"I Hate Christmas" is a Sesame Street song sung by Oscar the Grouch to enumerate all the things about Christmas that upset him. The song was first featured on the album Merry Christmas from Sesame Street and then appeared in the special Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. It was later rewritten, but with some of the original lyrics remaining, for Elmo's Christmas Countdown, where Stiller the Elf sings new verses about counting down to Christmas. A very similar song with the same title is sung by Ren Hoek on the album Ren & Stimpy's Crock O' Christmas.