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(Note: these are the original lyrics. One verse was cut out of the recording so that we might be able to get some radio play on kids programming.)
I’ve got a problem that’s a cruel twist of fate
My birthday and Christmas are on the same date
I can’t separate them, it just isn’t fair
My birthday’s on Christmas, and nobody cares
Oh, we’ll celebrate early, just a few days before
But the shadow of Christmas is hard to ignore
I’ll pretend I’m happy, and try not to complain
When I get a stuffed reindeer or a big candy cane
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My birthday’s on Christmas, that’s not very cool
I can’t have a party with my buddies in school
They’re all on vacation or gone out of town
My birthday’s on Christmas and it’s getting me down
I complain to my mother, but these things escape her
She still wraps my presents in holiday paper
My grandma sends money, ‘cause she’s sick of the mall
One check for both occasions, that’s the worst trick of all
You might think I’m greedy or that I’ve got some nerve
I just want the attention that I think I deserve
Oh, I love Christmas Eve and the stockings and cheer
It’s just that my birthday comes one time a year
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My birthday’s on Christmas, and I’m a little upset
It reduces the number of presents I get
Why couldn’t my parents have waited ‘til summer
For mom to get pregnant, it’s really a bummer
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Oh, I wish I’d been born on some other day
Like a hot August night or a morning in May
Why not in September when the corn is so high
Or Thanksgiving morning or the 4th of July?
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My birthday’s on Christmas, what more can I say
Please don’t forget me on my special day
My birthday’s on Christmas, I hate red and green
It’s stealing my thunder, this holiday scene (X2)