The 12 Days Of RIFFmas Song (VIDEO)
I’m sure we’re all familiar with the 12 Days Of Christmas. It’s one of the most popular Christmas songs, and it’s quite old. So, this year we’re bringing it up to date. We’re celebrating the 12 Days Of RIFFmas!
What is the 12 Days Of RIFFmas? Good question! It’s a new parody of the 12 Days Of Christmas…only it’s all about WRIF. To celebrate, we wrote a song using some of the WRIF on-air staff’s favorite things.
The 12 Days Of RIFFmas
There are no turtle doves nor lords a-leaping in the 12 Days Of RIFFmas. They can stay comfortably with the original song. The 12 Days Of RIFFmas parody is much more rock and roll focused. This is a parody song that rocks. Well, sort of.
Cort Freeman and Rev Robb are not singers. However, they give it their all (and then some) in this parody. We are not trying to claim them as singers. Don’t expect quality there. However, if you know the Riff, you’ll appreciate this parody song.
The song features references fans and casual listeners alike should understand and be familiar with. It contains references to some of Dave and Chuck The Freak’s well-know bits, Jade’s references, Meltdown’s interests, and more!
Before we get to the full video below, check out the bloopers! Clearly, Cort and Rev Robb had a blast filming this video.
It’s all lighthearted fun for the holiday season. From our family at 101 WRIF to yours we hope you have a very Merry Christmas, Happy Festivus, Happy Holidays, and a splendid New Year!
Check out the 12 Days Of RIFFmas parody of the 12 Days Of Christmas below! See how many of the references you get and understand. In the meantime, we’ll continue to work on our voices. Maybe by next year we can perform in harmony. Until then, this is what you get. We think it’s funny and hopefully you will too.
Happy Holidays, friends! Looking forward to more in 2024! Watch the video below.
Festivus and 14 Other ‘Seinfeld’-isms We Now Use In Everyday Life
Happy Festivus, everyone!
Festivus, of course, was introduced to the world thanks to a 1997 episode of Seinfeld. Festivus is a protest holiday that takes place on December 23 in response to the commercialization of Christmas. On the show, it was created by Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller).
Frank hilariously explains, “Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way.”
Thanks to the popularity of the iconic sitcom, Festivus is now playfully celebrated by many Seinfeld fans the world over. That alone could potentially be considered a “Festivus miracle.”
The Actual Origin of Festivus
While this holiday seems like something cooked up in a writers’ room, Festivus has origins in reality. Seinfeld writer Dan O’Keefe co-wrote the episode honoring Festivus, and it was his father who actually invented it.
In a 2009 Q&A with The Washington Post, O’Keefe shares that many of the one-liners from this Seinfeld episode were created in the writers’ room, except for one. He said, “‘A Festivus for the Rest of Us’ was an actual family Festivus motto, referring initially to those remaining after the death of my father’s mother, and then coming to mean in general a forward-looking focus on life and the living, i.e. ‘Let the dead bury the dead.'”
Later in that same Q&A, O’Keefe shared there was never a set date for Festivus and that it was celebrated “whenever the hell my Dad felt like it.” It was celebrated between September and May. One year, his family didn’t celebrate Festivus at all, while another year, there were two celebrations.
He also revealed it wasn’t until he was eight years old that he realized his Dad made up Festivus. He came to this realization after sharing with another kid on his school bus that his family celebrated Festivus the previous night, and this other kid had no idea what he was talking about.
Now, before the “Airing of Grievances” or the “Feats of Strength,” consider looking back on the countless Seinfeld-isms that have become part of the pop culture lexicon. Think of it as another “Festivus Miracle,” if you will.
Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time spent as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy across the country, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person. Cort enjoys writing about comedy, food, sports, and entertainment. So, basically anything and everything.