Kripmas Karols form Around the World by artists, poets & musicians with disabilities and allies. Back in 2010 Krip-Hop Nation asked for poets, writers and musicians with disabilities to send their poems, songs lyrics, jingles etc to us. This is why we did it back then.

Why:  Every Holiday season (December) mainstream media uses a charity frame to make people give and most of the times it is people who are poor, elderly and people with disabilities that are caught up in this frame with no voice.  We have all seen it:  “Serving the Homeless!” or “Toys for the Disabled!”  And the list\framing goes on.  So Poor Magazine & Krip-Hop Nation back in 2010 took back that frame with our own Christmas carols what we call Kripmas Karols.  Here is my Krip-Hop Kripmas Karol

Krip-Hop Kripmas Karol

It’s that time of season
Where we give for no reason
Liberal hearts are bleeding

It’s Kripmas
It’s Kripmas
It’s here

Happens once a year
Strangers in shelters
Cooking our last supper

Share in the Kripmas Guilt
A toast with eggnog & milk
Make it last cause its cold outside

Where many live throughout the year
Kids can’t hide from Jake Frost
And folks walk by holding their nose

Pretending not see or hear

It’s Kripmas
It’s Kripmas
It’s here

Santa Claus dress up in a three piece suit
Making deals with the Grinch
Who stole the real spirit of Christmas?

Was it Alan Greenspan?
Kripmas guilt is not enough
For landlord’s hands

Holiday bonuses to CEOs
States issuing out IOUs
Layoffs at NPICs

It’s Kripmas
Smile for the camera
Now give to the needy

Standing in line for charity
Pulling on the heartstrings
It’s a tactic use by Jerry Lewis
It just went corporate & sang by musicians

Band-Aid spreading throughout the world
Singing “Do They Know Its Christmas Time?”
Feed the world…” but only for one day

It’s Kripmas time
It’s Kripmas time
It’s here

Thank God its once a year