| "The Night Santa Went Crazy" | ||||
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
| from the album Bad Hair Day | ||||
| B-side | "Christmas at Ground Zero" | |||
| Released | November 26, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | December 1, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Scotti Brothers | |||
| Songwriter(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||
| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||
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"The Night Santa Went Crazy" is an original song performed by "Weird Al" Yankovic. The black comedy Christmas song is performed as a pastiche of "Black Gold" by Soul Asylum. It has melodic references to "Black Gold", "Mama, I'm Coming Home" by Ozzy Osbourne, and "I Believe in Father Christmas" by Greg Lake.
It is the twelfth and final track on the album Bad Hair Day, released as a single during the 1996 Christmas season. The "extra gory" version of the song appears on the compilation album The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic. Both albums have received positive critical reviews.