It's a Christmas novelty-song, it makes us laugh and it reminds us of the bad and the good that come with Christmastime. But if it get's you in a good mood, than you know bloody damn well it's done it's job! Merry Christmas, to one and all!
The music video really sells it that even though your family is nuts and gets on your nerves you still love them in the end because hey, they're your family.
I listen to this song every year and think about my family Christmas get togethers. My fathers parents split and both remarried, my mothers mother had thirteen sisters and six brothers. Her house looked like the Griswold house on steroids for the last two weeks of December. Sixteen bickering aunts and uncles, tons of kids screaming and shouting, a few pets that couldnt be left at home but damnwell cant stand each other. It was a madhouse and drove us all nuts but we did it because it was tradition. And I am here to tell you, remember these years. Remember when your third aunt burned the hell out of her casserole but everyone had to pretend to stomach it. Remember the youngest cousin accidentally falling and crushing someone elses gift taking presents to people. Remember your granddad going back fifty years to tell a half-remembered Christmas story of his childhood. They havent felt normal in the last several and I dont mean Covid, I have a lot less Aunts and Uncles and no grandfathers left. The kids are all grown and starting families and live too far away to attend. I know these may make you wanna pull your hair out now, but when everyones dead, gone or unavailable, you'll miss it. I miss it. I miss them.
Foughtwolf; Your post made me flashback to my childhood, where we would all gather at grandmas. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day because, we always did it that way. People came in shifts. It was so crowded you had to plan your movements. There was a kids table, and you knew you arrived when you got into the dinning room. Card table with all the booze on it. The kids trying to sneak a swig now and then. All fish on Eve, and pasta and roast beef on the day. Those were the best Christmas’ of my life. Most are gone. We really don’t appreciate those times fully until they are past. Thank you for your post.
Great sentiment. Every year as I get older I notice less and less people around at Christmas compared to my childhood. I'm only 28 but time creeps on all of us. The sooner you realise the better because you can appreciate the time more. Every Christmas I now set up a video camera in the main room and let it run for an hour or two so I can watch them in the twilight of my life. I have done this the past three years. It helps. Stay safe mate.
10 years down the road and this song still brings a tear to the eye to all the mischievous and mayhem causing loved ones we've lost in the interim. It's such a brutally, yet beautifully, honest acceptance of the many faults of those we love (and ourselves for that matter) Merry Christmas everyone.
I don't have a family, never had one.. I have discovered dropkick murphys a few years ago and since then I love them and all of you, the real fans of theirs. I could only dream of a Christmas like this. I am listening to this song every time I feel the need to have a family and it doesn't matter if it's June, April or August. this song fills my heart with love and joy. love you all DM fans from all over the world! I hope we'll meet someday at a DM concert. peace and love and a merry Christmas to you and your beloved ones
I love this song because this was my dysfunctional family back in the 70's... Going to my grandmothers house was always like this around the holidays... You would have been more than welcomed there.. I really miss those times
@@ryanfinley3304 Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I would love to meet you and your family someday! Are you from Ireland or USA? Merry Christmas in advance!
A cop, a priest, a picture of Kennedy, and some sort of fighting are required. My little brothers were just like the kids in white polos. They used to loved to pee in the display toilets in Sears.
Every 23rd of December I paly this song on loop while Im packing my presents, smiling, cause the lyrics are 100% about my family. Im doing it now and Ill keep this tradition for ever :)
Christmas Eve 2021. I watch this clip every year. It never gets dated. I'd like to say I don't do Christmas carols, but to me, this is THE Christmas carol, and if you don't believe me, spend a Christmas Eve dinner at my sister in laws. The only things guaranteed are crap food, opinions, arguments and me vowing never to spend another freakin' moment in their presence... Happy Christmas. Let's go Murphys!
Every Xmas, and once for every family event where I'm forced to be polite out of respect to other members of the family. 🤙 Cheers you crazy bastards, Merry Fucking Xmas!
This song is made for days when you'll rather have a genuine silent night than another sappy carol. But while Christmas is often far from perfect, I love this holiday. Season's Greetings all, and may we find health and happiness in 2022.
Growing up in an Irish family, there were always certain traditions at Christmas....always at least one fist fight, always a song that got all the men crying and always an inexhaustible supply of booze. Slainte Mhath, everyone.
@@jacksongatens2419 In our family, there were only two categories of booze.....too much and not enough and not enough was never an option. Many, many times I saw my old man and one other guy sit down with a 40oz bottle and the first thing they'd do is throw the lid in the garbage.
