Kids Walkin' (and Singin' and Dancin') in Their Winter Underwear (Robes and PJ's too)! 

Courtesy of Fox Television Production from A Christmas Story Live! with the kids performing "Hovering Over Indiana."

Union Suit Fans.....

Have you heard the song parody "Walkin' in my Winter Underwear?" 

Do you Walk in Your Winter Underwear??!!

Where do you do your Walkin'?

Do you walk in your Winter Underwear by yourself or with others?

What do you call your Winter Underwear?
...Long Johns, Long Underwear, Union Suit, Long Handles, Drawers, Combinations, Red Woolies, Onesy, Canadian Tuxedo, or something else?

Email me your best "Walkin' in Your Underwear" Photo to ....cayersnd@gmail.com  and I'll post it to this blog. Happy Holidays!


Added December 23, 2018 from Michael, the Dog Walker:

The November (and so far December) weather has been grey, wet, with a few snow flurries melting on contact. But as a dog walker morning, afternoon and evening, I have to be prepared for anything. The union suit is the perfect garment for my walks and in between. I don't have to stop before leashing up the two Westies to ask myself, "Am I dressed for this?" Obviously, clothes can't transform wind and sleet into soft breezes! But they keep me insulated from the onslaughts until late into the evening. 

Notice that union suits are available in wool and mixed fabrics, so the choice for keeping warm is terrific at moderate prices! Any dog lover in Northern climes knows about their insulating qualities. So red, grey, white -- don't object if colour shows at the cuffs and ankles. It's our badge of protection!

Thanks, Michael for your Winter Underwear Walkin' Insight ...  Chris

More "Walkin' in My Winter Underwear!"

Mr. Piche was a great sport all dressed up in his red Union Suit as his class sang "Walkin' In My Winter Underwear" in Mrs. Weber's music class! ...Siena London.

The Boys and Girls Got a Big Kick
Seeing Him in His Long Underwear! 

And more Dancin' Dads:

Union Suit Wearin' Dancin' Dads in the Limelight!

Driving home from work yesterday, I heard a parody of a famous holiday song on a local radio station that we kids enjoyed singing around the campfire on boy scout camping trips. The song is sung to the tune of the famous holiday classic, “Walking in a Winter Wonderland.” Over the years some wag had changed the title and lyrics to those that appealed especially to young boys: "Walkin' in My Winter Underwear!" We scouts thought it a riot and sang the song with gusto. In our best rendition we sang like true Swedes: “Valkin' in me Vinter Undervare!” 



Over the years I had forgotten many of the words to this parody. We boys use to sing about “scratchin' up here and itchin' down there” and then “goin' up the trap door into my winter underwear.” So, after being reminded of the song heard on the radio, I searched the web for additional lyrics.







Well, in that search, I found not only several stanzas of the lyrics I had forgotten but a fine 2010 rendition by “Dancin' Dads” performing a really well done choreographed number in their union suits. Take a look:



https://youtu.be/lXcy8pukLsc






Sing along if you care to:

Sleigh bells ring and I'm listening,
But I'm turning and twisting.
'Cause I'm itching up here,
And I'm scratching down there,
I'm walking in my winter underwear.

Now, the front is all battered,
And the back is is all tattered,
But when I'm cold to the core,
I walk through the "trap door",
And up into my winter underwear.

Well, I don't care if it rains or snows or freezes.
I am so warm I just don't give a hoot.
I put on all the socks that I can muster,
And I wear two pair of trousers with my suit.

But then I start to perspire
And then it sets me on fire.
'Cause I'm itching up here,
And I'm scratching down there,
I'm walking in my winter underwear.

Winter snow is white and glistening,
But I'm turning and twisting.
I gotta scratch a little here,
I gotta scratch a little there.
I'm walking in my winter underwear.

Through rain and snow and ice I do not worry.
When winter comes, I just don't give a hoot.
My coat, hat and socks keep my cozy
And I wear a long red flannel union suit.

I put my bathing suit away in moth balls,
And now I've got to dodge snow balls.
Then I can't scratch my back;
I throw myself all aback.
I'm walking in my winter underwear.
Then to cope to other clothing,
Well, the thing that I am loathing,
Is when my face turns blue,
And contortions I go through,
Walking in my winter underwear.

