MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE PROLOGUE! th-cam.com/video/Wynwv15_G24/w-d-xo.html LYRICS: VERSE 1: It’s the most wonderful time of the year, it’s true Such joy and cheer as we’re crunching the numbers The time draws near for our customary summary And that’s the time of our annual financial review Just one look at the state of the company It’s plain to see we need a major redundancy You all want toys but you’re not gonna pay for 'em And it’s causing Claus Inc. complications Can’t keep dropping joy across all the nations If we’re running as a non-profit organisation Since this place commenced And claimed that hence we’d make presents The generations came and went We played pretend and prayed for sense The guy up top, red faced and bent On playing saint - not paying rent Refused to stop and take a pen To change that mission statement Yule comes around and your kids get coddled Our accounts meltdown as we risk Cheer-nobyl Get your eggnog mixed with economics So we're fixing the Christmas business model CHORUS: It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover Now, old Saint Nick’s kicked out the door We don’t do freebies any more It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover VERSE 2: We'll do away with the sleigh visiting every home We'd be far more efficient with delivery drones Sending reindeer overhead strains our overheads We're selling them to quell a couple business loans We need to modernize, monetize, sugarplum synergize Stockings are floated and the elves are downsized Success is never gonna just land in your lap We’re in Lapland, baby What’s a price without hikes? If you want cookies and carrots That have been placed out by parents Bitten to make it apparent That Santa made an appearance Well then, you'll need to reserve it 'Cause that's our premium service We thought you loved your kids? Perhaps their dreams just aren’t worth it? And with that in mind, it's a reasonable ask That you all subscribe to our seasonal pass Unlocking treats on a path completing menial tasks To keep you busy as we reap all the cash Priced fairly at barely what the customer affords You can start in a pear tree and leap up to a lord Hit five gold rings as you level yourself And then buy more skins for your Elf on a Shelf Carol? Yeah, no, yeah, they can keep his face on the bottles It’s good brand recognition and we kept the rights Yeah, of course they’ll pay for it Who’s gonna wanna change all the lights on the trucks? CHORUS: It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover You can upgrade from the naughty to nice list If you can pay our affordable prices It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover VERSE 3: Since the fifties tradition didn't click with the kids So now the chimney is giving me the skibidi rizz Now in December catch influencers Going viral shilling kiddies shit in Christmassy vids No more knick-knack, bric-a-brac Things that could be whittled from a stick And stuck in a sack That crap won’t sell and it’s leaving the team stuck You ever see an elf tryna whittle a V-buck? Hey team! So, you’re wondering what I gathered you for? Just a check in with my buddies On the factory floor! You know the lads on the board Are glad to have you aboard But we’ve all seen pretty damning reports Whilst toys are such a sweet thing It’s products that you make And we see you when you’re sleeping And we know when you take breaks So, if we’re gonna ship deliverables We’re gonna need a Christmas miracle We’re nearing the year-end There’s no time for cheer, friends Just make goods for goodness sakes You know on average three elves die When manufacturing a PS5 You want a respirator? Eh, we'll get some later Could you not just breathe less, guys? Yes, boss! We’ve gotta right the ship and chart a course I’m pretty sure the guy we kicked was hard to port It’s time to realign the vision - pass the torches Who are we to fight with Christmas market forces? So, if you find your shift should lag or pause It’s possible that time can stick to pass the audits We’ve got every child’s wish to grant come morning Well, except the kind of kids who can’t afford it Each and every one of these elves Is filled to the pointy-eared brim with microplastics And thanks to their relative size To an elf they’re actually much larger plastics CHORUS: It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover Well, boo-hoo if you’re seeking to blame us It’s thanks to you we’re competing with Bezos It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover BRIDGE: We’ve sent whimsy down your chimneys For the last two thousand years And forgive me being Grinchy But we’ve had it up to here Took our vision by committee And you got commercial-eyes Turned the mystique into mincemeat Whilst you fought over the pie You parsed our thing through marketing Commodified the cheer You’ll hardly see us arguing You’ve got the right idea But you’ve dined free on our IP So make it understood That licensees, though fine to eat Don’t bake the fudging pud All those fantasies your families Have told are trashed You want magic? Well, that’s tragic 'Cause we sold our stash It won’t matter that our strategies are Bold, harsh, brash When we wake up to a great big lump of Coal-d hard cash! CHORUS: It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover You guys chose to monetise it So why can’t those who devised it? It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover Who knew fun was actually fungible? Now my toys are tax-deductible It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover In this age where joy and cheer bring Room for flagrant profiteering It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover Hi, is that the office of Mr E. Bunny? Blake Midwinter here, Clause Inc. I was hoping he could hop on a call? It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover Patrick! How’s the Saint business? Hold that thought, I’ve got one word for you - merger Let’s meet for drinks It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover Cupid, baby! Let me shoot my shot here I’m interested in a partnership It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover Hi, Pancake Day HQ? I’ve got an offer for you, and you are going to flip
I’m honestly astonished by the effort you put into every production. Not just the music and lyrics, but your visual production is top tier every time. You and your whole team should be proud of what you’ve done this year, bravo!
This reminds me of a time, I was playing a game as a megachurch dedicated to making massive amounts of money. So a friend nicknamed me the "Prophet of Profits" after i exported my brand to the whole galaxy. Good times.
