This video of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles performing their holiday-themed “Malibu Monks” skit was getting passed around all weekend, so it seemed like a good finale for the last few days’ run of Christmas posts. Make sure to watch the sign-language interpreter in the early moments of the skit, then marvel at [...]
One last piece of non-traditional Christmas fare…
December 26th, 2011 · No Comments
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But my favorite Christmas song of all time? That’s “Snoopy’s Christmas.”
December 25th, 2011 · No Comments
On the subject of Christmas songs (see last post), this is my favorite of the bunch. It’s “Snoopy’s Christmas” by The Royal Guardsmen, and it hit the charts in 1967. This video for the song was created by a YouTube user, using clips from “The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
F@#k You If You Don’t Like Christmas
December 24th, 2011 · No Comments
Sorry for the coarse language on this one, folks — but sometimes you feel so strongly about something that the message demands powerful words. That’s the way I feel about this holiday classic for the modern online video age. Seriously, I think this may be my favorite Christmas song written in the last few years. [...]
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“The Christmas Card” – an animated short by Terry Gilliam
December 24th, 2011 · No Comments
Terry Gilliam, the director of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and many, many other films I love, made the following animated segment in 1968 for the “Do Not Adjust Your Set” television series. The animated short is titled “The Christmas Card,” and it’s just the sort of thing you’d expect from a member of [...]
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And then there was the time Santa Claus dropped by the space station…
December 24th, 2011 · No Comments
Post-production company Splice Here created this short video as their 2011 holiday card, and it’s just the right mix of humor and sci-fi fun. (via laughing squid)
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It’s like “Full Metal Jacket” for Santa Claus.
December 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments
It’s Christmas weekend, after all… (via laughing squid)
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