10 Best Funny Christmas Songs

Not long after we polish off those Thanksgiving turkey legs, out come the wreaths, snow flakes, and egg nog. Before you know it, you're making kissy faces under the mistletoe, all warm and fuzzy amidst the joys of Noel. Come Christmas season, radio stations are flooded with songs steeped in the spirit of the times. With no shortage of funny Christmas songs to choose from, AOL Radio listeners voted on the season's 10 best celebratory knee-slappers.

Christmas at Rao's10) Lou Monte: 'Dominick the Christmas Donkey'

Did you know? Written by Ray Allen, Sam Saltzberg, and Lou Monte, this 1960s funny Christmas song tells the tale of a donkey who helps Santa Claus bring presents to children in Italy.






Bill Engvall Dorkfish9) Bill Engvall: 'Here's Your Sign Christmas'

Did you know? After appearing on 'Designing Women' and 'The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson,' Engvall (best friend of comic Jeff Foxworthy) received the American Comedy Awards Comic of the Year.

Weird Al Yankovic The Night Santa Went Crazy8) Weird Al Yankovic: 'The Night Santa Went Crazy'

Did you know? An "extra gory" version of the song -- in which Santa is killed instead of imprisoned and the elves file for unemployment -- was released on Yankovic's 'Amish Paradise.'

Gayla Peevy I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas7) Gayla Peevey: 'I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas'

Did you know? The success of this funny Christmas song in 1953 gave the Oklahoma City Zoo the idea to start a fundraising campaign to "buy a hippo for Gayla," which the zoo needed at the time. Peevey clarifies that the song was not originally recorded as a fundraiser, although she was eventually presented with an actual hippopotamus (which she thereupon donated to the city zoo).



Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas6) Bob Rivers: 'The Twelve Pains of Christmas'

Did you know? Rivers has appeared as an extra in two 'Star Trek Enterprise' episodes, including 'Zero Hour' and the series finale in 2005, 'These Are the Voyages...'




Jeff Foxworthy Crank it Up5) Jeff Foxworthy: 'Redneck 12 Days of Christmas [Album Version]'

Did you know? Foxworthy -- along with other celebrities Ashley Judd, Bob Barker and Johnny Depp -- was appointed with the title "Kentucky Colonel," an honor that is considered at "the same level" of Colonel Sanders of KFC.



Jon Lajoie Cold-Blooded Christmas4) Jon Lajoie: 'Cold-Blooded Christmas'

Did you know? A common source of laughs in comedy musician and Internet celebrity Lajoie's videos is the appearance of his friend Steve, who sports a beard and seldom speaks except to ask, "You want some of this, b----?"



Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio Twisted Christmas Boxed Set3) Bob Rivers: 'Walkin' 'Round in Women's Underwear'

Did you know? Rivers once gained national attention for an eleven-day-long marathon during which he vowed to remain on the air until the Baltimore Orioles won a game (a promise he was able to fulfill).



South Park Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics2) South Park: 'O Holy Night'

Did you know? In September 2008, Russian prosecutors filed a motion to ban the series based on complaints received about the episode, 'Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics,' which features all the music on a compilation album, including this funny Christmas song sung by Eric Cartman.



Elmo & Patsy Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer1) Elmo & Patsy: 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer'

Did you know? In a cover by Christian crossover crunk rock band Family Force 5, the word "beer" is edited out and replaced with "root beer."








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