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It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas. [.wmv file]
posted by fandango_matt (18 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: seen here before



 
[snark]Well, I'm sure some people haven't seen it[/snark]
posted by BackwardsHatClub at 12:30 AM on December 2, 2005


OK, this is pretty fucking awesome, but all the peace signsdo make me think this is some sort of AgendaFilter.
posted by dersins at 12:31 AM on December 2, 2005 [1 favorite]


Sounds like the Transsiberian Orchestra, but I can't place the particular song. Do they have a new album out this year?

Anyway, I wish I could find the reference somewhere on mefi, but this is a great example of a song with perhaps a little too much 'wheedly wheedly whee.'
posted by jedicus at 12:47 AM on December 2, 2005


Ugh.
posted by Rothko at 12:47 AM on December 2, 2005


Also, that guy must single-handedly be keeping x10 alive.
posted by jedicus at 12:48 AM on December 2, 2005


The song is "Wizard in Winter" off of The Lost Christmas Eve album. Snopes is awesome.
posted by Iamtherealme at 12:49 AM on December 2, 2005


"Ugh?"

Whaddaya mean, "Ugh?"

That's the opposite of "Ugh."

Whatever that is.
posted by dersins at 12:51 AM on December 2, 2005 [1 favorite]


"The song is "Wizard in Winter" off of The Lost Christmas Eve album. Snopes is awesome."

And my AskMe is the opposite of awesome.
posted by dersins at 12:53 AM on December 2, 2005 [1 favorite]


Ugh means tacky. I feel for the neighbors.
posted by Rothko at 12:57 AM on December 2, 2005


It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Hell
posted by bunglin jones at 1:26 AM on December 2, 2005


You do realize that this has been posted at least twice before? There was a claim of a THIRD post, but I haven't found that one. Enough with changing the filename and posting it again, already. :)

(Yes, I realize it wasn't deliberate, but still.)
posted by Malor at 1:33 AM on December 2, 2005


Thanks. I think I've just had my first epileptic fit.
posted by oh pollo! at 1:53 AM on December 2, 2005


From the snopes link:

The musical accompaniment is broadcast over a low-power radio station so that it is only audible to visitors tuned in to the correct frequency and doesn't disturb the neighbors.

Yeah, I guess the neighbors are blind then.
posted by Pendragon at 3:48 AM on December 2, 2005


triple.
posted by quonsar at 4:08 AM on December 2, 2005


jedicus writes "Also, that guy must single-handedly be keeping x10 alive.

x10 has little to do with displays like this...as I pointed out earlier this is all about DMX512 (or even more primitive solutions). To not be snarky (heh, cause even I am tired of seeing this link now) here is a site dedicated to nothing but creating computer controlled christmas displays, with a large section of How-Tos covering a wide array of things like making the best animated GIF from moving light displays or an insanely scalable parallel port controller.
posted by gren at 4:25 AM on December 2, 2005


still needs more cowbell
posted by medium format at 5:05 AM on December 2, 2005


First off, fandango_matt, I missed this wonderful video the first two times it was posted, and it made my day. So, thanks for posting it.

That said--this is an excellent lesson in why your writeup should always DESCRIBE THE FREAKING LINK. Here are the other two write-ups in their entirety:

First: Ritual Adornment of a communal habitat. Light and sound combine to impress other nearby members of the species. The counterpoint to a summer of tending carefully controlled foliage.

Second: Tis the season and we all know at least one of these guys. (Windows Media Player req'd)

When the writeups don't give any hint as to the content of the link, it's no surprise if people don't realize it's been posted already.
posted by yankeefog at 5:53 AM on December 2, 2005


medium format wins
posted by smcniven at 5:56 AM on December 2, 2005


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