Politics now permeates all aspects of American life. So what could be more fitting than a collection of songs for the holidays – political songs sung to some of our favorite holiday tunes? Here are some political songs geared to December 2010 America:
OLBERMANN NIGHT (A song for Keith Olbermann non-fans sung to the tune of “Silent Night”)
Olbermann night
Olbermann fight
He’s not calm
Seems uptight
A Special Comment’s about to begin
Special Comments again and again
Again again and again.
Again again and again..
Olberman night
Olberman fight
Left’s all right
Right’s a fright
Interviews guests who happily spew
The same perspective as his outraged view.
Special comment again
Again again and again
(And AGAIN)
FILL THE AIR (A song for Republican Congressional candidates sung to the tune of “Deck the Halls”)
Fill the air with Karl Rove’s money
Fa la la la la la la la.
Campaign ads rougher than funny
Fa la la la la la la la la
Don’t dare don your gay apparel
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Or your seat will be in peril
Fa la la la la la la la la la la la!
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.