Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas is set to bring holiday cheer to Netflix—on primetime, no less. That’s right, the special, which will be available starting Friday, December 6 at 9EST/6 PST and is set to last about 50 minutes, will feature singing, special guests like Quinta Brunson and Chappell Roan, and a whole lot of Carpenter, including songs from her holiday EP “Fruitcake.”
Other guests expected to make an appearance include Tyla, Shania Twain, Kali Uchis, Cara Delevingne, Kyle Mooney, Nico Hiraga, Megan Stalter, Sean Astin, Owen Thiele and Jillian Bell.
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The holiday special might just be a variety holiday special, but Carpenter is above all things a singer—and fans are expecting to hear her sing. And one of the songs people are most looking forward to hearing is, of course, the song that gives the special its title, “A Nonsense Christmas.” It’s a remix of Carpenter’s very famous song “Nonsense,” and it’s almost as catchy as the original, with an added holiday flair.
So, just in time for Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas, let’s go over the lyrics to both Nonsense and A Nonsense Christmas and see what the similarities are. What are the lyrics to both? Here’s where they differ and where they are actually the same.
There’s a little less vocalizing in the holiday version, with Carpenter’s Nonsense starting with:
No
(La-la, la-la) da-ah-ah, ah
(Ah-ah, uh, uh, uh, yeah)
While A Nonsense Christmas basically just goes:
It’s the holiday remix
Ah
So far, normal stuff. So far.
And then we launch into the actual song. And though the vibe is similar, there’s no doubt that Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas has a way more flirty vibe than Nonsense, which is way more sincere in its reference to changing the contact number to “Don’t leave me alone.”
Think I only want one number in my phone
I might change your contact to “don’t leave me alone”
You said you like my eyes and you like to make ’em roll
Treat me like a queen, now you got me feelin’ thrown, oh
While A Nonsense Christmas is making a size reference and having fun making all the puns dirty. No, really, all the puns are dirty. How can they all be dirty?
Think I only want you under my mistletoe
I might change your contact to “Has a huge North Pole”
You said you like my stockings better on the floor
Boy, I’ve been a bad girl, I guess I’m gettin’ coal (no)
The only way this was going to work was if Carpenter was willing to truly change up the lyrics, and this is where it starts to show! These two verses as somewhat recognizable as the same, but also not?
But I can’t help myself
When you get close to me
Baby, my tongue goes numb
Sounds like bleh, blah, blee
I don’t want no one else (don’t want)
Baby, I’m in too deep
Here’s a lil’ song I wrote (a song I wrote)
It’s about you and me (me)
Okay, yes, the part about the tongue going numb and writing a song are the same, but that’s it.
Lemme come warm you up, you been out in the snow
Baby, my tongue goes numb, sounds like “ho-ho-ho”
I don’t want Santa’s elves underneath this ol’ tree
Here’s a lil’ carol I wrote, it’s about you and me (me)
Substitute romance for Christmas and we’re set? Or something? At least there’s a similar vibe about only paying attention to the person she’s singing about.
I’ll be honest
Lookin’ at you got me thinkin’ nonsense
Cartwheels in my stomach when you walk in
And when you got your arms around me
Ooh, it feels so good I had to jump the octave
I think I got an ex but I forgot him
And I can’t find my chill, I must have lost it
I don’t even know I’m talkin’ nonsense
I’m talkin’, I’m talkin’ (ah)
The coming down the chimney part is something, isn’t it?
You’re my wish list
Lookin’ at you got me thinking Christmas
Snowflakes in my stomach when we’re kissin’
And when you’re comin’ down the chimney, ooh, it feels so good
I need that Charles Dickens
You’ll be Santa Claus and I’ll be Mrs.
I’ll take you for a ride, I’ll be your vixen
I don’t even know, I’m talkin’ Christmas
I’m talkin’, I’m talkin’ (ah)
This part is actually pretty easy to make Christmasy, we’re not gonna lie. And it rhymes!
I’m talkin’ all around clock
I’m talkin’ hope nobody knocks
I’m talkin’ opposite of soft
I’m talkin’ wild, wild thoughts
You gotta keep up with me
I got some young energy
I caught the L-O-V-E
How do you do this to me?
Everything can be made into a holiday reference if you just believe, apparently.
I’m talkin’ deckin’ all the halls, I’m talkin’ spikin’ eggnog
I’m talkin’ opposite of small, I’m talkin’ big snowballs
You got a new toy for me, I’m out here trimmin’ the tree
I caught that holiday glee, my true love gave it to me
We’re gonna skip the parts that repeat and head to the big ending because it’s the part where the songs differ the most. I guess there’s no way to make them that similar considering the vibe really went two different places at this point.
This song catchier than chickenpox is
I bet your house is where my other sock is
Woke up this morning, thought I’d write a pop hit
How quickly can you take your clothes off pop quiz?
That one’s not gonna make it
Most of these aren’t gonna make
But hey, this one’s still festive. And dirty. Somehow. Because the song is both. Always, always both. And in Carpenter’s voice, that’s somehow an enjoyable combination!
Look at all those presents, that’s a big sack
Boy, that package is too big to gift-wrap
Woke up this morning, thought I’d write a “Chrismash”
How quickly can you build a snowman? Think fast
