"Weird Al" Yankovic - Christmas At Ground Zero (Official Video)

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[Verse 1]
It's Christmas at ground zero
There's music in the air
The sleigh bells are ringing, and the carolers are singing
While the air-raid sirens blare
[Verse 2]
It's Christmas at ground zero
The button has been pressed
The radio just let us know
That this is not a test
[Chorus 1]
Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping
It's the end of all humanity
No more time for last-minute shopping
It's time to face your final destiny
[Verse 3]
'Cause it's Christmas at ground zero
There's panic in the crowd
We can dodge debris while we trim the tree
Underneath the mushroom cloud
[Chorus 2]
You might hear some reindeer on your rooftop
Or Jack Frost on your windowsill
But if someone's climbing down your chimney
You better load your gun and shoot to kill
[Verse 4]
Oh, it's Christmas at ground zero
And if the radiation level's okay
I'll go out with you and see all the new
Mutations on New Year's Day
[Verse 5]
It's Christmas at ground zero
Just seconds left to go
I'll duck and cover with my Yuletide lover
Underneath the mistletoe
[Verse 6]
It's Christmas at ground zero
Now the missiles are on their way
What a crazy fluke, we're gonna get nuked
On this jolly holiday
What a crazy fluke, we're gonna get nuked
On this jolly holiday
#WeirdAlYankovic #ChristmasAtGroundZero #OfficialVideo

[@marktheroux9465]

Just the thought of Al's record label forcing him to do a Christmas song and expecting a cute, commercially-friendly holiday tune about junk food or something and getting THIS in return raises this song from "amusing" to "utterly hilarious" territory.

[@Tomyironmane]

"The Night Santa Went Crazy."

[@silva147708]

Facts!!

[@Volvagia1927]

The exec to all as he's walking out, wondering what the subject would be: I dunno, you love food. Something something peppermint bark?

[@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS]

Saw Weird Al on this last tour, and he said "This is a song I wrote 35 years ago, but lucky me, it's more relevant today than ever before" and went right into this.

[@thescooshinator]

And now it's 100 times more relevant.

[@thegosouppodcast391]

When this song was written was released it was also relevant because this was during the cold war where everyone thought they were going to be nuked because of the conflict between Russian and American

[@top6ear]

crazy eh!

[@PeeFunk2008]

The only xmas song I'll listen to.

[@okbuddycirclejerk2228]

kid named nato article five:

[@patrickharris9911]

Hands down, the greatest Christmas song ever written on the subject of thermonuclear war.

[@thejudge305]

+Patrick Harris doomsday walz

[@OldSchool845]

Probably because it's the only song ever written on the subject of thermonuclear war... ☺ Big fan of Weird Al though...

[@OldSchool845]

Only Christmas song that is...

[@Selzthal96]

Not entirely true. Jona Lewie with Stop the Cavalry also made mentions of thermonuclear war in his song. Even if the theme for the most part circles around ww1.

[@awildfilingcabinet6239]

Also, probably the only christmas song written on the subject of thermonuclear war.

[@kenyastarflight]

Fun fact -- Weird Al was pretty much forced by his record label to record a Christmas song. This was the result. Moral of this story -- don't MAKE Weird Al do something he doesn't want to do, because he'll make it backfire on you. (And produce one of the finest examples of black comedy at the same time.)

[@petergant1379]

They PROBABLY won't make THAT mistake again, but, based on how well this was received, never say never!

[@erichusmann5145]

@@petergant1379 They did. Either shortly before or shortly after this one. "The Night Santa Went Crazy" was the result. After that, they realized that forcing Al to do Christmas songs doesn't end well, and they've never tried again. (If Al ever decided he wanted to do one, I'm sure it would be just fine. Just, he doesn't want to, and doesn't want to be forced.)

[@rebeccakleitz3177]

@@erichusmann5145 Al is a King.

[@petergant1379]

@@madhatter6913 It's ALREADY popular, and, the only way it could get LESS popular, .might be if Russia DOES start using NUKES. There'd be fewer people left to listen to ANYONE'S music, maybe on a Global scale!

[@madhatter6913]

@@petergant1379 Its the end of the world as we know it…. And I feel fine.

[@jaysw9585]

My favorite line has always been, "if you see somebody climbing down your chimney, you better load your gun and shoot to kill ". That line has cracked me up since I was 10 and still does 30+ years later

[@nifralo2752]

In America you can do that

[@ericburow6436]

I almost die laughing every time.

[@spacelinx]

My favorite moment is the clip of Pres. Reagan, “Well, the big day is only a few hours away, and I’m sure you’re looking forward to it much as we are,” but that moment is great too.

[@jandrew1994]

Now that would be cancel culture'd

[@jaysw9585]

@jandrew1994 why? Is this just the stock reply you have to anything old? It's not a beer can or a children's book.

[@Julianna.Domina]

The 50's had the perfect blend of optimism and pessimism, like "The death blast is coming, but we'll be fine if we get underneath this picnic blanket!"

[@wowdogememe1541]

John Oliver

[@oron61]

If the blast is far enough away to not vaporize you, getting in a ditch will save you from being burned.

[@sce2aux464]

@@oron61 - And likely protect you from getting brained from flying debris.

