It's a song about the strange pop culture stories that have become part of Christmas. The song is about how "A Visit from St. Nicholas", "The Gift of the Magi", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Citizen Kane", "It's a Wonderful Life", and "A Christmas Carol" really, for the most part, have nothing to do with what Christmas is about, but have become so much a part of our culture that they intermingle with and, at times, eclipse the story of the first Christmas.
It's a song about the strange pop culture stories that have become part of Christmas. The song is about how "A Visit from St. Nicholas", "The Gift of the Magi", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Citizen Kane", "It's a Wonderful Life", and "A Christmas Carol" really, for the most part, have nothing to do with what Christmas is about, but have become so much a part of our culture that they intermingle with and, at times, eclipse the story of the first Christmas.