re: #71 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Even 55 years ago, when we had to sing The Little Drummer Boy in choir—well, we didn’t have the phrase “Gag me with a spoon”, but we would have used it if we had. The most disgustingly mawkish thing ever!

Well, Bowie and Crosby improved on it quite a bit, IMO:

Bing Crosby & David Bowie - The Little Drummer Boy, Peace On Earth