Artist: Bob and Doug McKenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas)
TItle: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Favourite Line: Boy, that song was a beauty. It moved me...
Why?: Good day, eh? True to their Canadian roots, Bob and Doug McKenzie added this Christmas song on their album in order to help advise struggling shoppers on what to get their loved ones for Christmas. The result, classic Canadian comedy gold.
This song only seems to get less than average airplay on the radio these last few Christmas seaons which is a shame. It's part of my Canadian heritage anyway. For those not in the know, Bob and Doug started as a filler spot on the show SCTV, which birthed the careers of many famous faces. John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short... all SCTV alumni. The network needed two minutes of Canadian content to fill the Canadian version of the show (the American version cut back to allow for more ad space). Bob and Doug were born of this need. The first sketches were completely ad-libbed by Rick and Dave, utilizing of all the Canadian stereotypes they could think of.
Before you dismiss their greatness, please bear in mind, they got Geddy Lee of Rush to play and sing on the Great White North album where this song is from. If ever there was a doubt on the greatness of Bob and Doug, having Geddy Lee was their version of a mic drop right there. Below, the song on the album that features the most amazing Geddy Lee, "Take Off".
Because "Ten bucks is ten bucks".
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