To You And Your King

 

I don't know if I can relearn the lyrics after miss-hearing them for several decades. (The actual lyrics are "to you and your kin" not "king.") This is like my other comic about "Up on the housetop reindeer paws."

Tasting History with Max Miller is an excellent YouTube show (and super calm) where he makes old recipes, and he has one for figgy pudding which is apparently Christmas pudding and yep I don't think I'll ever make that. 

Text:
L: I thought that "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" was sung at the manger because "Good tidings we bring to you and your King."
M: ... we bring you gold, figgy pudding, and myrrh.

Three Kings Misread

 

Traditionally, the Three Kings are named Gaspar (or Caspar), Melchior, and Balthasar. The Bible doesn't give their names, or even their number - just that they (so more than one) brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the newborn Messiah. The item that Melchior is holding is the Hammer of Thor, named Mjölnir, which can only be lifted by those deemed "worthy" - hence the other kings being impressed. 

Explanation: The three kings from Christ's nativity brought three gifts, one of which was myrrh, and the hammer of Thor kind of sounds similar to myrrh so a mix-up happened. 

Text:
B (holding a sack of gold) : We're impressed, Melchior, but I think you misread the gift list.
G (holding a box of frankincense) : *impressed*
M (not holding myrrh) : *holds Mjölnir over his head*