[@medexamtoolscom]

Did you ever see the picture of the woman hiroshima victim who got the floral pattern of her dress burned into her back? Because the fabric of her dress varied in thickness being a fancy dress, the pattern of her dress was burned into her back, effectively giving her a gruesome tattoo. Which means 1 mm and 2 mm thick fabric made the difference between her skin being burned and her skin not being burned. That's all it takes to protect you, IF you're the right distance from the so called death blast. You don't seem to GET that a nuclear explosion is above all else a BRIGHT FLASH OF LIGHT. Literally just hiding behind something that is opaque to light, even if it's made of a flimsy material, can make the difference between being horribly burned all over your body and being completely unharmed. Of course nothing will protect you from the death blast AT ground 0, but most of the affected area isn't AT ground 0. So don't look down on duck and cover. It works. Remember that.

[@DkSchadow]

@@medexamtoolscom And if it doesn't, there won't be anyone left alive for a lawsuit.

[@maxpower19711]

Only weird Al can make thermonuclear war cheerful

[@kingturboturtlednoc5722]

No one like

[@rudimentaryganglia]

What about we will all go together when we go?

[@cowcannon8883]

A happy uplifting song “When you attend a funeral”

[@pontiuspilot5887]

Just sayin' ;) Crawl Out Through the Fallout (Novelty Song): Sheldon Allman (1960)

[@oron61]

Or Tom Lehrer.

[@GRasputin91]

I love how when he says the line "the radio just let us know that this is not a test" the woman next to the radio just smiles as if it's a joke

[@Real_Moon-Moon]

She’s probably glad that this means she won’t have to deal with the paranoia anymore.

[@williamfulgham2010]

Unlike several years ago when the wrong EAS file was released somewhere in the national chain, and 1/2 the country went into 'duck and cover' mode. Then the correction was made. Now, no one believes the government at any level.

[@mrlaz9011]

"finnaly! I don't have to deal with betty's shit no more."

[@Real_Moon-Moon]

@@mrlaz9011 Lol!

[@gromblereal]

she knows she's in a weird al yankovic music video

[@patwiggins6857]

As a child of the Cold war, I always find this song comforting this time of year. I may have issues

[@SirBarth]

One of my faves for the holidays

[@diobrando8783]

Pat Wiggins excuse me sir what??? Lol

[@jamesonweimann4720]

Pat Wiggins don’t we all

[@shanewshal]

U good bro

[@lawnmowermanTX]

My favorite song too!! Imagine living in Israel 🇮🇱 during rocket attacks??

[@catfishakaAMC]

I'm an Uber driver in Nashville. Picked up a guy and we started talking music. We shared a passion for Weird Al. So he asked for the Aux. I gladly handed it over and since it was Christmas Eve, he played the night santa went crazy, then this. We laughed and joked, not knowing that less than 12 hours later, someone would blow up an RV downtown on Christmas morning. True story.

[@schylarvelez46]

I remember me And me dad were going to get some dunking donuts on Christmas morning (somewhat of a tradition) and we were listening to N.P.R when they started talking about some maniac who committed suicide by blowing him self up in an R.V and killing 2 cops, damn man

[@a-s-greig]

Forgot about this one. Glad you guys are ok.

[@itspice8737]

@@a-s-greig oh shit, that’s crazy

[@5roundsrapid263]

@@schylarvelez46 He didn’t kill any police, just his two dogs. One policeman down the street had his eardrums ruptured, though.

[@luke_skywanker7643]

@@5roundsrapid263 What did those dogs ever do to him?

[@ECL28E]

I played this for my friends at our hangout. They were all like, "Ugh, are you kidding me? You're playing a Christmas song?" "Everywhere the atom bombs are droppin" "Wait, WTF did he just say?" Haha, Merry Christmas!

[@greetingsfromtroutdaleoreg8388]

ECL28E I like warm hugs!!!

[@misterlonely34]

ECL28E Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like an atom bomb

[@spooky_accordion7676]

ECL28E Listen to "Santa's gone crazy" Its the most badass Christmas song you'll ever hear

[@keithnielson3471]

That's when you kindly ask them to leave.

[@howdypardner6278]

Merry Christmas, bitches!

[@jerry2585]

Al is one of those amazing comedians who is somehow both wholesome/family friendly and incredibly dark/violent at the same time. He's got that wonderful Looney Tunes type quality that somehow makes it work.

[@Nihilianth]

He also is an excellent musician, can sing, play instruments, AND rap! He's utterly and ridiculously talented.

[@wmrme9084]

It's talent combined with an interesting personality. Unlike musicians who are selected for their looks to sing music someone else wrote with autotune fixing their lack of talent.

[@aclark903]

@@wmrme9084It’s the same type of Christmas record as Granma got run over by a reindeer..

[@alvexok5523]

@@aclark903 Yeah, but Grandma got run over by a reindeer isn't based on devastating real events in history. Some of the footage in this video is footage of WW2, some very scary moments for many people back then. And the ground zero lyric of this song, ground zero is what the spot was called after 9/11 where the world trade center was.

[@aclark903]

@@alvexok5523 What do you mean, Grandma got run over by a reindeer isn’t historic?!😳🥺😱

[@Zarnirox]

I can't get over how well that air raid siren blends together with the rest of the music.

[@carcarshenanigan]

That’s my favorite part

[@MaverickChristian]

I was going to comment on how amazingly well that was done but I figured someone else like you would beat me to it. 😜

[@waynejohnston5418]

I had to respond to one of those when I was a fireman. Or did weird Al set his arm on fire when he put his arm in the microwave to get a tan.

[@boomman1349]

Barely noticed it

[@scottwilliams846]

That was intentional I think.

[@loganhelland4073]

Weird Al doesn't need a gas mask, he is indestructible.

[@MeeMaw1971]

Weird al is life...

[@brianl8481]

Also, he doesn’t age.

[@samuelmeasa9283]

Seeing him standing there with eight kids in gas mask. All I can hear is "Mommy, Mommyyyyyyyyyy, Are you my Mommy?"

