The Great Debate!

For several years now, Patrick and I have had a little debate going. I find it quite humorous! We battle it out every year around Christmas time. We even have our kids picking sides, although they seem to waiver on whose side they are on. What is this great debate all about you ask??? 

The Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Song!!

See we seem to have different versions of it. I say it's fine to have different versions, however, it pains Patrick to hear my version. The song itself it the same. It's the "extras" that you add in between the lines of the song that we debate about. After the first few years of this debate (all in good fun of course... we are usually laughing as we talk about it) I started asking friends and family how they sang this song. I was quite sad to learn that most people did NOT sing the song my way, but the way that Patrick does. This only fueled the debate. I finally came to the conclusion that it is a Prescott thing!!! Maybe more specifically a Taylor Hicks Elementary School thing. See, everyone that I grew up with in Prescott and went to Elementary school with knows my version. My mom says that is because that is the "silly" version the music teacher there taught us.  My siblings know it, my friends know it. But Patrick won't let me teach it to our kids!!  Hence the debate! Whenever we hear the Rudolph song, I just start to smile and snicker, and Patrick just looks at me like "don't even think about it!" Then we both just laugh while we listen to the song. Despite Patrick's opposition, I have taught the boys my version, only Brayden likes to take his Dad's side and tell me I'm wrong when I sing it. I think it's just a funny way to sing it. I'll let you be the judge... here is MY version........

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer (reindeer)

Had a very shinny nose (like a light bulb)

And if you ever saw it (saw it)

You would even say it glows (like a lollipop!)  *this is where is takes a turn*

All of the other reindeer (reindeer) 

Used to laugh and call him names (like mud-face)

They never let poor Rudolph (Rudolph)

Join in any reindeer games (like hoof-ball) *get it... like football, only with hoof's?!?!  LOL!!!

Then one foggy Christmas eve... Santa came to say (booga-wooga) *this is Patrick's most upsetting line... he says Santa NEVER would say "booga-wooga". I disagree!!

Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight.

Then how the reindeer loved him (loved him)

As they shouted out with glee (whoopee!)

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, you'll go down in history!!  (LIKE TOOTHPASTE!!)

*Patrick claims toothpaste never went down in history... I say, where would we all be today without toothpaste?!?

So that is  my version. What do you think... catchy..... no?!?!?  :)