What’s Christmas Even For? Lyrics

Is it Santa's birthday, or the day he fought the Grinch

Maybe elves invented it, for a reindeer racing binge

Some say it's for presents, others say it's snow

Ask a hundred people, not one of them knows

Was it Rudolph's lucky day, when he found his way

Or a feast for candy canes, in some crazy holiday

We all deck the halls and sing along

But why we do it? Got it all wrong

What's Christmas even for

Is it lights and trees and stores

Some say it's about a baby boy

Or a cash machine to bring us joy

We're singing songs, we're setting dates

But nobody knows what we celebrate

Is it 'bout a talking snowman or a flying sleigh

Maybe Santa's workshop found a global holiday

A festival for shopping sprees, and credit card debt

Or maybe it's about the world's biggest dinner set

Was it when the snow first fell, on some random day

Or did reindeer rule the North Pole, leading Santa's sleigh

We've got cookies, stockings, and mistletoe

But why, I guess we'll never know

What's Christmas even for

Is it lights and trees and stores

Some say it's about a baby boy

Or a cash machine to bring us joy

We're singing songs, we're setting dates

But nobody knows what we celebrate

Maybe it's a party just for snow

Or to make the eggnog flow

Could be just a calendar trick

Or a season for cheap gimmicks

Now we're back to where we started, round and round again

Some say it's about forgiveness, others say Amen

But in the end, who really cares

Just hang the lights and say your prayers

What's Christmas even for

Is it lights and trees and stores

Some say it's about a baby boy

Or a cash machine to bring us joy

We're singing songs, we're setting dates

But nobody knows what we celebrate

So deck the halls, enjoy the show

Forget the reason, does it matter though

A holiday for who-knows-what

Merry Confusion, that's our plot