Bob Rivers' christmas carol parody "The 12 pains of Christmas". This is a crude music video created way back in 2008 using the multiplayer game RuneScape. Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!
I think most people can agree the Lights Guy is the best part. However, the 11th day of the in-laws lady was subtly hilarious: "she's a witch. I hate her." What's great about her whole part is that she sounds believably stressed, almost to the point of tears. Whereas the Lights Guy is getting more and more pissed off, she progresses toward a mental breakdown.
rigging up the lights is the best part bc i like most people have personally went through every one of the struggles that he explains throughout the song. Christmas light are great when they are done but they come with many struggles and a long learning curve
Because it just isn't Christmas until you listen to this demented delight. The "rigging up the lights" guy is totally my dad. He said all those things (and worse) every year when putting up the lights.
Definitely. I can relate to a couple of this guy's challenges. Fortunately, I enjoyed putting up the lights so when some of these challenges came up, while I may have cursed a bit and grumbled a lot, I still enjoyed the work and got the job done.
"Rigging up the lights.." "I'M TRYING TO RIG UP THESE LIGHTS!" "WHAT!? WE HAVE NO EXTENSION CORDS!?" "NOW WHY THE HELL ARE THEY BLINKING!?!?!?" "ONE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEY ALL GO OUT!" "GET A FLASHLIGHT I BLEW A FUSE!" "FINE, YOU'RE SO SMART, YOU RIG UP THE LIGHTS!" Yeah, um. Yeah.
It just isn't Christmas until you've heard this song. Love it. Papa was just like the guy with the lights. He deserved that beer after getting them all done. :)
The lights..."What we have no extension cords!" Reminds me of my mother at Christmas growing up, she would have a mini nervous breakdown just because of those lights. lol
my verse of the 12 days of Christmas On the month of Christmas my teacher gave to me 12 finale exams 11 panic attacks 10 thoughts of dieing 9 all nighters 8 hours of crying 7 thoughts of dieing 6 hours of swearing 5 starbucks runs 4 ueseless study guides 3 million roses 2.0 gpa and a mouth of anxiety!!!!
Thanks so much for posting. I remembered this song playing on the radio when I was about 14 and have always remembered the "Batteries not included" line!
What? We have no extension cords? LOL! My dad was an electronic engineer and could never find any extension cords in the house even though he brought home "millions of them" from work.
I just want to say thank you. This was the first UA-cam video I ever saw ten years ago. This video has brought me so much joy over the years and us actually the reason I started watching UA-cam.
It's funny how much I laughed at this. Just goes to show how simple little reactions with animated characters can be funny if done properly and with the right lyrics added in to a funny song. Great job, Dave!
It’s as old as me and I was born in 85 cause I took the rigging up the lights responsibility from my grandfather and we listened to this before I stated school lol
The best song ever, i just love this song makes me laugh especially the one about the lights, that me for sure. Merry Christmas everyone.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought of a parody for this song: The Twelve Pains of College. 1. Getting my homework done. 2. Studying for tests. 3. Homesickness. 4. Paying student loans. 5. High tuitions. 6. Facing my roommates. 7. No ink in printer. 8. Deciding on college classes. 9. Writing long essays. 10. No internet connection. 11. Expensive textbooks. 12. Messy dorm room.
The father putting up the lights....so totally my dad!! My mom would just take us out until the lights were put up because his language was criminal!!! One year we almost didn't get lights... Ahhhh...those were the days!! LOL
Love the part with the lights. As for them blinking, from experience, blinking is far better than flickering! Found out one year after rigging up the lights that the lighting fixture I tapped into for the power had the insulating sleeve around its socket was faulty and started shorting out. Glad that was discovered and repaired before we had a fire.
This song would be more interesting if they added more frustrating remarks to the first verse on having a real Christmas tree in your house - the sap, raising it back up when it falls over in the middle of the night, disposing it on New Years, pricking yourself on sharp needles, and I also knew someone who had bugs in his house for days from the tree they brought home.
A kid at my school sang this in front of the whole upper school for a performing tradition we have every year before Christmas break and he totally stole the show
It's so weird this song plays on the radio up north all the time during Christmas. We moved to Florida, Central Florida on the coast and nobody has ever heard this song. It's f****** weird.
Love this! So many funny lines. You should, however, make one correction to the lyrics shown in your video. In the eighth thing about Christmas you transcribe the words being spoken at about 1:57 as "Eh, could you give me a beer, huh?" This is not what's being said in the song. This voice clearly is a reference to the iconic character Archie Bunker from the classic 70s sitcom "All in the Family." In a New York accent Archie always asked his wife, Edith, to get him a beer. Hence, what actually is said in the song is "Uh, Edith get me a beer, huh?" Just thought I'd be annoying and let you know. But the rest of it is very, very funny.
