I had been waiting until the Xmas season to react to this one and it was so worth the wait. A beautiful ode to Christmas and more importantly Tim's daughter. Great stuff and it really hits home to me and my lift also. Perfectly written by Tim as always!! What did you think about it?

Everyone cries by the end of this, it’s very touching and just a beautiful song. ❤

I believe Tim wrote this song while he was living in the UK, missing Aussie Christmas with his family and longing to bring his new baby girl home to meet everyone. While I don’t drink wine, I can relate to every other aspect of this song!! Have spent many Christmases away from family and friends.

This is my favourite Christmas song. Every part of of this song resonates with me and reminds me to appreciate my children and my parents. Tim Minchin is a national treasure.

All proceeds from this song goes to charity each year. Beautiful song to his daughter.

How appropriate on so many levels. Congratulations to you and your wife! Is this your first child? She'll definitely be passed around the room like a puppy at a primary school once you do make it back to Scotland. I love that he acknowledges that although Christmas is steeped in religion, it doesn't mean he can't enjoy it and celebrate it as a time for family and friends regardless.

Another wonderful Aussie 'Christmas song' is 'How to Make Gravy' by another National Treasure Paul Kelly. Now I know most of the time folks say 'watch the live version' of songs, but in this case the original video clip on the roof-top affords the best, clearest rendition of the song. If you love lyrics and a great story, you'll love this. Oh, and it would be great to post it on 21st of December (Aussie time) as lots of folks will be searching for it, and reactions to it 😉😁

Tim comes from West Australia where it get very hot at Christmas. I think we all appreciate a cold drink in the sun at this time of the year, whatever it might be. Tim's such a National Treasure, a brilliant singer/songwriter/musician. As is his usual manner, Tim doesn't hold back with a few pointed criticisms, but in the end he painted a very moving picture of a beautiful Christmas surrounded by family and friends. I could see the emotion on your face Mat, I was teary too.❤

I think a majority of Australians can relate to everything about this song. We have problems with organised religion, but still value a historic tradition that pulls as much family as possible together once a year. Congratulations on your own brewing baby :)

That song expresses everything I think and feel about Christmas. It's beautiful. It's truth is in every line.

Hits hard for me living overseas. Hits even harder when you have a child and can relate even more. One of my favorites from Tim.

He got you there at the end lol perfect moment, knowing you wont be home for Christmas. That's the thing though, knowing they're there all together, even if you're not, gives you comfort.

Having a 1 year old daughter now, listening to this song again must be even more emotional for you. I always liked the song but since I have a child myself (4yr old son) this song makes me tearing up every time I listen to it. It's just perfect.

As an Aussie, I think you have hit gold here. If there is a song that sums up what my family believe in (and what we don't), this is it. Thank you for entertaining me on this rainy afternoon in Gosford.

I cried the first time I heard this. I adore Tim Minchin, he is one of my favourite people in the whole world. You should watch a series Tim was in with Molly Alcock, the young lass from House of the Dragon. Brilliant series. Get it watched 😂 I hope you get the opportunity to return to Scotland for Christmas and hey!..you live in Asia. Australia isn’t far away, come here for Christmas and have that white wine in the sun. Love your channel, love the way you say Australia 🇦🇺

Tears me up every time.

I discovered this song whilst lying in bed with my 1 year old daughter a few weeks before flying home to West Australia to introduce her to the family for xmas. This song hits home hard every year now.

Tim has been an Aussie favourite for a very long time. Mostly for his comedic performances admittedly, but I am so glad that he is finally being acknowledged for his musical acumen and extreme talent in a more serious way.

OMG this song makes me cry every time, it is literally my family, which is what I think makes us all love Tim so much. He is all of us.

It's ok to have a tear mate. I do every Christmas when this song pops up in my feed. It's a reminder that despite the ups and downs in families, they're so important in our lives.

Despite having never experienced a sunny Aussie Christmas, this song hits me in the feels EVERY time. Articulates many of my feelings towards Christmas, and gives me that push I need to make the effort for my family!

