While on the topic of holiday cheer: Christmas, in popular culture, is far more than a time to go to the mall. It is a time for the celebration of cultural myths. Of peace. And hope. And forgiveness. And a big guy everyone talks about, who nobody's ever actually met, who finds his way into every home in the planet in one night... (sing along!)

Ya better not pout, ya better not cry Ya better move out, we're tellin' ya why Microsoft is buying the town

They're making a list, they're checking it twice They're treating us like programmable mice Microsoft is buying the town

They purchase politicians TV and papers too They want to control everything They will hard wire you

They're writing the code nobody can read Making a load creating false need Microsoft is buying the town

Your cable's bought out, they now own the Net You'll need their software to eat, pee, or sweat Microsoft is buying the town

They want to make more billions They want to hook up Mars They want to build more stadiums To house Bill Gates's cars

They're defying the courts, creating the laws The judges won't buck no "Trillionaire Clause" Microsoft is buying the town