This is a rather silly confession to make. When I was about 10, I was genuinely shocked and quite reluctant to sing this popular Christmas song because of what the lyrics meant to me back then...
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen,
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night!
I would think to myself: Nope, Daddy won't be laughing if he saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus.
You see... growing up in Asia, our dads never dress up as Santa on Christmas. We'd go to church, the mall or school halls and they would hire someone to dress up as Santa Claus. That's why for the longest time I thought, "Mommy is going to be in trouble with daddy if this really happened! Why would this kid sing about it as if it's a fun thing to tell daddy? Isn't that cheating?!"
Good thing this misunderstanding is all cleared up now... I can now happily sing along with a whole new perspective on Santa's new identity.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen,
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night!
I would think to myself: Nope, Daddy won't be laughing if he saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus.
You see... growing up in Asia, our dads never dress up as Santa on Christmas. We'd go to church, the mall or school halls and they would hire someone to dress up as Santa Claus. That's why for the longest time I thought, "Mommy is going to be in trouble with daddy if this really happened! Why would this kid sing about it as if it's a fun thing to tell daddy? Isn't that cheating?!"
Good thing this misunderstanding is all cleared up now... I can now happily sing along with a whole new perspective on Santa's new identity.
Merry Christmas, everyone!