[@mre2u2]

We all need a gas mask to get away from this stench

[@mre2u2]

@Bere18 Random This 'song' was!

[@jmowreader9555]

You can't graduate from Army basic training until you pass an end of course test. When I was in, they called it Soldier Stakes; they either marched or trucked the whole company to this huge building and you went from sergeant to sergeant doing hands-on evaluations. One of my troops was going through with a guy from WAY the hell down south...this guy gets up to the sergeant who's testing the React to a Nuclear Explosion task. Sergeant asks him, "Private, how would you react if you saw a nuclear blast in front of you?" The correct answer is, "Sergeant, I would immediately dive to the ground on top of my weapon, cover all exposed skin, and tuck my hands under my body." Then the sergeant would ask why you laid on top of your weapon and you were supposed to answer, "Sergeant, I would lay on top of your weapon so it doesn't blow away." He would then ask why you covered all your skin and you were supposed to answer, "Sergeant, I would cover my exposed skin so it doesn't get burned." (They never really explained how you were supposed to have the time to do all these things, just that you were supposed to do them.) Not this fucking guy. "Private, how would you react if you saw a nuclear blast in front of you?" "Sergeant, I would bend over and kiss my ass goodbye." He passed, on grounds that it would work about as well as what you learned in basic training.

[@jamesharding3459]

Now I know what I’m saying. I ship out June 17. Wish me luck.

[@thedoc6413]

Uniformed Historian What if I wish bad luck? You never specified.

[@jamesharding3459]

Lol fair

[@thedoc6413]

Uniformed Historian But good luck anyway.

[@TreespeakerOfTheLand]

@@jamesharding3459 Good luck :)

[@Nio744]

The song that hits the feels no matter what.. And it will hit.. it will.

[@eadecamp]

Funny story: When this song came out my husband was stationed in a nuclear warhead division in Greece (you had to have a secret clearance just to come onto base) He played this song on his speakers out the window. The troops thought it was hilarious, but the base commander came over and told him to never, ever do that again.

[@davidlafleche1142]

Even funnier: Weird Al's record publishers insisted that he do a Christmas album. Al hated the idea, figuring that the market was already saturated with Christmas music, and wasn't interested in the same old stuff. His publishers kept pressuring him, so Al wrote "Christmas at Ground Zero," and even made the video at his own expense. His publishers didn't dare mention the subject ever again.

[@petergant1379]

You'd have thought, at least he would have seen the humor in it!

[@petergant1379]

@@davidlafleche1142 That Al, what a kidder!

[@raymondweaver8526]

@@petergant1379 As commander he wasn't allowed to publically

[@tba113]

@@davidlafleche1142 Malicious compliance, in song. Words cannot express how much I love this.

[@theurbanexperience6787]

This Christmas is gonna be a blast *ill see myself out*

[@theurbanexperience6787]

nice, i got likes

[@ElijahW2003]

@Dibab *_YANG!_*

[@hcwfigurematches]

Hi

[@TS-qq7vr]

You bombed as a comedian.

[@theurbanexperience6787]

But Its Cows Mooing Hate to say it, but Christmas is *booming* with success!

[@waldog550]

Ahhhh the memories of the "Duck & Cover" drills in school during the 60's. Desks were a lot stronger back then.

[@dyonisisista1603]

Waldog They were made of unobtanium then :D

[@cmulwee001]

Waldog When i was in grade school in the '70's, we had Duck And Cover Drills, but they were for what to do in case of a tornado.

[@RandomEntityDudeguy968]

+Martin Istaa Lmao.

[@drwgisblaidd2650]

+Waldog I remember them in the early 70's too. In the midwest, yeah, we were hosed....lol

[@chrisfurniss02]

Duck and cover are now for mass shootings.

[@kevindenelsbeck7444]

The note-matching in the last few seconds of the song is insane, from Weird Al's last sung note blending seamlessly into the music and then, out of that same trope-perfect music, the air raid siren emerges. Twistedly perfect!

[@supersmashbro596]

one of the darkest songs weird al has ever wrote. i seriously want this song as a mod for fallout 3, new vegas, or 4.

[@DonChij]

You should watch The Night Santa Went Crazy

[@bluish5189]

There is a weird al radio mod but I'm not sure about this song

[@Entropy_arts]

Yes

[@BaronVonQuiply]

@@DonChij I can't think of Santa and cheap whisky without also thinking of that song. I mean... it doesn't happen often, but it does happen.

[@roberts3741]

This song is genuinely disturbing. If you really think about it. It's horrifying. But absolutely brilliant. Al is a genius.

[@KillerCaitie]

I remember I played this in my drama class back in high school. The teacher was mortified thinking it was about 9/11. This song came out in '86!

[@MrBioniclefan1]

That is one dumb teacher

[@monokumagamingalt1638]

It’s about a nuclear ☢️ attack not airplanes hitting

[@newtpods7193]

@@monokumagamingalt1638 Well, in a way both went out in a bang

[@MrBioniclefan1]

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap true

[@therubbercop4590]

“What a crazy fluke, we’re gonna get nuked” How does that resemble 9/11?

[@juhokuusisto9339]

Let's all have a very bright christmas 2024! And a radioactive new year!

[@uzivatel56]

profile pic checks out

[@juhokuusisto9339]

@@uzivatel56 I love my blue overalls.

[@AlFonso-p6p]

Is it doomsday already!? ☢️

[@lachlanwilliams5818]

It's nearly Christmas and this song is relevant again. 😱

[@m.jasondoty9062]

Just remember the drill position: duck, cover, place your head between you legs, and kiss your ass goodbye.

