I recently bought Maybe This Christmas. It's pretty laid back and I loved everything about it. Oh, almost everything. What is Vanessa Carlton doing on it? Who decided she was worthy to grace a Christmas Compilation with the likes of Folds, Coldplay, Ron Sexsmith, etc.? Even Jack Johnson, who I cannot stand and cringe everytime I hear on Lightning (one of his songs is an apparent rip off of the hit Afroman single), even his version of "Rudolph" is bearable. But Vanessa's rewriting of "What Child is This?" is... RAAARRRRRRRR. Besides the words being some of the worst pseudo-emotional I've ever heard, Her voice is the most grating and whiniest it's ever been.

That's enough out of me. I can't wait for my Christmas movie marathon. I just saw a whole rack of DVDs dedicated to all the Christmas cartoons and claymation specials I've come to depend on in this Christmas season. I plan on cleaning that out. Plus, my friend Derek, the cute, curly-haired, dual-dimpled guitar player from De Novo Dahl just bought me a Muppets Christmas Video. He's a fellow fanatic.

Have Good Days.

When are all of the good ole classics coming on anyway? I haven't seen the Burgermiester, Mr. Freeze, Frosty or even that dwarf who wants to be a dentist anywhere on the dial!

~pbg

(Edited by poohbear's girl at 5:59 pm on Dec. 19, 2002)

Charlie Brown came on a couple Sundays ago. Rudolph came on last Friday night. I haven't seen Frosty or Garfield anywhere though.

yeah what happened to the Garfield special??? That was so awesome. I hardly watched any x-mas type movies or anything this season though.

What is it? I feel like the older I get(Not that I'm that old) the less fun holidays get. I remember back a few years ago when there were all kinds of Christmas shows. I'm feelin' ya! What happened to Garfield's christmas and what about Mickey's Christmas Carol?It's all goin to shit if you ask me. Every holiday is turning to crap. Kids just seem to not have as much fun as I did when I was little. Crazy man!

Oh man, you are sadly misinformed...

I might be wrong, but I believe that Greensleeves is the original arrangement of the "What Child is This?" song. I can't express how badass this song is. Truly moving. I know I'm in the minority here, but I think she does an alright job of it. Yes, she's very whiny, breathy, and dramatic, but I'm still quite moved by the passion of the song. I thought she brought something a little new to the table. But that's just me...

I was a bit disappointed with the JEW and Ben Folds songs, but I think the Phantom Planet, Ron Sexsmith, and Coldplay songs more than make up for it. I'm also ashamed of Sarah Mac doing a collaboration with BNL. Once again, though, that's just my opinion...

Speaking of Derek, that guy rules! By the way, has anyone seen Those Legendary Shack*Shakers lately? I saw 'em Saturday night and they were pretty awesome. Anyways, does anyone else think the drummer looks EXACTLY like Derek with bleached-blonde hair? I just couldn't get over the uncanny resemblance.

(Edited by carligula at 2:40 pm on Dec. 30, 2002)

I saw them over the summer at Vaudville in the Village and was quite impressed. I would love to see them again.

derek is soooo cute and i have to admit. i have a huge crush on him. i talked to him at the last show they did with the features and he makes me really nervous.

does he have a girlfriend... someone i know was just wondering.....

(Edited by featuresgirl at 11:14 pm on Dec. 30, 2002)

Honestly, I had that feeling while I was writing my rant and tried to look it up, but couldn't find anything on the song, so kept on writing. Lapse of judgement on my part. Sorry and Thank You. Even so, I don't like the song.

And I share your opinion on Sarah and The BNL. Her frosty voice makes up for any nasal singing done by the BNL for me. She makes me want to build a snowman.

"Let's build a snowman, we can make him our best friend! We can name him Tom! We can name him George! We can make him tall, or we can make him not so tall! Snowman!"

This is completely and utterly unrelated to the topic, but as a response to Lauren's member title...When did you cut your tongue out?

I'm a big fan of Irving by the way. He's probably one of my favorite authors.

As soon as I arrived in Florida, as a mute protest of my bondage to a state that I hate. This message board is now the only way that I communicate. I love John Irving too (obviously). The recent books less, though.

Yeah, its kind of bothersome that he hasn't written anything the quality of Garp since the late 70's, although A Prayer For Owen Meany and The Cider House Rules were pretty darn good. I agree with you about the later books. I enjoyed reading A Widow For One Year and The Fourth Hand, but I've not had the urge to reread them.