Changes: I Hate Christmas

Written by	Sam Pottle; David Axlerod
Date	1975
Publisher	Sesame Street Inc.

Revision as of 17:18, 8 June 2014

Sesame_Street_Oscar_Hates_Christmas — Sesame Street Oscar Hates Christmas

Oscar the Grouch sings "I Hate Christmas."

"I Hate Christmas" is sung by Oscar the Grouch to enumerate all the things about Christmas that upset him. The song appeared on the album Merry Christmas from Sesame Street, and was rerecorded a few years later for the special Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. In the latter, he is so annoyed about it that he exits his can and walks around the street wreaking havoc. He topples Bob's pile of Christmas presents, destroys a band player's glockenspiel, and changes Mr. Hooper's "Noel" sign to read "No."

It was later rewritten, with some of the original lyrics remaining, for Elmo's Christmas Countdown, where Stiller the Elf sings new verses about counting down to Christmas.

Releases

Audio

Merry Christmas from Sesame Street (1975)
Christmas on Sesame Street (1986)
A Sesame Street Christmas (1995)

Video

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)

Publications

A Sesame Street Christmas (1982)

Online

Sesamestreet.org Template:SSvideo
SesameStreet's YouTube Channel

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+{{song|image=Oscarhateschristmas.jpg|writer=[[Sam Pottle]]<br>[[David Axlerod]]|date=[[1975]]|publisher=Sesame Street Inc.}}
-"'''I Hate Christmas'''" is sung by [[Oscar the Grouch]] to enumerate all the things about Christmas that upset him.
+[[File:Sesame Street Oscar Hates Christmas|thumb|300px|right|Oscar the Grouch sings "I Hate Christmas."]]
+"'''I Hate Christmas'''" is sung by [[Oscar the Grouch]] to enumerate all the things about [[Christmas]] that upset him. The song appeared on the album ''[[Merry Christmas from Sesame Street]]'', and was rerecorded a few years later for the special ''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]''. In the latter, he is so annoyed about it that he exits his can and walks around the street wreaking havoc. He topples [[Bob]]'s pile of Christmas presents, destroys a band player's glockenspiel, and changes [[Mr. Hooper]]'s "Noel" sign to read "No."
-==Album Releases==
-*''[[A Sesame Street Christmas (album)|A Sesame Street Christmas]]''
-*''[[Merry Christmas from Sesame Street]]''
+It was later rewritten, with some of the original lyrics remaining, for ''[[Elmo's Christmas Countdown]]'', where [[Stiller the Elf]] sings new verses about counting down to Christmas.
-==Video Releases==
-*''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]''
+==Releases==
+;Audio
+*''[[Merry Christmas from Sesame Street]]'' (1975)
+*''[[Christmas on Sesame Street]]'' (1986)
+*''[[A Sesame Street Christmas (album)|A Sesame Street Christmas]]'' (1995)
+;Video
+*''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]'' (1978)
+;Publications
+*''[[A Sesame Street Christmas (book)|A Sesame Street Christmas]]'' (1982)
+;Online
+*[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|70ee4435-156b-11dd-bb51-597ab51d2e81}}
+*[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]]
+==See also==
+* [[Oscar the Grouch Songs]]
 [[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
-[[Category: Christmas Songs]]
+[[Category:Christmas Songs]]


Written by	Sam Pottle David Axlerod
Date	1975
Publisher	Sesame Street Inc.