Christmas Is Our Business

for shopping days until Christmas. This might sound strange, but right now, our entire economy is busy preparing for this joyous holiday of decent riot. LAUGHTER Especially the music publishing business, because as you know, a hit novelty Christmas song can make a fortune.

So I'd like to take you to Tin Pan Alley to visit one of these publishing houses as we approach to do a reading description, Lloyd and Baxter. Christmas is our business incorporated. Inside an eager young Juilliard music school graduate is being interviewed by the publisher.

So you got a Christmas song, eh, kid? Yes, sir, anything. Just spare a moment of your time. Always got time for a great Christmas song, kid. Go ahead. Go ahead. Let me hear it. There's the piano.

Sir, I won't need a piano. This song is a cappella. Oh, an Italian Christmas song. Oh, that could use one of those. No sir, a cappella means without musical accompaniment. You're kidding. That means no overhead.

Go ahead, I love it already. Yes. Peace on earth, all the kids. What's wrong? Where's the t-r-um-p-um-pum-pum? Like I wasn't ready, kid. You got to have a t-r-um-p-um-pum-pum. Wait, you see, sir, a t-r-um-p-um-p-um doesn't fit this song.

This song is a madrigal. Oh, a madrigal! Why didn't you say so? A magical doesn't say taram, taram, taram, taram, taram. Everybody knows that. A magical needs a taram, taram, taram, taram, taram. Ooh, right, go on.

Oh, when we see something, I see nothing. Sing the song. Well, if you insist, sir. Taram, taram, tam, tam, tam. Ooh! Nice, right. Good wheels, warden man. A hold that, hold it. What's so funny about that?