Season’s Greetings!
Throughout the month I’ll be taking a look at holiday-related TV topics and videos from past and present. Now, you know Rudolph, and Frosty, and Charlie — but do you recall the least famous Christmas shows of all? Unwrap my posts and jog your memory! Some of them are lumps of coal, others are fun surprises, and some you might even want to regift.
Let’s kick things off today on a musical note.
Do you hear what I hear? It’s a few more Christmas music videos! Since you’ll no longer see them on MTV or VH1, allow me to play VJ for you. * Here’s Twisted Sister trying to recapture their video glory days. At least they didn’t bring back Mark Metcalf and put him in drag as the Neidermeyer-like lady who needs some rockin’ Christmas spirit: * Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” You might be surprised at just how many other groups have covered this tune:
Time for another station break … we’ll be back after these words. An FYI, though — If you plan on giving the first item to someone this year, I would recommend remaining a very Secret Santa.
I have to admit, I’m a sucker for “ambient”-type programming — shows that feature relaxing scenes that you can have on in the background and look up at for a few minutes on occasion. The Puppy Bowl, for example, or some of those aquarium scenes you can watch on your computer. But the granddaddy of them all also happens to be my favorite — the Yule Log. The original idea came in 1966 from Fred M. Thrower, president and CEO of the WPIX television station in New York. It’s brilliantly simple: Video of a roaring fire is aired, with popular […]
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