#Hooray For Santa Claus

[blacjaq1]

[vodkaandsnakes]

On this day, December 25, in Type O Negative history:

Type O Negative rested on this day.

Central Park in winter, 1956, Courtesy of the Library of Congress

[nounoustouzy]

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[weepingfoxfury]

Wind is picking up, orange and yellow weather warnings across the Emerald Isle. Time to batten the hatches, man the lifeboats and put on your water wings! There's leaves flying everywhere and I'm sincerely hoping to see some silly person using a leaf blower picked up by the next gust and blown into the next County! ;-D

In other news ... Busterson should be coming home today. Hooray! My biggest 7.7kg kitty cat has been staying at the 'Ritz' for the past two nights due to problems with an enlarged heart and fluid build up. Fingers crossed that he's now stable and his new medication will do the trick and he has some more happy days ahead of him ... though he still won't appreciate being on a diet.

Had to hit the shiny metropolis yesterday. Not fun at the best of times ... even less fun on a Friday. Busy, busy, busy! Halloween decorations to the left of me and Christmas decorations to the right ... next thing you know I'll be seeing the Easter bunny clad in a Valentine costume bringing me my post.

Time for this Victor Meldrew to sign off and go get breakfast ... wish me luck ... I may just find Santa Claus eating my porridge in the kitchen! ...

[unproduciblesmackdown]

time for the hints & threads of Christmas Wish Family Reunions Adjacent To "All I Want For Christmas Is You" as i can trace them

1st & 2nd xmases: all i Know thanks to this video is it's 2nd xmas that has lance rubin as himself like i wish lance rubin's father could be here to see me perform "all i want for christmas is you" towards the end of the show....

& i Know both roles were also in the very first xmas show, but of course anyone's otherwise uninformed guess whether this went the same or similarly then or was a total first into second Shakeup. meanwhile feel free again w/the alternate angle from an alternate show from 2nd annual xmas here

3rd xmas: or the cozy ars nova one, as i like to think of it....plausibly the first appearance of mister macabee as well as that first iconis wrole ft. peter the coffee kid? well here's our aiwfciy video

ft. none of the potentially present dialogue before or after but jeremy morse is there Somewhere, potentially reprising [lance rubin's father], seemingly not in the backup singers / dancers group although mister macabee & will roland as will roland are, & christmas around the world, & the macarena, & seems that endzone riffing is making some reference to the "hooray for lance rubin's father showing up" plot point. [little of the audience shown] vantage point pros & cons

4th xmas: no rubins no morses this xmas show but again I Think the first sickly british ragamuffin perhaps? seen here in the aiwfciy with seth eliser's character, corresponding to will roland's officer rossi the christmas burglar, but who knows what relationship between [seth's character] & [ragamuffin] & what possible plot point here? not me

5th xmas: welcome to 54 below, bitch....

shoutout to again the sage sweater under red tee xmas outfit, jared weiss's christmas pants....again no idea about any possible plot points here, no helpful dialogue, adjacent ragamuffin & katrina rose dideriksen's xmas beach episode doesn't seem to give anything away. if there's a lance rubin's father it's not jeremy morse with whom we're getting perhaps the first baby it's cold outside & then fast forward to "not sure what the plot is around the presence of That Old Man but here's julia mattison intent on hitting that" reverberations between 5th annual mister maplestone & gladys levine & 11th annual melvin cooterstein & phyllidia krampington, 5th annual of the will roland mister chestnut's christmas medley (a sequence present in 4th annual xmas), of that likewise fancily filmed here comes santa claus, rocking & rolling for sure w/5th annual many videos....but before you think there's only Not AIWFCIY Family Reunionesque Info, there's also this:

lance rubin seemingly as lance rubin with a Plastic Novelty Candy Cane to be pensive over? like what holds the ashes of joe iconis as joe iconis's extended family from jackalope holler in more recent xmas years? (yes) & is that alexandra ferrara of what will be further xmas years' Magical Family Reunions With Lance Rubin Around AIWFCIY with slightly different choreography in this number & i could sure read into the "setting aside the candy cane to see & dance with this figure only for them to depart & you're dancing with the candy cane again but you'll be fine" as setting up later magical family reunions but that's all semi-informed speculation. forever lots going on with hard candy christmas sequences; again a floutist is there