This is the song that guaranteed his job writing the the songs for Matilda the musical because the the producers were there to watch his comedy show but we’re a bit worried about him capturing sentimental moments, then he came out and did this as his encore song and they were convinced

Finished with this song 9 days ago, we were some of the 'moist Melbournians' who just loved the gig.

This has become my all time favorite christmas song.

What a timely reaction this was for you! I also see this song as a reminder that family is always there, especially when you feel a bit disconnected- whether due to distance or even just circumstance. I also think we are lucky to live in an age where video calling is fairly readily available. Of course, it’s not the same as actually being there but it is a great compromise. I live a few minutes from most of my family but, due to chronic illness, I’m unable to see them & those video calls are so special! Especially for times like Christmas & Birthdays. Congratulations on your (now few month old) baby! Really enjoyed your candid reaction. All the best to you & your family! 👍

Love this song. Tim is such a genius with his writing.

Wow, watching this with you, knowing, once you revealed that you were having your own baby, I knew this would be emotional for you. I remember watching first time, expecting a funny song w a twist, I was surprised at what I heard. The twist was that it was a straight up beautiful song, now my favorite Xmas song. I always get emotional and tear up when I hear it. Congratulations on the birth of your own daughter a few months ago. ❤😊

What this song meant to me is Xmas means present when your young but when you get older it's about family and time together

My favourite Christmas song. Gets me every time.

So beautiful Mat congratulations on your impending birth of your baby girl I loved this💕

Yes, best Christmas song imo, well, this and Hey Santa Claus (Kevin Bloody Wilson) of course, lol.

This is a favourite Xmas song - great to have another Aussie one - tired of everything having snow and eggnog. It is just such a feel good song - even if you are just homesick.

As someone from Perth, Western Australia, where it hit 44 °C on Christmas Day in 2021, these lyrics describe how I’ve spent most of my Christmases, and yet it still somehow manages to make me feel homesick 😂

Such a beautiful encapsulation of the importance of family (of origin or of choice): "You won't understand but you will learn someday That wherever you are and whatever you face These are the people who make you feel safe in this world" I love this song but I struggle to get through it without tearing up. I hope you have a great Christmas with your growing family.

There are 3 Australian Christmas songs that I love. This one, one By Kevin Bloody Wilson Called Hey Santa Clause and one by Kate Miller Heidke called Christmas Landfill written by her husband. As for international Artists - Fairytale in New York - The Pogues and The seasons upon us - the Dropkick Murphys. Great reaction.

Thank you for doing this one, He has a newer release of a song from his TV series "Upright", called "Carry You" which is about missing someone. There's a version he does with Missy Higgins which is really beautiful. Love your channel💜

Nice one mate , Tim is amazing !! Perfect reaction and appreciation for a new Dad to be 🙌

I loved seeing your reaction to this, especially expecting your own daughter around the holidays. This song always makes me cry- it's so beautiful. I hope you play this for your family next Christmas. I'm a little late to the party (just discovered you- yay algorithms!) but Merry Christmas and hope all is well with the new addition to your family.

A Gorgeous little Christmas tune! Congratulations and the very best of luck on the birth of your child in January Mat. All your future Christmas's will be extra special. 🎅 Merry Christmas.

Nice reaction. 1 small point though, it's not a sunny winter at Christmas time in Australia, it's actually our summer! Our seasons are the opposite way around in the Southern Hemisphere. So it's summertime in Dec/Jan/Feb, & winter in the middle of the year. Our Christmas experience is very different here, it's our summer holiday time but the soundtrack is Christmas songs about snow! 😆

Great reaction to drinking white wine in the sun, now you need to learn how to make gravy.

There is an animated version of this song that is worth looking at.

I don't know if you picked up on it, but he says 'it's "santa-mental", I know'... just an amazing lyricist and singer.

