What kind of music do jubilant clocks love to play at midnight?
Heavy metal.
The humor stems from a playful pun on the phrase heavy metal, which usually refers to a genre of loud, guitar-driven music. In this context, it humorously describes the physical composition of large grandfather clocks and their heavy brass gears striking twelve.
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