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Advent Calendar @ The Sushi Bar!

It's a big day on the Advent Calendar, as Mare, Knacks and Kuse celebrate their Christmas tree with a huge feast at the local sushi bar. They might even meet a new friend. It's a medium day on the Advert Calendar, as I make up for the crappy Dearfoams download with something you'll like better: the original Super Mario Bros. 2 for the NES. Enjoy. And what's your favorite Christmas/holiday song?

Posted by Matt on 12/06/2004. E-mail me!

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I have WAY too many Favorite Christmas songs to mention here, but if I had to choose, I’d go with Mannheim Steamroller’s rendition of "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen."

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 12/07/2004 10:23 AM

For secular fun, I like Silver Bells. But for religious, I’ll have to say Little Drummer Boy, if it’s done right.

I remember Super Mario 2 being sold out EVERYWHERE.

The ending Super Mario 2 was so dumb. It was all a dream??? Thanks, Nintendo.

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Mack @ 12/07/2004 10:27 AM

Though it has nothing to do with Christmas, "Winter Wonderland" has long been my favorite secular holiday song. I guess I like it because white Christmases are about as common down here in southern New Jersey as mountains and people on the boardwalk in December. Favorite religious-themed Christmas song is "The First Noel." I like its simplicity.

Today’s Advent Calender was classic. Where in the heck DID Matt pick up a mini-sushi bar? No matter, it made for hilarious Playmobil-fueled comedy. I said it last year and I’ll say it again. Matt, what you do with 25 Playmobil toys (and a couple of stray odd Legos) is nothing short of inspired.

Ahh, how well I remember that "Super Mario Bros 2" commercial, and the game itself. Mario 2 reigned for years as the only Mario franchise game my sibilings and I failed to make heads or tails of. It wasn’t until my family aquired a copy of Super Mario All Stars on for the SNES we were able to make heads or tails of it. Still, we had a great time trying. I recently picked up a copy of the original Super Mario 2 from a local Electronic Boutique, so now I can try all over again.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 12/07/2004 11:03 AM

O Come All Ye Faithful as performed byt the gathered group led by Cindy brady in the Very Brady Christmas.
What Child is This is good too!!

Chestnuts roasted by Mr. T @ 12/07/2004 11:05 AM

Okay, now I see why people were waiting for the advent calendar. It really is a nice thing to come home to at night. Reminds me of how I always looked forward to the Far Side when it was still on. And the sushi special was incredible!

Chestnuts roasted by Dave @ 12/07/2004 12:29 PM

Off the top, in no particular manner, cause there’s so many faves-
Churchy: Angels We Have Heard on High, We Three Kings. Any halfway competant choir can do justice to those, though some singers have tried to do some damage. Loved the Claymation Camels singing "Kings."
Secularlarlar: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman. Rudy is the original mutant outcast hero! How can you not love his tune? And Frosty? Two words: ICE GOLEM!
Novelty: All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth, the Spike Jones version, The Chipmunk Song. I’m a big Spike Jones fan, and this is one of the funniest ones. Not only do Alvin & co. owe their careers to this one, it still inspires dozens of really bad Xmas novelty songs to this day.

Hey, has anybody out there have those vending machines at their local Wal-Mart that dispenses Choco Tacos?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 12/07/2004 12:52 PM

I want a Playmobil advent calendar so bad! i had a Lego one a couple years back… kind of teh suck. normally, i love the Lego, but blocky santa just isn’t doing anything for me. and the Playmobil tree kicks the Lego tree’s butt. or whatever trees have instead of butts.

so at the Playmobil website, they have like, 3 different ones. which one do you have? you probably have all 3 you sly dog.

Chestnuts roasted by v00deux @ 12/07/2004 1:57 PM

I agree Andrew, Sinatra’s I’ll Be Home for Christmas is my favorite. Last year I bought the DVD titled "Christmas with Bing and Frank". It’s so corny, but it’s awesome. It’s just those two in different scenes, naturally singing their Christmas songs as they do other stuff.

Chestnuts roasted by Y2JB78 @ 12/07/2004 2:13 PM

The 12 Pains of Christmas.

And this is the best Advent entry ever thanks to the drunk scene. When they aren’t abusive, drunk people are very, very funny.

Chestnuts roasted by Behonkiss @ 12/07/2004 3:04 PM

I enjoy the version of "12 Days Of Christmas" that Frank did with his children, "SHAWChristmas Time" for it’s synth-esque sounds, "Women’s Underwear" (goes to the tune of "Winter Wonderland"), and the pardoy of "Iron Man" that’s about Santa.

