This was originally for 2022 but obviously the servers crashed over Christmas, so it's now a 2023 song. Pretty sure Mariah Carey will be here for the next 50 years at least....
IC
A white bear in a Christmas hat in the Strangers' Bar starts to sing karaoke after the hamsters went home and the World Assembly HQ went dark, and can be heard even in the SC campus - and it's getting louder as the Bear walks over to the Three Walled Bar, with karaoke equipment in tow....
Draft 3
Changes made to the lyrics as per Sedgistan and United Calanworie to comply with wording requirements. Many thanks to the Mods for their help.
The Security Council (hereafter, “we” or "our") hereby declares and urges all member nations (hereafter "you") to bring joy to themselves and in turn to their citizens (as well as their pets, including but not limited to hamsters) during festive seasons (and hereafter, for convenience using the term "Maxxmas" to include all festive seasons across the multi-verse regardless of culture or religion):
We don't want a lot for Maxxmas
Peace and joy are all we need
No more fights over C and C, R and D and RNTs
We just want to see more peace
More citizens to say cheese
Make our wish come true
All we want for Christmas is you
(Have fun, yeah)
We don't want a lot for Maxxmas
Hope you find more top artworks (oh yeah)
Don't care about the zombies underneath the Maxxmas tree
We don't need more nuclear weapons - blowin’ up the human-ity
Challenges and sports bring more joy - with a win on Maxxmas Day
Hippos can go on some dates
Make WA a jolly place
Make our wish come true
All we want for Maxxmas is you
(Cheer up, yeah)
Oh, we won't ask for much this Maxxmas
We don't ever want a coup (really)
Hope you'll-all keep story-tellin' - all across the multiverse
We won't fight or argue over - shall or will or mouse or cheese
We won't even stay awake to hear those magic hamsters click
'Cause we just want you here tonight
No instas 'n' pillow fights
What more can we do?
Oh, nations, all we want for Maxxmas is you
(Sing together, yeah)
Uh-oh, all the lights have blown up so gone dark everywhere
(Hamsters' gone home, yeah)
Still the sound of nations' laughter fills the air
(Oh, yeah)
Hope everyone start singing
We want these joyful tinglings
Members won't you tell the citizens what they really need?
Won't you do some joyful good deeds?
Oh, we don't want a lot for Maxxmas
This is all we're asking for
We just wanna' see all nations
Spreadin' joy 'cross all the seas
Oh, we just want you to have fun
More than you could ever know
Make our wish come true
Oh year, all we want for Maxxmas is you
(Nations have fun yeah)
All we want for Maxxmas is you, oh yeah
All we want for Maxxmas is you, oh yeah
Draft 2
OOC
Parody.
For copyright purpose, I hereby release this parody text into the public domain.
Operative clause
I am trying to practice my comedy writing, so here you go.
This is an opinion to wish that nations ("you") can bring joy to their citizens and to show joy through singing along.
Singing advice
Sing to the melody of "All I want for Christmas is you" by Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey as a parody.
The parody is most popular in TNP according to a regional poll: https://www.nationstates.net/page=poll/p=194462
Caution: don't try this at home. Attempt at your own risk. May cause all your friends and family to hate you. (OK, if you live in a log cabin on your own in the middle of nowhere, fine).
Brackets indicate featuring/backup vocals. The comma after "C&C" is deliberate and indicates a break. There are quite a few half-notes: "challenges", "spreadin'" etc.
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