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Taking Back Sunday- 12 Days of Christmas
Take a peek into the demented minds of Fred and Adam, two members of Taking Back Sunday, as they call out the senselessness of bird-gifting. This video is brilliantly animated and features giant blue elves, an ugly holiday sweater, and Donnie Bonaduce.
"The 12 Days of Christmas" is one of those songs that became a classic not because it has any music merit, but because it's obnoxiously long and easy to spoof. Taking Back Sunday’s unique rendition of the holiday carol is perfect example of how outrageous holiday songs can become.
In all my years of hearing "The 12 Days...", I never realized that the original Christmas carol was so dead set on giving poultry as gifts. Partridges, turtledoves, French hens -- who would ever give a bird to someone, really? A bird is by far the most obnoxious pet imaginable; it's painful to see the feathered little guy perched in the living room as a centerpiece, alone, in a cage.
Moral of this holiday story? No one want wants geese-a-laying for Christamas. Except maybe Danny Bonaduce.