Chestnuts roasted by Sara @ 12/07/2004 3:09 PM

I forgot to add in "Dominic". And that smiley wasn’t supposed to be there, the little rat bastard.

Chestnuts roasted by Sara @ 12/07/2004 3:10 PM

OhgodtheRats, your wonderful tree reminded me of http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1566056004.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg">Sigmund.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 12/07/2004 3:53 PM

I’ve always been a big fan of "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)" by The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Mostly because I’m such a progressive rock geek I guess. For a fun second, I’d have to lean on "Christmas Wrapping" by the Waitresses.

Chestnuts roasted by Tom @ 12/07/2004 5:41 PM

After working 2 Christmas seasons in a toy Store, most of the traditional songs (as well as their 1000+ covers) I cannot even bear to listen to anymore.

But the ones I still like are: "Christmas Don’t Be Late" by Alvin In The Chipmunks for some reason, and several songs from the "Mr Hankey’s Christmas Classics" CD from South Park, like "Mr Hankey The Christmas Poo," "Merry F***ing Christmas" and "Christmastime in Hell"

Speaking of the which, Cartman’s cover of "O Holy Night" was voted to be the Worst Holiday Song Ever by some magazine or something.

And one more thing, where can one get the Playmobil Advent Calendar in the first place? I’d like to see this for myself…

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 12/07/2004 6:25 PM

My absolute, favorite Christmas song is "Silver Bells." Right now I have the damn "We Are Santa’s Elves" song from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stuck in my head, though. Evil little elves…!

Chestnuts roasted by KK @ 12/07/2004 7:19 PM

it won’t load past dec. 3 for me. *cries* i’ll have to try tomorrow from work.

i like "do you hear what i hear?" for traditional carols, and "you’re a mean one, mr. grinch" for novelty.

meep.

Chestnuts roasted by meep @ 12/07/2004 9:00 PM

There’s another JG that posted something so I have to clarify.
Anyways, I like Christmas at Ground Zero!

Chestnuts roasted by JG (the one with the "!") @ 12/07/2004 11:05 PM

Classic: "Winter Wonderland"

Current: "Dead Dead Dead" from "Mr. Hanky’s Christmas Classics"

"Such a festive season, soon you will be dead" I think that says it all

Chestnuts roasted by Emperor_Zorak @ 12/07/2004 11:44 PM

mares got something on the back burner thats pure evil i can smell it a mile away!! shes secretly loving every moment of pitting brother against brother!!for her affections.been playing the cbs tag its a sound that goes right to your balls!! favorite christmas song…twas the night befor christmas by fred waring and the pennsylvanians a choral group of the 40s and early 50s twas the night befor christmas…..it follows up the night after christmas as well to a most meloncholy sadness*sniff*
incase no one has ever heard of fred and his pennsyalvanians listen to the version of jingle bells playing over the intercom system in a christmas story as ralphies about to go down the slide.thats them!!

Chestnuts roasted by JAY B! @ 12/08/2004 3:41 AM

I know it’s cheating, but I have two favorite Xmas albums.

First is the Christmas EP by Low. (Check http://www.chairkickers.com/low/audio.html">their site for an MP3 from this record.) This has some original songs, as well as their versions of "Little Drummer Boy," "Silent Night," and "Blue Christmas."

Second is North: Winter Solstice by Coil. This is worth getting just for their version of "Christmas is Now Drawing Near," though the rest of the CD is also good.

Chestnuts roasted by Astro Zombie @ 12/08/2004 8:00 AM

Christmass, done by the who on the Tommy album

Chestnuts roasted by Zerohandel @ 12/08/2004 10:08 AM

Bing Crosby/David Bowie doing Little Drummer Boy. Not only is it flat out good, the amusement value of those two together makes it 18 times better.

Chestnuts roasted by GadgetMouse @ 12/08/2004 12:32 PM

This may seem kinda weird, but last weekend – while decorating my house for Christmas – I kept singing "Making Christmas" from the Nightmare Before Christmas movie. I think it’s my favorite holiday song.
Grimly wrapping the tree in tinsel, muttering "See how I transform this old rat / Into a most delightful hat!"

Chestnuts roasted by Master Harold @ 12/08/2004 12:42 PM

Oh man, I forgot about "It’s Christmas At Ground Zero" and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" by "Weird Al" Yankovic! 2 of my favorite songs and I forget to post them…

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 12/08/2004 2:24 PM

Dammit Invader Norbert, you beat me to "Christmas at Ground Zero"! Alright then, how about "Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)" by the Ramones?

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 12/08/2004 7:11 PM

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