Writer's Block: Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

[anagramofbrat]

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I have a few absolute holiday favorites:

Anything Christmassy sung by Nat King Cole or Bing Crosby (exception being "Baby, it's cold outside" and weirdly enough including "Mele Kalikimaka" which i feel kinda guilty for liking).

"Dominic the Donkey" Yeah yeah yeah, I know, shut up. Moving on.

"Dreidel" The four part South Park version, specifically. That is a brilliant bit of arrangement.

"What's This?" - from The Nightmare Before Christmas. My absolute favorite sequence of this movie.

"Silent Night" - The Temptations version. Man, they don't make countertenors and basses like that anymore.

And finally there's this one piece of Mozart's called "The Sleigh Ride" (not to be confused with "Sleigh Ride") that I only ever hear around the holidays that I absolutely go nuts for.

Comments

[audiobiblio.livejournal.com]

"Here's a little dreidel, that's small and made of clay. But i'm not gonna play with it 'cuz dreidel's fuckin' gay."

LOLOLOLOLOL. I've decided that the only time the word gay is okay to use as an insult is when Cartman says it. Hypocritical, sure. But I can't help it! Have you seen their version of Poker Face?

[anagramofbrat.livejournal.com]

It's more the "Courtney Cox, I love you, you're so hot on that show" bit that kills me dead dead dead every damn time.

[breakableheart.livejournal.com]

Oh Holy Night is my fave ever, and I don't know why. I'm certainly not religious. I think I just like the idea of the passion for the {personal, Christian} meaning of the birth of Christ. The song really expresses that and it makes me appreciate. Plus there are lots of pretty notes in it.

[anagramofbrat.livejournal.com]

Funny, it used to be my least favorite until I heard the version with Cartman getting shocked with a cattle prod every time he messed up the lyrics.

[anagramofbrat.livejournal.com]

also apropos of nothing, Kitchenaid mixers always vaguely creep me out, seeing as they always remind me of these guys:



Especially the green, black and grey ones.

I think Kitchenaid is missing a marketing opportunity there.

[breakableheart.livejournal.com]

I see what you mean...

[deliriumdeva.livejournal.com]

Oh shit. I think I'm missing an opportunity to decorate my mixer. I wonder what sort of paint is best...

[anagramofbrat.livejournal.com]

Somehow I KNEW you'd love that. But I could swear I'd mentioned my Kitchenaid vs Xenomorph thing to you before.

[deliriumdeva.livejournal.com]

You may have, now that I think about it. Still, love it.

[anagramofbrat.livejournal.com]

It boggles me to think I seem to be the only one that looks at one of those things and immediately envisions a facehugger leaping out of the bowl and attaching itself to my head.

[cell23.livejournal.com]

I'd say treat it like you would a Warhammer figure.

[extrajoker.livejournal.com]

George and I got a black one for our wedding. It's awesome, and I have never felt threatened by it.

[extrajoker.livejournal.com]

Before now, anyway.

[northernwalker]

I never heard Dominic before this year but it makes me giggle.

Also not a "Baby, it's cold outside" fan. I've been mentally tagging it as the date rape song, so blech.

[extrajoker.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I call it "The Date Rape Song," too. I don't think I'd heard it before a couple Christmases ago, and now I just hear it all the time.

[deliriumdeva.livejournal.com]

I heard that Dominic song for the first time last year. I don't get it.

[anagramofbrat.livejournal.com]

YOU HAVE NO SOUL.

Dude, I don't know, it's a ridiculous song.