Ren & Stimpy's Crock O' Christmas is a music/story Christmas album, based on the Nickelodeon animated series The Ren & Stimpy Show.
The album, originally released by Sony Wonder on September 21, 1993, follows Ren and Stimpy as they prepare for the holidays; in their case, the holiday is "Yaksmas Eve," a reference to the second episode of the original 1991 season in which they prepare for "Yak Shaving Day" and a visit from the "Shaven Yak" via his flying "enchanted canoe." Soiled diapers are hung from mantlepieces in lieu of stockings while another tradition calls for filling of one's uncle's boots with coleslaw. It is hoped that the Shaven Yak, who lives at the "West Pole" and appears via the drain of the bathtub, will leave shaving cream scum in the bathroom sink. As was the case with later episodes of the television show, Billy West provided the speaking and singing voices of both Ren and Stimpy.
To promote the album's release, music videos of the first two songs were run on Nickelodeon and were also featured on the VHS release Have Yourself a Stinky Little Christmas. The album was later re-released on compact disc on August 5, 1997, under the Kid Rhino record label.
Track list[]
# | Song title | Description |
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1 | "Fleck the Walls" | Stimpy explains to Ren that it is Yaksmas Eve to the tune of "Deck the Halls". |
2 | "Cat Hairballs" | Stimpy sings about the gifts he can make out of his hairballs to the tune of "Jingle Bells". |
3 | "We Wish You a Hairy Chestwig" | Ren and Stimpy sing about the "chestwig" they've gotten for Mr. Pipe to the tune of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", wishing him a "hairy chestwig and a bucket of beards". This song was later featured on the album Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas, Too. |
4 | "It's a Wizzleteats Kind of Christmas" | Ren and Stimpy pay a visit to Stinky Wizzleteats (singer of the "Happy Happy Joy Joy" song), and Stimpy sings this song about him as the Yaksmas equivalent to Santa Claus. Stinky's "souped-up sausage cart" is the basis for the album cover. This particular song was later used on the show in the episode "A Scooter for Yaksmas", in which Stinky does indeed play a Santa-like role. |
5 | "We're Going Shopping" | Stimpy drags Ren into the mall to do some Christmas shopping. |
6 | "Yak Shaving Day" | Ren and Stimpy stumble on the secret gathering place of the Shaven Yaks. |
7 | "What is Christmas?" | Stimpy and his son Stinky the Fart reminisce the events of "Son of Stimpy". |
8 | "Cobb to the World" | Ren and Stimpy sing the song of "good king" Wilbur Cobb (a senile senior citizen) to the tune of "Joy to the World". |
9 | "Happy Holiday Hop" | Ren and Stimpy attend TV star Muddy Mudskipper's holiday celebration. |
10 | "I Hate Christmas" | While Stimpy goes to bed, Ren sings the blues about his personal disdain for the holiday. |
11 | "The Twelve Days of Yaksmas" | Ren and Stimpy receive a box of Yaksmas gifts from Ren's cousin Svën and count them down to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas". |
12 | "Decorate Yourself" | Ren and Stimpy sing an anthem in the style of "We Are the World" about decorating oneself for the holidays. |