2016 Record Store Day Black Friday release - The undeniably "classic" Christmas album comes to vinyl--brown, scented vinyl--limited to 3000 copies.
Truly tasteless, satirical, and over the top -- from the cover to the liner notes to the lyrics -- Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics collection features more of the usual rampant obnoxiousness associated with the TV show South Park. Some of the traditional tracks are entertaining, including guidance counselor Mr. Mackey's cover of "Carol of the Bells," Eric Cartman's impromptu version of "O Holy Night," and especially Chef's paternity dilemma in "What the Hell Child Is This?" The highlight of the disc is probably Kyle Broflofsky's hilarious "The Lonely Jew on Christmas" ("I'm a Jew, a lonely Jew/I can't be merry, 'cause I'm Hebrew"), and the like-minded "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" is inspired and funny. At first glance, the most offensive track might be "O Tannenbaum," sung by a sobbing Hitler (who sounds more like Apu from The Simpsons), but "Christmas Time in Hell," sung by a festive Satan, has mercilessly mocking lyrics that spare no one (including JFK Jr., Princess Diana, and Gene Siskel). "The Most Offensive Song Ever" features Kenny singing (and therefore muffling) the most shocking parts, but listeners will certainly get the point, and that's good enough for a Christmas album of this ilk.
A1 | –Cowboy Timmy | Mr. Hanky The Christmas Poo | 2:16 |
A2 | –Mr. Garrison | Merry Fucking Christmas | 2:04 |
A3 | –Eric Cartman | O Holy Night | 1:58 |
A4 | –Juan Schwartz & The South Park Children's Choir | Dead Dead Dead | 2:14 |
A5 | –Mr. Mackey | Carol Of The Bells | 0:58 |
A6 | –Kyle Broflovski | The Lonely Jew On Christmas | 2:47 |
A7 | –Shelley Marsh | I Saw Three Ships | 1:03 |
A8 | –Stan Marsh & Wendy Testaburger | It Happened In Sun Valley | 2:22 |
A9 | –Adolf Hitler (2) | O Tannenbaum | 1:12 |
A10 | –Satan The Dark Prince | Christmas Time In Hell | 2:15 |
B1 | –Chef (4) | What The Hell Child Is This? | 4:28 |
B2 | –Mr. Hankey Poo | Santa Claus Is On His Way | 0:29 |
B3 | –Eric Cartman | Swiss Colony Beef Log | 2:16 |
B4 | –The South Park Children's Choir | Hark The Herald Angels Sing | 0:41 |
B5 | –The Broflovskis & Eric Cartman & Stan Marsh | Driedel, Driedel | 3:21 |
B6 | –Kenny McCormick & Mr. Hankey Poo | The Most Offensive Song Ever | 3:00 |
B7 | –Mr. Ose | We Three Kings | 0:52 |
B8 | –Mr. Hankey Poo, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski And Eric Cartman | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | 2:30 |