"and the elves are downsized" is such a great way to demonstrate the ways corporations like to avoid dirty little words like "child labor" and "human rights violations"
“Generating a prophet” is perhaps one of my favourite Stupendium puns ever and it’s criminal that it’s hidden in the end card - I also love the idea of “Hey guys, you lot commercialised Christmas first, we’re just following suit.” Happy holidays Stupes and fellow fans, I hope you all receive some wonderful gifts! That is, assuming you have a subscription to the Nice List…
I love the idea that Claus inc explains they need to start charging for toys while they leave out that they're able to just "magic" stuff into existence. Pure Corporation.
It’s rare when a nerdcore artist makes a fully original song without any pre-existing IPs, but when they do, it’s always a delight! And getting a classic ‘businessman at desk’ song from Stupes with a festive twist makes it sweeter than sugarplums! A worthy successor/mirror song to ‘Lights on a Truck’ and just a dang good bop in general. Great, genuine art (don’t think I missed that shade thrown at the theft bots. Support animators and artists, folks!)
@ Well, I mean that the general Christmas imagery is public domain, so anyone can use it, but I get your point! Geez, someone fix that laptop that’s been broken for 3 years now, because we need to make some cuts to get Claus back. Very bloody ones.
I still love how "The North Pole Corporate Takeover" is basically shortened to "The NPC-Takeover" whioch gives it another Twist to all the numerous puns and story in the songs already. Santa was/is the OG and done everything in person while the "NPC" is automating, shortening and outsourcing everything. Love it!
My god, they went nuclear with the puns and references in this one. Leave it to Stupe to throw corporate corruption, puns, and the subject of scrutiny in a blender and let it puree.
oh-KAYYYYYY I could write an entire ESSAY about this but I won't This. *_BANGED._* This went SO unspeakably hard. The puns, the bit where you criticised that _awful_ A.I. Coca-Cola ad The set design, costumes and just. The entire production of this was AMAZING AAAAAH To absolutely no-one's surprise, THOU HAST NAILED IT ONCE AGAIN, MY LIEGE (edited to fix phrasing error that happened cause my head is Not screwed on right this evening)
I love how the names Christopher Kringle, Blake Midwinter, Elise Navidad, and Ken D. Canine, are so on point. Reminds me of the Ace Attorney pun names. Have a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year in 2025, The Stupendium and everyone.🎄💙 Also, it is sad how corporate Christmas has become like the Charlie Brown Christmas special talked about, but the true meaning of Christmas still shines through.
I love how not only were you able to use this song to make the toys you bought tax-deductible, but you went and worked out a way to flex that fact IN THE DANG LYRICS! Your skills with this stuff will never cease to impress me Stupes!
2:52 skibbidy claus, rizzmas, (SL)edging, the fortnite before christmas, 1 horse open SLAY, No Nog November, BRAT(wurst), BASED (the turkey), and Gen Z Xmas is glorious
@@KattywaLet's actually blame gen Z for the slang, most of the sayings were made up by gez Z and gen Alpha are kids so if you say something stupid they will repeat.
@@TheGenericPersonYou really think that a gen Alpha person made the skibidi toilet series? That rizzing girls and the alpha male stereotype was made by kids? Are you sure?
Oh this is undoubtedly one of those songs which you find about new easter eggs in both the lyrics and video every replay. Granted, thats... every Stupes song.
You can honestly tell they just had fun making this song like they didn’t make it based off a video game. It’s so original. I honestly love all of the references to modern media. Honestly, I just love this song. It’s great love to their relationship relationships with corporate evil.
Oh boy, I sure do love the laminated contract under the tree this year. I’m filled with such [corporate mandated] Christmas cheer. Good work, Stupes!! If this is our replacement for the Horrormas songs, then I’ve gotta say, it’s a worthy successor!
“It all began with the birth of Jesus, so it’s always been about generating a prophet” had me in tears 😂 Merry Christmas Stupendium! Thanks for delivering such a joy to us
I love all the little nods aswell to the last year of stupendium songs 1:22 - Chernobyl referencing Divide (this was more of a stretch on my part 😅) 3:12 - Brick-a-Brack was a line sung by Dan Bull in the Production Line 3:55 - Referencing The Arc in the Tinderbox with not only the bottle of whiskey from the video but the elves workshop being made from the arc in the tinderbox set like the windows, the clock and the wooden walls
stuff i liked about this song: - 1:22 "cheer-nobyl" - 2:20 "[a] cruise or whatever holiday grownups [have]" - 2:43 reference to "lights on the trucks", his first christmas song 8 years ago (yes, i watched that.) - 3:03 reference to "to all a good fright", his horror themed christmas song - 3:09 yeah, i'd throw up too. - 3:11 POSSIBLE reference to dan bull's "well would you look at that" part in "the production line", though this is a bit of a stretch. - 3:11 that same flute is used in "the toybox". you thought you were slick, didn't you? - 3:24 a bunch of the props here is also used in "the toybox", most notably the toy trumpet in the back. - 3:36 a possible reference to "the production line", considering the quota. - 3:36 the elf on a shelf in the christmas tree is shown in the previous shot, and some subsequent ones. nice attention to detail. - 4:06 i dont think the clock is supposed to go in that direction. - 4:23 this is just mean - 4:45 the AI coca cola commercial 💀 - 5:43 a plush of his animatronic in "a pizza the action" is in the back, accompanied by, of course, his signature plush. the sing along stupendium toy is yet another throwback to "the toybox" - 5:49 who the hell wanted a lego typewriter 💀 - 6:19 "hey nerdcore, stupendium here." - 6:56 "so its always been about generating a prophet!" - 7:06 "You're fired."
