MetaChat - December Musical Giftstravaganza Day 16: The horror! The horror!

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16 December 2011

December Musical Giftstravaganza Day 16: The horror! The horror! Sorry so late in the game, folks (interview, which went very well!) -- here are five "classics" from my home to yours! →[More:]
For those of you who have never heard the Star Wars "Christmas in the Stars" album (not to be confused with the Star Wars Holiday Special -- but, as you will soon learn, just as bad)... you're welcome.

R2D2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas
What Do You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb)

And my personal favorite: Sleigh Ride.

Next, we have a seriously beautiful piece that you should ABSOLUTELY NOT LISTEN TO if you are in any way depressed. Because WOW.
I give you Meryn Cadell's The Cat Carol.
(I discovered this one one day while borrowing my boss's car. When the cd came on, it played the line "the reindeer started to cry." WTF.)

Finally, a little sorbet to cleanse the palate: Father Christmas by the Kinks -- my husband's favorite, now one of mine.

Enjoy... if you can!

post by: Madamina at: 16:40 | 6 comments

Oh my god, I recently exposed a crazy Star Wars fan to the Star Wars Holiday Special. We couldn't make it all the way through and never made it to the coked up Carrie Fisher singing segment. I think I need the Rifftrax for it to give it another go.
As the whole first part is entirely in Wookie with no translation, I'm going to say the Holiday special is worse. Elder Wookie virtual porn, Harrison Ford performing in a hostage situation, I never even got to the part with Bea Arthur as the cantina owner.

posted by ethylene 16 December | 19:17

WOW indeed. That's quite the cat carol.

posted by arse_hat 16 December | 22:55

That cat carol...whoo ee.

posted by Miko 16 December | 23:00

Yeah, you're right. Wookiee porn, Life Day, and the six-armed alien Julia Child-esque Harvey Korman are the stuff nightmares are made of.

Stir, whip, stir, whip, whip, whip, stir, BEAT!

posted by Madamina 17 December | 00:12

I cry every freakin' time I hear the The Cat Carol. Yet another reason I avoid the Christmas music station on the radio.

posted by bluesapphires 17 December | 08:03

So much better to read about than watch.
I sent that cat carol to a cat hater, expecting some kind of visceral response. I think I broke him.

posted by ethylene 18 December | 16:27

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