''Twisted Christmas'' is a humorous

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year ...

album recorded by

Bob Rivers Robert Rivers (born July 7, 1956 in Branford, Connecticut) is a retired American rock and roll radio on-air personality in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a prolific producer and songwriter of parody songs, most famous for his Christmas song ...

and his Comedy Corp. It is the first in a line of Christmas-themed parody albums from Rivers, with later entries including '' I Am Santa Claus'', '' More Twisted Christmas'', '' Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire'', and ''

White Trash Christmas ''White Trash Christmas'' is the fifth and final Christmas album by Bob Rivers, released in 2002. Track listing # Aquaclaus - 2:47 #:Straight parody of " Aqualung" as performed by Jethro Tull, describing the less savory aspects of being a depar ...

''.

Track listing

# The Twelve Pains of Christmas (3:36) #* Parody of "

The Twelve Days of Christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as Twelvetide, is a festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity of Jesus. In some Western ecclesiastical traditions, "Christmas Day" is considered the "First Day of Christmas" and the Twelve Days a ...

". Sung as a normal Christmas carol, with each verse comedically recited by a participant in a painful activity. # The Chimney Song (2:06) #* Original song, sung by a little girl. The song describes the ensuing months after Santa Claus gets stuck in someone's chimney. # We Wish You Weren't Living With Us (0:44) #* Parody of "

We Wish You a Merry Christmas "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is an English Christmas carol, listed as numbers 230 and 9681 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The famous version of the carol is from the English West Country The West Country (occasionally Westcountry) is ...

". Sung as a normal Christmas carol. About relatives who overstay their visit, becoming a nuisance to the host. # Wreck the Malls (2:02) #* Parody of "

Deck the Halls "Deck the Hall” is a traditional Christmas carol. The melody is Welsh, dating back to the sixteenth century, and belongs to a winter carol, "Nos Galan", while the English lyrics, written by the Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant, date to 1862. ...

" performed as

glam rock Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diver ...

. The song is about excessive Christmas shopping. # A Visit from St. Nicholson (4:30) #* Parody of "

A Visit from St. Nicholas ''A Visit from St. Nicholas'', more commonly known as ''The Night Before Christmas'' and ''Twas the Night Before Christmas'' from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title ''Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas'' i ...

" by Clement Clark Moore, with

impersonating actor

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(satirizing his frequent appearances at Los Angeles Lakers games and his movie roles portraying disturbed maniacs) appearing instead of St. Nicholas. Spoken-word piece with no music. # O Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads (1:23) #* Parody of "

O Come All Ye Faithful "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (originally written in Latin as "") is a Christmas carol that has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), John Reading (composer and organist), John Reading (1645–1692), John IV ...

" describing the

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phenomenon. Sung as a normal Christmas carol. # I'm Dressin' Up Like Santa (When I Get Out on Parole) (3:06) #* Loose parody of "

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. The song was originally titled "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas". The song has been recorded by many artists, but was a hit for Perry Co ...

," performed in the

western swing Western swing music is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands. It is dance music, often with an up-tempo beat, which attracted huge crowds to dance ...

genre, by a criminal thief whose 15-year prison sentence is ending immediately before Christmas and he makes his plans for the holiday. # The Restroom Door Said, "Gentlemen" (1:33) #* Parody of "

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" is an English traditional Christmas carol. It is in the Roxburghe Collection (iii. 452), and is listed as no. 394 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It is also known as "Tidings of Comfort and Joy", and by other varia ...

." Sung by an all-male a cappella chorus. The subject has apparently been subjected to a prank in which someone flipped the Men's and Ladies signs to the restroom. # Foreigners (2:07) #* Parody of "

Angels We Have Heard on High "Angels We Have Heard on High" is a Christmas carol to the hymn tune "Gloria" from a traditional French song of unknown origin called "", with paraphrased English lyrics by James Chadwick. The song's subject is the birth of Jesus Christ as narr ...

" in which

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

, Mexican and

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

immigrants describe their experiences in the

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. #

Joy to the World "Joy to the World" is an English Christmas carol. The carol was written in 1719 by the English minister and hymnwriter Isaac Watts, and its lyrics are an interpretation of Psalm 98 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Today, the carol is usua ...

(1:22) #* Hard rock instrumental version of traditional song. # A Message from the King (2:18) #* Spoken word piece by a gluttonous

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, purporting to be speaking from "

Rock and Roll Heaven "Rock and Roll Heaven" is a song written by Alan O'Day and Johnny Stevenson, popularized by The Righteous Brothers. It is a paean to several deceased singers such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding, and has been rewritten a number of ...

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