6th xmas: & now, thanks to lyrics, it can be said by me we've Definitely made the journey from [all i want for christmas is you "reunion" with lance rubin's father] to [with lance rubin's sister]

is she a velociraptor(tm)? as you know, another one in the realm of i personally can't say....dancing gets me every time in these, i Can personally say. we can all also look at photos from this year, some more wrol mister chestnuts for you

& i bet a gladys n maplestone bico again it looks like, & one of those particularly genderously free for all virgin mary dancer years, & susan blackwell xmas villain whose redemption involves Is A Nun Now & whatever's going on there w/ragamuffin ft. maybe this doesn't have anything to do with lance rubin as lance rubin family reunions but he's sure reacting to it & adjacent to macabees reunion too, maybe not the first time we get this but the first time i'm detecting it. thanks, photos

7th xmas: great that there's more photo articles available about xmases now b/c don't think there's Videos of songs to help us out with this one. much to see, multiple ragamuffins even with just the one classic Sickly British lauren marcus role, introducing julia mattison xmas villain phyllidia krampington, introducing jeremy morse xmas villain ineffective henchman (as speculated at some length by me) the hick (in overalls), perhaps introducing will roland uncle peenie & aunt lorette? oh & a sweet baby jesus pic is here, reminding me to mention he definitely cropped up for 6th xmas too, extra relevant for potential miraculous reunions. & on the family reunions around aiwfciy note, as identified recently:

LANCE! AND NANCE!

8th xmas: pics this time from bwayworld, ft. potential for more info with the captioning

novelly decidedly have the Joe's Flashback element, again as per the measure of: as far as i personally am aware. belly button puppeteers in the hard candy christmas segment (a wrole) & uncle peenie (another wrole) & aunt lorette more familiarly styled lol though variations are always possible, phyllidia/the hick as villain/henchman bico it seems, (the ghost of) bob dylan is here, another wrole as virgin mary dancer like 8th annual whew....

perhaps time for a sweet baby jesus miracle & lance rubin is there?

immediately followed by what sure looks heartwarming enough to be a magical family reunion towards the end of the show, perchance just in time for an all i want for christmas is you? only one party hasn't (known to me) already been a magical family reunion aiwfciy participant before? bit fucked up about like speaking of shaking up familiar looks, where's the red tee over green sweater. rolling w/it

9th xmas: but never fear, the red tee is back, as is wrangling playbill's carousel display format for these pics

which makes it seem more likely something other than an [as themself] role when there's a costume change (so was 8th annual's Different Outfit a Different Role as well?) here ft. The Flashback

ft. philip jackson smith (8th annual's flashback jason, 12th annual's flashback joe, 9th annual's flashback [???]) & alexandra ferrara of previous magical family reunions with lance rubin, ft. the baby tree

& of course seth eliser in the mix again for good measure

even better measure, some more Family Reunions materials

& of course now the all i want for christmas is you, with lance, alexandra, seth, & there's philip jackson smith as flashback [?] & sweet baby jesus just nearby, & the reference to the Time Traveling

10th xmas: pics a bit more mysterious like this is probably the flashback but you'd hardly know it from the article alone

later on getting likewise Mostly Inferrable reunion magic

& along the way krampuses, cardboard cutout gettyimages christian borles, first Definite To Me fancy tree, the little evalina role is here re: all i want for christmas is you presumably & the Immediate Adjacency of that song to magical family reunions, if patterns hold