I love this. "Licensees, though fine to eat, don't bake the fudging pud" is genius. Also, gotta love the Stupes merch in the background of the "Who knew fun was actually fungible?"(amazing wordplay btw)
Also, I feel like we should have totally had a segment where the elves have a grim commentary on their situation. Maybe throw in a Shelter From the Storm reference, too.
I would unironically watch a musical based of Santa having to take his company back from the Corporate Takeover with this as the main theme / villain song any day than Red One. Such a brilliant song that proves Stupes doesn't need video games to generate his clever wordplay and genius music. It's so good and it's a fantastic new addition to my Christmas Playlist.
You can tell you've done your job right when the Lights On A Truck line actually made me wince in anguish. Totally sleezy and tone death... Perfection.
"Hello, Mr Midwinter? This is Marley. Jacob Marley. I'm afraid you are now scheduled for a midnight meeting to discuss the past, present, and future of this company. Attendance is involuntary."
I'm not sure if The Skibidi Rizz or AI Commercial is worse. Also, the references are top tier 0:25 Spider-Man, 2:43 Lights On The Truck, 3:01 A Very Scary Christmas/And To All A Good Fright, 5:44 The Toybox, probably more I missed
There's so much corporateness in the song, but I think putting "synergize" in the song is the biggest thing that drives the message home for me. "Synergize" is too real and gives me creepy vibes of "We treat this company like a family." Like the battle pass and the union stuff is bad, but in some ways having "synergize" in a song is on a whole other level. When things get to the point of "corporate synergy" that's when the company starts trying to make the employees willingly exploit themselves. At least, that's my view of it. Great job, Stupes, this is easily the creepiest and scariest Christmas song you've put out to date! As always you do fantastic work, and I wish you the very best! You are truly always an inspiration.
Just when i thought you couldn't possibly get better with your wordsmithing and your amazing bops and rhymes, you amazed me yet again! bound to be the best christmas yet with ths one! now quck question: how much money EXACTLY do i have to pay for the Nice List subscribtion?
I was coming into this song optimistic thinking "well how could a Christmas song about a corporate takeover be a banger?" I have never been proven wrong faster in my life and then I remembered this is the Stupendium channel and boy do we know no bad songs as The Stupendium never fails to make a banger!!!!!!
At 3:58 and 4:04 you can see the wine and the clock from the ark and the tinderbox. Which makes me think they have used the same set for over a year and now I’m just impressed.
The Ark and the Tinderbox set was built entirely from scratch and has never been used for anything else except parts were used to build the elf workshop here! Certainly not been using it for over a year!
They really got corporations right. 1. Trendy social media account 2. Bad treatment of workers 3. Caring more about peoples’ money than the people themselves
How- I just- I don't understand how a damn Christmas song this be this much of a banger How the hell do you do this every time. Every new song you release becomes my new favorite I dont understand how this keeps happening
I love the subtle distinction that blake is completely unphased by doing the skibidi rizz marketing while elise and ken immediately feel sickness and exaustion. It really shows how far gone they are in the corporate grind set.
Dear lord christmas is indeed early, the references, the puns, the details mwaa, delicious. Also ngl, seeing brainrot was something... haha So now that the light in the tunnel *and* christmas was privatised, im here wondering what else is getting a *corporal takeover*. Edit: the guy who said that corporate greed and Stupendium fit was absolutely right (i think its in the "Fine Print" video) this is fudging nuts man.
TheStupendium Prop Hunt: Christmas Addition! The set with the elves is the same set used for the hallway in "The Ark and the Tinderbox". You can tell by the word paneling and the window. I'm pretty sure part of the walls for Midwinter's office are also reused from the previous song. There are plenty of furniture and props reused from it all together. Including several props on Midwinter's desk. Which is the same desk from "The Ribbon" The TV at 4:47 was in "Tune into the madness" Pretty Obvious but at 5:45 Cosmo the Parrot, a Snugglemependium and Stupes Youtooz were by them, but also a prop box from "The Toybox"
God, you always do great Christmas stuff, AND you do great stuff about corrupt corporations - so what better idea than to combine the two? Absolutely ADORED this one, the reference to lights on a tree, and enough Christmas puns to fill a stocking!
Am I just unobservant and never noticed it before in previous videos, or is nobody discussing the amazing little easter egg in the description of "Stupendium Ltd [...] company’s core values of Collaboration, Respect, Accountability and Perseverance" (c.r.a.p.)?
absolutely love the song, instant christmas classic. can you imagine if businesses in real life were this greedy? ha that sure would be awful............... anyway I love the amount of Collaboration, Respect, Accountability and Perseverance there always is in your videos, keep up the good work team
This is actually the first one I manage to catch the premiere of, and as always, amazing song. Now I kinda want more songs based on the other holidays mentioned at the end of the video.
Dang, like every Stupendium hit there's always a part that hits so hard but just right. The segment highlighting the mass adoption of the subscription pay model for gaming and the holiday event season passes with the most mundane and minimal-effort "rewards," and the TT short video cut acknowledging the changing formats and values of the next generation. This hit super hard since I just visited a friend's house and his kids were going through the new CoD holiday stuff, basically trash as rewards. Despite the trash that seems be permeating throughout much of mainstream media, your continued literary creativity and mastery of paronomasia is a reminder that there are still creative geniuses out there! Thank you for the gift of all your amazing songs over the years!