[@matthewjones39]

🤓🤓

[@civilprotectionofficer6957]

@@matthewjones39 🤡🤡

[@dukoreal]

@@civilprotectionofficer6957 no hes right

[@discontinuedaccount124]

@@dukoreal 🤨🤨🤨

[@utubrGaming]

Merry Christmas from Vault-Tec!

[@supertimerip]

utubrGaming Christmas...Christmas never changes.

[@spartanspaceman5876]

Clothing instead of what you really want... To go on a new crusade...

[@wizar6712]

utubrGaming Nuclear winters are cold! Stay warm with _Vault Tech!_

[@maxwhilheim9410]

@@wizar6712 vault experiment where vault tec makes the temperature of the vault 120 degrees and sees how long it takes for people to get delerious or die of heatstroke.

[@ffway3197]

111 likes

[@RandallChase1]

I snuck this into our family Christmas music... just to see if anyone would notice. No one did HA!!

[@IstasPumaNevada]

I applaud you.

[@nodescriptionavailable3842]

They never do😑

[@inspire734]

Too busy boozing it up.

[@mariebelladonna437]

I'm gonna do that this year! 😂😂😂😂

[@virginiaconnor8350]

@@inspire734 Not my family; they'd surely notice!

[@Azphadel]

When I was in middle school I used this song as the background to my PowerPoint presentation on the Cuban missile crisis. It was on point!

[@Creeperboy099]

I in fact, for a project reviewing what we learned in 55th grade science, put a cold war siren with a rotating horn for rotation. I'm a siren fanatic, and have wanted my own siren like the other siren fanatics do

[@AidenOcelot]

55th grade? Jeez

[@Creeperboy099]

I meant 5th (frikin ipod keys)

[@Carhill]

Nah, just admit you had to repeat grades a few times.

[@Creeperboy099]

only in preschool

[@mikeburkhart8336]

It's like Dr. Strangelove:the Holiday Special...only Weird Al could make a dark comedy out of a Christmas song! Genius!!

[@madspartan9834]

I had an absolute “Blast” listening to this song. I’m still “Glowing” with excitement!

[@bobbybliss2372]

BadLuckJohnny God damn, I don’t know wether to hate you or love you

[@marzuqahmed218]

@@bobbybliss2372 To be honest though the song is quite radiating.

[@mistacleen2194]

Talk about nuclear winter amirite?

[@chrisdenning5453]

Same here

[@kensingtonpride]

Such an immature... Little Boy.

[@waldowaggins1330]

When the song ends and the sirens don’t stop

[@louekekudinski2147]

Oh... God No

[@imgoinginside8012]

Uh oh well gas masks people gas masks!!!!!

[@GoDawgs18]

Oh no

[@aristocat3012]

@@louekekudinski2147 _Micheal Scott intenseifies_

[@callum7081]

Pretty sus

[@TimothyLittleNESfan]

"Well, the big day is only a few hours away now. I'm sure you're all looking forward to it as much as we are..."

[@earthsteward70]

Even if it came 32-40 years late!

[@tenchraven]

Unlike most things of my childhood, this has aged well. Damnit.

[@Commenteronstuff]

dont worry it wont be a test "Next" time

[@rachdarastrix5251]

@@Commenteronstuff Well if not the day will come that using it on a populated city in their own country would be considered a "test" and you would be called an extremist for saying anything bad about them doing it.

[@mcloughlinguy4127]

@@rachdarastrix5251 Countries have done some pretty messed up things, but even the worst dictatorship in the world wouldn’t do that. The amount of mass panic it would cause and the hit to any nations image and economy for doing something like that would make it so it wouldn’t be worth it even for the most heartless dictator on earth.

[@funkywasit]

@@mcloughlinguy4127they can’t panic if there’s no other countries

[@josephheston9238]

And Mister Softee trucks will be sporting the _Civil Defense_ logo again.

[@andreagemmato1492]

Lyrics: It's Christmas at Ground Zero There's music in the air The sleigh bells are ringing and the carolers are singing While the air raid sirens blare It's Christmas at Ground Zero The button has been pressed The radio just let us know That this is not a test Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping It's the end of all humanity No more time for last-minute shopping It's time to face your final destiny Well it's Christmas at Ground Zero There's panic in the crowd We can dodge debris while we trim the tree Underneath the mushroom cloud You might hear some reindeer on your rooftop Or jack frost on your windowsill But if someone's climbing down your chimney You better load your gun and shoot to kill Oh, it's Christmas at Ground Zero And if the radiation level's okay I'll go out with you and see all the new Mutations on new year's day It's Christmas at Ground Zero Just seconds left to go I'll duck and cover with my yuletide lover Underneath the mistletoe It's Christmas at Ground Zero Now the missiles are on their way What a crazy fluke We're gonna get nuked on this jolly holiday What a crazy fluke We're gonna get nuked on this jolly holiday

[@tessalionheart5948]

When you can't find a single proper lyric video for something, and you don't pay so you can minimize youtube and have the song still play while you have a lyric search open, people like you are a Godsend. Sure, I could sit here and concentrate and write the lyrics as I think I hear them, taking hours of time and (for someone of chronically ill health like me where every ounce of you energy seriously matters) years off my life, this is an awesome thing to find ans be able to sing along since even though I grew up with this song and Weird Al is tied with the Backstreet Boys as my top favorite favorite artists of all time, I always had trouble remembering the lyrics to this one. So thank you very much for this.

