This is another one that strays a bit from the original song, since all it was only Team Rocket singing The Christmas Song. I added a little plot to it ;)

So, here's the sixth track: The Christmas Song!

The Christmas Song

"This one is for all our fans!"

"But, Jessie, we don't have any fans."

"Heh! We will aftah dey hear dis!"

Team Rocket was standing in Cerulean City's town square, all three members holding microphones in their hands (or, in Meowth's case, paw) and standing before a fairly enormous speaker. They were all dressed in winter garb: coats, hats, and scarves, and all shared a mischievous glint in their eyes. The trio was clearly up to something, although it might not have been obvious to the untrained eye.

At the same time, Ash and Misty were walking around town, holding hands while Misty dragged Ash towards every high end store in the city to look in the windows.

"Ash, look!" Misty tugged at her fiancé's arm while she pointed into the window of a jewelry store. "Isn't that necklace so beautiful?"

Ash sighed and reluctantly glanced into the window. She was motioning towards a white gold necklace, with artful sweeps of round diamond accents that gracefully formed teardrops filled with bright, pear-cut sapphires. It was definitely one of the most elegant pieces of jewelry Ash had ever seen. And…expensive too.

"It's almost $2,000," Ash's eyes were wide.

"I know, I didn't say you had to get it for me," Misty smiled winsomely at her future husband. "I just thought it was so beautiful. It's fun to look at these things."

"Yeah," Ash's grin was a little weaker. To be quite honest, he was sick of window shopping. It just wasn't his thing. Save for when Misty had brought him past all of those gourmet bakeries and chocolate shops. Those sure were fun to look in.

The sound of singing suddenly caught Misty's attention, causing her to look away from the jewelry filled window. She locked her eyes on the three people gathered in town square, beginning to sing in front of Cerulean City's big Christmas tree.

"Aw, that's so cute!" Misty giggled.

"Yeah," Ash agreed. "I wonder what they're gonna' sing?"

Together, the three disguised villains' voices filled the air, singing:

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...
Jack Frost nipping at your nose...
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir...
And folks dressed up like Eskimos...

Squinting his eyes to try and get a better look at the carolers, Ash pondered, "Hey Mist, do those guys seem familiar to you?"

"Not really…" Misty shook her head. "Why? Do they look familiar to you?"

"I don't know…"

"Pi…"

Ash turned his head to gaze at Pikachu, who was sitting on his shoulder. The electric type looked transfixed; his ears standing up completely straight and his eyes almost completely black.

"What's up, buddy?" Ash inquired.

Jumping off of his trainer's shoulder, Pikachu started to scurry towards the singers, alarming both Ash and Misty.

"Hey, Pikachu!" Ash called, running after the Pokémon. "Get back here!"

Before Ash could move any further, Misty grabbed her fiancé by the wrist and called, "Ash! Look around! It's not just Pikachu…"

Scanning the crowd around them, Ash discovered that several other Pokémon were wandering towards the carolers, looking to be in the same kind of trance that Pikachu was in.

"What the…" Ash blinked, confused as to what was going on.

"Why do they all seem to be mesmerized?" Misty wondered aloud, looking back up at the trio of singers who were continuing on with their performance:

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

Heart hammering away in his chest, Ash ran after Pikachu, tearing himself away from Misty with ease. The gym leader gasped and whipped around so quickly her white knit beret almost slipped off of her head.

"Ash!" She cried, running after the Pokémon Master.

Her frantic yelp of his name caught the attention of the citizens who were all gathered in town square. The concerned trainers, whose Pokémon all seemed to be under the same spell, momentarily took a breath of relief when they saw the world famous Pokémon Master running alongside the Pokémon. They knew that if there was anyone capable of getting to the bottom of things, it was the one and only Ash Ketchum.

Misty, however, was not as enamored or star struck. She was concerned by her future husband's actions… and a little irritated. Why couldn't he ever listen to her? Or try to stay safe?

"Stupid," Misty muttered under her breath, still chasing after the young man.

Ash managed to catch up to his partner Pokémon and gather the mouse in his arms. Upon being restricted, Pikachu let out a miserable whine and began to struggle in Ash's hold.

"Hey, chill out, Pikachu," Ash frowned. "I'm trying to help you!"

Misty pulled up to Ash's side and stared down at the struggling electric type. The longer he stayed in Ash's hold, the angrier the little mouse seemed to be getting. Before long, Pikachu was growling and biting Ash's arm, which he fortunately couldn't feel due to the heavy winter jacket he was wearing.

"Pikachu…" Ash murmured sadly, "why are you acting this way?"

With the right maneuvering, Pikachu managed to free enough of his body to smack Ash in the face with his tail. Yelping, Ash reached up to rub his sore cheek, and Pikachu was finally free to hop back onto the ground and continue his trek towards the singers.

"Ash, are you alright?" Misty sighed, dropping her anger to examine his afflicted cheek.

"Yeah, I guess," Ash muttered. Turning his sad eyes onto Misty, he squeaked, "what's wrong with Pikachu?"

"I don't know," Misty answered honestly before her voice grew more determined. "But we have to find out!"

Ash nodded. It was now his turn to run after Misty, who was heading towards the carolers through the sea of mesmerized Pokémon. It was difficult, with all of the creatures scurrying at her feet, but eventually, Misty reached the trio and gave them all a serious look.

"What's going on here?" Misty demanded. "What are you doing to all of these Pokémon?"

"Can it, kid, we're busy here," the disguised Jessie threw a hand out so it covered Misty's face.

