Twelve Days of Christmas Music: Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)

This is one of those songs which is legitimately good, Christmas theme or no Christmas theme. The video is great too. I think we all know those people who can be depended upon to fight regardless of the time of year or the number of witnesses*, so if you are stuck spending the holiday with them, you just ignore their screaming and punching, because unless it gets in the way of the gifts and the food, it is just the usual background noise. The fighting, no matter how bad it seems to get, never rises even to the level of drama, much less ruining the holiday. Of course, you get to go home and talk smack about them, but you also have to secretly admit that their antics take a lot of the pressure off of you because how can you not look good in comparison? Better hope those two never patch things up else Santa, not unlike Sauron, will turn his judgmental eye in your direction.

*From 1976-1989, people in my family would probably say this is a good description of my brother and I. Yeah, Mom always said Santa would not give us gifts because of our fighting, but we each were sure that Santa was on our side! Then he grew taller than me and I went to college and we were forced to declare a truce. Still, even though we both now have children and have, allegedly, grownup, we probably will always be just five minutes away from throwing Goldfish crackers at each other.