Matt, Thank you so much for your work, comments and kindness. I am from Australia with Scottish ancestors. A long line of Gingers. My family will play Tim Minchin this Christmas, with a smile and a tear. My redheaded 38 year old son is also a fan. We shared your John Farnham "You're the Voice" reaction with friends and family. Yes, bagpipes! Your stunned reaction was a magic moment. At ACDC's Malcolm Young's funeral they had maybe 24 bagpipers playing Waltzing Matilda outside the Church as the funeral cars left. The Scottish heritage is respected. The original Long Way to the Top video by ACDC had the lead singer Bon Scott playing the bagpipes. (Check out KZfaq) We hope you, your wife and your baby girl have a lovely Christmas with your family, and maybe your daughter will be lovingly "handed around like a puppy" as some drink white wine in the sun or snow. Stay well, safe and happy. Thankyou. Alison (no need to reply, a quiet smile is enough)

Every year he also donates profits from purchases and plays of the song in December to Autism charities. His daughter is diagnosed. Mine is autistic and I know it can be a tough time

Such a lovely sentiment in this song and performed sincerely and beautifully.

When you said that your wife is to give birth in january, made me think you couldn't have picked a more perfect song on this day ❤❤ Next year, that will be you, sending your baby around 💜💜 Hugs and love for you all

I went to Edinburgh in winter & the best thing was Cullen Skink & cranachan at McGregor's on the the Royal Way. Plus the best apple cider by Thistly Cross. In Australia it's the day before the boxing day cricket test & the beginning of the SYD to HBT yacht race and the boxing day sales where use their Xmas day gift cards. Got to get your priorities right in Aust as in the poem "And what is Xmas day?" The ready answer bared a fact no bishop ever knew. "It's the day before the races out at Tangmalangaloo"!

I love watching you , so happy I found you !

I can see it’s already been suggested, but you definitely need to watch How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly. Another beautiful non-traditional Australian Christmas song. The 2021 version is lovely, but any version is great.

I'm not a fan of Christmas. This is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

This is the last Tim Minchin reaction? I was hoping for lots more, first time watching your channel and watched all the Tim Minchin reactions tonight, brilliant.

I love how Tim addresses the fact that what was once a religious holiday has become secular, and that that's okay. And also that what's not okay is the commercialization. If you want another Christmas song that takes on some of the hypocrisy of the Christmas season, check out Jackson Browne's The Rebel Jesus. It's musically beautiful, and has some hard hitting words for "Christians" who make a show of caring about people at Christmas but can't be bothered about the welfare of humanity for the rest of the year.

Can't help but always cry when listening to this song. Masterpiece!

Ever since I first had a listen to this song, it has been my absolute favorite one to listen to during that time of year. One day, you'll likely be listening to this song without the distraction of reacting to it, and it will hit your emotions even more. Even now, watching you react to this song, I have to admit, my eyes got a bit watery. Tim is such a fantastic entertainer. His role as Judas in the stage production of "Jesus Christ Superstar", is absolutely incredible. (there are videos of his performances on yt...) His portrayal was so believable, and that might have been due to his own atheism, helping to fuel it. Absolutely fantastic! ... Well, damn.... looks like my night is shot now... lol... I've got some binging to do. hahaha Awesome reaction! Thank you for this. And also, congratulations to you and your wife and your new baby girl!! Cheers, and all the best!

There is a new version on you tube, it was filmed in the last tour. He was quite emotional towards the end. I was in floods of tears when we saw it in the cinema. Our daughter turned 21 the week before we saw it, and she is away at university. It means so much this year to be together

Mat watch the latest version that he has just released from Back and see how emotional he gets. The man is just a genius imo!

I've always found this song to be both beautiful and painful. Unfortunately I am one of those people who find Christmas a depressing time, and for a variety of reasons. The core theme of this song being family coming together to spend time together over the Christmas period. I'm 36 now, but I lost my Dad when I was 15, and I still feel a very conspicuous absence. As more of my remaining family have passed away over the years or fragmented for one reason or another, Christmas tends to serve as a reminder of how things once were, but never again will be. I havent had Christmas decorations in my house for some years, and Christmases tend to pass quietly and without ceremony. But I love the sentiment of this song, and the honesty in the writing. Whilst this song will often tank my mood, I often recommend it to people as an example of Tim Minchins quality.

