The Christmas Shoes

The Christmas Shoes
A man's emotional plea to buy shoes for his dying mother escalates into an increasingly obvious manipulation scheme that includes a PS5, a car, and more.
Christmas
Parody
Retail
Musical
Song Parody
Gift Giving
Guilt

Jason just wants to buy some beautiful shoes for his momma this Christmas since she might not make it through the night, but he doesn't have much money...oh and she probably wants those shoes too...and that ps5...
Your going to meet heaven tonight
Where is that music coming from?

Jason enters a store singing the famous "Christmas Shoes" song, explaining that he wants to buy beautiful shoes for his mother who is dying and "going to meet heaven tonight." He tries to guilt the store clerk into letting him have the expensive $250 shoes for the little money he has. However, his emotional manipulation becomes increasingly transparent as he keeps adding more items - first the shoes, then mentioning his mother would also like "those shoes" (another pair), then a PS5, and finally a car. The clerk eventually caves and writes a check for $1,500 to cover everything. At the end, Jason returns everything, revealing the manipulation. This is a parody of the sentimental "Christmas Shoes" song, highlighting how the original song's emotional manipulation becomes absurd when taken to its logical extreme.

Upload date: December 12, 2023 Duration: 4:07 (247 seconds) Views: 101,805 Likes: 2,058 The sketch parodies the famous sentimental Christmas song "Christmas Shoes" Filmed at the same storefront location used for other Studio C sketches (including the haunted keyboard sketch) Many commenters noted that Jason changed the lyric from "when Mama meets Jesus tonight" to "when Mama meets heaven tonight" Jason Gray demonstrates strong singing ability throughout the sketch The original "Christmas Shoes" song is often considered manipulative, which this sketch lampoons

PersonRole
Jason GrayJason GrayWriter
Jake Van WagonerDirector
Jake Van WagonerProducer
Micah MerrillProducer
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