Just gotta love how the guy hanging up the lights gets angrier each time. Lol.
I love that, tooo
My favorite parts of the song! LOL
Its so hilarious
When i was little i always died when he said now why the fuck are they blinking? And then 1 goes out they all go out
What do you mean there's no extension cords LOL
I think most people can agree the Lights Guy is the best part. However, the 11th day of the in-laws lady was subtly hilarious: "she's a witch. I hate her." What's great about her whole part is that she sounds believably stressed, almost to the point of tears. Whereas the Lights Guy is getting more and more pissed off, she progresses toward a mental breakdown.
I had a few years w an ex mil and yeah, that anxiety was real
Nailed it
rigging up the lights is the best part bc i like most people have personally went through every one of the struggles that he explains throughout the song. Christmas light are great when they are done but they come with many struggles and a long learning curve
Because it just isn't Christmas until you listen to this demented delight. The "rigging up the lights" guy is totally my dad. He said all those things (and worse) every year when putting up the lights.
I'm willing to bet all of our dads had a few choice phrases for those friggin' lights!
same here..and boy was it funny
😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love that lights guy, he's so funny
Definitely. I can relate to a couple of this guy's challenges. Fortunately, I enjoyed putting up the lights so when some of these challenges came up, while I may have cursed a bit and grumbled a lot, I still enjoyed the work and got the job done.
@@TAKR287 Definitely. 😅
Probably the best Christmas song of all time. I remember having this cassette tape in HS and loving this. Now I actually live this life lol
"Rigging up the lights.."
"I'M TRYING TO RIG UP THESE LIGHTS!"
"WHAT!? WE HAVE NO EXTENSION CORDS!?"
"NOW WHY THE HELL ARE THEY BLINKING!?!?!?"
"ONE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEY ALL GO OUT!"
"GET A FLASHLIGHT I BLEW A FUSE!"
"FINE, YOU'RE SO SMART, YOU RIG UP THE LIGHTS!"
Yeah, um. Yeah.
+Lord Kenpachi yep lol that's my family during chrstmas and sorry for spelling
Same here and no problem xD
+Lord Kenpachi The only reason I tried to find this song for 5 years
+TheYumChannel Same here XD
at least I know how to rig up lights without pain. I I live in a resort
i love that hangover guy gets progressively more drunk
and lights guys gets progressively more pissed off
Lol, me too! 😂
ONE LIGHT GOES OUT, THEY ALL GO OUT!!!
It just isn't Christmas until you've heard this song. Love it. Papa was just like the guy with the lights. He deserved that beer after getting them all done. :)
Damn pre lit trees are the worse now
Half my tree lights went out Christmas 2019. Aaargh!! 😡😩 Lol
The lights..."What we have no extension cords!" Reminds me of my mother at Christmas growing up, she would have a mini nervous breakdown just because of those lights. lol
yeah my mom got so mad at the Christmas tree lights that she cut the lights off the tree b/c she could not find the end of the lights.
It's that time of the year again..I'm back to listen to this song like I do every year Merry Christmas everyone!
It’s been years, and I still can’t get into the holidays spirit until I watch this video. Thank you for being a part of my family’s traditions. :)
Same!
my verse of the 12 days of Christmas
On the month of Christmas my teacher gave to me
12 finale exams
11 panic attacks
10 thoughts of dieing
9 all nighters
8 hours of crying
7 thoughts of dieing
6 hours of swearing
5 starbucks runs
4 ueseless study guides
3 million roses
2.0 gpa
and a mouth of anxiety!!!!
You used thoughts of dying twice.....
I love every word of this
Are you okay? You used thoughts of dying twice.
@@Jaymac720 he did it on purpose
I have heard this somewhere
14 years later and I’m still listening to this
Who is listening in 2019. Love this song. Great memories and more to be made. Happy holidays to all...
2020
Thanks so much for posting. I remembered this song playing on the radio when I was about 14 and have always remembered the "Batteries not included" line!
10 years later and it’s still so brilliant
December 2019 and it's still my favorite Christmas song 😂😂
This song just gets funnier every year!
December 2019... 😂
December 2020 🤣
December 2021 still funny as fuck!
its tradition for me to watch this and it.never gets old
Rigging up the lights is so my father... he went all out like Clark Griswold every single year. Insanity. lol
He's EVERYONE'S father. Or stepfather. Or crazy Uncle. Or any male relative really.
