Dear Loser, Aspiring Loser or General Hanger-On: Sing it to the beginning of "YMCA": "Oh, man, don’t be down in the dumps Though you know, man, that the White House is Trump’s..." The theme for our latest song parody contest was hope -- how to buoy the spirits of someone who wasn't overjoyed at the results of last month's election. See more than 20 winning parodies -- set to everything from "O Holy Night" to Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds." And if those parodies inspire you to write your own, you can do it for this week's second-chance contest, in which you can enter any of our previous year's contests (just as we did last week). In my column The Style Conversational, I share some clever parodies that forgot to hope or even "hope," and I include an invitation to the annual Loser Post-Holiday Party Jan. 14. (Yes, even you can come. Probably.) This week's Invitational: http://bit.ly/invite1206 This week's Conversational: http://bit.ly/conv1206 — Pat Myers, Empress of The Style Invitational pat.myers@washpost.com ADVERTISEMENT   Connect with The Invitational •   On Facebook •   Entries and ideas •   Contact the Empress •   Past contests •   Contest rules Recommended for you   Carolyn Hax Don't miss The Post's columnist's daily advice. Sign Up »         Share The Style Invitational:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for The Style Invitational or submitted an entry. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post 1301 K St NW, Washington DC, 20071