11th xmas: bwayworld pics offer those aforementioned melvin cooterstein glimpses, plausible [the krampus sings hard candy christmas] year, eric william morris mislabel, no sign of end of show reunions unless you count a pic of little evalina as implicit aiwfciy, & Flashback looks ft. again afaik first definite look at extended family Animal Band of jackalope holler

truly with overalls but no white tank top more a Maybe still hearing his voice than with 12th xmas's pics ft. flashback joe glimpses & little evalino all i want for christmas is you post-magical reserections. & of course can crack into 13th xmas pics with bevested abf flashback joe, animals extended family band, little evalina aiwfciy, & the So Much More of every xmas. & of course, hell, look at 14th xmas pics

naturally too if you spin off of those first several christmas show's "if only my father could be here to see this" in terms of like as many elements as possible, like [reunited with long lost family, whether presumed or actually dead or alive. wanted] or [reunited with family, not that lost] or Reunions or Family or It Was More Heartwarming Before You Kept Talking But Oh Well Yaayyy or Gay Sex like christmas spectacularextravaganza elements are all around you

[rygoespop]

Thomas and Friends: Legends of Sodor (Story 89): Thomas and The Christmas Parade

Narrator: Thomas and The Christmas Parade

Scene opens with Henry puffing down the line with 4 Flour Cars, 3 Salt Vans, and 2 Milk Tankers

Narrator: It was an important day on the Island of Sodor, as the first annual Christmas Parade will be held at Vicarstown

Scene transitions to Tidmouth Roundhouse Shed, as Thomas was getting his coupling rods oiled up, as Sir Topham Hatt came

Narrator: One day, Sir Topham Hatt came to see Thomas

STH: The Christmas Parade will be held at Vicarstown, so I need you to collect the sleigh at Brendam Docks

Thomas: Yes sir!

Scene transitions to Thomas puffing down to Brendam Docks, puffing past Murdoch who is pulling 2 Coal Cars, 3 LNER Vans, 2 Flour Cars, 1 Salt Van, and 2 Oil Tankers

Narrator: Soon, Thomas puffed down to Brendam Docks, he was excited to take the sleigh to Vicarstown

Scene transitions to Thomas backing into the flatbed, followed by a cameo of Yong Bao puffing down the line with 5 Oil Tankers

Narrator: Soon, Thomas arrived at the docks, Cranky was unloading the sleigh onto his flatbed

Cranky loads the Sleigh on the Flatbed

Cranky: Sleigh? Pah! I wouldn’t be surprised if Santa Claus was on that sleigh

Thomas: Why are you so cranky all the time Cranky?

Salty oiled in

Salty: Yargh, he’s always Cranky, he doesn’t have one care of Christmas and Santy Claus

Thomas: Oh, well I better get going *blew his whistle and puffs off with the Sleigh*

Narrator: Soon, Thomas headed off to Vicarstown

Scene transitions to Thomas puffing up onto Gordon’s Hill, as the Sleigh was heavy

Narrator: Soon, Thomas came up onto Gordon’s Hill, but the Sleigh was very heavy

Thomas: Ooh my, I got to get this sleigh on time

Thomas reached the top

Thomas: Hooray! I made it up!

Narrator: But then there was trouble, as the Sleigh was heavy, the sleigh pushed him

Thomas: Whoa! Whoaaaaa! Cinders and Ashes! *races down the hill*

Narrator: Thomas was out of control!

Thomas: Ooh help!

Thomas races past Edward at Maron Station

Thomas: Edward!!

Edward: Thomas?!

Thomas: Whoaaaaaaaa!

Narrator; Then came more trouble, there was bend, and Thomas braked hard

Thomas applied his brakes, but he stopped just in time

Narrator: And he stopped just in time

Thomas’s Driver: Phew

Thomas: That was close

Edward: Are you alright Thomas?

Thomas: I think so!

Edward: Do you need some help?

