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Scott
Scott
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 6:07pm

This is why I visit this site everyday. MaryAnn, you capture the Zeitgeist of Gen X better than anyone I have ever read or met.

the rook
the rook
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 6:45pm

it took a lot to pad those old christmas specials out to half an hour.

the most scary part is that there is a new special starring the miser brothers, A Miser Brothers’ Christmas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Miser_Brothers%27_Christmas

Jigsy Q.
Jigsy Q.
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 12:03am

That and Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol were all I needed.

Tonio Kruger
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 10:47am

These two songs are addictive. Too bad they’re the best part of the special in question.