Before The Shadows Fade
KILL me. Kill me NOW. Not only has this always been my least favorite Christmas song but Rachael Lillis and Eric Stuart sound slightly high or drunk or SOMETHING when singing it. Not even singing; they speak it. Madeleine Blaustein sings it positively adorably, which is great, but that doesn't compensate for the other two V/As.

[Jessie:] THIS one is for all our fans.
[James:] But "Jessie," we don’t have any fans.
[Meowth:] Hah! You will after dey hear dis!

[Jessie:] Chestnuts…roasting on an open fire.
[James:] Jack frost nipping at your nose.
…Mmm!
[Meowth:] Yule tied carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like eskimoes.
[James:] Everybody knows a turkey and some…
MIIstletoe.
[Jessie:] Help to make the season bright.
[Meowth:] Tiny tots with deir eyes all a glow!
[James:] Will find it hard to sleep…
Tonight.
[Jessie:] They know that Santa…is on his way.
[James:] Yay.
[Meowth:] He’s loaded lots-a toys an’ goodies on his sleigh.
[James:] Hooray!
[Meowth:] And every moda’s child is gona spy.
[James:] Why, oh why?
[Jessie:] To see if Stantler. Really KNOW. How. To. Fly.
[James:] My, oh my!
And so, I’m offering this simple phrase.
To kids from one to ninety-TWO.
Me and you.
[Meowth:] Although its been said many times, many ways: Merry Christmas to you.
[James:] They know that Santa is on his WAY.
Yay.
[Jessie:] He’s loaded lots of TOYS and GOODies ON his sleigh.
[James:] Hooray!
[Meowth:] And every moda’s chiiild is gona spyyy.
[James:] Well said.
[Meowth:] To see if Stantler really know how to flyyyyy.
[James:] {{???}}
Woo!
And so I’m offering this simple phrase.
To kids from one to ninety-TWO.
Oo…
[Jessie:] Although its been said.
[Meowth:] Many times, many wayys.
[Jessie, James, & Meowth:] Merry Christmaaaaas to yooooou.