Thomas: Y-yes! Yes please Edward! I can’t take the sleigh by myself

Edward: Then I’m happy to help Thomas, since you are my friend like the day we first met, the day that you wanted to see the world

Thomas smiled

Narrator; Soon, Thomas smiled, he knew he would have help from the engine who was his first friend

Scene transitions to Thomas and Edward arriving at Vicarstown, the other 8 Engines (Molly, Emily, Rosie, Percy, James, Stanley, Nia, and Rebecca) were all there, Sir Topham Hatt was on a platform

Narrator: Soon, the two friends arrive at Vicarstown, there stood Sir Topham Hatt, Thomas looked worried

Thomas: Oh no! He’s going to think I’m late

Narrator: But he wasn’t, he was very pleased

STH: Well done Thomas! I knew you could arrive on time! Although I would’ve have another engine to help you, but I’m glad that Edward was there

Thomas: Oh, I guess the parade is called off

STH: Nonsense! You and Edward arrived on time, so the parade can begin!

Thomas: Oh, thank you sir!

Edward: We got the parade started Thomas

Thomas: And it’s thanks to us Edward

Molly: Three cheers for Thomas and Edward!

The engines all whistled to cheer Thomas and Edward

Narrator; Everyone cheered for Thomas and Edward, knowing they got the parade started on time

Steam clouds rolled in

Story end

[sugaryspeed]

“HO-HO-HO!”

You thought you were going to have a nice, quiet holiday, didn’t you, Pizzelle? Well, here he is, your one and only rival, making his grand return to your inbox (very much alive this time) — the one and only PIZZANO THE PAISANO™!

But… wait, is that Pizzano? Hmm. He certainly sounds like Pizzano, but the jolly man who just crashed down your chimney is wearing a red coat, a red hat, has a big white beard, and he’s toting a giant sack over his shoulder. But a description like that sounds more like —

Is that Santa? That is Santa!

Hold on. Brief moment of silence here, as good ol’ Saint Nick waits for the studio audience to stop applauding.

“PIZZELLE!” he says, drawing two presents out from the sack. One is quite a bit larger than the other. “There you are! Have a MEEEEERRY CHRISTMAS! YA-HA— I mean, HO-HO-HO!”

And there he goes, somehow rolling his way back up the chimney. That’s the magic of Santa Claus, for you! Surely he had other presents to deliver, that must've been why he was in such a rush. Now, let’s see what you got…

Present number one, the larger one, holds several expensive-looking gift baskets of sweets. You name it, it’s there: chocolate-coated fruits, cookies, candies, packages for hot cocoa, and more. That’s enough sugar to hold you over ’til next year! Wow, you must’ve made Santa’s nice list!

Present number two holds a confetti bomb and a spring-loaded boxing glove.

Pizzelle visibly flinches at the familiar voice as she jerks upright from her rocking chair, almost losing her book. She immediately places it behind her, open and facing down to keep her place, before lifting two fists curled tight.

"What the HELL! IS WRONG WITH YOU--" God dammit the applause hallucination is back again. Clearly, this baker and confectioner needs to see a therapist. Or a doctor. Or someone.

"Yoooouuu. Gotta lotta nerve. Barging in here. THROUGH my CHIMNEY. Which I DON'T EVEN HAVE! DID YOU JUST BLOW A HOLE IN MY ROOF?!" He's already putting the presents down and making his escape. "GET BACK HERE. I'M GONNA POUND YOU BLACK 'N BLUE, TIS THE FUCKIN' SEASON!!!"

Aaand Pizzano's gone. Er. Santa Claus. Yeah. That was him alright. Nobody else.

Unfortunately for Pizzelle, she... prefers smaller gifts. So once she quits stomping around her living room and prepares to defuse whatever bomb has been placed within the box,

Happy holidays. She now has a black eye, a broken roof, and even more debt to pay off! ... Hooray?

Hey. Hey Pizzelle. Get up.

(+1 concussion.)

[giantbatmankinderegg2]

Okay so, I recall you critiquing the opening number "Hooray for Santa Claus" from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) for the line "S-A-N-T-A C-L-A-U-S hooray for SantY Claus".

And, I was watching How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) and you'll never guess how the name "Santa Claus" was pronounced thoroughout the entirety of the runtime.