7 years ago, my mother died two days before Christmas eve. I used to think I'd never feel joy at this time of year again. Thank you, Greg, for proving me wrong. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very happy new year.
MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE PROLOGUE! th-cam.com/video/Wynwv15_G24/w-d-xo.html
LYRICS:
VERSE 1:
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, it’s true
Such joy and cheer as we’re crunching the numbers
The time draws near for our customary summary
And that’s the time of our annual financial review
Just one look at the state of the company
It’s plain to see we need a major redundancy
You all want toys but you’re not gonna pay for 'em
And it’s causing Claus Inc. complications
Can’t keep dropping joy across all the nations
If we’re running as a non-profit organisation
Since this place commenced
And claimed that hence we’d make presents
The generations came and went
We played pretend and prayed for sense
The guy up top, red faced and bent
On playing saint - not paying rent
Refused to stop and take a pen
To change that mission statement
Yule comes around and your kids get coddled
Our accounts meltdown as we risk Cheer-nobyl
Get your eggnog mixed with economics
So we're fixing the Christmas business model
CHORUS:
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
Now, old Saint Nick’s kicked out the door
We don’t do freebies any more
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
VERSE 2:
We'll do away with the sleigh visiting every home
We'd be far more efficient with delivery drones
Sending reindeer overhead strains our overheads
We're selling them to quell a couple business loans
We need to modernize, monetize, sugarplum synergize
Stockings are floated and the elves are downsized
Success is never gonna just land in your lap
We’re in Lapland, baby
What’s a price without hikes?
If you want cookies and carrots
That have been placed out by parents
Bitten to make it apparent
That Santa made an appearance
Well then, you'll need to reserve it
'Cause that's our premium service
We thought you loved your kids?
Perhaps their dreams just aren’t worth it?
And with that in mind, it's a reasonable ask
That you all subscribe to our seasonal pass
Unlocking treats on a path completing menial tasks
To keep you busy as we reap all the cash
Priced fairly at barely what the customer affords
You can start in a pear tree and leap up to a lord
Hit five gold rings as you level yourself
And then buy more skins for your Elf on a Shelf
Carol?
Yeah, no, yeah, they can keep his face on the bottles
It’s good brand recognition and we kept the rights
Yeah, of course they’ll pay for it
Who’s gonna wanna change all the lights on the trucks?
CHORUS:
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
You can upgrade from the naughty to nice list
If you can pay our affordable prices
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
VERSE 3:
Since the fifties tradition didn't click with the kids
So now the chimney is giving me the skibidi rizz
Now in December catch influencers
Going viral shilling kiddies shit in Christmassy vids
No more knick-knack, bric-a-brac
Things that could be whittled from a stick
And stuck in a sack
That crap won’t sell and it’s leaving the team stuck
You ever see an elf tryna whittle a V-buck?
Hey team!
So, you’re wondering what I gathered you for?
Just a check in with my buddies
On the factory floor!
You know the lads on the board
Are glad to have you aboard
But we’ve all seen pretty damning reports
Whilst toys are such a sweet thing
It’s products that you make
And we see you when you’re sleeping
And we know when you take breaks
So, if we’re gonna ship deliverables
We’re gonna need a Christmas miracle
We’re nearing the year-end
There’s no time for cheer, friends
Just make goods for goodness sakes
You know on average three elves die
When manufacturing a PS5
You want a respirator?
Eh, we'll get some later
Could you not just breathe less, guys?
Yes, boss!
We’ve gotta right the ship and chart a course
I’m pretty sure the guy we kicked was hard to port
It’s time to realign the vision - pass the torches
Who are we to fight with Christmas market forces?
So, if you find your shift should lag or pause
It’s possible that time can stick to pass the audits
We’ve got every child’s wish to grant come morning
Well, except the kind of kids who can’t afford it
Each and every one of these elves
Is filled to the pointy-eared brim with microplastics
And thanks to their relative size
To an elf they’re actually much larger plastics
CHORUS:
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
Well, boo-hoo if you’re seeking to blame us
It’s thanks to you we’re competing with Bezos
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
BRIDGE:
We’ve sent whimsy down your chimneys
For the last two thousand years
And forgive me being Grinchy
But we’ve had it up to here
Took our vision by committee
And you got commercial-eyes
Turned the mystique into mincemeat
Whilst you fought over the pie
You parsed our thing through marketing
Commodified the cheer
You’ll hardly see us arguing
You’ve got the right idea
But you’ve dined free on our IP
So make it understood
That licensees, though fine to eat
Don’t bake the fudging pud
All those fantasies your families
Have told are trashed
You want magic? Well, that’s tragic
'Cause we sold our stash
It won’t matter that our strategies are
Bold, harsh, brash
When we wake up to a great big lump of
Coal-d hard cash!
CHORUS:
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
You guys chose to monetise it
So why can’t those who devised it?
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
Who knew fun was actually fungible?
Now my toys are tax-deductible
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
In this age where joy and cheer bring
Room for flagrant profiteering
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
Hi, is that the office of Mr E. Bunny?
Blake Midwinter here, Clause Inc.
