Merry Christmas to all. I’ve gotta go stuff mushrooms and drizzle liquid death over rapidly heating Chex Mix. Thanks for being a part of X-E’s nearly-finished 2005 Christmas celebration. May Santa bring you all the best.
Merry fucking christmas! Best advent calender ever!
Ghosted by Chris Jin @ 12/24/2005 3:00 PM EST
Merry Christmas!!!!
Ghosted by SuperRecoome @ 12/24/2005 3:13 PM EST
Happy Birthday!
Ghosted by dohopoki @ 12/24/2005 3:22 PM EST
4th post!! I mean um ‘ahem’ Merry Christmas! I am going to eat pizza w/ my family later and the aunt that won’t be at my christmas is coming tonight. Sweet. Nothing like greasy fingers opening presents.
Ghosted by Goob @ 12/24/2005 3:30 PM EST
My celebration technically already started last night at my great aunt’s big family Christmas party. She met my boyfriend for the first time and everybody got along great (my aunt even said my boyfriend is cute!).
I’m a little sad because the boyfriend just took off to go visit his parents. He’s only 20 minutes away, and he’ll be home this evening, and I’m used to being away from him for long days while he’s at work, so I actually have no idea why I’m sad. I guess Christmas is making me a little emotional.
On the upside, we seem to have more presents under the tree this year than any previous year, so I’m pretty excited about that.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Ghosted by jazzy @ 12/24/2005 3:35 PM EST
Aww man, I don’t get to do anything fun on Christmas Eve.
Well, happy Christmas to everyone.
Ghosted by Lindsay @ 12/24/2005 3:38 PM EST
I’ve got a bit of a party in a few hours….and I’ll be catching the Xmas marathon on ABC Family that starts at 6!
Click my name to go to this year’s NORAD Santa Tracker site!
Matt, this might be the nog talkin, but all I know is, this gold tells me that this was the best Advent ever!
Although my schedule is just too busy normally to allow me to post, I thought I would give a quick Merry Christmas (that’s right, Christmas) to everybody who probably enjoyed the advent calendar as much as I.
And I have to say Matt, based on the story arc, you’ve turned into a bit of a Romantic. Hmmm…does your lady know of this?
You know, it only happened because LEGO gave me the bar/glasses set.
Also, good to hear from you, Sean! Speaking of my lady, she still asks me to ask "that guy from the blog" whenever our fish act up.
Ghosted by Matt @ 12/24/2005 4:18 PM EST
Merry Christmas Matt. Thanks for adding fun to my December year after year. I’ll be looking forward to our traditional Christmas Eve here at our house.
Once again, I’m here at work, wrapping gifts and waiting for Little Brother to get here from Kansas. Happy Decemberween Eve kids!
I guess now we know why there is always a new Santa in each Advent, the shelf life of each one is kinda sucky.
Ghosted by kingklash @ 12/24/2005 6:34 PM EST
Merry Christmas, X-E bloggers!
I haven’t been around much this year, but thank you, Matt, and thank you, all, for this wonderful space on the web!
Ghosted by eyeless @ 12/24/2005 6:52 PM EST
Jesus its your birthday
happy birthday jesus
your the best savior
santa drives his effin reindeer
and i get shitloads of cool presents.
Ghosted by BetterThanFew @ 12/24/2005 7:21 PM EST
Jesus its your birthday
happy birthday jesus
your the best savior
santa drives his effin reindeer
and i get shitloads of cool presents.
Ghosted by BetterThanFew @ 12/24/2005 7:21 PM EST
To whomever suggested that harry potter series of books, I bought the little dude a video game. Star wars battlefront, the first one. 20 bucks. Merry christmas, I have to take a shower now and then wait for my sisters to come back. Bib-bye
Ghosted by Goob @ 12/24/2005 7:40 PM EST
A toast to the Advent Calender, X-E and Christmas in general.
yup, merry christmas to everyone here and specially to Kuse, Knacks and Mare (ok, and Legotron).
May heaven embrace their plastic souls to the halls where the gods of Lego and Playmobile dance and laugh together while plotting the next year calendars daring each other to see who can get an advent with toys even less conected to the christmass topic.