Apparently "Santy" is just how some Yankees pronounced Santa in the 60s.

OH GOD...

Also The Abominable Snowman Keeper from Christmas with Cookie (2017) also says it at one point so the plot thickens

[studentessamatta]

Viva la Befana! La magia della strega volante The Magic of the Flying Witch Che cos'è questa storia di una strega volante?What’s this about a flying witch? Una strega che vola su una scopa e porta regali… DOPO Natale, a gennaio? Come e perché è nata questa tradizione? Chi è la Befana e perché vola in giro su una scopa, portando doni ai bambini buoni e carbone a quelli birichini? Hmm... suona un po’ familiare, vero? Elfi, streghe, regali e trasporti su oggetti volanti… ci deve essere qualcosa di magico in queste leggende, non trovi? La Befana somiglia un po' a Babbo Natale, eppure in Italia coesistono: uno consegna i giocattoli il 25 dicembre, l'altra il giorno dell'Epifania, quando i Re Magi… arrivano alla mangiatoia di Gesù Bambino con Maria, il 6 gennaio.A witch flying on a broomstick delivering gifts… AFTER Christmas, in January? How and why did this tradition begin? Who is La Befana, and why does she fly around on her broom, giving gifts to good children and coal to the naughty ones? Hmm… sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Elves, witches, and gifts transporting themselves on flying things… there must be something magical about these legends, don’t you think? La Befana feels a bit like Santa Claus, yet in Italy they coexist: one delivers toys on December 25th, the other on Epiphany, when the Wise Men reach the manger where baby Jesus is with Mary, on January 6th. La Befana vien di notte,con le scarpe tutte rotte,con le toppe alla sottana:Viva, viva la Befana!La Befana comes at night,with her shoes all tattered,with patches on her skirt:Hooray, hooray for La Befana! Chi è la Befana?Who is La Befana? Secondo le leggende italiane, la Befana è una vecchietta con il viso sporco di fuliggine, un cappello da strega e un mantello. Si narra che, in una fredda sera d’inverno, tre Re Magi bussarono alla porta della sua casa cercando indicazioni per Betlemme. La invitarono a unirsi a loro nel viaggio per trovare Gesù Bambino, ma lei rifiutò, dicendo che aveva troppe faccende da sbrigare. Poco dopo, pentita della sua decisione, si mise in cammino per cercarli, ma non riuscì a trovarli. Da allora, ogni anno, nella notte tra il 5 e il 6 gennaio, vola sulla sua scopa lasciando doni ai bambini, sperando che uno di loro sia Gesù.According to Italian legends, La Befana is an old woman with a soot-covered face, wearing a witch’s hat and cape. It is said that, on a cold winter night, three Wise Men knocked on her door looking for directions to Bethlehem. They invited her to join them in their journey to find baby Jesus, but she declined, saying she had too many chores to do. Soon after, she regretted her decision and set out to find them, but couldn’t. Since then, every year on the night between January 5th and 6th, she flies on her broom, leaving gifts for children in the hope that one of them is Jesus. Una tradizione dolce e magicaA sweet and magical tradition Proprio come i bambini lasciano biscotti e latte per Babbo Natale, i bambini italiani lasciano dolcetti e vino per la Befana. Appendono le calze ai piedi del letto e aspettano con trepidazione il suo arrivo. A volte un parente si traveste da Befana e fa un’entrata spettacolare nella cucina di qualche bambino fortunato!Just as children leave cookies and milk for Santa Claus, Italian children leave treats and wine for La Befana. They hang their stockings from the foot of the bed and wait eagerly for her arrival. Sometimes a relative will even dress up as La Befana and make a grand entrance into the kitchen of a lucky child! Un’altra occasione per festeggiareAnother reason to celebrate È un miracolo dello spirito natalizio che continua anche dopo il 25 dicembre. Che gioia avere qualcosa da aspettare con ansia all’inizio del nuovo anno! Più dolci e sorprese per tutti!It’s a miracle of holiday cheer that keeps going after December 25th. What fun to have something to look forward to as the new year begins! More sweets and surprises for everyone! Dolci cose da dire sulla BefanaSweet things to say about la Befana Aspettiamo con ansia l’arrivo della Befana! We eagerly await the arrival of La Befana! La Befana ha portato dolci e un po’ di carbone per mio fratello! La Befana brought candy and some coal for my brother! Conosci la leggenda della Befana? Do you know the legend of La Befana? Raccontiamo sempre la storia della Befana ai bambini la sera del 5 gennaio. We always tell the story of La Befana to the children on the evening of January 5th. Hai preparato la calza per la Befana? Did you prepare your stocking for La Befana? Le calze erano piene di caramelle e cioccolatini! The stockings were full of candies and chocolates! Buona Befana a tutti! Auguriamo a tutti una “bella Befana,” con dolci, calze piene di sorprese e un pizzico di magia!Wishing everyone a “Happy Befana,” with sweets, stockings full of surprises, and a touch of magic! https://youtu.be/nXQrm6wZWIQ?t=9 Read the full article

