Twelve Days of Christmas with Bob and Doug Mackenzie

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Hey Hosers! It's "The 12 Days of Christmas" from the Great White North!

Bob and Doug Mackenzie, a.k.a. Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, are hosers from The Great White North, introduced on the third season of the Canadian comedy sketch show SCTV. Their improvised and seriously short version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" appears on their album The Great White North.

Bob and Doug are soon to be reintroduced to television in the animated show "Bob and Doug" drawn by Animax Entertainment (whence the animated version of this song, below). Rick Moranis will be an executive producer but Bob will be voiced by Dave Coulier of Full House fame.

Bob & Doug Sing "12 Days of Christmas" 

animation by Animax Entertainment

Bob & Doug 12 Days of Christmas - Animax Entertainment

Enjoy our animated version of Bob & Doug McKenzie singing The 12 Days of Christmas! Stay tuned afterward for a trailer for the newly animated Bob & Doug show, coming soon!

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"Twelve Days of Christmas" Lyrics 

Bob: Okay, good day. This is the Christmas part of the album, you can play this at your Christmas parties, uh, or to yourself on Christmas Eve if there is nothing else to do.
Doug: Good day, eh? In case you thought, like, I wasn't on this part.
Bob: Oh, I guarantee ya, you'd be on.
Doug: Okay, uh, this is our Christmas song, in case ya don't know what to get someone for Christmas.
Doug: There's lots of ideas in here, so listen, and don't get stuck. By the way, that's me on the organ.
Bob: Okay, jeez.
Doug: You start.
Bob: Okay ...

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Beer

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
2 turtlenecks
and a beer


Bob: 'K ...

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
3 french toast
2 turtlenecks
and beer


Doug: ... 'K, that should be more there.
Bob: Where?

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
4 pounds of back bacon
3 french toast
2 turtlenecks
and beer ... ii-in a tree


Bob: Oh.
Doug: See? Ya need more.
Bob: Yeah.


On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
5 GOLDEN TOQUES!
4 pounds of back bacon
3 french toast
2 turtlenecks
and beer ... in a tree

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
6 packs of two-four
5 GOLDEN TOQUES!

Bob: Beauty.
4 pounds of back bacon
3 french toast
2 turtlenecks
and beer in a tree


Bob: Okay.
Doug: Okay?

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
7 packs of smokes

Doug: Nice gift. Oh ...
6 packs of two-four
5 GOLDEN TOQUES!
4 pounds of back bacon
3 french toast
2 turtlenecks
and beer ... in a tree


Bob: Ah man, I keep forgettin'.
Doug: Whew! This should be just the two days of Christmas. It's too hard for us!
Bob: Um ...
Doug: Go, hoser.
Bob: Oh!

On the eigth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
8 comic books
7 packs of smokes
6 packs of two-four
5 GOLDEN TOQUES!
4 pounds of back bacon
3 french toast
2 turtlenecks
and beer on my ...


Bob: Wow, that beer's empty. Okay, day ...
Angelic Chorus: TWELVE!
Bob: Ahh, twelve.
Doug: Good day, and welcome to day twelve.
Bob: Yeah.

5 GOLDEN TOQUES!
4 pounds of back bacon
3 french toast
2 turtlenecks
and be-ee-er in a tree-ee-ee


Doug: Where did you learn to do that?
Bob: Uh, albums.
Doug: Go'on. So, like, that's our song. Merry Christmas ...
Bob: Merry Christmas!
Doug: ... and good day.
Bob: Good day everybody.

"Great White North" CD 

Original Recording Remastered

Great White North

Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 07/11/2009)Buy Now

Song List
1. This Is Our Album, Eh?
2. The Beerhunter
3. School Announcements
4. The Miracle of Music
5. Peter's Donuts
6. Gimme a Smoke
7. Take Off
8. Coffee Sandwich
9. Welcome to Side Two
10. Doug's Mouth
11. Elron McKenzie
12. Black Holes
13. You Are Our Guest
14. Ernie's Mom
15. The Twelve Days of Christmas
16. Ralph the Dog
17. Okay, This Is the End, Eh?
18. Honest

How to Speak Canadian 

Hosers, Toques, and Two-Four

Most countries have their own slanguage, and Canada is no exception. Here is some of the slang used in this song:

toque: pronounced t'yewk; this is a knit cap, sometimes called a toboggan

two-four: pronounced toofer; this is a 24-pack of beer

hoser: pronounced hozer; this is a loser, harking back to the days when the loser of a hockey game would have to hose down the rink

For more Canadian slanguage, check these sites:
How to Understand Canadian Slang
Canadian Slanguage

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What ARE the Twelve Days of Christmas? 

