A new take on an old classic re-imagined by Maryem Tollar, Roula Said and Dave Wall - with original musical interludes by David Buchbinder
lyrics
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games
Then one foggy Christmas eve
Santa came to say
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight
Then all the reindeer loved him
And they shouted out with glee
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
You'll you down in history
SPOKEN:
M - Hi Roula
R - Hi ya Maryem
M - So, what's this red nosed business really about?
R - I heard it wasn't about a red nose at all, it was about a guy with a big nose
M - Oh my God Roula, is this another Christmas carol written by a Jew?
R - It is, and of course the people were mean
M - They were the actually rudies
R - Yeah, if t were me, I might have said something like "Screw you popular arsehole reindeer guys"
M - Yeah, why don't you suck my big red nose
R - But Rudolph, he really just wanted to join the party
M - Is that what the writer was really trying to say?
M & R - Let's ask Dave Wall.
M - He'll know
R - That's right
You know William and Mary and Charles and Karen
Names that are waspy and pasty and aryan
But do you recall
Maryem, Roula and Dave Wall
Semites like us love Christmas
Please let us join in your fun - oh yes
Instead of getting pitchforks and
Killing us in mass pogroms - oh no
We’ll put on shiny noses
And give you khummus spread for free - Hummus not Khummus
If you’ll let us sing carols
And hang out underneath the tree
Baby Jesus was like us
Born in desert sand
We promise to do our best
To act like boring goyish guests
Semites like us love Christmas
Hear us ululate with glee
Welcome us to your party
And You'll go down in history
credits
from Arab Ladies Sing Christmas Carols Written By Jews EP,
track released December 3, 2021
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer composed by Johnny Marks
Adapted and arranged by David Buchbinder
Original lyrics by Dave Wall
Spoken word section by Maryem Tollar and Roula Said
Maryem Tollar, Roula Said, Dave Wall - Vocals
David Buchbinder - Trumpet, Alto horn
Mark Rubin - bass, guitar
Michael Ward-Bergeman - accordion, tambourine,
Recorded by David Buchbinder, David Wall, Roula Said, Michael Ward-Bergeman
Mixed by Michael Ward-Bergeman
Mastered by Jono Grant, Victory Drive Music Inc.
Media inquiries: Beverly Kreller
Publicist | SPEAK Music bev@speak-music.com | 416-922-3620
license
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FAOC is Maryem Tollar and Roula Said. FAOC stands for Friggin Arab Orchestra Company or Freakin Awesome Old Crones, or you
decide! We made a bunch of videos for Facebook and beeble started buggin' us to make a YouTube channel which was launched in December 2020. Outside of FAOC, Maryem Tollar and Roula Said are actually respected artists in the Canadian World Music scene....more