669. All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth (Donald Gardner)

[hotstuff66427]

When I lost my two front teeth when I was little I would sing this all day long

[raymondcrooke]

@hotstuff66427 I still do!

[rizamaqbool]

so sweet.. man you are awesome.. keep it up..

[raymondcrooke]

@rizamaqbool Thanks for subscribing.

[emu314159]

when i was a kid, and other kids would sing this, i would be like, WTF, what a lame song. course, almost ALL kids songs are lame , so while puzzled (and of course annoyed), i didnt think much of it

flash forward to now, and some jackwagon has put Xmas songs of the 40s sung by child impersonators on the muzak, and I hear the original for the first time. I really really want to clean my ears out with a shotgun after hearing it WORST SONG of ALL TIME. Thankfully, everyone responsible is DEAD

[raymondcrooke]

@emu314159 I understand how you feel!

[zinpro12]

lmao

[willgonow]

this is great!!

[raymondcrooke]

Thank you.

[zinpro12]

keep them comeing lmao

[raymondcrooke]

Those teeth are never coming back!

[TheHenrylaycock]

this is Mr Berlusconi's xmas song

[raymondcrooke]

lol

[Stonie60]

I love you Ray - and You really told it. Hope you succeed at the end. Hopefully before xmas. I am due to the 15th, but They do not repare before after new year. But the process is started

x

Have a nice xmas man

Stay strong - and may GOD bless you

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks you and Merry Christmas.

[kanudawg]

Actually, my grandfather, Donald Y Gardner, wrote this song: it will not let me paste in a weblink, but if you go to Wikipedia and type in "All I want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" it will take you to the page, and from there is a great link to his story & obituary in the LA Times.

Brilliant version Raymond! I will try to show this to my grandmother, Don's wife- she's still going strong at 94 and she would love it!

[raymondcrooke]

Well, the internet is certainly a mine of misinformation. The story appears to be accurate, except that Don's name somehow got changed to "Kraig Hohf"! I've changed the information box accordingly. Thanks a lot for alerting me to this error.

(By the way, when I want to put a weblink here, what I do is just change the dots to the word DOT.)

[Witzkatz]

Really, your granddad? Oh, that's so COOL! Love it!

[MissPickletoes]

OMG..too funny Raymond! You did a bang up version of this ditty!!

KUDOS!!

[Colognefgfg]

what a funny little song!Well done

[raymondcrooke]

Just think, if I didn't have two missing teeth I wouldn't be able to do this song!

[derekeverett]

lol shame on youtube for not featuring this !!

[raymondcrooke]

I think there are hundreds of videos of this song on YouTube. I hesitated before putting it up at all. Thanks for your comment.

[albertaviking]

Hate to tell you this Raymond...But it looks like you have more like four teeth missing!..>ERIK

[raymondcrooke]

Maybe I have big teeth. Actually I lost my two front teeth a long time ago when I was twelve and a schoolmate put his foot out and tripped me down a flight of steps. Since then I've had dentures of those two teeth. So this song really is quite meaningful for me. :-)

[JBurdoo]

I love it! Especially the un-toothy effect, nice touch.

Re: writing songs in 30 minutes, there are so many cliches in folksong it's not really difficult. I'm sure someone with average knowledge of Xmas carols could knock one out quickly. It has to mention the Christ child, Santa Claus, an obscure saint, an obscure folk custom like killing wrens, an admonition to the listener... My own song is The Whiskey, the Girl and the Rebel. Would you believe there's a murder involved? Of the girl?

[raymondcrooke]

So when are you putting it up on YouTube? I look forward to hearing it.

[JBurdoo]

I never learned to play any instrument, unfortunately. But your videos are making me want to learn. I could just sing a capella, but I suspect it won't sound good unless I do it in the bathroom.

Hm, I'm not doing anything tomorrow, and it IS the season...

[lewdite]

Spike Jones!!!!

I haven't heard about him for a very long time.

Fun song...

[raymondcrooke]

I don't think many remember him these days. Thanks for dropping in.

[barttheanorak]

How did you manage to get the missing teeth effect?

[raymondcrooke]

I had them knocked out.

[dannyknapp]

haha ! you'll have to treat your grandkids to this one ! they'll crack up !

[raymondcrooke]

I don't think they're quite ready for it yet. They're still just getting their first teeth.

[stewballmax2]

Hello

Raymond...

Your particular renditon was full of pep and enthusiasm...certainly the most important aspects of this very silly novelty of a Christmas ditty.  I must share your showcase with the young ones.

Peace,

Stewball

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks, Max. You even manage to say something positive about this song!