Best advent ever, matt! Cheers for that! Happy holidays everyone…
I’m 15. I’ve been reading X-E for almost four years. I can remember reading your articles in computer class in sixth grade. Every year you make this site special for Christmas. X-E is now a HUGE part of my Christmas, and I hope it stays that way.
The thing is, this year feels different.
I don’t know what it is. Christmas feels so dull this year. It snuck up on me, and I can’t believe it.
I’ve seen the presents under the tree, the lights on so many lawns, the colors and bows on the cereal boxes, and the Charlie Brown Christmas specials. But still, it feels so unlike Christmas.
I still love Christmas, and the spirit of it. I love seeing the huge mall Santa displays, seeing the snow and the lights in Boston, when I go, and the look on my little brother’s face on Christmas morning. It’s amazing.
I was so afraid that you wouldn’t pull through this year with the Christmassy spirit. You’ve told us all about how busy you are, and that scares me. I don’t want you to move on, to forget about the site. Yet, you did pull through. It’s not as fancy as years past, but as time allows, it’s great.
I don’t know why it feels like this this year. The political correctness has gotten me a bit depressed this winter. The big annual Christmas tree in Boston is being called a "Holiday tree" from now on, and face it, what other holiday has a damned fir tree? And it’s not a matter of IF they’re going to re-name Christmas Crunch, it’s a matter of WHEN. This generation is falling prey to a mixture of PC idiocy and corporate greed.
And Christmas still means so much to me, and always will. I know you’ll understand, Matt. I know you will.
Ghosted by Tom No L:ike @ 12/24/2005 8:30 PM EST
By the way, my name’s Tom No Like, not Tom No L:ike
Ghosted by Tom No Like @ 12/24/2005 8:35 PM EST
So what did the Lego calander spit out today?
Ghosted by Jeff @ 12/24/2005 9:06 PM EST
Tonight’s the night to watch Gremlins and Scrooged.
Oh yeah.
Ghosted by FangsFirst @ 12/24/2005 9:08 PM EST
Watching It’s a Wonderfull Life right now with some noggy. Merry early X-mas!
Ghosted by Felix @ 12/24/2005 9:24 PM EST
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone on the blog, from New Jersey to the North Pole and everywhere over, under, and in between. I’m over my parents’ house for Christmas, as always. Just finished watching "Robots" with my 13-year-old brother. Cute flick; the plot’s hardly original, but the voice cast features Robin Williams, Ewan MacGregor, and Halle Berry, among others.
Matt, I understand you couldn’t do what you usually do with the blog, and that’s reasonable. You’re a busy man. As Tom No Like said, even when people are arguing over the real meanings of the holidays and whose holiday is it, anyway, and you still manage to have some Yultide spirit and enjoy the season…because that’s the REAL meaning of the holidays, all of them. Give, share, reflect, and have fun doing it.
Ghosted by starwenn @ 12/24/2005 9:49 PM EST
Merry Christmas from de Skunk
Ghosted by GarrisonSkunk @ 12/24/2005 10:02 PM EST
(Slow clap)
Well done, Matt, well done. BEST Christmas ever. Even though this Christmas has not erupted with the soul-shaking presents of yore (Castle Grayskull, Optimus Prime, etc.) it’s been one of the best because of XE. And when you start to wonder if all that you do is worth it, stop wondering. It’s great.
Ghosted by Terror Claws Cole @ 12/24/2005 10:05 PM EST
I just caought "Olive, the other reindeer" a little bit ago. Very cute, and well written.
Ghosted by Shigamado @ 12/24/2005 10:31 PM EST
Well, I’m off! See you Monday, and have a great time, guys and gals. ‘Bye!
And definitely thanks to Matt for making this Christmas great!
Ghosted by Double G @ 12/24/2005 11:30 PM EST
Update: The "party" went well, and I ate too much @_@
Saw The Year Without A Santa Claus earlier tonight fully for the first time. A "meh" special, with the only highlights being the Snowmiser & Heatmiser songs. Which kicked ass, by the way.
Ghosted by Invader Norbert @ 12/24/2005 11:44 PM EST
MERRRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Still haven’t read the Advent Calendar. Sorry for not pulling my blogger weight but I did just finish watching ELF and we are about to put out E.Claire’s gifts for tomorrow morning so the Christmas season has not passed me by in the least.