I was hoping he could hop on a call?
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
Patrick! How’s the Saint business?
Hold that thought, I’ve got one word for you - merger
Let’s meet for drinks
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
Cupid, baby! Let me shoot my shot here
I’m interested in a partnership
It’s the North Pole Corporate Takeover
Hi, Pancake Day HQ?
I’ve got an offer for you, and you are going to flip
AMAZING! happy holidays! This is a great gift 🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️❤️
Absolute cinema. Mate.
@@TheStupendium Peak cinema and Merry Christmas everyone. I can see Santa next taking back Christmas from the board.
I’m honestly astonished by the effort you put into every production. Not just the music and lyrics, but your visual production is top tier every time. You and your whole team should be proud of what you’ve done this year, bravo!
Rizzmas
Joymaking Cheerpilled
(Sl)Edging
The fortnite before christmas
1 horse open SLAY
Based (The turkey)
No Nog November
BRAT (Winter)
Christopher Kringle, Blake Midwinter, Elise Navidad, Ken D. Caine, puns are on point with this one 😭
And Cheer-nobyl might be the best pun ever made.
Ok, I get the latter 2 names, but what’s Blake Midwinter supposed to be a reference to?
@@benc.delacruz1813bleak midwinter, I believe it’s a Christmas carol
@@benc.delacruz1813 Bleak Midwinter
@@benc.delacruz1813 mid winter break, but what is christopher kringle? i dont get that one
Being able to fit "skibidi rizz" into a serious song and have it make sense deserves either an award or a war crime charge
Both.
Both is good!
And what happens after that. Completely understandable
The funniest thing is that they start vomiting in the background after saying that
Ok but the pun about "generating a prophet" might be the cleverest thing I've heard
This reminds me of a time, I was playing a game as a megachurch dedicated to making massive amounts of money. So a friend nicknamed me the "Prophet of Profits" after i exported my brand to the whole galaxy. Good times.
@LithielFiriethI’m guessing you were playing stellaris.
I came here to say that. That is up there as one of the greatest puns I have ever heard. Absolutely killed it.
@LithielFirieth Definitely sounds like Stellaris, but can't help but think of the Corpus from Warframe; a literal profit cult-slash-megacorporation.
Best villain song ever. I had an actual physical reaction to the battle pass. Truly one of the most insidious villains we've had in years.
Im not the only one scared by it huh
Yeah that section genuinely drained me of energy to see and think about.
it hit too close to home
I’ll be honestly I though it was a daily login chart
I mean would you expect them not to take from the phone market
"and the elves are downsized" is such a great way to demonstrate the ways corporations like to avoid dirty little words like "child labor" and "human rights violations"
“Generating a prophet” is perhaps one of my favourite Stupendium puns ever and it’s criminal that it’s hidden in the end card - I also love the idea of “Hey guys, you lot commercialised Christmas first, we’re just following suit.”
Happy holidays Stupes and fellow fans, I hope you all receive some wonderful gifts! That is, assuming you have a subscription to the Nice List…
It is a funny pun.
Fwrengi and bajprans are not so dissimilar
I love the idea that Claus inc explains they need to start charging for toys while they leave out that they're able to just "magic" stuff into existence. Pure Corporation.
It’s rare when a nerdcore artist makes a fully original song without any pre-existing IPs, but when they do, it’s always a delight! And getting a classic ‘businessman at desk’ song from Stupes with a festive twist makes it sweeter than sugarplums! A worthy successor/mirror song to ‘Lights on a Truck’ and just a dang good bop in general. Great, genuine art (don’t think I missed that shade thrown at the theft bots. Support animators and artists, folks!)
technically ... Christmas is an IP and he proved that to us 😂
@ Well, I mean that the general Christmas imagery is public domain, so anyone can use it, but I get your point! Geez, someone fix that laptop that’s been broken for 3 years now, because we need to make some cuts to get Claus back. Very bloody ones.
@abathur4216 well, Coca Cola did.
What do you expect from the Stupendium? He’s incredible
Four
The use of the AI Coke commercial. Genius.
I'm sorry? "Cheer-nobyl"? These puns are on point, masive props for making this idea work
OH THE LIGHTS ON A TRUCK REFERENCE IS SO GOOD
HOLIDAYS ARE COMING
@The_Rayman_Derivative But only if you subscribed to Premium!
I was so happy to hear it!!
2:53 The board trying to market to the kids with slang is absolutely brilliant
Sl-edging is not a phrase I would ever like to hear ever again 😭
It made me physically ill to hear. Props on the realisim, its just like the real life ads!
How are you doing, fellow kids.
I’m surprised we haven’t scene more rizzmas hashtags
The combo of [INSERT THEME HERE] and The Stupendium always works perfectly
Really digging the disco beat on this one! Also did you say skibidi rizz?
They did indeed. ‘Twas painful
@@TheDigitalWeirdo with the slight speed up, its unfortunately stuck in my head.
unfortunatly he did
also, hi Kyle Allen, i like your fnaf and bendy songs!
Unfortunately I did. :P
I cannot believe I like a song that managed to put "Skibidi Rizz" into a rhyme and make it actually sound good
It helps that they were saying it ironically, and Shwabadi threw up afterwords.
@@hudsonruff9208 a justifiable reaction
I come back and see this comment has 69 likes. How do i even respond to that?
This is the one time I will accept hearing those words. Only the Stupedium could say those words and not earn my ire.