They're from Sears-Rooobuuuck....
Walking in my winter underwear!

Sleigh bells ring and I'm listening, 
Winter's here, snow is glistening 
It's cold outside and
There's no place to hide 
Got to change into my winter underwear 

I need to dress for the weather 
Dress in layers cause it's better 
You just can't go wrong 
Just as long 
As you start with your winter underwear. 

Well, I don't care if it rains or snows or freezes. 
I'm so warm I just don't give a hoot. 
I put on all the socks that I can locate, 
And wear two pair of liners in my boots 

Building snowmen, figure skating 
Boys are cross country skiing 
It don't matter a bit 
Cause they got a good fit 
They're walking in their winter underwear. 

Hockey Games, tobaggan riding 
It is so fun, slipping and sliding 
They will not complain 
It's all just a game 
When they're walking in their winter underwear. 

Through rain, snow and ice I do not worry. 
When winter comes, I just won't make a fuss 
My coat, hat and socks keep my cozy 
But my long johns are the key to happiness 

My underwear is not a topic 
I discuss very often 
But just in this case 
I can say with out haste 
I love my red flannel underwear 

When I'm Walking - in my winter - underwear!!! 

Jon Casey, Hockey Player - Union Suit Fan

by Scott Makowski, St. Paul Minnesota

Hi Chris: While viewing your blog recently, I saw that you posted a picture back in January, 2017 of a junior hockey player wearing a union suit, standing exhausted in his locker room after a big game. That player is Jon Casey, then and later, a tremendously gifted goaltender. This high energy kid reigned supreme in high school and college. Not surprisingly, he rose eventually to become one of pro hockey's elite players. 

1980 Photo of Jon Casey
Courtesy of the Star Tribune

Casey was born in 1962 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, one of four kids. Like most boys in the North Star State, he began playing hockey at a very young age and was recognized early on as "a natural." He practiced hard becoming an excellent goaltender for his high school team in Grand Rapids. Casey was instrumental in that school winning the 1980 state championship. He went on to star at the University of North Dakota from 1980-1984 where he helped his team to two NCAA National Championships. After graduating he played goaltender professionally for the Minnesota North Stars, and later for the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues. Casey played in two Stanley Cup finals, 1991 and 1996. For five years he was considered the number one goaltender in all of professional hockey. He was chosen to play in the 44 th National Hockey League All-Star Team. 

Playing against Casey in high school and college was very challenging for boys like me and others. Taking successful shots against him was really tough. He made the net seem smaller than normal. Like Casey and me, boys back then wore union suits under their pads and uniforms. In fact, most players wore union suits back then including 17 year old Wayne Gretsky. 

Oh yeah, the great Bobby Orr wore union suits too. But he preferred a type of "abbreviated" long underwear. He typically cut off the long sleeve arms and legs of his union suits turning his long johns into short johns! No kidding.

For most of us at that time, our favored union suits were white and all cotton. That underwear was breathable and helped cool us down when working up a sweat. As in Casey's photograph, we tucked the cuffs of our long johns down into our socks so the long underwear did not ride up our legs when pursuing the ever elusive puck rapidly down the ice. Best of all that one-piece underwear stayed in place. Union suits did not ride up exposing our backs like two piece underwear tended to do. This was especially appreciated whenever we bent over or got our jerseys pulled up and over our heads in a fight. 

Now days, I don't know about Casey but I still wear union suits whether out on the ice with my boys, shoveling snow, camping and hunting, or just hanging out around the house. 

Best  regards, Scott 

Hey thanks, Scott. I appreciate you pointing out that the photograph initially emailed to me by Spencer and subsequently posted to my blog, Union Suit Fan, on January 3, 2017 and entitled "Junior Hockey Players Are Union Suit Fans," was of a boy named Jon Casey. Up until now, I didn't know if the young hockey player in that picture were Spencer or someone else. Turns out it was an early photo of one of hockey's greats and a true Union Suit Fan. 

How about this famous photo of a pro hockey player standing there in his Union Suit after helping win the Stanley Cup?!