It`s so nice to see people come back to this song every year, hope 2021 gona be better. Merry Christmas everyone! Cheers from Norway. Edit: Well, here we are again, since 2021 didn`t go as planned, lets hope 2022 gonna be the year things turns around and gets better! Cheers, and Merry Christmas!🍻 Edit: 2023 anyone? lol Feels like I`ve jinxed it. So this year, i`m just gonna shut up and wishing all a Merry Christmas and hope you are allright where ever you are in the world! Cheers! 🍻
I did not grow up Irish Catholic (non-religious Italian, here), but when Christmas time comes around and the melancholy of family dysfunction comes creepin' up, this song somehow makes it more manageable. Thank you, Dropkick Murphys, and Happy Holidays! 🎄⭐️ ❤️ 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 🇺🇸
I've tested positive for covid on Christmas Eve so all my plans to meet up with my friends and family have been cancelled. but playing this song has made life easier for some reason. Thankyou from the bottom of my heart. Happy Christmas to you all
I'm sorry to hear ms. Keep the tradition going. My dad just died 9 days ago. He prayed at every meal for like 50 years. We have to live on and keep growing. I miss my dad. You can start your own path starting this Christmas.
@@grantmourning189 sORRY FOR YOUR DAD. mISS MINE TOO EVERY DAY HE DIED 17 YEARS AGO in the family you see here. We have different paths for Christmas for a very long time.like I said Aunt Cathy was the last of the link of the old Christmas. Same for you . Prayers for your lose
As a life-long Mass. resident, and having lived in Boston for a few years, I've met all the archetypes here, and I can say these folks certainly *look* authentic Boston Irish. The step-dancing girls are just adorable. Grandpa getting a hug and kiss at the end - they have to be family.
Its the 1st december 2022 and this song is played on repeat the whole day. It has been a tradition to me since it has been released. Every year I think of the years, I heard it ago. Every year I remember, what me and my family did those years. And every year I remember my childhood-christmas with a huge family of my parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. Now we're all grown up, have kids of our own, some relatives are gone... But man, I always loved christmas as a kid with mum, dad and my siblings on holy night and then on 25/26 with the the whole family at grandma's house... About 45 people in a small christmas wonderland, split into the kids table with sweets and the adult tables with cigarettes, beer, liquor and all that good stuff... Those were great times but now, our christmas traditions of my own little family are also wonderful... And i do my best to pass on this special feeling and this great music to the next generation. One day I tell my kids that there are plenty of awesome and wonderfull christmas songs, but this one here is the best of all, because it's the only realistic one - you HATE christmas with your big ass family but on the other hand it is the most epic thing that happens to you in the whole year. Enjoy it as long as you can. And for those, who read this long text: I wish you all the best and have a very merry christmas! Grettings from Germany!
I come to listen to this song every year in December Because I love the essence of this song about Family and enjoy it very much Though I am not Irish , Christian and from completely different cultures. Merry Christmas!
Nah, it's purposefully over the top. The songwriter bitches about his family like everyone does, but just look at the music video. It's clear the DKM's have a deep fondness and love for their families too.
Sometimes we just don’t appreciate those times and things until they are gone forever except way back in the mind where they cause us to smile and laugh and be glad we had them once when videos like this cause them to surface.
This song speaks to many, myself included. Because the holidays just aren't complete without family fights, drunken shenanigans and songs comprising equal parts sorrow and mirth. Happy Holidays to everyone, and may the new year be a bountiful one for us all.
I love this video. It's like the director came in and said: we'll make this one look like you didn't hire a director at all. And it works so well! Awesome family feels
I grew up in an Irish-Canadian family, and while our Christmases weren't quite *this* wild, they were close. Lots of whiskey, singing, arguing, and laughter. This video brings back the best memories of my childhood. We were savages, but not bad as savages go :-)
My mother is Scottish born and bred. The other half of my family is German. And the Scottish Christmases were, and still are, far better than their German counterparts.
In the Irish tradition there are the Tuatha de Danann and in Greek Tradition there are the Danaans, a greek tribe like Achaeans or Ionians, and there is the strange belief that early Greek seafarers migrated to Ireland, and those were the Tuatha de Danann. Seeing the similarities of our two peoples, I find this very reasonable to believe. Merry Festive Craziness to all families...
The Pogues would have had a perfect career and "...Fall From Grace.." could have been a perfect album if that horrid little bit of crap had never seen the light of day.
Joseph Felder I didn't know y'all are still deploying... it's been since the end of '08 since my last deployment. hope you're all well!!! they really need to keep you home!