[@jacobhayes9992]

The world in 1986: "The Soviets are gonna nuke us!" Al: This

[@CSXrailfan814]

Now north Korea is threatening to nuke the US.

[@candicebrinegar2436]

No on 1986 they be like OH GOD CHERNOBYL JUST BLEW UP

[@VolkXue]

@@candicebrinegar2436 no, this was still the cold war. Hence all those 1980s nuke movies. No one was making movies about Chernobyl blowing up. Song lyrics literally say 'now the missiles are on their way'

[@liquid6901]

@@CSXrailfan814 I'd love to see anything launch get further than Guam..

[@joaolucasfraga9147]

Well, it would be a refreshing change, you know, as opposed to using the rest of the world in general and, in the US case, South America in particular as a chessboard...

[@KingArachnus]

This is the only Christmas song I can listen to when it isn't Christmas time.

[@electricmaster23]

What about "The Night Santa Went Crazy"? :D

[@KingArachnus]

That one too.

[@jonathanstern5537]

How about Fairy Tale of New York by the Pogues?

[@ChubbaliciousLynn]

What about "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas" by Drew? That's my favorite Christmas song.

[@andrewbeach3301]

You are right

[@elijahcarpenter2168]

This song is more relevant to Christmas 2024 than ever 😬

[@mhill781]

This.

[@onlinepole]

Facts on paper 📝 but we do have 54 days till 1/20/25 , a lot can happen

[@macktonight9511]

GROW UP

[@RandyBaumery-s4i]

The triggered liberals who both hate Christmas and are certain Orange One will incite world war 3. Hahahahaha

[@RandyBaumery-s4i]

The triggered liberals who both hate Christmas and are certain Orange One will incite world war 3. Hahahahaha

[@TylerMcCann-Barnes]

As far as I’m concerned, this is the only acceptable Christmas song to play in public

[@nathanroy4000]

The Night Santa Went Crazy. I rest my case :)

[@RYMAN1321]

@@nathanroy4000 As well as 12 Pains of Christmas

[@LadyOnikara]

@@RYMAN1321 I like the rock version of "Fruitcake Makes Me Puke" by Bill Engvall.

[@bruisedhelmet8819]

You sir are so correct.

[@marckyle5895]

I Am Santa Claus

[@olefredrikskjegstad5972]

If this song hasn't been in a Fallout game yet, I shall be very surprised

[@OxbowisaMstie]

Wrong era, but you never know Fallout 5 is coming.

[@stolasburrito74656]

Country Roads is in Fallout 76

[@wandererwerewolf477]

Fallout generally goes for songs from the Fifties and Sixties, and rarely uses any songs that treat nuclear war or radiation in a lighthearted manner. (One of the few exceptions being, "Crawl Out Through the Fallout", which is quite silly and was featured in Fallout 4.)

[@dav5666]

Only Weird Al could pull off humor this dark!

[@Indie-Half]

Yup

[@christopherharmon2433]

Or Stanley Kubrick (ever seen Dr. Strangelove).

[@Nowheres_Channel]

This is one of those songs where the music is so blastingly cheerful that if you don't know the title, you're bound to miss the point. honestly incredibly clever.

[@mlongpre100]

1:20 love the way the guy pushes the girl out of the way to try to get shelter first

[@ArgyleGroove]

It's hilarious that they thought a blanket would protect them from a Nuclear blast.

[@ArgyleGroove]

@Kieran Welborne Still, pretty sure the big concern is being turned to a pile of ash by said bomb lol.

[@paladinboyd1228]

ArgyleGroove, Depending how far away you are. You’re at more risk of going blind or being hit something from the blast.

[@seandonahue4469]

@@paladinboyd1228 I will never get why people think duck and cover was meant to protect you from the initial blast

[@paladinboyd1228]

Sean Donahue, I think the government had to create something to keep people calm. While it’s true the further away you are the better your chances are. But at ground zero you’re dead very dead. So dead in fact all that will remain of you is a shadow on the wall.

[@MidwestSirenProductions]

I played this song last year around Christmas and my mother got very angry that I "played a song making fun of 9/11". I then informed her that "ground zero" didn't come from 9/11, but rather is where a disaster occurs.

[@tankunicorn134]

And this song came out like, 20 years before 9/11

[@lexerwilliams8880]

I guess the joke fell flat for her.

[@subway2227]

Lex Barin Just sayin that was kinda dark but this song is too soooo

[@supersmashbro596]

i see this song as a means of coping with the very real fact that you and everyone around you are about to be atomized this song came out looong before 9/11 too. back when we were still in a dick measuring contest with russia.

[@TheArtemisoflight]

@@supersmashbro596 Aren't we still? Oh, wait... Russia is the only one with any appendage to speak of between the two of us. Never mind.

[@gwadpot]

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

[@FodrMichalych]

f@#k the NCR

[@declan7551]

oh shit what the legion is ok with that so I wouldn't be surprised

[@matthewbair1819]

oh shit what reasons why I'm with Mr house

[@krashsite2125]

REFERENCES!

[@GagePeters2000]

Ave, True to Caesar!!!

[@JessePorkman]

It's all fun and games until Santa says "These presents will blow you away."

[@johntracy72]

That is hilarious! LOL!!