You got that right - "You're so smart, YOU do it!!" I swear that's a direct quote from my dad!
mt fav part is NOW WHY THE HELL ARE THEY BLINKING
SHUT UP YOU FINE YOURE SO SMART YOU RIG UP THESE LIGHTS
Those were always the phrases my dad used!
Juliet Bravo Awesome
What? We have no extension cords? LOL! My dad was an electronic engineer and could never find any extension cords in the house even though he brought home "millions of them" from work.
*ONE LIGHT GOES OUT THEY ALL GO OUT!*
FINE! YOU'RE SO SMART! YOU RIG UP THE LIGHTS!!!! >:(
Listened to this song a lot when I was younger and I've only now been able to find it again
Come back every year to watch this.
This never gets old, so funny 😂😂
I come back to this religiously, every single year. It's basically a tradition for me lmao.
Me too!
Best ever hilariously funny Christmas song! I love it! Always makes me laugh and smile!! ❤🎄☃️🎅
After 2 weeks of looking, I finally found this masterpiece again. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, y'all :)
Even here in 2020, my best friend and I will ALWAYS have this! I see you here! I love and miss you so much, Alex! 🖤🖤🖤
HAAANngovas!
CHAAARity.
Proud to say im the rigging up the lights guy
+Jonathan Dimmick Fine! You're so smart, you rig up the lights! LOL!
😂😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️
Get a flashlight! I BLEW A FUSE!
I just want to say thank you. This was the first UA-cam video I ever saw ten years ago. This video has brought me so much joy over the years and us actually the reason I started watching UA-cam.
The lights dude is the best!
He sounds like Jason alexander. The guy who played George constanza on the sitcom Seinfeld
@@josephrowley9701 that's what I was thinking
@@josephrowley9701 and buddy from deck the halls
It's funny how much I laughed at this. Just goes to show how simple little reactions with animated characters can be funny if done properly and with the right lyrics added in to a funny song. Great job, Dave!
I've been watching this every christmas since 09... and i watched it the day it came out (:
This song is so great. I wish they would play it on radio stations that play holiday music every November and December. 🙂
Personal 3 favorites:
The light guy
The person writing Christmas cards
Hang ovvvvvvveeeerrrrss
FACTSSS
I come here every Christmas 👐🏽
I have loved the game many years but only now just found this . I hope it stays up for decades to come . I think I could watch it forever .
I listen to this song every year, and I love it.
Bruh! This was so well done! Happy Honalidoinks!
The greatest Christmas song ever.
So true it's a shame my local radio station doesnt play it
Watching this video is my Christmas tradition
I love this. Truthfully hilarious! Thanks, and Merry Christmas!!!
Wow. This song is 10 years old...And it just keeps getting better!
This song is over 30 years old, but is perennial. The vid is over ten and gets funnier everytime I see it.
@@bookwormaddict3933 I have a copy of this on a cassette I recorded off of the radio in the late 80s.
😮😮😮10 yrs old????? I think I heard it for the first time, maybe 5 or 6 yrs ago, lol. I didn't know it was that old 🧓
It’s as old as me and I was born in 85 cause I took the rigging up the lights responsibility from my grandfather and we listened to this before I stated school lol
You obviously haven't searched up this song
The best song ever, i just love this song makes me laugh especially the one about the lights, that me for sure. Merry Christmas everyone.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who's watching in 2019? (My all time favorite Christmas song)
While wrapping c9 fuses in tin foil lmao
2020
Love how every time the guy finds a Christmas tree:
WHOOPS! CONNECTION LOST. PLEASE WAIT - ATTEMPTING TO REESTABLISH 😂😂😂😂
Yet again I return to this video every year😂! Happy Holidays!
I thought of a parody for this song: The Twelve Pains of College.
1. Getting my homework done.
2. Studying for tests.
3. Homesickness.
4. Paying student loans.
5. High tuitions.
6. Facing my roommates.
7. No ink in printer.
8. Deciding on college classes.
9. Writing long essays.
10. No internet connection.
11. Expensive textbooks.
12. Messy dorm room.
It's December and here I am again!
Finally found this love it hangovers
The father putting up the lights....so totally my dad!! My mom would just take us out until the lights were put up because his language was criminal!!! One year we almost didn't get lights... Ahhhh...those were the days!! LOL
This game is SO PERFECT for the song!
“Oh I don’t even know half these people!” 😂😂😂😂😂
i started the day after thanksgiving decorated 4 houses (mom,sis,gran and lastly mine) and i am still freakin behind this was totally awesome hahaa
I never realized how many other people loved the rigging up the lights guy. My second favorite is 5 months of bills.