Paroles : The season's upon us, it's that time of year Brandy and eggnog, there's plenty of cheer There's lights on the trees and there's wreaths to be hung There's mischief and mayhem and songs to be sung There's bells and there's holly, the kids are gung-ho True loves finds a kiss beneath fresh mistletoe Some families are messed up while others are fine If you think yours is crazy, well you should see mine My sisters are wackjobs, I wish I had none Their husbands are losers and so are their sons My nephew's a horrible wise little twit He once gave me a nice gift wrapped box full of shit He likes to pelt carolers with icy snowballs I'd like to take him out back and deck more than the halls With family like this I would have to confess I'd be better off lonely, distraught and depressed The season's upon us, it's that time of year Brandy and eggnog, there's plenty of cheer There's lights on the trees and there's wreaths to be hung There's mischief and mayhem and songs to be sung They call this Christmas where I'm from My mom likes to cook, push our buttons and prod My brother just brought home another big broad The eyes rollin' whispers come love from the kitchen I'd come home more often if they'd only quit bitchin' Dad on the other hand's a selfish old sod Drinks whiskey alone with my miserable dog Who won't run off fetch sure he couldn't care less He defiled my teddy bear and left me the mess The season's upon us, it's that time of year Brandy and eggnog, there's plenty of cheer There's lights on the trees and there's wreaths to be hung There's mischief and mayhem and songs to be sung They call this Christmas where I'm from The table's set, we raise a toast, the father, son, and the Holy Ghost I'm so glad this day only comes once a year You can keep your opinions, your presents, your happy new year They call this Christmas where I'm from They call this Christmas where I'm from
I'm playing guitar on this song alongside my girlfriend (who came up with a clarinet version of the accordion riff) for her second grade school Christmas recital tomorrow. we had to change some of the lyrics obviously to make it elementary school appropriate. Still, I am looking forward to any shocked parent's faces when the kids sing this song instead of the same old jingle bells crap everyone has heard a thousand times over.
The season's upon us, it's that time of year Brandy and eggnog, there's plenty of cheer There's lights on the trees And there's wreaths to be hung There's mischief and mayhem And songs to be sung There's bells and there's holly, the kids are gung-ho True love finds a kiss beneath fresh mistletoe Some families are messed up while others are fine If you think yours is crazy Well you should see mine My sisters are whack-jobs, I wish I had none Their husbands are losers and so are their sons My nephew's a horrible, wise little twit He once gave me a nice gift wrapped box full of shit He likes to pelt carolers with icy snow balls I'd like to take him out back And deck more than the halls With family like this, I would have to confess I'd be better off lonely, distraught and depressed The season's upon us, it's that time of year Brandy and eggnog, there's plenty of cheer There's lights on the trees And there's wreaths to be hung There's mischief and mayhem and songs to be sung They call this Christmas where I'm from My mom likes to cook, push our buttons and prod My brother just brought home another big broad The eyes roll and whispers come loud From the kitchen I'd come home more often If they'd only quit bitching Dad, on the other hand's a selfish old sod Drinks whiskey alone with my miserable dog Who won't run or fetch, yeah, he couldn't care less He defiled my teddy bear and left me the mess The season's upon us, it's that time of year Brandy and eggnog, there's plenty of cheer There's lights on the trees And there's wreaths to be hung There's mischief and mayhem and songs to be sung They call this Christmas where I'm from The table's set, we raise a toast The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost I'm so glad this day only comes once a year You can keep your opinions, your presents, your “Happy New Year” They call this Christmas where I'm from They call this Christmas where I'm from
Was recommended this after listening to Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses. I think this is another Christmas song I've heard when I was young and enjoyed for the music, but am only realizing now how hilarious the lyrics are. Glad to get another throwback.
I’ve always thought he said “I’d like to take him out back and deck him right through the halls” Which made me laugh way more than the actual lyric Lol
That was so very sweet. You folks never cease to bring joy to us all through your music; I hope you and your families have all that joyed dumped back on you in heaps, this Christmas season! Be forever blessed!
I'm so happy this ecstatic Gaelic upload is still in fructification here on RU-vid since its inaugural in 2013 :'-) It wouldn't be Christmas without the madness and dysfunctional antics of Dropkick Murphys commencing the holiday season with their classic song The Seasons Upon Us. Nollaig Shona, Dropkick Murphys, and our Irish American RU-vidrs!!!
Disagree. This, see, I play all the time. "Fairytale..." I ran a scratch right though, skipping it, thereby perfecting "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" as an album.
Still my Favorite Christmas Carol! reminds me of my crazy family. Try to spend as much time with your Family as possible, because you will miss them so much when they are gone! RIP mom & dad and Merry Christmas!
I don’t care if your Canadien, American, British, Scottish, or Irish. We can all relate to this song in some way, and that’s why I love it. I forgot my German and Australian friends as well sorry about that. Happy holidays everyone.
Those two naughty nephews really must the singer's impersonation when he was a kid. What shines through though throughout, is the respect for the musicians and their instruments
