--- title: Goats Scream Christmas Carols: Viral Video description: The album is called All I Want For Christmas Is a Goat and was created by the Swedish branch of ActionAid. canonical: https://time.com/4145834/goats-sing-christmas-carols/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-11T17:51:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:52.356Z og:title: These Goats Screaming Christmas Carols Will Be Your New Holiday Soundtrack og:description: So festive og:url: https://time.com/4145834/goats-sing-christmas-carols/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Goats Screaming Christmas Carols Will Be Your New Holiday Soundtrack twitter:description: So festive twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # These Goats Screaming Christmas Carols Will Be Your New Holiday Soundtrack > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ## Video: Here Is an Adorable Compilation of Kids Reacting to Opening Christmas Presents [Watch (HLS stream): Here Is an Adorable Compilation of Kids Reacting to Opening Christmas Presents](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bphe0Q3F.m3u8) (1:19)  _Published 2013-12-20. From jubilant exclamations — "Santa knowed what I wanted for Christmas!" — to earsplitting shrieks, here are some of our favorite reactions._ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Dec 11, 2015 5:51 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Dec 11, 2015 5:51 PM UTC Want a new twist on classic Christmas carols? Then check out this Christmas album performed by goats. Yes, really. The album is called _All I Want For Christmas Is a Goat_ and was created by the Swedish branch of ActionAid, an international organization that fights poverty and injustice. The clip above will give you a sampling of some of the songs on the album, including “White Christmas (Goat Edition),” “Silent Night (Goat Edition)” and, of course, “Jingle Bells (Goat Edition).” You can listen to the individuals songs on Spotify: \[spotify id=”spotify:album:7vHHpcOnYCjZhYq0caS1qE” width=”656″ height=”736″ /\] On its website, ActionAid [explains](http://www.actionaid.org/kenya/2014/03/dairy-goats-project-boon-community) how important dairy goats are in many rural communities — and even lets you [give a goat](https://www.giftsinaction.org.uk/) as a gift to those in need. _Read next:_ [_The Only Thing Cuter Than Baby Goats Is Baby Goats Prancing in Pajamas_](http://time.com/3907652/baby-goats-pajamas/) ## Transcript >> It's a Snuggie. >> I love it. >> Okay. >> Santa knows what I wanted for Christmas. >> I know. >> Look up a little. >> Yeay. I wanted it. I wanted it. >> No way. >> It's the Fantastic Four. Oh my god. >> Thank you. >> Oh my god. >> Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. >> Oh my god. This is [ unk ] >> It's a toothbrush. >> Great. >> It's my toothpaste. >> Your what? >> It's my big boy's toothpaste. >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Dad, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 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