I still love how "The North Pole Corporate Takeover" is basically shortened to "The NPC-Takeover" whioch gives it another Twist to all the numerous puns and story in the songs already.
Santa was/is the OG and done everything in person while the "NPC" is automating, shortening and outsourcing everything.
Love it!
My god, they went nuclear with the puns and references in this one. Leave it to Stupe to throw corporate corruption, puns, and the subject of scrutiny in a blender and let it puree.
3:07 I LOVE how stupendium allows them to vomit after the skibidi rizz part, hilarious.
But they themself are more resistant.
A three minute wait after a three hour wait. I'm so excited. Like, I'm kind of worried about myself levels of exited. Save me Blake, Elise, and Ken
oh-KAYYYYYY
I could write an entire ESSAY about this but I won't
This. *_BANGED._* This went SO unspeakably hard.
The puns, the bit where you criticised that _awful_ A.I. Coca-Cola ad
The set design, costumes and just. The entire production of this was AMAZING AAAAAH
To absolutely no-one's surprise, THOU HAST NAILED IT ONCE AGAIN, MY LIEGE
(edited to fix phrasing error that happened cause my head is Not screwed on right this evening)
AI coca cola ad? Lights in a truck came out 8 years ago, it couldn't have been made by AI
@DEMEMZEA Not that one, look up "A.I. Coca Cola Christmas Ad 2024"
@godfrey_approves then why did you say it inspired lights on a truck?
@@DEMEMZEA my brain wasn't working, I'm gonna go ahead and fix that now
I love how the names Christopher Kringle, Blake Midwinter, Elise Navidad, and Ken D. Canine, are so on point. Reminds me of the Ace Attorney pun names.
Have a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year in 2025, The Stupendium and everyone.🎄💙
Also, it is sad how corporate Christmas has become like the Charlie Brown Christmas special talked about, but the true meaning of Christmas still shines through.
Ace attorney type pun names are always peak
@chloeciolli Definitely. I love that about Ace Attorney and when creators do pun names in their projects.
These three people do remind me of the main prosecutors from the AA trilogy
I love how not only were you able to use this song to make the toys you bought tax-deductible, but you went and worked out a way to flex that fact IN THE DANG LYRICS! Your skills with this stuff will never cease to impress me Stupes!
The Lego typewriter has been discontinued, perfect timing!
2:52 skibbidy claus, rizzmas, (SL)edging, the fortnite before christmas, 1 horse open SLAY, No Nog November, BRAT(wurst), BASED (the turkey), and Gen Z Xmas is glorious
yes it is 😂
More like a Gen Alpha Xmas, let’s not blame Z for this new slang 😭
@@Kattywa true, we need to clear our names from being associated with skibidi rizz
@@KattywaLet's actually blame gen Z for the slang, most of the sayings were made up by gez Z and gen Alpha are kids so if you say something stupid they will repeat.
@@TheGenericPersonYou really think that a gen Alpha person made the skibidi toilet series? That rizzing girls and the alpha male stereotype was made by kids? Are you sure?
4:23 the tiny hammer being a normal hammer from the tiny elf's perspective is awesome
2:45 LIGHTS ON A TRUCK REFERENCE. ONE OF THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS SONGS EVER
Oh this is undoubtedly one of those songs which you find about new easter eggs in both the lyrics and video every replay. Granted, thats... every Stupes song.
You can honestly tell they just had fun making this song like they didn’t make it based off a video game. It’s so original. I honestly love all of the references to modern media. Honestly, I just love this song. It’s great love to their relationship relationships with corporate evil.
By far your funniest video, the TikTok dance killed me. Such an awesome way to end the year haha
When musiclide compliments your work, you know you cooked.
Oh boy, I sure do love the laminated contract under the tree this year. I’m filled with such [corporate mandated] Christmas cheer.
Good work, Stupes!! If this is our replacement for the Horrormas songs, then I’ve gotta say, it’s a worthy successor!
That's a very [business] reference you made there, human. You may even get a [promotion] for that one!
This one is just another kind of horror! Who needs IPs with scary topics like these-
“It all began with the birth of Jesus, so it’s always been about generating a prophet” had me in tears 😂
Merry Christmas Stupendium! Thanks for delivering such a joy to us
I love all the little nods aswell to the last year of stupendium songs
1:22 - Chernobyl referencing Divide (this was more of a stretch on my part 😅)
3:12 - Brick-a-Brack was a line sung by Dan Bull in the Production Line
3:55 - Referencing The Arc in the Tinderbox with not only the bottle of whiskey from the video but the elves workshop being made from the arc in the tinderbox set like the windows, the clock and the wooden walls
I love the reference to The production line, it is quite fitting with the shared themes. Another wonderful song Mx. Stupendium.
Thank you for the generous dividends for investors. The change over in management is greatly appreciated. See you at the next shareholders meeting!
stuff i liked about this song:
- 1:22 "cheer-nobyl"
- 2:20 "[a] cruise or whatever holiday grownups [have]"
- 2:43 reference to "lights on the trucks", his first christmas song 8 years ago (yes, i watched that.)
- 3:03 reference to "to all a good fright", his horror themed christmas song
- 3:09 yeah, i'd throw up too.
- 3:11 POSSIBLE reference to dan bull's "well would you look at that" part in "the production line", though this is a bit of a stretch.
