Christmas in the old man's hat
Christmas in the old man's hat (also known as X-Mas in the old man's hat) is an Irish Christmas song that was released on the album An Irish Christmas Album by the band Celtic Traditions , among others . The song exists in numerous variations with different interpreters. Among others from the band Inchtabokatables .
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The song consists of three stanzas, between which the chorus is played. This is repeated once at the end.
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The song is about a child who is upset at Christmas time over the injustice that children who live on the streets have so much less than others. The child tells his mother that every Christmas he notices that some children “have way too much” ( Oh mummy, jenny has too much ), while others are bad ( but little peter down the road [has] got non of all this stuff ). The chorus between the stanzas encourages to be a little more generous during the Christmas season ( put a penny in the old man's hat! ) And closes with the sentence santa claus is getting old , Santa Claus has got old.
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