No, I haven’t been slapped with an injunction by the blue haired lawyer and been forced to write my own Christmas carol, I’ve made a great discovery and felt I needed to share it with the world. What is Santa’s Super Sleigh? It’s the fictional song that Will, Hugh Grant’s character in About A Boy, lives off the royalties from. Well, I suppose that a song can never be fictional, but it is fictional that it’s as popular as the movie would have you believe. Written by Peter Brewis exclusively for the film, it was meant to be “the worst Christmas jingle in history”, something emblematic of Will’s troubled family life. It took me quite a while to dig it up, but I found a site run by a blogger even more resourceful than I and snatched it for myself. So soak it in, from my house to yours. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
Look who’s coming ’round the bend It’s Santa and his reindeer friends And they’ve got the right of way It’s Santa’s super sleigh.
Load it up with shiny toys For Santa’s favourite girls and boys. With a Ho! Ho! Ho! and a Hey! Hey! Hey! It’s Santa’s super sleigh.
Just leave out the minced pies And a glass of sherry too And you’ll have a big surprise When Santa visits you.
Mum loves Daddy, and he loves her And I’m not sure who I prefer. I love them both and they love me And that’s how things should be.
Look who’s coming round the bend It’s Santa and his reindeer friends. With a Ho! Ho! Ho! and a Hey! Hey! Hey! It’s Santa’s super sleigh.
The lights are all gleaming upon the Christmas tree By the fireside you’re dreaming It’s the perfect family.
If you never cuss or cheat or lie And you’ve always been as nice as pie Then something good will come your way From Santa’s Super sleigh.
But of all the presents Christmas brings Exciting shapes and shiny things, The greatest gift of all by far Is the family you are.
Look whos coming round the bend Santa and his reindeer friends With a Ho! Ho! Ho! and a Hey! Hey! Hey! It’s Santa’s super sleigh.