This is part of the banter leading up to the song, which was deleted from this video version. But it is very important information!

Bob: Hey, hoser! Here's a quiz ... quiz for Doug.
Doug: Okay, I got my thinking toque on!
Bob: Yeah, right. What are the twelve days of Christmas?
Doug: Um.
Bob: Cuz figure it out, right? Christmas is when?
Doug: The 25th.
Bob: Right. Well, what's the 24th? Christmas Eve, right.
Doug: That's two.
Bob: Then, what's after that?
Doug: Wrestling Day?
Bob: No.
Doug: Boxing Day.
Bob: That's three. Then what's after that? Nothin'.
Doug: New Year's.
Bob: Four.
Doug: New Year's Eve.
Bob: Five. Where d'ya get twelve?
Doug: Uh ... there's two Saturdays and Sundays in there, four. Thats nine, and three other days which I believe are the Mystery Days.

"The twelve days of Christmas are actually
Christmas Day to Epiphany,
December 25 - January 6."

SCTV on DVD 

The Second City Television Comedy Show

See where it all began for Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, John Candy, Andrea Martin, Joe Flaherty, and Mary Charlotte Wilcox on Canadian television's finest moments: SCTV: Second City Television Network.

Christmas with SCTV 

Christmas With SCTV

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This DVD does not include "The 12 Days of Christmas" but it does have a lot of other funny stuff from SCTV, where Bob and Doug lived.

Strange Brew DVD with Bob and Doug 

Bob & Doug's movie

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Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis created their popular toque-wearing, beer-swigging "Great White North" hosers Bob and Doug McKenzie on the great TV comedy show SCTV to fulfill a Canadian broadcasting regulation that required Canadian shows to have a certain amount of "Canadian content." Bob and Doug became so popular that they made a hit record (Take Off, with Geddy Lee, nasalist with the Canadian rock band Rush) and this Major Motion Picture--filmed in "Hoserama." Bob and Doug are the Cheech and Chong of beer, so the plot involves the boys's attempt to scam a free case of Elsinore beer from the brewery, which is run by a mad scientist Brewmeister Smith (Max von Sydow), who wants to rule the world, like all mad scientists do. Strange Brew's intoxicating blend of hops and malt--er ... cleverness and silliness--earned it a loyal and well-deserved cult following. --Jim Emerson

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What's YOUR Favorite Novelty Christmas Song? 

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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

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C-Joy wrote...

Fabulous! I can't count the number of times I've seen Strange Brew:) Now that you mention it, I could do with a beer right about now.....

ReplyPosted April 30, 2009

KimGiancaterino wrote...

Very funny take on the old holiday classic... featured on my novelty songs lyrics lens!

ReplyPosted March 21, 2009

Treasures-By-Brenda wrote...

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is definitely my favorite funny Christmas song, much to the dismay of my family. However, I was a teen-ish-ager when Bob and Doug were big...so I can almost do this song along with them! Can't believe I've missed this lens when I've been visiting your lenses!

Brenda

ReplyPosted March 18, 2009

JaguarJulie wrote...

Ah, that is hilarious -- Bob & Doug McKenzie singing The 12 Days of Christmas! Funny as it reminds me of a couple of Canadian friends we have. Wishing you a very merry and happy new year!

ReplyPosted December 19, 2008

Winter52 wrote...

You have to admit... Bob and Doug's version is one that is going to stick in your head for quite some time.

Funny... I haven't heard to yet this year and usually, it's all over the place! :)

ReplyPosted December 16, 2008

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Silverhand wrote

This page is a beauty, eh!

Reply Posted December 15, 2008

ratopiangirl wrote...

I love this song! And the new animated video is great!

ReplyPosted December 10, 2008

stargazer00 wrote...

Pretty funny! Living so near to Canada and having traveled across it a couple of times, I relate to a lot of that.

ReplyPosted December 10, 2008

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