Daryl Hall's TV show is a hit, and he's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - only one of these developments excites him. It was also used for the episode "A Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas.". Warrell's arrangement is widely regarded as the first instance when the score was penned. The song also reflects this ardent urging and demands a certain degree of playful teasing. Perhaps contemporary Americans looking to update the song via the folk tradition could change those verses to “bring us some spiked eggnog” or “bring us a chocolate pie now.” Or, you can simply sing the old version the way merry joyous souls spread it around now more than 400 years ago, demanding figgy pudding with the ardent determination of a street protester. "Pokémon Christmas Medley," the Pokémon Christmas Bash album featured an abridged chorus of the song, albeit with modified lyrics. Erin McKeown included a satirized version of the tune on her 2011 anti-Christmas album “F*ck That”, where she and her chorus of anti-carolers sang: You wish us a Happy HolidaysBut you really mean a merry Christmas. We won't go until we get someWe won’t go until we get someWe won’t go until we get someSo bring it right here…, (Lyrics for "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"). It was sung by children in Victorian times as they went about performing carols door to door on Christmas Eve, hoping for sweet rewards. The lines - "bring us some figgy pudding, bring it right here, we won't go until we get some," actually refers to the treats that the carolers often received as payment and the fact that they would continue singing until they were rewarded. However, during the period spanning from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, there is no published record of the carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Does "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Have a Hidden Meaning? On Metallica's "The Unforgiven," James Hetfield modeled his vocals on Chris Isaak. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a traditional English Christmas carol of unknown origin that is believed to date the 16th century. ("We won't go until we get some" is a line perhaps more befitting a protest song than a joyous Christmas carol.). He was the chief organist and choirmaster at several Bristol churches, including St. Nicholas, St. Agnes, and St. Matthias, to name a few. He completed his education at the "Merchant Venturer's Technical College in Bristol," and the "Bristol Cathedral" under the tutelage of Hubert Hunt. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" was popularized in the 1930s as a result of an arrangement by the Bristol-based composer, conductor and organist Arthur Warrell. However, a number of other artists have recorded the song through the years, from Japanese punk outfit Shonen Knife to indie pop band Weezer , not to mention a number of choruses and symphonies. When groups of people gather together to set out a-caroling around Christmas time, the most joyful carol they could possibly take along (next to, maybe, "Jingle Bells") is "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." The song’s oral history is probably its most compelling, as it survived centuries of passing down from caroler to caroler before it was ever recorded. The church-going public collaborated in a desperate attempt to save the traditional songs - going from door-to-door and performing them in the Victorian era. In 2002 and 2003, the chorus was also used in the promo of the "Merry Nickmas" event on Nickelodeon. But where did this very simple song come from? The traditional Christmas carols generally evoke a deep religious aura.