It's the Chairman of the Board's Christmas, you're just along for the ride.

Here's a holiday gift for you - enjoy How the Grinch Stole Christmas:




In honor of Ol' Blue Eyes Birthday - it's a Sinatra Christmas


Whatever Happened to Christmas?




Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas



Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a Christmas song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis. The movie chronicles the change in seasons and times of St. Louis including the Christmas season. In the famous scene, Garland sings the tearful tune to child star Margaret O'Brien. In 1957, Frank Sinatra asked Martin to revise the line "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow". Martin's new line, "Hang a shining star upon the highest bough," has since become more widely recognized and sung than the original phrase. Martin made several other alterations, changing the song's focus to a celebration of present happiness, rather than anticipation of a better future.


Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby Holiday Special




Jingle Bells



Jingle Bells was the first song broadcast from space, in a Christmas-themed prank by Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra. While in space on December 16, 1965, they sent this report to Mission Control: "We have an object, looks like a satellite going from north to south, probably in polar orbit... I see a command module and eight smaller modules in front. The pilot of the command module is wearing a red suit...." The astronauts then produced a smuggled harmonica and sleighbells and broadcast a rendition of Jingle Bells.


I'll Be Home For Christmas

Let's all sit around the TV

... and enjoy one of those old fashion holiday specials:







This puts me in mind of today's Christmas countdown - Dean Martin


White Christmas




Let it Snow




Silver Bells




Marshmallow World





Mmmm, just smell the scotch.

How's your shopping coming along?

Here's a little Christmas treat from the kids from Sourh Park :



I'll give you a moment to wash your brain out.


Traditional Christmas carols

O Holy Night -



In 1847, the music for O Holy Night was written by French composer Adolphe-Charles Adam, who also wrote the ballet Giselle. Now a mainstay for church celebrations and carolers, the song was first denounced by church authorities for its "lack of musical taste and total absence of the spirit of religion." The English words to the song were translated from French by American clergyman John Sullivan Dwight.


O Little Town of Bethlehem -



Pastor Phillips Brooks wrote the words to O Little Town of Bethlehem in 1867, recalling the view of Bethlehem from the hills of Palestine at night. His church organist, Lewis Redner, added the music so that the children's choir could sing the song.


Angels We Have Heard on High -



Angels We Have Heard on High began as a shepherd's exclamation (Gloria in excelsis Deo!) shouted from hill to hill to celebrate Christmas. The version we sing today was first published in 1855.


Hark! The Herald Angels Sing -



Composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote the music for Hark! The Herald Angels Sing for a cantata dedicated to Johannes Gutenberg. The tune was later matched with words written by Charles Wesley, a Methodist poet.

... Olden times and ancient rhymes ...

It's the 45th anniversary of the premiere of the bi-polar kid and his wacky friends first experiences of the depressive nature of the holiday season -



For those of you who don't put Happy in their Holidays:

Charlie Brown Christmas - Performed by the Cast of Scrubs -




Santa, Don't Pass Me By Jimmy Donley -




Don't Believe In Christmas Pearl Jam -




Lonely Christmas Call George Jones -




Santa Got A DWI -




And what holiday would be complete without the Dusty Towne Holiday Special -

Hanukkah is finally over, I think.

It's the Eighth night of Hanukkah.


Hanukkah With Veronica Monica




Miracle Matisyahu




Candlelight The Maccabeats



Hey, somebody has to clean up all of that wax on the break front. And somebody's got to dump all of this oil.


I wasn't able to get to this but yesterday -
December 7, 1969 -
Another Rankin/Bass production, Frosty the Snowman, premiered on CBS-TV

Frosty The Snowman (1953)




Frosty the Inappropriate Snowman




The Snow Man (1932)




Frosty The Inappropriate Snowman




Spunky The Snowman (1958)




Frosty the Snowman Cocteau Twins -




Finally here's a happy way to remember John Lennon on this sad anniversary

Seriously, isn't Hanukkah over yet.

It's the seventh night of Hanukkah.

Give The Jew Girl Toys Sarah Silverman -

Jesus Was A Dreidel Spinner Jill Sobule -

Happy Hanukkah To You 2 Live Jews -

That oil is getting a tad rancid

OK kids, PNC bank has reported that there is a 9.2% increase in the price of the items needed for the 12 days of Christmas. In the 27th year of the survey PNC has found that the 12 items come out to a grand total of $23,439 which is a $1,974 increase from last year.

The jump from 2009 to 2010 marks the second highest increase in the history of the survey behind the 2002 to 2003 rise of 16%. So I hope you put that money away in your Christmas club accounts.

In honor of PNC's dedication to the holidays - The 12 Days of Christmas

Burl Ives

Bob & Doug

The Twelve Gifts of Christmas Allan Sherman -

Green Chri$tma$

How's that oil holding up?

It's the sixth night of Hanukkah.


Isn't it over yet?


Are You Jewish? Do You Like Elvis? Then You'll Love Jelvis -




My Yiddishe Julie Andrews -




Supercalifragilistic Mandy Patinkin -



Feast of Lights They Might Be Giants -




December 6, 1964 -
One of the first neurotic holiday Christmas specials, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, premiered on this date




Why is Dolly for Sue, who is apparently a perfectly ordinary doll, living on the Island of Misfit Toys? This gripping debate raged on for decades, until official word from Rankin-Bass recently decided the issue: Dolly for Sue is a "misfit" because she has psychological problems - she feels unloved.


AFLAC commercial -



Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer cartoon from 1944



Verizon Commercial



Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Regis Philbin -




It's the Feast of Saint Nicholas, yes that St. Nick. Amongst other things, he is the patron saint of children and was known for his generosity. He's also known as the patron saint of sailors, fishermen, merchants, the falsely accused, prostitutes (Huh), repentant thieves, pharmacists and broadcasters.

The biggest gift he ever gave was to a poor man and his three daughters. The man had no dowry to pay for his daughters and was worried that if they never married they would have no choice but to become prostitutes. Hearing this, Saint Nicholas visited the poor man at night and anonymously threw three purses filled with gold through his window. Because of this, he became the patron saint of pawnbrokers. Traditionally, three golden baubles are hung in the window of pawn shops to represent the three purses of money.

In honor of Saint Nick, we have a second Christmas video countdown today - Santa!


Here Comes Santa Claus Doris Day -




Jolly Old St Nicholas Ray Coniff -




Must Be Santa Bob Dylan -