We need a new Hanukkah song. The Adam Sandler version is bouncy, but so many of the name dropped characters have died that a song about spending a holiday with them is more appropriate to Halloween.
Fun fact: Every major super hero in the DC and Marvel Universes has met Santa Claus. In the Marvel Universe, Santa is canonically the world’s most powerful mutant. The fact that nobody has made an X-Men Christmas special with Wolverine helping Santa shove lumps of coal down the throats of bigots, just shows that Hollywood is creatively bankrupt.
Ever notice that the War on Christmas is centered on the phrase “Happy Holidays”? Nobody complains on Fox about people saying Happy Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanza, or even Saturnalia. I wonder if this is because those other greetings divide us into distinct cultural and religious groups, whereas Happy Holidays unites us all as celebrators?
Fun fact: Both genders of reindeer grow antlers, but males lose theirs after rutting season in the fall, while females retain theirs for protection during pregnancy. Rudolf and Santa’s reindeer have antlers on Dec 25. They are all girls! Moreover, Rudolf obviously identifies as male, both by voice and actions. We might be looking at the very first Christmas trannie.
Remember snow? As of writing, Edmonton has no snow on the ground. EDMONTON!
Sleigh Ride and Dashing Through The Snow, two Christmas staples, are not Christmas songs. They were originally Thanksgiving songs, written back when there was a foot of snow on the ground by Thanksgiving. In a few years, they will be Valentine’s Day songs.
Christmas used to be the most important holiday of the year for me, because that’s when I got presents. As I grew older, and could buy what I wanted without waiting for December, the importance of the holiday grew less and less. If this isn’t evidence of the commercialization of Christmas, I don’t know what is.
I wish you all a happy. Whatever your happy is.