Around the time he was making SPIDER BABY, horror movie icon Lon Chaney Jr. recorded “Monster Holiday”, a cover of Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s yuletide follow up to “The Monster Mash”. Chaney’s certainly no Bing Crosby, but he sounds like he’s having a lot of fun! Backed by LA session musicians The Wrecking Crew, enjoy Lon croaking “Monster Holiday”!:
In all honesty, I prefer Taylor Swift’s version of Last Christmas. However, as I shared last weekend, Taylor Swift has never released an official video for Last Christmas.
However, Alcazar did! So, here you go.
Of course, Last Christmas was originally performed by Wham! Val shared their version last Christmas.
Enjoy!
1964’s SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS ranks up there with the all-time greatest films, alongside giants like Ford, Welles, Kubrick, Hitchcock… okay, so that’s not entirely true. The low-budget kiddie movie consistently ranks among the worst films ever made, though I kinda like it myself! And I absolutely LOVE the title theme written by Milton DeLugg, “Hooray for Santa Claus”, though I still can’t figure out why the kid chorus sings it as ‘Santy’, not Santa. Oh well, enjoy this classic slice of Christmas cheese:
Today’s music video of the day should not be confused with the Terry Zwigoff movie of the same name. If anything this Santa seems pretty fun, even if he does charge for an autograph.
Anyway, I don’t have much to say about this video, other than it’s a fun little video and perfect for the holiday season. It was directed by Jim Lang, who, according the imvdb, has been directing music videos since 2012.
Enjoy!
Judy Garland introduced the world to the Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane classic “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in the 1944 film MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, directed by her then-husband Vincente Minnelli. There have been countless cover versions over the decades, but no one does the tune quite like Judy! Bask in the glow of her warm voice and enjoy!:
Today’s music video of the day is for that timeless “classic,” Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.
I use the quotation marks because not everyone thinks that this song is a classic. Some people, like me, think the song gets kinda unbearable after you hear it six or seven times. I feel bad for people who work retail and who have to spend 8 hours listening to this. Hopefully, they’ll get paid extra for the pain and suffering…
That said, I have to admit that I’m strangely fascinated by this song. It’s generally considered to be a children’s song, though it’s actually rather dark. Grandma is apparently an old alcoholic who is beyond saving. After getting drunk and ruining Christmas Eve, she stumbles outside and nearly gets killed when she falls over. The song’s narrator is told that she was run over by a reindeer because none of the adult wants to confront the truth. Grandma’s got a problem.
At least, that’s the way I’ve always interpreted the lyrics. You may hear something else when you listen to this song. All I know is that, judging from this video, Grandpa is so used to his wife getting violently drunk that he doesn’t even notice anymore. He sleeps right through it.
It’s kinda sad.
Enjoy!
Like yesterday’s “Green Chri$tma$”, “Santa Claus and His Old Lady” isn’t technically a ‘Christmas song’. Instead, it’s a far-out piece of comedy as Cheech Marin explains to Tommy Chong all about Santa Claus… and his “magic dust”. From 1971, enjoy America’s favorite stoner duo doing “Santa Claus and His Old Lady”, man!:
Since yesterday’s music video of the day brought visions of a holiday-themed zombie apocalypse, I decided to go a little bit more traditional for today’s music video of the day.
Please… enjoy the romance of the holidays.
Enjoy!
Satirist Stan Freberg’s fertile comic mind conceived “Green Chri$tma$”, a skewering of the commercialization of Christmas that’s as relevant now as it was 59 years ago. Though not technically a ‘Christmas song’, it’s a hilarious comedy classic that dumps a lump of coal in the wacky world of advertising. Also featuring the voice talents of Daws Butler, Marvin Miller, and Will Wright, enjoy “Green Chri$tma$” (and dig the vintage print ads in the video!):
If the Christmas cheer is getting to be too much for you, today’s music video of the day is for you!
As this video from Kieran Strange proves, the zombie apocalypse stops for no holiday.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens