The lyrics to “Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher” offered a dilemma after the former British prime minister’s death at age 87.

So merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
May God’s love be with you
We all sing together in one breath
Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
We all celebrate today
‘Cause it’s one day closer to your death

Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female PM, dead at 87 – CNN.com

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  David Cameron@David_Cameron

  It was with great sadness that I learned of Lady Thatcher’s death. We have lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister, and a great Briton.

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  Frankie Boyle@frankieboyle

  Thatcher being dead is a lot less tragic than Cameron being alive

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  Barack Obama@BarackObama

  “She stands as an example to our daughters that there is no glass ceiling that can’t be shattered.” —Obama on Margaret Thatcher’s passing

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  Wall Street Journal@WSJ

  “Margaret Thatcher was a pioneer, willingly or unwillingly, for the role of women in politics.” -Meryl Streep on.wsj.com/14ZSnhq

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  Piers Morgan@piersmorgan

  Meryl Streep statement: ‘Margaret Thatcher was to me a figure of awe for her personal strength and grit.’

• Roger Ebert on Meryl Streep as Thatcher in ‘Iron Lady’

  19 hours ago … Meryl Streep was “all dressed up with nowhere to go” in her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, wrote Roger Ebert in his r…

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  Richard Rooni Adams

  R.I.P. Maggie Thatcher The only motherfucker in history to fuck more miners than Jimmy Saville

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  Musa Molapi

  @City_Press: Six police officers injured at Thatcher death celebration: t.co/sgtzWssRxh

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• Margaret Thatcher: The good, bad and the ugly

  As one of the defining global figures of the late 20 London, United Kingdom th century, Margaret Thatcher thrived on conflict, relishing …

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  Michael Ian Black@michaelianblack

  Without Margaret Thatcher, “Billy Elliot” would’ve just been a movie about a misunderstood boy with a dad who was angry for no reason.

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  Theatre Problems@Theatre_Life

  FYI the Billy Elliot casts had the audience vote if they wanted Merry Xmas Maggie Thatcher in the show. They voted in favor of it.

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   … Audience members at the West End production of Billy Elliot were asked to decide whether a song anticipating Margaret …

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  westendproducer@westendproducer

  All but 3 audience members last night voted to keep ‘Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher’ in Billy Elliot. #dear

  When Gary Coleman died, they changed lyrics in Ave Q. Now M Thatcher dies, & not changing Billy Eliot. Other examples?

  — Jonathan Mandell (@NewYorkTheater) April 9, 2013

  .@newyorktheater I guess I missed the stinging critique of Gary Coleman’s economic policies that were so integral to the plot of AVENUE Q.

  — Rob Weinert-Kendt (@RobKendt) April 9, 2013

  @newyorktheater Margaret Thatcher’s policies had an impact on those miners, and her death can’t change that. Nobody should pretend it can.

  — Elana(@actrgrl926) April 9, 2013

  @newyorktheater Cole Porter continually updated the lyrics to “You’re the Top” throughout his life. Multiple updates. Names and details.

  — Monica Bauer (@Monicadrama) April 9, 2013

  @newyorktheater After Whitney Houston died they changed the lyrics to I’m Outta Here in @ghostmusical_

  — Michele Woodward (@MicheleW_86) April 9, 2013

  @newyorktheater Ghost changed “and I-e-I could end up just like Whitney did” to “Britney” and they played a Toxic remix in background

  — Michele Woodward (@MicheleW_86) April 9, 2013

  @newyorktheater and in the Broadway version they completely changed the end to not even reference Whitney or Britney

  — Michele Woodward (@MicheleW_86) April 9, 2013