[@alexyoung6474]

😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anon9579]

This should be on the fallout soundtrack

[@copperhead577]

That makes literally no sense

[@arothun7578]

I agree

[@jameselliot1989]

Its a game called fallout its about america being nuked

[@BGCaiola]

Highly agreed. Please tell Bethesda

[@brando7352]

It can’t because the games “split off” was in the 50s so weird al’s music never took off/existed and the style of music remained the same as the 1950s

[@InnovumTechnology]

For those of you about to post "this is offensive because it's making fun of 9/11," please note a few things: 1. This song was released in 1986, 15 years before 9/11. 2. Ground Zero is a general military term for where a nuclear weapon lands. 3. This song is a criticism of the Cold War. If it were about 9/11, it wouldn't mention radiation, nukes, or missiles because the World Trade Center was hit by airplanes, not nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons have not been used offensively since WWII.

[@louistournas120]

+ InnovumTechnology: What the heck are you talking about? Who is talking about 9/11?

[@rustteachescode6500]

wtf is 9/11

[@IsaacVeyronNeedsSubs]

Thank you for clearing that up

[@clonetrooperproductions1360]

LavaCrackFoundation the September 11th attack in 2001

[@joesphstalin4997]

I agree with this comment you have a point but we’re did you get 911 thing from that’s is the fluke here but otherwise I agree with you

[@mikeysuzefour]

I think the center of any shopping mall during Christmas season would be considered "Ground Zero."

[@darthmeow1370]

They still make shopping malls?

[@mikeysuzefour]

@@darthmeow1370 Last I heard yes.

[@aristocat3012]

@@mikeysuzefour they do be closing down doe On a more serious note, I've been to shopping malls a few times recently. What was once a bright, packed building is now a dead, desolate, silent, and dark shell. I've described it as looking "like a third-world country". This is the northeast US. This is not normal.

[@mikeysuzefour]

@@aristocat3012 The same's happening in the Southwest US as well - Definitely not a good sign! :'(

[@aristocat3012]

@@mikeysuzefour good lord that's even worse

[@poliwhirlking]

2:15 Clarabelle the Clown sighting. From the hit Christmas classic Howdy Doodies X-mas.

[@mistprowen3157]

If it was total fallout, ground zero, and I watched Weird Al Yankovic singing this song in the middle of time square, I would die happy.

[@natewilloughby8197]

Mist Prowen from radiation poisoning most likely

[@loganblackmun5822]

Or a super mutant smashing

[@bonetonelord]

Bomb humbug.

[@tsardudebroii]

Ben Sawyer wow this is the most original comment here

[@randyd.8171]

I played this for my sister in law over thirty years ago. It is still her favorite Christmas song. edit: I have a great sister in law.

[@s.r.a.d.p.l]

This the most joyful Christmas song I have ever heard

[@darknation3155]

I'd always found air raid sirens terribly unsettling. Hearing them live right before a tornado hit, I thought it was the end of the world. Never felt my heart race that fast since.

[@kagenotatsumaki]

When you're playing Fallout 4 in December.

[@canofraidantandroachspray8415]

Same

[@nightcrawler7498]

What about us New Vegas bois?

[@Dr.Westside]

Outer World's is coming ....

[@My_Old_YT_Account]

@@nightcrawler7498 patrolling the mojave makes you wish for a nuclear winter

[@nightcrawler7498]

@@My_Old_YT_Account I agree

[@crimsonfirecat]

casually puts this on my Fallout 4 playlist

[@crimsonfirecat]

y

[@collinjensen6671]

Crimson Same

[@crystalquasar6841]

It's already in my FNV playlist.

[@jaemora7898]

hey my nuclear winter came

[@lucasrogers8183]

LOL

[@theastronomer5800]

Perfect song to play and cheer yourself up right after watching Dr. Strangelove.

[@zoetercy9208]

Have you seen the fan video someone made to Weird Al's song, Happy Birthday? He put together scenes from Dr Strangelove, It's great!

[@zoetercy9208]

Here's the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2O1YZyKZp2bm6s

[@cosmoknight5385]

The one constant in the universe, Weird Al making me smile even in these times. Thank you!

[@joermnyc]

When the record label keeps insisting you make a Christmas ALBUM, when you really don't want to, so you give them this song for the single. Weird Al FTW

[@davidrust3169]

Always one of my favorites from Al. And, these days, it goes perfectly with the "Fallout" fandom's general feel.

[@HPSmugscraft]

Being a Fallout fan boy has made this song ten times funnier for me.

[@giodilisio9799]

Jack Van Kirk it instantly gets way better if you like fallout

[@Muddy_The_Water]

"if someone is climbing down the chimney you better grab your gun and shot to kill!" Greatest line of the greatest Christmas song ever!

[@caitlinhs9670]

Lol @Castle doctrine

[@senzi7459]

when north Korea tells americans to expect a surprise on christmas

[@PugnaciousProductions]

@Risingbabylon you would’ve gotten hit by the gamma rays too, pal

[@porguinturtle3854]

@@PugnaciousProductions Canadians are special or something, the maple syrup will save them

[@PugnaciousProductions]

@@porguinturtle3854 Damn artificial flavorings!

[@BlueMaxxW]

How could North Korea possibly bomb us? Weird Al wrote a song just for them and it was CHOCK FULL of accordions! Bombing us would be extremely impolite.

[@kenetickups6146]

Lmao good luck

[@Shaeniff]

One of my faves. My boy counted genres Weird Al has played with, and it was something in the realm of 60+. Keep it up, Your Royal Weirdness. We all salute you.

[@snipeyboi5934]

Parents: You can choose any Christmas carol Me: Plays this song Parents: Get out

[@zsin128]

Your parents prob hate you

[@jonclaun1481]

@DOUG HEINS Mom: Yeah that's much better.

