One of the best songs from one of the least likely sources ever, it was on the top of the British charts for 5 weeks in 1973 and has reentered at least 7 times since.
Father Christmas
Written by: Ray Davies And The Kinks
When I was small I believed in Santa Claus
Though I knew it was my dad
And I would hang up my stocking at Christmas
Open my presents and I’d be glad
But the last time I played Father Christmas
I stood outside a department store
A gang of kids came over and mugged me
And knocked my reindeer to the floor
They said:
Father Christmas, give us some money
Don’t mess around with those silly toys.
We’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over
We want your bread so don’t make us annoyed
Give all the toys to the little rich boys.
Another band that you wouldn’t expect to write a Christmas song. But it also predicts the youth problem in England a long time before any one else did.