Jimmy Fallon's "Late Night" audience was given an early Christmas present last weekend when Snoop Dogg stopped by to read them the Dr. Seuss' classic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." How do you take a 52-year-old Christmas favorite to a "higher" level? Let a controversial, 38-year-old hip hop icon revamp it for a more mature (yet still fairly immature) demographic.

Who better to interpret the poetic stylings of Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) than that master of the spoken word, Snoop Dogg? Parental warning: This Christmas classic was ever-so-slightly altered by Snoop to cater to "Late Night's" demographic (tipsy twenty and thirty-somethings).

How many adult-oriented alterations did Snoop make to the original text? I only counted two or three edits in this Dr. Snoop (Seuss Dogg? Dr. Sneuss?) version, but that might be enough to land Snoop in the doghouse with purists.

P.S. Snoop - we love the ascot.

While we know that mashing adult themes into classic Christmas cartoons can get you in hot water with "decency" groups, we also know that Snoop Dogg really doesn't give a dizzle. So, I think it will be super entertaining to see if any enraged parenting organizations try to start a beef with the DoggFather.

Frankly, I was expecting Snoop to take more liberties with the Seuss's text. Not that it needs any editing, but come on ... it's a late night comedy show featuring a sketch in which Snoop Dogg -- decked out in a smoking jacket lifted straight from the set of "Masterpiece Theatre" -- reads a children's book to a phat harpsichord beat. Need I say more?

I wonder how Dr. Seuss would feel about Snoop's interpretation? He might be rolling over in his grave, but considering his offbeat sense of humor I think Seuss would have gotten a kick out of it.

Is Snoop Dogg merely taking poetic license to adapt a great literary work for a particular audience? Or do you think that children's books/cartoons -- especially the ones related to the holidays -- should be off limits for all adult-oriented comedy shows?