#christmas

#christmas

Got Your Stretchy Pants Ready?With all the things you need to remember this Christmas, check your fashion plans for practical utility. Before you sit down for Christmas dinner, make sure you have your stretchy pants on! Bonus points if those stretchy pants are green plaid.

Deck Us All With Boston CharlieNostalgia time! Walt Kelly gave us the comic strip Pogo, and he also gave us a nonsensical Christmas song. There is no official recording of "Deck Us All With Boston Charlie," but we all know how to sing it. The lyrics were in the comic strips, and the tune is "Deck the Halls." This particular recording was made in 1981 by the hastily assembled Walt Kelly Memorial Choir. Roger May, a radio DJ in San Francisco at the time, recruited the group of friends to sing, recorded it on a cassette, and played it every Christmas for years afterward.

The Stress of Christmas DinnerWhen you're a kid, everything about Christmas is wonderful. But if something is missing, then it's a tragedy. That's how moms come to bear the responsibility for a perfect traditional Christmas. No matter how many times you tell her that it doesn't matter, it's not worth all the stress, you know someone in the family will complain if there are no deviled eggs this year or they can't find anything vegan to eat. With all these expectations to live up to, it's no wonder Mom needs some brandy.

The Spirit of MichaelmasGather 'round, children, and delight in a holiday classic, Alasdair Beckett-King's Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Michaelmas.