Popular carols in the spirit of corporate America

The retail industry has nearly monopolized the holiday season, beginning the onslaught of decorations and advertisements as early as the beginning of October. Greeting card companies and the words on the decorations might proclaim the season to be one of goodwill, love and peace, but if the concept of truth in advertising was extended to the Christmas carols played at malls and shopping centers across America, the lyrics of many seasonal songs would need to be changed.

No matter which holidays you choose to celebrate, try to remember — love and friendship cannot be bought or sold and relationships should never be given a dollar value. Have a safe and relaxing winter break.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

Please come and shop here!

We've got lots of stuff for family and friends

So show them you love them

Please come and shop here!

Now go save the economy,

Now go into deeper debt

Now go spend your money

Please come and shop here!

We've got lots of things for family and friends

We'll throw in some sales

Please come and shop here!

O come, all ye faithful

Reward card holders get special prices

O come ye, O come ye and shop at our store

Come and spend money

Special financing on credit

O come, shop here

O come, shop here

O come, show them your love and spend a little more

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Come, rest ye merry gentlemen

Let nothing you dismay

Everything your wife or girlfriend needs

Is right here on display

Just buy her an expensive gift

And life will be okay

O shop for her comfort and joy

Comfort and joy

And maybe she'll buy you a new tech toy

In stores or online shop for gifts

Just charge if you can't pay

The rest of the year matters not

If you don't give big on this day

What better way to show your love

Than throwing your paycheck away?

O shop for her comfort and joy

Comfort and joy

And maybe she'll buy you a new tech toy

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels we have heard on high

Sweetly urging us to spend

And the shoppers in reply

Race for sales and bargain bins

Glorious, in excess we blindly spend!

Glorious, in excess we blindly spend!

Shoppers, why this jubilee?

Why forlorn over out of stock TVs?

Must love be a 52-inch

Flat screen to play your HD DVDs?

Glorious, in excess we blindly spend!

Glorious, in excess we blindly spend!