"Dear Santa" is a novelty song

Novelty song

A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its comical effect. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs. The term arose in Tin Pan Alley to describe one of the major divisions of popular music. The other two divisions...

 by American stand up comedian

Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...

 Sean Morey

Sean Morey (comedian)

Sean Morey is an American comedian famous for songs such as "The Man Song," "Hairy Ass," "All About Me," "The Toddler Song", "Dear Santa," "It's Gonna Be A Bad Day," and "Ghost Chicken in The Sky", the latter being a parody of the classic country song " Riders in The Sky".The text "Life Cycle"...

. It is a holiday staple of The Bob & Tom Show

The Bob & Tom Show

The Bob & Tom Show is a syndicated US radio program established by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold at radio station WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 7, 1983, and syndicated nationally since January 6, 1995....

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The song takes the form of letters written by children to Santa Claus

Santa Claus

Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...

 requesting what presents they want for Christmas. Each line begins with "Dear Santa," and the list moves back and forth between a relatively normal selection of toys and a more outlandish choice for a child. For example:

Billy, from Dallas: a Big Wheel with air conditioning package, power steering, CD player, and a Sony PlayStation

PlayStation

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...

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Raul, from Venezuela: a stick, to burn for heat.

Jessica, from Aspen: Barbie dream house with electric sports car and lots of outfits, and matching outfits for her, too.

Lupe, from Paraguay: some rain, so he can stop drinking his own urine.

Joe, from North Chicago: a new bike, G.I. Joe with kung fu grip and grenade launcher

Aziz, from Yemen: a grenade launcher

Jimmy, from Greenwich: Electric train set with the whole mountains and village, and a robot to clean his room.

Chang, from Laos: electric scooter, surfboard, roller blades, and a CD-ROM player ("just kidding," Morey then says – "I want a stick.")

[gibberish name], from Calcutta: a flyswatter that doesn't hurt when one hits themselves in the face with it, and some OFF!.

the children of the world: Sean Morey to be struck dead, even if it means some don't get their sticks.