- 3:11 that same flute is used in "the toybox". you thought you were slick, didn't you?
- 3:24 a bunch of the props here is also used in "the toybox", most notably the toy trumpet in the back.
- 3:36 a possible reference to "the production line", considering the quota.
- 3:36 the elf on a shelf in the christmas tree is shown in the previous shot, and some subsequent ones. nice attention to detail.
- 4:06 i dont think the clock is supposed to go in that direction.
- 4:23 this is just mean
- 4:45 the AI coca cola commercial 💀
- 5:43 a plush of his animatronic in "a pizza the action" is in the back, accompanied by, of course, his signature plush. the sing along stupendium toy is yet another throwback to "the toybox"
- 5:49 who the hell wanted a lego typewriter 💀
- 6:19 "hey nerdcore, stupendium here."
- 6:56 "so its always been about generating a prophet!"
- 7:06 "You're fired."
Oh I've never wanted to see a character reindeer-kicked in the teeth more than this, I think. Huge kudos! This jingle bell _rocks!_
4:43 the obviously small -> big hammer gag never gets old no matter how many times I see it
I love this. "Licensees, though fine to eat, don't bake the fudging pud" is genius. Also, gotta love the Stupes merch in the background of the "Who knew fun was actually fungible?"(amazing wordplay btw)
Also, I feel like we should have totally had a segment where the elves have a grim commentary on their situation. Maybe throw in a Shelter From the Storm reference, too.
Stupes making a Song about corpiration?! This can only be a BANGER 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
This almost feels like a love letter to ‘Santa Claus is on the Dole’ with that classic Stupes twist and I love it!
Only Stupendium can make something so jolly seem also morally repulsive, and I love it. Wonder if we'll see Santa make a comeback somewhere else.
3:12 THATS PRODUCTION LINE! THATS SO COOL!
I would unironically watch a musical based of Santa having to take his company back from the Corporate Takeover with this as the main theme / villain song any day than Red One. Such a brilliant song that proves Stupes doesn't need video games to generate his clever wordplay and genius music. It's so good and it's a fantastic new addition to my Christmas Playlist.
I swear the stupendium is best at evil corporate roles! First satisfactory and now this masterpiece! Stupendous work man!
You can tell you've done your job right when the Lights On A Truck line actually made me wince in anguish. Totally sleezy and tone death...
Perfection.
Watching this song and Lights On A Truck back to back must be amazing tonal whiplash.
"It don't matter that our strategies are bold, harsh, brash
When we wake up next to a lump of cold, hard cash"
Is my favorite bar in this whole song
"Hello, Mr Midwinter? This is Marley. Jacob Marley. I'm afraid you are now scheduled for a midnight meeting to discuss the past, present, and future of this company. Attendance is involuntary."
That Elf on the Shelf reference was terrifying and hiralous. Nice job. Happy Holidays, Stupes!! 🎄🎁⛄❄️🎅
Got to admit, the last thing I expected to hear used in in a Christmas song was 'skibidi rizz'. Another masterpiece by the Stupendium!
I'm not sure if The Skibidi Rizz or AI Commercial is worse.
Also, the references are top tier 0:25 Spider-Man, 2:43 Lights On The Truck, 3:01 A Very Scary Christmas/And To All A Good Fright, 5:44 The Toybox, probably more I missed
There's so much corporateness in the song, but I think putting "synergize" in the song is the biggest thing that drives the message home for me. "Synergize" is too real and gives me creepy vibes of "We treat this company like a family." Like the battle pass and the union stuff is bad, but in some ways having "synergize" in a song is on a whole other level. When things get to the point of "corporate synergy" that's when the company starts trying to make the employees willingly exploit themselves. At least, that's my view of it. Great job, Stupes, this is easily the creepiest and scariest Christmas song you've put out to date! As always you do fantastic work, and I wish you the very best! You are truly always an inspiration.
The reference to Lights on a Truck hit me like a gut punch. I think I caught all the song references but that one was sharp.
I guess it hit you like a truck ;3
Just when i thought you couldn't possibly get better with your wordsmithing and your amazing bops and rhymes, you amazed me yet again! bound to be the best christmas yet with ths one!
now quck question: how much money EXACTLY do i have to pay for the Nice List subscribtion?
I was coming into this song optimistic thinking "well how could a Christmas song about a corporate takeover be a banger?" I have never been proven wrong faster in my life and then I remembered this is the Stupendium channel and boy do we know no bad songs as The Stupendium never fails to make a banger!!!!!!
"Goods for goodness sake" is so good, Stupes! You knocked it out of the park!
Next Christmas comes the Elf Revolution, bet
At 3:58 and 4:04 you can see the wine and the clock from the ark and the tinderbox. Which makes me think they have used the same set for over a year and now I’m just impressed.
The Ark and the Tinderbox set was built entirely from scratch and has never been used for anything else except parts were used to build the elf workshop here! Certainly not been using it for over a year!
They really got corporations right.
1. Trendy social media account
2. Bad treatment of workers
3. Caring more about peoples’ money than the people themselves
Good to know I can always trust You to bring an absolutely vile corporate villian/Gen really good work!!!!!
How- I just- I don't understand how a damn Christmas song this be this much of a banger
How the hell do you do this every time.
Every new song you release becomes my new favorite I dont understand how this keeps happening
Epic. You won the Grandest Dad of the year ward.
