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	*] (2010 - ''A Holiday Benefit Vol. 4'')<ref>Platten, Rachel. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". YouTube: Rachel Platten-Topic. 28 September 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QI0PaKwWLs0</ref>		*] (2010 - ''A Holiday Benefit Vol. 4'')<ref>Platten, Rachel. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". YouTube: Rachel Platten-Topic. 28 September 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QI0PaKwWLs0</ref>
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	*] with ] (2012)<br>(for CeeLo's album '']'')		*] with ] (2012)<br>(for CeeLo's album '']'')
	*] (2013 - '']'')		*]<ref>Robertson Family Cover of Thurl Ravenscroft's "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/cover/259352/Robertson-Family-You%27re-a-Mean-One,-Mr.-Grinch-Thurl-Ravenscroft-You%27re-a-Mean-One,-Mr.-Grinch/</ref> (2013 - '']'')
	*] (2013 - from the single ''Horror Xmas'')<ref>Misfits. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". Second Hand Songs. 3 December 2013. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/315169/versions</ref>		*] (2013 - from the single ''Horror Xmas'')<ref>Misfits. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". Second Hand Songs. 3 December 2013. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/315169/versions</ref>

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"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a Christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 cartoon special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.

History

The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft. The song's lyrics describe the Grinch as being foul, bad-mannered and sinister using increasingly creative put-downs, metaphors and synonyms, beginning with the opening line "you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch".

Because Ravenscroft was not credited in the closing credits of the special, it is often mistakenly attributed to Boris Karloff, who served as narrator and the voice of the Grinch in the special but who himself could not sing.

Cover versions

Jim Carrey performed the song in 2000 for the film adaptation/remake of Dr. Seuss' 1966 TV Special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and it's accompanying soundtrack album.
Straight No Chaser (2009 - for their album Christmas Cheers)
Rachel Platten (2010 - A Holiday Benefit Vol. 4)
Matthew Morrison and k.d. lang performed the song in 2010 for the TV Series Glee, where the original lyrics are featured on the soundtrack album Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album. However, in the Glee Christmas episode A Very Glee Christmas, the lyrics are modified & sung by k.d. lang as "Sue the Grinch".
CeeLo Green with Straight No Chaser (2012)
(for CeeLo's album Cee Lo's Magic Moment)
Robertson Family (2013 - Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas)
Misfits (2013 - from the single Horror Xmas)

References

Green, Joey (2012). Weird and Wonderful Christmas: Curious and Crazy Customs and Coincidences from Around the World. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-57912-924-8.
McCracken, Elizabeth (2005-12-25). "Our Cereal Hero". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
Jim Carrey Cover of Thurl Ravenscroft's "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/cover/46870/Jim-Carrey-You're-a-Mean-One,-Mr.-Grinch-Thurl-Ravenscroft-You're-a-Mean-One,-Mr.-Grinch/
Platten, Rachel. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". YouTube: Rachel Platten-Topic. 28 September 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QI0PaKwWLs0
Harper, Jen. "Glee Recap: How Sue the Grinch Stole Christmas". Buddy TV. 7 December 2010. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/glee/glee-recap-how-sue-the-grinch-38824.aspx
Robertson Family Cover of Thurl Ravenscroft's "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/cover/259352/Robertson-Family-You%27re-a-Mean-One,-Mr.-Grinch-Thurl-Ravenscroft-You%27re-a-Mean-One,-Mr.-Grinch/
Misfits. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". Second Hand Songs. 3 December 2013. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/315169/versions

External links

v t e Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Characters	The Grinch
Book	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957)
Adaptations	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (1994) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 live-action film) The Grinch (2018 animated film) The Grinch Musical Live! (2020 TV special)
Video games	The Grinch (2000) Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2007) The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (2023)
Spin-off stories	Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977 TV special) The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982 TV special)
Music	"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (1966) "Green Christmas" (2000) "Lonely Christmas Eve" (2000) "Where Are You Christmas?" (2000) Soundtrack and score (2018) Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018)
Related	Whoville Dr. Seuss Memorial How the Sith Stole Christmas (2002) Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss The Mean One (2022)
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Dr. Seuss

Characters

Bibliography

Adaptations

Television series	The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (1956–1957) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1998) Gerald McBoing-Boing (2005–2007) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2018) episodes Green Eggs and Ham (2019–2022)
Television specials	Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) Horton Hears a Who! (1970) The Cat in the Hat (1971) The Lorax (1972) Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973) The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977) Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980) The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982) The Butter Battle Book (1989) In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994) Daisy-Head Mayzie (1995)
Film	Horton Hatches the Egg (short; 1942) Gerald McBoing-Boing (short; 1950) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) The Cat in the Hat (2003) Horton Hears a Who! (2008) The Lorax (2012) The Grinch (2018)
Video games	Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler (1984) The Grinch (2000) The Cat in the Hat (2003) Dr. Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham (2003) Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2007)
Other media	Welcome (Russian short film) Seussical (musical) Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (song) The Cat in the Hat (play) The Lorax (musical) Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live! (musical) Dr. Seuss's ABC (musical) Green Eggs and Ham (musical) The Cat in the Hat (musical)

Other works

as "Theo. LeSieg". Posthumous.

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