Song Lyric of the Day (Dr. Seuss, on That ‘Mean One, Mr. Grinch’)

“You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus
You're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch
You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel.”—“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” lyrics by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, music by Albert Hague, performed by Thurl Ravenscroft, from the animated TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, original air date Dec. 18, 1966
 
For some interesting trivia on this holiday special (so beloved by baby boomers, particularly), see this TV Guide summary on its 50^th anniversary concerning “5 Things You Didn't Know About How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”

Photo of the Day: You Can’t Keep a Bad Grinch Down

 

Dr. Seuss’s creation is all over the place this holiday season—not just on TV, where he’s been since 1966 (in the TV special narrated by Boris Karloff), but now, as I saw on an early evening walk earlier this week, on at least one front lawn in my hometown of Englewood, NJ.