"Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto"

During the holiday season of 1997, I had a sudden epiphany while listening to James Brown's "Santa Claus Goes Straight To the Ghetto." White Christmas? Bah humbug! Suddenly I had visions dancing in my head, not of sugar plums but of billy clubs, Rodney King, rioting, looting, and arson. And of a guy dressed in red with a big sack...named Fat Albert! Like Dylan's lyrics, not sure what it all means, but here it is for your bemusement. -- Tom Warner

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• christmas
• santa
• ghetto
• riots
• holiday
• humor
• viral
• baltimore
• maryland

[apacheangel007]

Uh-oh, the Po-lice...

[handitwater247]

@zenbyo THANK YOU

[reeteep]

for stupid (holy) nerds! only....WTF

[zenbyo]

skip to 2:28 for the actual song

[Jusadyme]

I thank it is a great song to sing to,u have my bag

[McGigi666]

i love the info =))

[kateslateforever2]

Kick ASS!! I love the collection of footage. Especially the demolition. Hey the historian in me wants to know what year was that mass demolition done *S* They need to do something like that with that old building near Metropolitian Transitional and Supermax

[MEKofTheMEKkingdom]

Bang! That's wild!

Awesome job there man.

[andellzor]

That kid at the end sure gave santa a lesson.

[BRONCOWEN]

wtf that was gay