[lilcerberus]

Hooray for Santa Claus

[angstics]

89.5 📻

[doyourememberrocknrollradio]

Sloppy Seconds - Hooray for Santa Claus

[taperwolf]

The most obvious casting is Shizuku herself as the Namahage/Krampus; Setsuna would absolutely want to be Fightin' Santa (he's even red). I figure we go with Diver Diva as Santa's Battle Reindeer, and Rina as the head elf, the North Pole's gadgeteer (Q, but from James Bond, not Star Trek). I wanna go with most of the other girls as some kind of elf, maybe Emma as Mrs Claus back home — but then Ayumu is a blue oni, the Namahage's childhood friend, who's trying to keep everyone from fighting.

The whole thing gets resolved when the Namahage comes to understand that Santa also needs somebody to punish naughty children, which is her whole jam — so she volunteers to join Santa as the Krampus, and hooray.

I kinda want to see Emma Verde telling the other girls about the Krampus, leading Setsuna to decide that it's obvious that Santa-san must have co-opted a namahage who was out early — eventually leading to Shizuku writing up a whole play about the epic battle that took place when Santa Claus first invaded Japan.

[culturevulturette]

S-A-N-T-A  C-L-A-U-S!

[justsayun]

I’m feeling I made the nice list.

Santa's special day is nearly here.  I overheard a lady at the store complaining how the meaning of Christmas has been lost in all the commercialism.  I expressed how I agreed that this is a time to get serious about celebrating the birth of Santa Claus.  (Yes, another potential friend lost.)  I spent a lot of my shopping dollars online this year, but I have ventured out into the malls and big-box stores a little.  To me, it's not Christmas if I can't see some parent being driven crazy by children that are out of control and hopped up on too much sugar.  Hey, I had to deal with that at one time, why not them?  Welcome to the club young parents.  I know the saying is money can't buy happiness, but actually, it should go that "The lack of money can't buy happiness".  I do find it hard to accept that we are being told not to sing at functions because it's potential Covid Spreaders.  Yep, no singing Happy Birthday. (Don't try and whistle it either.) What about a "For he or she's a jolly good fellow.  Nope can't do it. (Humming it just doesn't give it the same pop.) You've wanted to toss out an Ald Lang Syne on New Years'.  Better not try.  Don't even consider that Hip Hip Hooray for someone.  (Perhaps just some finger-snapping.) It could lead to a crisis.  To that one friend who at get-togethers when he gets to looped would belt out a bit of Bohemian Rhapsody.  That's been nixed now.  (That actually is a good thing.) I've told my wife with Covid putting a damper on so many activities, that I'm determined to kick it up in the romance department for us.  First off I'll be taking our kisses to a new level.  I'm in training now.  My wife asked:  "You've entered into kissing training?  How is that possible?"  I'll simply starting drinking quite often from a slow water fountain.