A group of Labour MPs have released a Christmas single railing against big retailers – and it’s been branded on of the cringiest festive releases ever.
Mitcham and Morden MP recruited fellow representatives Dan Jarvis, Mary Creagh and shadow education secretary Angela Raynor to provide their voices for a song entitled National Living Rage.
The lyrics condemn a number of leading retailers for allegedly using the national living wage to avoid paying out Christmas bonuses and overtime to their staff and is set to the music of Band Aid classic Do They Know It’s Christmas?
But the song has not been well-received on social media, with one commenter writing: “Who wrote the lyrics and why are they unable to understand rhyme?”
The lyrics are written out in full below but you can decide for yourself… is this the cringiest Christmas single ever?
Labour Christmas Song: Full Lyrics
Christmas is hard on the national minimum wage,
At Christmas time, we give, but some employers take.
And we know that they have plenty,
But they give out less and less,
Stand up against their greed this Christmas time.
Make them be fair, fair to their hard-working staff.
At Christmas time, it’s hard but their having a laugh.
No double time on Sundays, your Christmas bonus gone.
Your overtime’s now ended, you lunches have been took.
Just to keep their profit margin, and they just don’t give a damn.
So right now, it’s great for them and bad for you.
And there won’t be double time no more on Sundays.
No legacy pay, just more unsocial hours.
And one thing you should know,
We should tell them where to go,
Do they know it’s Christmas time at all?
B&Q, Tesco and Waitrose,
John Lewis, Caffè Nero and Eat,
Be ashamed of how you treat your staff.
Keep their perks,
Dont’t be scrooge, it’s Christmas time!
Keep their perks,
Dont’t be scrooge, it’s Christmas time!
Keep their perks,
Dont’t be scrooge, it’s Christmas time!
Keep their perks,
Dont’t be scrooge, it’s Christmas time!
Keep their perks,
Dont’t be scrooge, it’s Christmas time!
Keep their perks,
Dont’t be scrooge, it’s Christmas time!
