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And then comes the chorus, delivered with an arm flourish and a twirl: Also its Christmas!
Did I mention that its Christmas in this club?
What Rogers does withHave You Heard of Christmas?is somehow headier and also completely empty-headed.
Two things can be true!
Yes, Rogers is sending up the Christmas industrial complex and the soppy sentimentality of it all.
The special is his attempt at a big break.
Hes going to rake in Christmas money for years!
Its exactly the sort of scheme that shows up in Lifetime Christmas movies!
But unlike the Scrooge-y protagonists of most Christmas stories, there is no lesson to be learned here.
Theres no arc of redemption.
The point isnt that Christmas is hot, though that is certainly on the table.
Have You Heard of Christmas?is incredible.
The songs main question is meant sincerely: Why be such a stinker when Christmas exists?
Its a holiday about children laughing!
Its a great holiday to joke about every single piece of it is absurd.
And yet it is immune to mockery.
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