christmas
Is so fine
[GROUP]
It's ours this time
And won't the cildren be surprised
It's ours this time
[CORPSE CHILD]
Making Christmas
[MUMMY]
Making Christmas
[MUMMY & CORPSE CHILD]
Making Christmas
[WITCHES]
Time to give them something fun
[WITCHES & CREATURE LADY]
They'll talk about for years to come
[GROUP]
Let's have a cheer from everyone
It's time to party
[DUCK TOY]
Making Christmas, making Christmas
[VAMPIRES]
Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice
With spiders legs and pretty bows
[VAMPIRES & WINGED DEMON]
It's ours this time
[CORPSE FATHER]
All together, that and this
[CORPSE FATHER & WEREWOLF]
With all our tricks we're
[CORPSE FATHER, WEREWOLF & DEVIL]
Making Christmastime
[WEREWOLF]
Here comes jack
[JACK]
I don't believe what's happening to me
My hopes, my dreams, my fantasies
Hee, hee, hee, hee
[HARLEQUIN]
Won't they be impressed, I am a genius
See how I transform the old rat
Into a most delightful hat
[JACK]
Hmm, my compliments from me to you
On this your most intriguing hat
Consider though this substitute
A bat in place of this old rat
Huh! No, no, no, now that's all wrong
This thing will never make a present
It's been dead for much too long
Try something fresher, something pleasant
Try again, don't give up
[THREE MR. HYDES]
All together, that and this
With all our tricks we're making Christmastime
[GROUP]
This time, this time
Making Christmas, making Christmas
La, la, la
It's almost here
[GROUP & WEREWOLF]
And we can't wait
[GROUP & HARLEQUIN]
So ring the bells and celebrate
[GROUP]
'Cause when the full moon starts to climb
We'll all sing out
[JACK]
It's Christmastime
Hee, hee, hee