Lyrics of How The Grinch Stole Christmas

The words to "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" were inadvertently credited to the "Home Alone" soundtrack. They actually belong to the source—Dr. Seuss' classic Christmas special. To the very catchy bothersome tune of the song, the Grinch is just plain made so much to be the essence of the holiday curmudgeon, as his malevolent disdain for Christmas brings to life festivity.

"You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch" pretty much sets up the character as kind of vile right from the start. The song is full of these hyperbolic simile and metaphor examples: "as cuddly as a cactus," "as charming as an eel"—all these hyperbolically humoredly turn him into something that's pretty interestingly disgusting.

The features of the Grinch are personified in every other turn, such as an "empty hole" and "full of spiders" for the heart and the brain, respectively, to underscore his lack of empathy and intelligent connivance. Such creative portrayal further helps the listener understand his villainy, with the main focus on the point that not his actions but his very nature is wrong.

The story then begins with spoken words in which the grand plan of the disguise of the Grinch was explained under a monologue in order to become like Santa Claus and steal away Christmas from the Whoville. Like this previous segment, this segment too still helps in moving ahead the thematic treatment around trickery and maliciousness, a shocking testament to the gritty determination on the part of the Grinch to see his scheme through.

Phrases like "a bad banana with a greasy black peel" and alliteration in repeating "Mr. Grinch" are catchy, simple hooks that remind listeners the song is all in good fun, despite being an entire song about the Grinch's undesirable characteristics. All these light elements found in the lyrics ensures that the song is fun like a Dr. Seuss book because he tried to teach through his books in a fun and friendly manner. The song finishes with a hilarious picture of the Grinch as being disgusting to the point of "You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch!" The final jab comparing him to a "three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce" is absurd enough to suggest how vile he is, while being presented in a way that is not disgusting to the listener.