Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics

 
Album Review: Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
Home > Library > Entertainment & Arts > Pop Albums

Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics

Buy Now

Similar Albums:

Home for Christmas, Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas, Holiday Sing-Along with Mitch Miller, Andy Williams Christmas Album, Twisted Christmas, Fresh Aire Christmas 1988, Songs in the Key of Springfield, Alabama Christmas, We Three Kings, Chef Aid: The South Park Album, Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector, Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas
  • Artist: South Park
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: November 23, 1999
  • Total Time: 36:34
  • Type: Contains explicit content, Christmas, Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Spoken Word

Review

Truly tasteless, satirical, and over the top -- from the cover to the liner notes to the lyrics -- Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics collection features more of the usual rampant obnoxiousness associated with the TV show South Park. Some of the traditional tracks are entertaining, including guidance counselor Mr. Mackey's cover of "Carol of the Bells," Eric Cartman's impromptu version of "O Holy Night," and especially Chef's paternity dilemma in "What the Hell Child Is This?" The highlight of the disc is probably Kyle Broflofsky's hilarious "The Lonely Jew on Christmas" ("I'm a Jew, a lonely Jew/I can't be merry, 'cause I'm Hebrew"), and the like-minded "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" is inspired and funny. At first glance, the most offensive track might be "O Tannenbaum," sung by a sobbing Hitler (who sounds more like Apu from The Simpsons), but "Christmas Time in Hell," sung by a festive Satan, has mercilessly mocking lyrics that spare no one (including JFK Jr., Princess Diana, and Gene Siskel). "The Most Offensive Song Ever" features Kenny singing (and therefore muffling) the most shocking parts, but listeners will certainly get the point, and that's good enough for a Christmas album of this ilk. ~ Gina Boldman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo: Early '50s Recording Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman Cowboy Timmy, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Marc Shaiman (2:16)
Merry Fucking Christmas Trey Parker Matt Stone, Marc Shaiman, Trey Parker, Mr. Garrison (2:04)
O Holy Night John Sullivan Dwight, Adolphe Adam Eric Cartman, Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman, Matt Stone (1:57)
Dead, Dead, Dead Trey Parker Matt Stone, The South Park Children's Choir, Juan Schwartz, Marc Shaiman, Trey Parker (2:13)
Carol of the Bells Peter J. Wilhousky, Traditional, Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovich Marc Shaiman, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Mr. Mackey (:57)
The Lonely Jew on Christmas Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman Kyle Broflofski, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Marc Shaiman (2:46)
I Saw Three Ships Traditional, William Sandys Shelly Marsh, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman (1:02)
It Happened in Sun Valley Harry Warren, Mack Gordon Wendy Testaburger, Stan Marsh, Marc Shaiman, Trey Parker, Matt Stone (2:21)
O Tannenbaum Traditional Matt Stone, Marc Shaiman, Adolf Hitler, Trey Parker (1:10)
Christmas Time in Hell Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman Satan, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Marc Shaiman (2:15)
What the Hell Child Is This? Traditional Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman, Matt Stone, Chef (4:28)
Santa Claus Is on His Way Trey Parker Mr. Hankey, Marc Shaiman, Matt Stone, Trey Parker (:28)
Swiss Colony Beef Log Trey Parker, David Goodman Eric Cartman, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Marc Shaiman (2:16)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn, Traditional, Charles Wesley Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Marc Shaiman, The South Park Children's Choir (:40)
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel Traditional The Broflofskis, Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh, Matt Stone, Marc Shaiman, Trey Parker (3:20)
The Most Offensive Song Ever Marc Shaiman, Trey Parker Marc Shaiman, Kenny McCormick, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mr. Hankey (3:00)
We Three Kings John Henry Hopkins, Jr., John Hopkins Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman, Matt Stone, Mr. Ose (:51)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin Matt Stone, Stan, Marc Shaiman, Trey Parker, Mr. Hankey, Kyle, Eric Cartman (2:30)

Credits

Mary Kay Bergman (Voices), Dave DePalo (MIDI), David Mitson (Mastering), Bruce Howell (Guitar), Trey Parker (Producer), Matt Stone (Producer), Bruce Howell (Producer), Rick Rubin (Executive Producer), Marc Shaiman (Orchestration), Matt Stone (Executive Producer), John "J.R." Robinson (Drums), Monster X (Design), Neil Stubenhaus (Bass), Shari Sutcliffe (Coordination), Trey Parker (Executive Producer), Harvey R. Cohen (Orchestration), Isaac Hayes (Voices), Dan Higgins (Saxophone), Frank Bennett (Orchestration), Joe Atlas (Photography), Marc Shaiman (Adaptation), Mervyn Warren (Orchestration), Marc Shaiman (Producer), Marc Shaiman (Arranger), Nick Vidar (Engineer)
Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

Wikipedia: Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
Top
Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Wikipedia
"Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics"
South Park episode
315 santa jesus.gif
Jesus and Santa Claus sing.
Episode no. Season 3
Episode 15
Written by Trey Parker
Directed by Trey Parker
Production no. 315
Original airdate December 1, 1999
Season 3 episodes
South Park season 3
April 7, 1999 – January 12, 2000
  1. Rainforest Schmainforest
  2. Spontaneous Combustion
  3. The Succubus
  4. Tweek vs. Craig
  5. Jackovasaurus
  6. Sexual Harassment Panda
  7. Cat Orgy
  8. Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub
  9. Jewbilee
  10. Chinpokomon
  11. Starvin' Marvin in Space
  12. Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery
  13. Hooked on Monkey Fonics
  14. The Red Badge of Gayness
  15. Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
  16. Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus
  17. World Wide Recorder Concert
← Season 2 Season 4 →
List of South Park episodes

"Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" is episode 46 of Comedy Central's animated television series South Park. An album of comedic holiday songs, some featured in the episode, and others exclusive to the album, or featured in other episodes, was released the week prior to the episode's original air date, December 1, 1999. In September 2008, Russian prosecutors filed a motion to ban the series based on complaints received about this episode. This is Mary Kay Bergman's final episode [1]

Contents

Episode

The episode is styled as a variety show and features Mr. Hankey as the host; he sits by the fire in his sewer home and introduces shorts featuring unusual holiday songs. The episode was dedicated to Mary Kay Bergman, the voice of most of the female characters on the show, who committed suicide less than a month earlier. Since the episode features audio from the Christmas Classics album, which had been recorded months earlier, it marks the final episode in which Bergman's voice appears.

Songs/scenes

  1. "Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo", performed by a postman
  2. "Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel", performed by Kyle Broflovski, with Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh, and Gerald, Sheila and Ike Broflovski
  3. "O Tannenbaum", performed by Adolf Hitler
  4. "Christmas Time In Hell", performed by Satan and the damned
  5. "Carol of the Bells", performed by Mr. Mackey
  6. "O Holy Night", incorrectly performed by Eric Cartman
  7. "Merry Fucking Christmas", performed by Mr. Garrison
  8. "I Saw Three Ships", performed by Shelley Marsh
  9. A Christmas medley performed by Jesus and Santa Claus as lounge singers, featuring: "Joy to the World", "Up On the House Top", "Away in a Manger", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "Silent Night", "Rio", and "Let it Snow"
  10. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", performed by Mr. Hankey and the cast.
  11. During the ending credits a reprise of "Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel" plays.

"Fighting the frizzies, at eleven."

After every commercial break, a live action segment featuring a news anchor is shown, saying "Fighting the frizzies, at eleven." In the DVD commentary, Stone and Parker indicate this is a reference to a bootleg tape of The Star Wars Holiday Special. The original tape featured a brief clip at the end from WCBS-TV featuring newscaster Rolland Smith informing viewers, "Fighting the frizzies, at eleven." However, while the original news ad was apparently referring to "frizzy" hair, the ending credits of this episode of South Park features the news anchor boxing a man in a giant fuzzy suit.[2]

Album

Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
Soundtrack by Various Artists
Released November 23, 1999
Genre Comedy
Length 36:34
Label Sony
Professional reviews
South Park chronology
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
(1999)		 Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
(1999)

The album features more songs than the show. Additionally, some of those featured in the show are slightly different than the aired versions, due to content and running time. All songs are completely uncensored unlike the TV show version. Songs marked with an asterisk (*) are featured in other episodes of the series, and those marked with two (**) are not featured in the television series at all:

  1. "Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo" - Cowboy Timmy 2:16
  2. "Merry Fucking Christmas" - Mr. Garrison 2:04
  3. "O Holy Night" - Eric Cartman 1:57
  4. "Dead, Dead, Dead" - Juan Schwartz** 2:13
  5. "Carol of the Bells" - Mr. Mackey 0:57
  6. "The Lonely Jew On Christmas" - Kyle Broflovski* 2:46
  7. "I Saw Three Ships" - Shelly Marsh 1:02
  8. "It Happened In Sun Valley" - Stan Marsh And Wendy Testaburger** 2:21
  9. "O Tannenbaum" - Adolf Hitler 1:10
  10. "Christmas Time In Hell" - Satan 2:15
  11. "What The Hell Child Is This?" - Chef** 4:28
  12. "Santa Claus Is On His Way" - Mr. Hankey* 0:28
  13. "Swiss Colony Beef Log" - Eric Cartman** 2:16
  14. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - Eric Cartman* 0:40
  15. "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" - Ike, Sheila, Gerald, and Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Stan Marsh 3:20
  16. "The Most Offensive Song Ever" - Kenny McCormick And Mr. Hankey** 3:00
  17. "We Three Kings" - Mr. Ose** 0:51
  18. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Mr. Hankey 2:30

There is also a rare promo-CD version of the album, titled Mr. Hanky's Christmas Classics (Dirty Version). This version contains the Christmas medley by Santa Claus and Jesus (longer version than the one in the show, including clips from 11 different songs, including "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "The First Noel" and "Ludacrismas" between "Away in a Manger" and "O Come All Ye Faithful"), as well as a "Most Offensive" (sung completely by Mr. Hankey) version of "The Most Offensive Song Ever" (titled "The Most Offensive Story Ever Told" on the promo-CD).

Search Wikiquote Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
Preceded by
“The Red Badge of Gayness”		 South Park episodes Followed by
“Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus”

References

  1. ^ "Bid to ban "extremist" U.S. cartoon". Reuters. 2008-09-08. http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL869731820080908. Retrieved 2008-10-23. 
  2. ^ The Complete South Park Season 3 DVD

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

 
 

 

Copyrights:

Album Review. Copyright © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics".  Read more