[@IkarusFilms]

I also recommend you So Long Farewell by Laibach. Same mix of holiday atmosphere and very dark subtones kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4DJnKqjlL6tZrM

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

@@zsin128 well if you communicate in crap YT memes, they probably have good reason

[@zsin128]

@@cthulhupthagn5771 ikr. remember when comments were original

[@quickestscoped7603]

gonna be relatable this year (always)

[@notnormanosbornemphasisont4903]

I listened to this in social studies. Everyone was shook, except me. I knew what to expect since it was a Weird Al song.

[@spencerricci-westcott2532]

what school? I did too

[@cdog1511]

THIS ISN'T FUNNY ITS COMEDY GOLD

[@ivandrago72]

Mason Keys because it’s a joke

[@warmcanadain7649]

Americans in Covid Christmas

[@aristocat3012]

-they had us in the first half, not gonna lie-

[@kestrels-in-the-sky]

It’s 2021

[@cathyharvey4]

It's sarcasm, get it

[@aligallaton3978]

it feels right to watch this on Christmas Eve.

[@bricktanks_WT]

For the passed 4 years ive been coming back to this song every Christmas

[@neilbradley]

This is WAY better than any traditional Christmas music!

[@MUSICWIZARD93]

Weird Al is a definite legend and we all love him Merry Christmas everyone

[@stormyraywaters]

ADawg Wahlstrom Merry Christmas to you too

[@Wobbls]

Ahh, one of, if not my fav, Christmas time songs!

[@samn9498]

This song aged perfectly for 2022

[@BonnieBlue2A]

Possibly prophetic

[@cdsini7935]

Frightfully so.

[@sianedwards7493]

Nice to know that Weird Al was with us towards the end of the Cold War original series and is still with us for the reboot: Cold War 2, Nuclear Boogaloo.

[@kenetickups6146]

Yeah nuclear war was never a threat before

[@mikavirtanen7029]

I'm a Finn and lived from 1967 to 1991 with the knowledge that if the shit hit the fan, it would be American missiles that would fuck my shit up because i happened to live 300 kilometers from the border with the Soviet Union. Never took it personally, though.

[@huntergraham702]

I wish people would realize what the song is about instead of making assumptions. The song is about the extinction of humanity due to the world being cleansed in atomic fire, not the 9/11 attacks! Weird Al isn't THAT dark!

[@heatherrockwell9012]

I give you "the night Santa went crazy".

[@zaptechz7297]

the whole video and much of the lyrics make explicit mention to nuclear weapons- how could anyone think it is about 9/11?

[@huntergraham702]

Zaptechz Because people associate "Ground Zero" with where the towers collapsed and not with where a nuke explodes (though it used to be that)

[@christophermiskimmon7873]

ground zero is where pure evil and ats here in Belfast and if I can't have it no1 will lol

[@jscrpio1]

Not to mention this song was made before 9/11 to be about it

[@CandaceDikfittenyamouf]

This might be a controversial opinion but I think this has got to be my favorite Christmas song of all time

[@gilbertsedenojr5219]

Yes... ANYONE who thinks this is about 911 is ignorant and needs to look when the song was recorded.... On a different note... one of my favorite Christmas songs I play it all the time at my dj gigs during the holidays lol

[@MikeJ2023]

Gilbert Sedeno Jr ground zero is military code for somewhere where a bomb went off.

[@YaYa-nt1yo]

People aren’t ignorant they just need time to listen to the song

[@aidanfitzpatrick-oneill2072]

Yeah seriously, what do mushroom clouds, radiation, atom bombs, gas masks, missiles, ducking and covering, and air raid sirens have to do with 9/11? Not to mention it was quite literally September, not December.

[@melissacooper4282]

Not to mention that in the music video it shows clips from the 1960s. In that decade people were worried about Nuclear war. That one scene where the students were going under their desks? That was the duck and cover drill. My dad explained to me that when he was a student during the 1960s he had to do that drill along with his classmates.

[@eddiejc1]

I'd love to think that some of the 951 who dislike this video think that nuclear annihilation is nothing to joke about. (I disagree.) Sadly, I think they're all people who think the phrase "Ground Zero" can ONLY apply to 9/11. Too bad KZbin is the only place to hear it because it's a great song!

[@TheKrensada]

I come here every year. Merry Christmas 2022!

[@OscarMetalHead666]

1:25 the siren harmonizes with the song lol

[@acidroofproductions9378]

431 people don't understand that Weird Al wrote and recorded this song BEFORE 9/11 and is joking about a nuclear attack.

[@Cpt_JackSparrow]

Released during the Cold War even!

[@roukerasati9611]

Know the sad thing? I tried showing this to my history teacher back in high school and he got all offended, despite my saying WHEN this song was made!

[@eddiejc1]

And thanks to idiots like those 431, who thinks that the words "Ground Zero" MUST always refer to the 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center, this wonderful parody is never played at Christmas and Weird Al himself never plays it at his concerts.

[@skefsongames]

Is that better? Hahahaha

[@lRlSHBLADE]

1986 bruv

[@daylightbigboy]

I've heard of a white Christmas but never an atomic Christmas.

[@The20thCenturyLimited]

+Streamlined Steamroller Fancy seeing you here! lol!

[@daylightbigboy]

The 20th Century Limited LOL!

[@No_body77]

Wouldn't it be a green christmas ps don't eat the glowing snow

[@daylightbigboy]

Doubomb7 LOL!

[@nekonsk]

+Streamlined Steamroller This year will be the BOMB

[@texashotpoints4227]

I was hilariously terrified by this tune in the 80’s, and it seems to be more relevant every day.

[@nemoboko1309]

Still holds up - 100% holiday gold!

[@dswcartoons]

Nothing says Christmas like nuclear annihilation.