Love the part with the lights. As for them blinking, from experience, blinking is far better than flickering!
Found out one year after rigging up the lights that the lighting fixture I tapped into for the power had the insulating sleeve around its socket was faulty and started shorting out. Glad that was discovered and repaired before we had a fire.
This song would be more interesting if they added more frustrating remarks to the first verse on having a real Christmas tree in your house - the sap, raising it back up when it falls over in the middle of the night, disposing it on New Years, pricking yourself on sharp needles, and I also knew someone who had bugs in his house for days from the tree they brought home.
I love how the lights guy slowly loses his mind more and more as the song continues 😂
This is my FAVORITE Christmas song!!!! Because it is so true. Can't wait until Christmas is over already!
A kid at my school sang this in front of the whole upper school for a performing tradition we have every year before Christmas break and he totally stole the show
That's awesome this is my favorite Christmas song!
I almost caused a pile-up on the highway the first time I heard this song on the radio.
First time I heard this was on a bus on my Walkman - all I could do not to look too nuts crying laughing is point at my earphones.
😂😂😂😂 I know I was cracking up the first time I heard it, I fell in love right away, now I look forward to this song on the radio EVERY YEAR !!!!
Look forward to listening to this song every year. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everybody!!
Just discovering this for the first time 11 years later. This is great!!!
best way to cheer up during corona
My friend told me to watch this... so glad I did
Christmas in Boston Mass. Priceless.
My dad and I always JAM out to this song
When i first heard this on the radio, i literally had to pull over so i could laugh at this😂😂
I watch this every year
Remember this from when i was abt 8?? 98Rock in Baltimore. Used to play it..every year.
My son loves this version. Wonder if it can hit 1.3 million hits by this Christmas.
i watch this video every year on christmas. hope everyone had a great day!!
This helped boost my already boosted Christmas spirit :).
What started out as one of my favorite videos as a kid is now my lifestyle as an adult
At this point it's a tradition to watch this video
It's so weird this song plays on the radio up north all the time during Christmas. We moved to Florida, Central Florida on the coast and nobody has ever heard this song. It's f****** weird.
Best Christmas song ever
Heard this song at work and kept cracking up had to listen to it again
I actually love this lmao😂. For some reason this Christmas carol gets me into the Christmas spirit 🎄❤️
The "Rigging up the light!" guy is so me ;_;
FINE! YOU'RE SO SMART, YOU RIG UP THE LIGHTS!
My favorite is the hangover guy! “Shut up, you!” 🤣
My school bus driver played this on the radio around Christmas
This goes back to the 90's or sooner actually. How prophetic it to be New Yorkers creating this merry Melody! Ha!
it's something fun to see some of these pains are in common for a japanese to prepare for new year day.
5 years ago this was made...... where has the time gone?
Love this! So many funny lines. You should, however, make one correction to the lyrics shown in your video. In the eighth thing about Christmas you transcribe the words being spoken at about 1:57 as "Eh, could you give me a beer, huh?" This is not what's being said in the song. This voice clearly is a reference to the iconic character Archie Bunker from the classic 70s sitcom "All in the Family." In a New York accent Archie always asked his wife, Edith, to get him a beer. Hence, what actually is said in the song is "Uh, Edith get me a beer, huh?" Just thought I'd be annoying and let you know. But the rest of it is very, very funny.
" Now why the hell are they BLINKING?!!!" is my favorite part of this.
But ain't that the truth, the lights never work right!!! lolol
I heard this one the radio and I always laughed when it said hangovers
I remember being in this, good times on runescape.
Osrs 2024 and still going strong for 20 years, gotta listen to this every Christmas
"Oh I don't even know half these people..." LOL.
Yea ever since I grew up, Xmas sucks for me... nothing but drama, hard work, stress...
The lights guy had me dying!😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The whole song is hilarious, but he's the favorite LOL
Plotwist:it's actually buddy from deck the halls
LOVE THIS TUNE! VERY fitting.
Boy can we relate you agree with me you've been down this ROAD BEFORE give me a hoot y'all have a great day Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS SONG !!!!! My fav is 5 mos of bills and the lights when he gets mad !!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
There is so much work behind it, and so much details. Good job , runescape players :)
Its that time of year again everyone
I'm here again to listen to it like I do every year
NOW WHY THE HELL ARE THEY BLINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol XD best part
Lol normally don't laugh easily but now I'm literally blowing my head off
I just wanted to hear the song but the video was pretty funny too! Thanks!