Thanks again Matt for all of your hardwork and a special MERRY CHRISTMAS from the bottom of my
X-E heart.
Ghosted by The Manimal @ 12/24/2005 11:50 PM EST
Forgot to mention the main things I wanted to say:
1. Picked up the JONES SODA HOLIDAY PACK on clearance for a mere 5.50.
2. Watching GARFIELD CHRISTMAS now after having watched the original Christmas classic this morning…THE WICKER MAN.
Ghosted by The Manimal @ 12/25/2005 12:03 PM EST
NOthing like ringing in Xmas on the X-E blog-
MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRY CHRISTMAS!
Ghosted by KingofKings @ 12/25/2005 12:14 PM EST
I’m $80 away from a Nintendo DS and today is the biggest hit of them all!
Ghosted by dohopoki @ 12/25/2005 12:23 PM EST
Merry Christmas everybody!
…that’s all I’ve gotta say!
Ghosted by Antenna Villain @ 12/25/2005 12:43 PM EST
Merry Christmas! Thanks Matt, for all that you do. XE went from "that cool website" to "that website I read everyday" to a huge part of my Xmas festivities! I am so happy to have discovered this website, and these bloggers.
I am so glad to be back home for Xmas this year- the beer never tasted so good, and the "Griswolds" were never so funny.
God bless traditions, family and the XE blog. Happy holidays to all of you reading this. Thanks for giving me a place on the web where I belong.
Ghosted by Muppet Baby @ 12/25/2005 1:30 AM EST
Matt, thank you for the time you put into X-E, both the advent calendar and the rest of the year. I know your busy and we all love you more for it. Like Run DMC says in "Christmas in Hollis," "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"
Ghosted by Darth Muppet @ 12/25/2005 1:30 AM EST
Merry Christmas!
I had roasted chestnuts tonight. They weren’t that tasty but I feel so much more Christmasy now that I can say I’ve had them.
Ghosted by Carri @ 12/25/2005 1:35 AM EST
No Way Carri! I was just asking everybody if they’ve ever roasted chestnuts for Christmas, and couldn’t find a soul that had. All I got where the obvious jokes involving nuts.
Ghosted by Darth Muppet @ 12/25/2005 1:40 AM EST
My first post since I stumbled upon this site in 2003. What a great site! I got my first Playmobil advent calendar because of this site. Keep up the good work. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
Ghosted by Donata05 @ 12/25/2005 1:59 AM EST
Merry Christmas Everyone! Thanks Matt for bringing X-E into our holiday traditions. Each year is better than the last. Awesome!
Ghosted by Mr. Boligarky @ 12/25/2005 2:53 AM EST
Merriest of Christmases to you, Matt.
Everytime I shut my eyes, I see Mare telling Kuse he tastes like candy canes.
Ghosted by Timmy @ 12/25/2005 3:06 AM EST
Sir Matthew: Great job on the advent/advert calendars this year! May the Christmas motif stay up well through August 2006, sir!
It’s definitely been an X-E sort of Christmas. I sent the link to the site to a few friends this year (again) and one of the checked it out and BECAUsE OF X-E sent me a pair of COAL CARS for Christmas! I got and ambulance and the always awesoem MOBILE LIGHT CAR, which i guess is a big truck that has a big yellow plastic thingy thing that’s supposed to by some 10,000 watt bulbs for outdoor rock shows. The plastic coal is awesome. I will put it to good use (weed container).
Wasted off vodka red bulls at my parents house on Christmas Rockin’ Eve checking out the X-E advent calendar. It doesn’t get any sweeter than this.
Ghosted by Chris Martin @ 12/25/2005 3:16 AM EST
And, of course, I’m so drunk I forgot to also post that I’m plying the fam with some Jones Soda Regional Holiday Pack AND I bought a complete box of Chocodiles to share with 10 lucky people. Okay – 9. I ate one last night. Probably more like 8, since I’ll probably save one of the remaining ones for myself. Maybe 7 if I hide one away for the long drive home. Or 6. It’s a long drive.
Ghosted by Chris Martin @ 12/25/2005 3:19 AM EST
SPOILERS, PROBABLY: I predict a Mare pregnancy as the capper to this adventure, and the Mare-a-Kuse spawn to be the subject of the 2006 Advent.
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Merry fucking christmas! Best advent calender ever!