[@chelseachoate2140]

Yes

[@captain_ravioli1514]

Long afterwards there will be snow, just like 2020 Christmas

[@davidharrington4828]

This is the absolute perfect song to end 2021 on.

[@elduquecaradura1468]

And start 2022!

[@Tommyknox777]

March 2022 as relevant as ever

[@VerbenaIDK]

Quite close to christmas 2022 and this is what I am listenong throughout the entirety of december 25th

[@Brad772006]

@@VerbenaIDK YES! I am firmly getting in the air raid siren spirit myself. Merry Atomic Christmas!! And a Happy Nuke Year!!

[@rebeccaestep9700]

And 2022 (thanks for nothing Putin)

[@HarvestStudios_38]

With the knowledge that al made this out of spite, it's amazing that he still put this much effort into this song.

[@napalm5647]

Due to how 2020 is turning out this is going to play on Christmas Eve.

[@aidanrogers6767]

gonna be blasting this masterpiece all month. all the neighbors will hear is weird al joyously singing about nukes and Christmas.

[@robertbennion3166]

AbsoFreakinLutely

[@Hoshimaru57]

Oh I’m gonna do it. I was about to comment that

[@melissawise1972]

Definitely!!

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

i play it every year, it might actually be fitting this time

[@jasonknight8581]

Admit it, this is "THE" Christmas song for 2020

[@BatMaam7585]

I know, right?

[@genericname2747]

Can't wait for this song to become reality

[@aslothnamedfish]

It's funny because it's sadly true

[@JJDvorshak]

I ain't admitting to anything. If you do not admit to anything, they cannot prove otherwise. So... Relax. Get a new passport and fly international.

[@petergant1379]

This IS the Christmas song for the 21st century, go on, try to deny it!

[@michaelcurry8497]

2022 and still playing this for the holidays! Many blessings, everyone! 🙏🏾

[@AlexanderShackles]

I was here before it happened. The sad thing is, if you are here after it happened, you probably won't see this or me ever again. But hey. It's been a good three decades or so. Good luck and stay safe out there, people.

[@DKGifford19608]

I think it needs to be said that this was obviously a response to all the songs about peace during Christmas time while our country and world is constantly at war. This felt especially true during the Cold War. That helplessness coupled by the stupidity of war are the comedy. Anyone who doesn’t get that doesn’t understand juxtaposing concepts and complexities of modern history.

[@carcarshenanigan]

Al is a genius

[@allgoodinselsareunalive]

Okay, I've never seen or heard that line from Ronald Raygun in this song before, but I gotta say it's the PERFECT icing upon a particularly delicious holiday treat. Happy Holidays, everybody!!

[@KeriRautenkranz]

Raygun was the perfect choice!

[@NewMessage]

Never thought I'd be praying for this kinda Christmas, but here we are.

[@HighTher3]

Just in case anyone was wondering, this song came out in 1986, it isn't speaking about 9/11 as it hadn't happened yet.

[@Mecha_Neko]

Christmas... Christmas never changes...

[@tentaclesmod]

If a real nuclear attack ever happened on christmas, this song would become one hell of a funny aneurysm moment.

[@SuperMarkerComicBro]

People who think this song is about 9/11 obviously did not do their research. The song's "Ground Zero" refers to the nickname for an area that has been hit by nuclear weapons, like in the song. The song came out in the 1980s, approximately 15 years before 9/11/01. If you bothered to LISTEN to the song, there's no connection to 9/11 and it's instead about Christmas Day during a nuclear war. And Weird Al would NEVER be so insensitive and tasteless to write about one of the most upsetting days in American history. So complaining that this song is about 9/11 is like complaining that "Fat" is making fun of childhood obesity.

[@KariIzumi1]

Yes, to all of this. The term “ground zero” existed well before the WTC ever existed.

[@blip1]

I think it's darkly humorous that nuclear war was so fused into our culture that a bunch of news networks trying to profit from 9/11 decided to roll with an "alarming" label for the wreckage in New York City. The incident was alarming, but actually would be small potatoes compared to an incident in NYC that produced the type of "ground zero" Weird Al is singing about here...

[@thehumanoddity]

Who the hell thinks that this song references 9/11?

[@cheesyplays]

Well put

[@imaginingthat8429]

trevor bgs conspiracy theorists who say 9/11 was an inside job.

[@gl15col]

Growing up in the 50's, those particular sirens were terrifying. I still get a little panicky when I hear them. They are the death knell of the nuclear age.

[@AutMouseLabs]

They used those same sirens for Tornado Sirens when I was growing up in the 90s. They went off every Tuesday at 10a to test. Very spooky. It used to scare the freshmen at the college who were from other places.

[@strawberryhellcat4738]

I moved to a small town where they run the siren EVERY DAY at noon. Not the best idea, because the local populace is now inured to it.

[@brownsugar2456]

They should play this at the Winter Olympics in South Korea 🎆

[@chrisdenning5453]

First Olympic game push the right button (all buttons nuke the US)

[@betsydierlam561]

david brown wat

[@anotherhunkydory]

I wonder ...the song is probably banned there

[@jenniferobryan3434]

Here's the story behind this song as I hear it. Weird Al was ordered to do a Christmas song by the record company he didn't want to do it but this was his answer classic

[@RYMAN1321]

It’s even worse when he can’t really perform it anymore, because “Ground Zero” became synonymous with 9/11 I think he even said something like that on record

[@bobm6310]

Relevant now more than ever. Perhaps we need an Easter 2022 update ?

[@sillysawyeryoutube]

Have an explosive Christmas! And a radiant new year!