Flappie
Encyclopedia
Flappie is the name of a Dutch
Christmas song written by comedian
Youp van 't Hek
in 1985. The song became popular in The Netherlands, and it has been played as part of the rotation of Christmas music every year since. Unlike most Christmas music, however, this song has a dark edge running through the song.
During the meal on that fateful Christmas Day, Youp sings that his thoughts were still on his rabbit, and he didn't care about the food in front of him. When the main meal came out, his father announced "There's Flappie" - Youp's father had slaughtered Flappie and used the dead rabbit as the source of their main meal. Youp then storms off to bed, angrily proclaiming that Flappie was his pet.
At the end of the song, Youp sings about the second day of Christmas of 1961, a time his mother still remembers. His father's bed was empty, and he told his mother not to come into the shed, but that if she went off playing she'd get something delicious later!
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
Christmas song written by comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Youp van 't Hek
Youp van 't Hek
Joseph Jacobus Maria "Youp" van 't Hek is a Dutch comedian and a columnist for NRC Handelsblad.- Biography :Youp was born and raised in the Gooi, a wealthy region to the southeast of Amsterdam. His youth there served as an inspiration for his ironic attitude toward the rich, the successful and all...
in 1985. The song became popular in The Netherlands, and it has been played as part of the rotation of Christmas music every year since. Unlike most Christmas music, however, this song has a dark edge running through the song.
The song
The song describes Youp's remembering Christmas morning of 1961, a time he still remembers. He looked in his rabbit cage, only to find that his pet rabbit Flappie was missing. He went to his mother to ask for help looking for the rabbit, and his mother told him that he'd have to wait for his father, who was busy in the shed. However, if Youp goes off to play, he'll get something delicious later. Youp feels incredibly guilty about his pet rabbit - he could have sworn that he locked the gate, and now his thoughts were that his poor rabbit had frozen overnight in the snow. His father eventually comes to help look for Flappie in the woods and by the lake, but there's no sign.During the meal on that fateful Christmas Day, Youp sings that his thoughts were still on his rabbit, and he didn't care about the food in front of him. When the main meal came out, his father announced "There's Flappie" - Youp's father had slaughtered Flappie and used the dead rabbit as the source of their main meal. Youp then storms off to bed, angrily proclaiming that Flappie was his pet.
At the end of the song, Youp sings about the second day of Christmas of 1961, a time his mother still remembers. His father's bed was empty, and he told his mother not to come into the shed, but that if she went off playing she'd get something delicious later!