Gaming’s best Christmas carol comes from … Waluigi?

Waluigi is a strange fellow. Nintendo created him simply because Wario (the rude, evil counterpart of Mario) needed a tennis partner. He’s a lanky, maniacal stereotype of dastardliness. And we love him for it.

But he’s probably not the first video game character you’d think of when you hear the word “Christmas.” But the greatest Christmas song that’s in any way related to our beloved industry actually stars Waluigi. OK, I know that a lot of gaming-themed Christmas carols aren’t out there, so maybe “Carol of the Waa” doesn’t have a lot of competition. Still, the holidays just don’t feel right if I don’t listen to this “Carol of the Bells” parody a few dozen times in December.