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Category Archives: Holiday Horrors 2009
Holiday Horrors: Christmas Cigarette Ads of Yesteryear
Earlier this week, James Urbaniak tweeted a link to this Christmastime horror from the 1950s: gift-cartons of cigarettes from Camel! I’m not anti-smoking per se; I think everyone should be allowed to go to hell with themselves in the manner … Read on! —->
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Tagged 1950s, cigarettes, holiday horrors, older than dirt = lol
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Holiday Horrors: The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)
For other Holiday Horrors posts, click here. The Chipmunks are one of those things I still don’t quite get. Who let them happen? Even before the terrible movies of the 00s, and the not-very-good cartoon of the 80s (which I … Read on! —->
Holiday Horrors: Garrison Keillor
For other Holiday Horrors posts, click here. Over the years, my opinion of Garrison Keillor has wavered between marked indifference and grudging respect. What he does is not really for me, but I appreciated that he was able to construct … Read on! —->
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Tagged factory wrapped douches, garrison keillor, holiday horrors
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Holiday Horrors: The Star Wars Holiday Special
For other Holiday Horrors posts, click here. As I wrote about “Do They Know It’s Christmas”, The Star Wars Holiday Special has been mocked so often it’s almost cliche. But unlike the Band Aid song, The Star Wars Holiday Special … Read on! —->
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Tagged holiday horrors, the star wars christmas special
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Holiday Horrors: The Giants Sing Holiday Halftime
For other Holiday Horrors posts, click here. When you think of sports teams recording songs, you no doubt think of the Golden Era of Athletic Musicianship: The 1980s. “The Superbowl Shuffle”. “Let’s Go Mets”. That Jamaican bobsled song. True classics … Read on! —->
Holiday Horrors: KRAMPUS!
For other Holiday Horrors posts, click here. As I mentioned in a previous post, the American version of the Santa story has been sanitized a little bit. Most of the legends/backstory we think about when we think about Santa come … Read on! —->
Holiday Horrors: Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
For other Holiday Horrors posts, click here. I once again stand by my contention that the original Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is “an unbridled triumph”. The same can not be said for the cheapy CGI sequel I shall not mention … Read on! —->
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Tagged holiday horrors, rankin-bass, rudolph's shiny new year
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Holiday Horrors: “Cherry Cherry Christmas”
It appears today’s scheduled Holiday Horrors post is experiencing technical difficulties. In the meantime, please enjoy this pinch-hitting horror. For other Holiday Horrors posts, click here. I hate to pick on Neil Diamond, but…Actually, scratch that. I don’t hate to … Read on! —->
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Tagged cherry cherry christmas, holiday horrors, neil diamond
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Holiday Horrors: Santa Claus (The Concept)
For other Holiday Horrors posts, click here. The Baby just turned three, and she’s really into Christmas this year. She loves seeing the lights on people’s houses and decorated trees. Every now and then, she’ll just say “It’s Christmas time!” … Read on! —->