Love your channel. From Scots decent in Australia. Have lived overseas like you and understand the homesickness. Congratulations on your baby girl. Wonderful and scary all at once. We visited Scotland when my daughter was 6yrs and , with her red hair and blue eyes, she said as we were walking down the street “Wow, there are so many people that look like me here Mummy”. I hope your family get the chance to pass your baby like a puppy soon. Happy holidays x

Whenever I listen to this song I end up with tears streaming down my face halfway through, it always hits me deep in the feels. It was released the same year my own daughter was born. But only a couple years later my own dad died, who adored both his grandkids. My wife loves Christmas carols, but they get on my nerves. But this song I never tire of, so she loves it just for that. Plus we also aim to make family the safe place for everyone. Oh man, I’m rambling because the keyboard is all blurry….

He performed this song on the James corden show while James was at the Hospital having a baby girl. TRY and find that video. It's incredible

I love this. So Australian. Christmas, sunshine, heartfelt, beautiful.

This, directly after "I Still Call Australia Home"

Next Tim reaction should either be The Good Book to round out his top trinity of religious songs or Lullaby in honor of your upcoming newborn.

A rare song for him. It is bearly funny. But very beautiful.

Tim Minchin has a rich, and long lived history, in Australia. He does not offend anyone, and yet tells us about the world. Every now and then, we meet someone who makes us think.

Just love this song, makes me cry in a good way. And here's another vote for Paul Kelly's How to Make Gravy, and you really should do it on Dec 21, which is, of course, Gravy Day...😆. Added:. The 2021 version is by far and away the best version of gravy - it's beautifully done.

Great reaction Mat, I whish you and your wife all the best with your baby daughter and a very Merry Christmas to you all. And yes I'm not religious but who doesn't like Christmas? Time to catch up with family give each other a few gifts have a traditional baked dinner for lunch and all the rest, a few drinks or a lot of drinks, best time of the year love it can't wait, good times, cheers!

Love this song; and congratulations to you and your wife on the upcoming birth of your new daughter. What a wonderful way to begin 2023!

Congrats to you and your wife!

Good onya mate. Merry Xmas to you and your family 👍

If possible please react to Mondo Rock Come Said The Boy one of my favourite Aussie songs

My favourite...

Please do "Lullaby" by Tim at some point. He wrote that one for his son 😜

You should listen 🎶 to Tim Minchin's, with his uncle Jim Fisher " Harbor lights " he's sisters, brothers and cousins also sing. Incredibly talented family 👪

Pop to his channel and watch the updated one he released a few days ago - it's heartbreaking to watch.

Gets me every time 😢

Mat, another Aussie christmas song you have to listen to is Paul Kelly's How to Make Gravy (2021 version - during Covid travel restrictions). You'll relate to this too. You can find it here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLWHp65nrb-ng3k.html give it a listen even if you don't do a reaction video. It's worth it.

When you do Paul Kelly: How To Make Gravy, please do the 2021 version. It really hits the feels.

its a beautiful song isnt it, about family.. males my eyes leak

A couple of suggestions Tina Arena singing Chains at World Music Awards 1996 and the Seekers dining We are Australian special farewell performance .

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7l2dLGrv7rIiYE.html When your daughter is a few months old - you might appreciate tim minchin's lullaby

I’m sure in Malaysia, for Christmas you’ll be drinking a gin and tonic in the ☀️! And I need to know, is your Nike tshirt a Malaysian ripoff? Looks like the T-shirt’s I purchased in ‘thieves ally’ in Penang! All the best for the safe arrival of your little one.

You enjoy the breaking down of religious beliefs so much maybe you should consider reacting to some 'new athiest' stuff ie: Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins or Sephen Fry, Ricky Gervais etc Really opens the eyes 😊

Do not listen while driving.

Maybe you can bring your parents to MY for xmas? or even better start a new family tradition all all meet in Oz for xmas, summer xmas is better for kids, poor norther hemisphere kids have next to no daylight on xmas day , they get their presssies and have no time to play with them if they even can, Aussie kids get pool toys and then have a nice long hot summer day in the pool and weeks of holidays many of which are spent in the pool playing with the new toys. Honestly I think giving a poor kids a torturous cold winter xmas is cruel.

What Christian’s complain about violence?? The symbol of our religion is literally a torture device. I think he’s confusing Christianity with age restrictions 😕

Well this made me cry..... thank you for the reaction Mat and I wish nothing buy joy, happiness and good health to you, your wife and however many children you have.... x