SINGER: Spike Jones

SONG:All I Want For Christmas

All i want for christmas is my two front teethartist: spike jones and his city slickerspeaked at # 1 in 1949 and, upon re-release # 18 in 1950<entire song is done in a falsetto little boy's voice and on most sibilant "s"'s, a "whistling" sound is heard, much as would be emitted by one lacking his two front teeth. that sound is represented below as simply "<s>" >spoken intro:'twas the night before christmas and all through the housenot a creature was stirring, not even a mousesuddenly i heard a strange noise down belowso, in my flannel pajamas i went tippy-toei could see old saint nick from the spot where i stoodso i slid down the banister just as fast as i could <descending slide whistle and crash>sung:all i want for christmas is my two front teeth <s>my two front teeth, <s>ee, my two front teeth <s>?gee, if i could only have my two front teeth <s>then i could wish you merry chri<s>tmas<s> it seems so long since i could say "<s>ister<s>uzy <s>itting on a thi<s>tle <three attempts to sound it correctly> every time i try to <s>peak huh, all i do is whi<s>tle <s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s>all i want for christmas is my two front teethmy two front teeth <s>ee my two front teeth <s>? <two more attempts to sound it correctly>gee, if i could only have my two front teeth then i could wish you merry chri<s>tmas<s><honking of "antique auto-type horn and musical (hah!) instrumental interlude begins with "jingle bells" with background whistling and a kazoo <following one verse of "jingle bells", in quick succession: tongue click, bicycle bell, and an "oh, no!""jingle bells" resumes in the second line of a verse <with whistling and kazoo, natch> tongue click, bicycle bell, and an "oh, no!""jingle bells" resumes in the second line of a verse <with whistling and kazoo, natch> horse whinny and a sneeze"jingle bells" resumes in the second line of a verse <with whistling and kazoo, natch> horse whinny and a sneeze"jingle bells" completes its versespoken:good old santa claus and all his reindeerhuh, they used to bring me lots of toys and candygee, but, but now when i go out and call "dancer, prancer, donnner and blitzen"none of 'em can under<s>tand me <cries>all i want for christmas is my two front teethmy two front teeth, <s>ee my two front teeth <s>? <two more attempts to sound it correctly>all i want for christmas is my two front teethso i can wish you merry chri<s>tmas<s>chri<s>tmas<s>, chri<s>tmas<s>aww, for goodness sakeshappy new year!!!