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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Is This Christmas?" by the artist "Wombats, The"

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In their song "Is This Christmas?" The Wombats use sarcasm and a touch of bitterness to describe a typical Christmas, full of cliches and routines that kill the festive mood.

The lyrical hero is tired of the intrusive attributes of the holiday: annoying jingle bells, monotonous films repeating year after year. He criticizes the consumerist aspect of Christmas, mentioning attempts to "try to stay out of debt" and "scrape together what's left."

The lyrics mock family traditions: the mother's fussing as she prepares for the arrival of relatives, the protracted gatherings with alcohol. The phrase "wings will be spread until they fall off" hints at excessive alcohol consumption and fake merriment.

The recurring question "Is this Christmas?" conveys the lyrical hero's disappointment and bewilderment. He does not see true joy and magic associated with the holiday in what is happening.

The description of the weather ("ice will glisten with lights... there's never a real snowfall") symbolizes the artificiality and pretense of what is happening.

The song culminates in the ironic statement "Everybody loves Christmas," which contrasts with the overall mood of the lyrics.

Can you hear the sleigh bells coming around the bend?

Here comes our darkest end,

Christmas is here.

It's about not extending to the over-draft,

To scrape out what is left,

At the end of the year.

It's Christmas!

Turn 'Back to the Future' off,

I've seen it before,

Maybe every year and more,

It's great, but not again.

"Oh what's that burning, what's that burning?"

My Mum shrieks down, as she's touching up her brow,

For when the family arrive.

And the red wine plummets down,

And we should all be in our beds.

But it's right wing versus left,

Until the wings fall off our heads,

And is this Christmas? [2x]

Is this Christmas, my dear?

Is this Christmas? [2x]

Whatever happened to our festive cheer?

I can hear the sleigh bells coming around the bend,

Here comes the darkest end,

Christmas is here.

And the ice burns up the hill,

Until we all lose our feet.

Though it never really snows,

It's more like horizontal sleet,

And is this Christmas? [2x]

Is this Christmas, my dear?

Is this Christmas? (Oh no it's Christmas)

Whatever happened to our festive cheer? (Oh no it's Christmas)

Don't you just love Christmas? (Oh no it's Christmas)

Everybody loves Christmas (oh no it's Christmas)

Everybody loves Christmas (oh no it's)

(Oh no it's) everybody loves

(Oh no it's) everybody loves

Everyone, it's Christmas!

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