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Given I normally hit you with Wham's Last Christmas (so cheesy it's good), I thought you might appreciate one of the few Christmas songs worth playing (the other being the Pogues' Fairytale of New York).

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And for something completely different, when did Minchin lose his eye shadow? Isn't he afraid he might start looking normal or something?

And lest anyone take that wrong, let me assure you I'm a big fan. White Wine in the Sun became my favorite Christmas song the very first time I heard it.

The most successful modern Christmas song, perhaps?

It's mostly stuff the baby boomers were listening to while they were children.

>> ^marinara:

it's not LOL funny it's "What a humorous exposition, there" funny. but I never would of known that by this description:
Please enjoy one of the funniest (& cleanest) Christmas songs I've ever heard.

Point taken, *changes description.

it's not LOL funny it's "What a humorous exposition, there" funny. but I never would of known that by this description:
Please enjoy one of the funniest (& cleanest) Christmas songs I've ever heard.

Am I alone in not liking this song/movie???

The music is meh but the lyrics are total garbage. Here's one of the worst offenders, an excerpt from "Oogey Boogey's" song:

"He's funny, I'm laughin'.
You really are too much.
And now, with your permission,
I'm going to do my stuff."

Urgh, either rhyme or don't rhyme you son of a bitch. I'm sure it would have been so hard to figure out a lyric that rhymed with much (Boogey's touch?).

But more to the point, if you're gonna skip the rhyme and use a semi free-verse, at least get the syllable count close. From the "Making Christmas" song:

"Making Christmas. Making Christmas.
Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice with spider legs and pretty bows.
It's ours this time.
All together, that and this with all our tricks we're making Christmastime.
Here comes Jack.
I don't believe what's happening to me,
my hopes, my dreams, my fantasies
eheHEEHEEHEEEEEEeee..!
Won't they be impressed.
I am a genius."

Shudder... Anyway, I think I feel this way much like most people when it comes to modern classical music. The patterns are so awkward or they are simply absent to the point that the brain trying to make sense of them gets frustrated. I don't want to be frustrated trying to make sense of some nonsense patterns when I watch a movie. I just want to relax and enjoy it.

The root of the issue really though, is that most girls like the movie ([almost] every girl I've ever dated). I expect this is because it makes teenage girls think that they are somehow "darker" or deeper than they really are. Consequently, guys end up pretending to like it to get into said girl's pants "Oh god baby you're so twisted! I can't believe YOU like this movie too!"

Not that I would know about that *cough*

Anyway! I married a girl who also hates this movie so I'm happy.

>> ^EMPIRE:

upvote, because Community is one of the best shows ever, and because Annie is just so damn fine.


^ What he said ^

>> ^therealblankman:

>> ^Deano:
>> ^therealblankman:
What's "Boxing Day"???

The day after Christmas day which is also a public holiday. And a variety of explanations as to why it's called that. But no one really knows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day#Etymology

Thanks for the response, but it's not a legitimate thing in the United States, so as far as I'm concerned it doesn't exist.


Well, that sure is the American way!

>> ^therealblankman:

>> ^Deano:
>> ^therealblankman:
What's "Boxing Day"???

The day after Christmas day which is also a public holiday. And a variety of explanations as to why it's called that. But no one really knows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day#Etymology

Thanks for the response, but it's not a legitimate thing in the United States, so as far as I'm concerned it doesn't exist.


Er, ok. BTW we're not trying to force that particular aspect of our culture on you!

>> ^Deano:

>> ^therealblankman:
What's "Boxing Day"???

The day after Christmas day which is also a public holiday. And a variety of explanations as to why it's called that. But no one really knows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day#Etymology


Thanks for the response, but it's not a legitimate thing in the United States, so as far as I'm concerned it doesn't exist.

>> ^therealblankman:

What's "Boxing Day"???


The day after Christmas day which is also a public holiday. And a variety of explanations as to why it's called that. But no one really knows.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day#Etymology

This song is fantastic, and probably my all-time favourite christmas song, but this attempt at animating it , while charming, really doesnt do the song justice, in my view. For one, it is full of, or rather, (it is in many ways only), what Dawkins once referred to as "Lord Privy Seals", that movie-making mistake of always showing the words, ie "whenever X is mentioned, there must be an X in the picture at that moment", where X in this video could be replaced with: Christmas, religion, Dawkins, Desmond Tutu, consumerism, ancient religion, selling, playstations, beer, Jesus, dad, brothers, sisters, gran, mum, white wine, sun...

Oh and that baby girl that looks like a tiny bald man.. creepy.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'christmas, song, samberg, gift ideas, dick' to 'christmas, song, samberg, gift ideas, dick, snl, digital short' - edited by eric3579

Now that's a christmas song!