Mittwoch, 24. Dezember 2008

Making Christmas

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):



Hier der Text:

[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