@@GRAND-DAD-7 no now it's ward,
greatest dad hospital ward
@stijnjanssens571 Perfect. Absolute legend you are.
@@CEO-of-money they're talking about all the dad jokes, not really talking about his parenting skills
I love the subtle distinction that blake is completely unphased by doing the skibidi rizz marketing while elise and ken immediately feel sickness and exaustion. It really shows how far gone they are in the corporate grind set.
Petition for a Part 2 next year where Santa makes a comeback and takes back his company?
This was absolutely golden btw.
Seconds in, and can already tell this deserves LOADS more views!! You blew it out of the park with this one, absolutely loved it!
Great to see we’ve evolved from evil video game characters to far more real evils!
Not even the holidays are safe from Stupe's addiction to "evil and charismatic corporation manager song"
Dear lord christmas is indeed early, the references, the puns, the details mwaa, delicious. Also ngl, seeing brainrot was something... haha
So now that the light in the tunnel *and* christmas was privatised, im here wondering what else is getting a *corporal takeover*.
Edit: the guy who said that corporate greed and Stupendium fit was absolutely right (i think its in the "Fine Print" video) this is fudging nuts man.
Well, I didn't need reminding of why rule by managers is a truly evil and depressing outcome, but well done, as always.
Now we just need a song with santa taking christmas back with a vengance
TheStupendium Prop Hunt: Christmas Addition!
The set with the elves is the same set used for the hallway in "The Ark and the Tinderbox". You can tell by the word paneling and the window.
I'm pretty sure part of the walls for Midwinter's office are also reused from the previous song. There are plenty of furniture and props reused from it all together. Including several props on Midwinter's desk. Which is the same desk from "The Ribbon"
The TV at 4:47 was in "Tune into the madness"
Pretty Obvious but at 5:45 Cosmo the Parrot, a Snugglemependium and Stupes Youtooz were by them, but also a prop box from "The Toybox"
The sheer quantity of puns per line is quite frankly astounding. Especially with the contacting of other holiday icons. I applaud you sir!
Stupes is nonbinary just so you know
I don't think I was mentally prepared to hear Stupe utter the words "skibidi rizz"
NOT ANOTHER EVIL CORPORATE…THEY GOT CHRISTMAS THIS TIME!!
AND THEY WANT MORE!!
God, you always do great Christmas stuff, AND you do great stuff about corrupt corporations - so what better idea than to combine the two? Absolutely ADORED this one, the reference to lights on a tree, and enough Christmas puns to fill a stocking!
Am I just unobservant and never noticed it before in previous videos, or is nobody discussing the amazing little easter egg in the description of "Stupendium Ltd [...] company’s core values of Collaboration, Respect, Accountability and Perseverance" (c.r.a.p.)?
You are the only Person in the World that could make mentioning Chernobyl in the Context of Christmas work through your Puns
In North Pole, The House Always Wins.
This is so well made, They should have 10 million subs.
absolutely love the song, instant christmas classic. can you imagine if businesses in real life were this greedy? ha that sure would be awful...............
anyway I love the amount of Collaboration, Respect, Accountability and Perseverance there always is in your videos, keep up the good work team
All the little references are nice. Lights on a truck, and to all a good fright, etc. I love this :)
This is actually the first one I manage to catch the premiere of, and as always, amazing song.
Now I kinda want more songs based on the other holidays mentioned at the end of the video.
Dang, like every Stupendium hit there's always a part that hits so hard but just right. The segment highlighting the mass adoption of the subscription pay model for gaming and the holiday event season passes with the most mundane and minimal-effort "rewards," and the TT short video cut acknowledging the changing formats and values of the next generation. This hit super hard since I just visited a friend's house and his kids were going through the new CoD holiday stuff, basically trash as rewards.
Despite the trash that seems be permeating throughout much of mainstream media, your continued literary creativity and mastery of paronomasia is a reminder that there are still creative geniuses out there! Thank you for the gift of all your amazing songs over the years!
You remain pun-defeated.
Merry Christmas Stupes.
"You got commercial-eyes" I love that play on commercialize!
It really is nice when I see my favourite artists making a video all-toghether...
Littleflecks being an elf can be a pun on itself, lmao.
They release a another amazing song and this one is entirely original, amazing take on Christmas overall. Thanks!
This is amazing.
That pun at the end is hilarious as well.
Lapland is such a clever reference holy moly
This is so great! I really like the references! My favorite one was the reference to a previous song out of the toybox!
It’s a small thing but oh how I ADORE that you started the call with “carol?” like “Karel”. Magnificently merry, Stupes!
Your wordplay just gets better and better with every song.
7 years ago, my mother died two days before Christmas eve. I used to think I'd never feel joy at this time of year again. Thank you, Greg, for proving me wrong. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very happy new year.
Best Christmas gift stupes! Much thanks For this ❤️❤️🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
The greatest holiday song ever devised. Just think of all the profits!
I’m shocked there’s still snow outside with how fire this song is! 🔥
Great work as always, Stupes.
I appreciate the vomit after doing the tik tik and saying skib
i want to thank you for being a great person its unbelievable how many hard times your music has helped me
Nice to see one of your elves has plenty of experience making games. Always love a Sean cameo.
I don't even know what to focus on first! The soul-crushing reality of capitalism, fire lyrics, or the way everyone in this is just so handsome...
Good to see you keeping making Christmas themed psychological horror...