renny wilson sang your a mean one mr. grinch.
renny wilson sang your a mean one mr. grinch.
who sings your a mean one mr. grinch?
renny wilson
thurl ravenscroft









































thurl arthur ravenscroft (; february 6, 1914may 22, 2005) was an american voice actor and bass singer known as the booming voice behind kellogg's frosted flakes animated spokesman tony the tiger for more than five decades. he was also the uncredited vocalist for the song "you're a mean one, mr. grinch" from the classic christmas television special, dr. seuss' "how the grinch stole christmas!"
thurl ravenscroft
you're a mean one, mr. grinch









































"you're a mean one, mr. grinch" is a christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 cartoon special "dr. seuss' how the grinch stole christmas!"









































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the lyrics were written by theodor "dr. seuss" geisel, the music was composed by albert hague, and the song was performed by thurl ravenscroft. the song's lyrics describe the grinch as being foul-smelling, bad-mannered and sinister, using increasingly creative put-downs, metaphors, similes and off-hand comments by the singer, beginning with the opening line "you're a mean one, mr. grinch".
you're a mean one, mr. grinch