"I am not a kid!" Misty barked, grabbing Jessie's hand and moving it away from her. "I'm a grown woman! And I just so happen to be the gym leader of this city!"

Jessie scoffed. "Right, like I care, you little twerpette."

This little quip caused the gathered and concerned citizens to gasp in near horror. How dare anyone insult their beloved gym leader! Ash wasn't too happy either, to say the least. He was fiercely protective of Misty, and speaking out against her was a pure crime in his mind.

"Hey!" Ash yelled, marching forward until he was standing side by side with Misty. "You heard her! She's the gym leader of this city! And she's my fiancée. So you can't speak to her like that!"

"Oh noes, now dat other twoip is here," Meowth muttered. Unfortunately for him, however, he had done it right into his microphone. Once again the citizens gasped, while Ash and Misty exchanged wide eyed looks.

"Did that Meowth just talk?" Misty murmured.

"We should have known!" Ash groaned dramatically.

"TEAM ROCKET!" The couple bellowed at the same time.

Allowing themselves to cackle deviously, Team Rocket threw off their disguises to reveal themselves in full uniform. Ash and Misty were so sick of the trio, especially now at the holidays. Putting up with their shenanigans was not something they had planned on doing when Misty decided they should take a stroll downtown.

"How deductive," Jessie smirked. "You two really aren't so smart, now are you?"

"Stuff it," Misty snarled. "I believe I asked you fools a question. What are you doing with the Pokémon?"

"It's quite simple, twerpette," James chuckled. "We simply rewired this stereo system and its microphones to imitate the effects of Jigglypuff's song."

"Yeah!" Meowth cackled. "So every time we sing into da' microphone, we're puttin' all dese Pokémon into a trance!"

"So why isn't it affecting you?" Ash growled. "You're a Pokémon!"

Misty had to admit that was a great point, especially for Ash to be making.

"Ear plugs are a wonderful invention," Jessie sniped. "Now, step aside, little twerps. These Pokémon are ours now!"

And with that, they kept on singing their song to draw in the Pokémon:

They know that Santa is on his way,
Yay!
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
Hooray!
And every mother's child is gonna spy,
Why oh why?
To see if Stantler really know how to fly.
My oh my

Ash and Misty exchanged tortured glances. Neither one were entirely sure of what to do. They both knew they couldn't use any of their other Pokémon, because they too would be put under the influence of Team Rocket's stereo. Finally, Ash felt that he had no other choice. He had to go with the safest option…the one that would work without a doubt.

Taking one large stride forward, Ash jumped into the air and landed right on the stereo, easily smashing the machine under his weight. As he came down on the stereo, something slipped out of his pocket and went skidding towards Misty, who raised an eyebrow and picked up the small bag. Team Rocket howled in horror, while Ash smirked in victory. Around them, the previously transfixed Pokémon snapped out of their states, looking around the square in bewilderment. Pikachu, once he realized he was back to normal, squeaked in delight and hopped onto a grateful Ash's shoulder.

"I'm glad you're back to normal, little buddy," Ash grinned at the electric type.

"Cha!" Pikachu squealed.

The mischievous grin still on his face, Ash pointed at the startled trio standing before them and commanded, "Pikachu, use thunderbolt!"

The mouse jumped into the air and unleashed his signature attack, sending a serious shock through Team Rocket's systems and sending them flying into the night sky.

"Bye bye!" Ash chuckled, Pikachu joining in once he landed back on his trainer's shoulder.

The Cerulean citizens were extremely happy that Ash had managed to get rid of the troublemaking Team Rocket. They were all cheering for him, clapping and yelling out his name. Ash blushed slightly; he still hadn't really gotten used to all of the attention he was given. Misty, just as joyous as the other citizens, ran up to her fiancé and gave him a hug, giggling as she embraced the young man.

"You did it, Ash!" Misty beamed up at him. "I'm so proud of you!"

"Thanks, Mist," Ash held onto her back. "But it wasn't much, really. It was just getting rid of Team Rocket. Same as always."

"Yeah, but you saved the citizens' Pokémon," Misty was still smiling. "That means so much to me! Thank you, sweetheart."

Ash chuckled warmly and kissed the top of Misty's head. Something suddenly coming to mind, Misty held up the bag and informed Ash, "oh, this fell out of your pocket while you crushing Team Rocket's stereo…"

Ash gasped in horror and tore the bag out of Misty's hand. The gym leader was taken off guard by Ash's rash reaction, causing the Pokémon Master to smile in embarrassment.

"Sorry," Ash muttered, "you just…weren't really supposed to see that."

"Oh," Misty breathed knowingly. "Should I pretend that I didn't see it, then?"

Ash sighed before smiling sweetly at the young woman. "Nah. It's fine. It can just be an early present for you." He held out the bag once again, and this time, Misty gingerly accepted it.

She opened up the bag and reached in, pulling out an even smaller bag; this one made of red velvet. Misty pulled open the drawstring and reached into the velvet pouch, pulling out none other than the same white gold and sapphire necklace that she'd looked at in the window before.

"A…Ash…" Misty breathed, staring up at her fiancé in surprise.

"I actually bought it before you showed it to me in the window," Ash blushed slightly. "I thought you would like it."

"Oh, honey, I love it," Misty threw her arms around Ash and gave him a kiss. Ash quickly returned the action, wrapping his own arms around Misty's slender body.

Still on Ash's shoulder, Pikachu covered his beady black eyes, actually wishing he was still under Team Rocket's trance.