MetaFilter posts tagged with xmas and Christmas

Good will to all men

Artw — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:51:35 -0800

A christmas message from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

It was Christmas Day and Danny the Car Wiper hit the street junksick

fearfulsymmetry — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:07:26 -0800

'Junky's Christmas' by William S Burroughs (Part 1, Part 2) More Christmas themed short films courtesy of Cyber Cinema ('the best short films on the web') at The Guardian

Vintage Soviet Christmas Cards

Jimbob — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:06:33 -0800

Vintage Soviet-era Christmas Cards. They're certainly cheerful! (via)

Tacky Christmas Yards. REALLY Tacky.

dersins — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:28:24 -0800

tacky christmas yards dot com is exactly what it sounds like. [via]

Y'ha N'thlei is deeper than they know.

JHarris — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:08:59 -0800

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fish-Men. Brought to you by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society

Christmas + Tamales =

bigmusic — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:05:09 -0800

It is not Christmas without tamales.

Lucky Soul's 'Lips Are Unhappy', an unlikely Xmas No. 1 contender

nthdegx — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:55:31 -0800

Lucky Soul's 'Lips Are Unhappy' isn't the likliest of contenders for the UK's coveted Christmas number one, but this is the track (from a shortlist) selected by listeners of Last.fm to receive Last.fm's backing. Profits go to charity, as is the norm for Xmas No. 1 entries.

Rudolph Restored

filmgeek — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:05:38 -0800

If you've grown up in the states, odds are you've seen/watched the highly rated Christmas special, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Trailer here

When the production was over, the animation company put the puppets in a closet. When they were due to be thrown away, a secretary got permission and took them home. Her children played with the puppets for years...nobody thought they'd be of value. Some of them broke, and last year they were found. (not all were intact.)

Photos of the Restoration. Close up of the restored Rudolph. There were a number of films after (over 10+ years after the first,) Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Frosty Christmas in July and Island of Misfit Toys. These (and many other films) are Rankin/Bass productions. Some people also know Rankin Bass for their animated version of the Hobbit and the Last Unicorn. Rankin/Bass previously mentioned on Mefi

Christmas, it seemed, doesn't come from a store...

anastasiav — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:32:14 -0800

Hundred Dollar Holiday

Jugglin Xmas Monkeys

Secret Life of Gravy — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 08:16:54 -0800

Have yourself an Ugly Little Christmas! Cause nuttin' says Christmas like Juggling Monkeys.

Supported by Mother

bluedaniel — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:59:59 -0800

Vote Chris Christmas Rodriguez for Santa. [MI]

christ died for your convenience.

keswick — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 21:37:49 -0800

Wait. What?

Ho! Ho! Ho! Friend or Foe!

Otis — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:53:16 -0800

Ho! Ho! Ho! Friend or Foe! Falwell fighting for Holy Holiday! Bill O'Reilly joins the fray! But wait, where does the White House stand on this vital issue?

Fox News Saves Christmas! (again)

DougieZero1982 — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:15:24 -0800

It's almost time for the annual "Christmas Is Under Attack" declaration spewed by Fox News. This is the 10th anniversary of my favorite strawman argument. John Gibson delivers the first shot in this phony culture-war battle with an action packed new book to defeat the anonymous liberal secularists out to destroy Santa.

From Amazon: John Gibson, a popular anchor for the Fox News Channel, has been digging up evidence about the liberal activists, lawyers, politicians, educators, and media people who are leading the war on Christmas. And he reveals that the situation is worse than you can imagine.

Bluetooth Christmas Tree Redux

Mwongozi — Sun, 02 Jan 2005 17:17:00 -0800

Remember the Bluetooth Christmas Tree? Here is what it received:
Modem users or Broadband users - Quicktime

Annual airing of grievances

mrgrimm — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:20:20 -0800

The War on Christmas. "What we are witnessing here are hate crimes against Christianity." Angered by perceived attacks on the Christ part of Christmas, Christians are taking a page from GWB and staging pre-emptive cultural strikes around the country. Or are they? Is this effort a bigger attack against Judaism and the rest of the nonbelievers/scapegoats, an honest attempt by Christians to "save" the holiday, or a media-manufactured controversy? (Air out your holiday spirit, but save your own personal grievances for December 23.)

Buy Nothing Christmas

Doohickie — Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:10:48 -0800

The perfect Christmas gift for the geek in your life. Or maybe you need something for your new niece or nephew? Then again, this site may have all the stuff on your gift shopping list.

Yule Never Find Another Love Like Mine...

nthdegx — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 02:20:55 -0800

Traditional annual advent calendar post: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, and 10.

What are vibrissae anyway?

amberglow — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 15:37:30 -0800

Welcome to this, the 23rd Annual Xmas Quiz, a holiday tradition in the Bay Area for 23 years. No. 12 is probably too obscure, and No. 14 will inspire rampant pedantry. 16 questions on a wide range of subjects, and answers are here

Sober Santa

Stan Chin — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:55:11 -0800

Sober Santa. Too much politics today, not enough Christmas fun. Here's a drunk Santa game from b3ta. Pretty tough once you get going.

Yule regret this

nthdegx — Tue, 02 Dec 2003 05:43:38 -0800

Traditional annual advent calendar post.

The 'other' Xmas tunes

snowgoon — Fri, 28 Nov 2003 05:12:06 -0800

12 oddest Christmas hits... ever! Almost December, the stores are playing the usual Xmas compilations (already) so I propose a change to the usual "Rockin around the Christmas Tree". Which ear worm do you want?

Lennon Merry Xmas the War is Over

thedailygrowl — Wed, 25 Dec 2002 02:57:13 -0800

Happy Xmas (War is over) This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the UK release of John and Yoko's perennial Christmas classic. A very Merry Xmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear War is over, if you want it War is over now. Happy Xmas

Christmas Music that doesn't suck

Eekacat — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 23:01:40 -0800

Christmas Music that Doesn't suck. I know I get tired of all that Christmas music, but I have one CD by Mojo Nixon that I really enjoy all year. Horny Holidays is a fantastic CD with versions of many classic Christmas songs like "Happy Birthday", and "The Grinch", and who really does know all the words to "Good King Wenceslas"?

Xmas as a Jewish holiday

maudlin — Tue, 10 Dec 2002 13:29:16 -0800

Have you ever wondered what Xmas would be like if it were a Jewish Holiday? Precisely defined rules for preparing for the holiday, procuring and decorating the tree, cooking the festive meal, giving gifts, and all other seasonal celebrations. With footnotes! Songs! More footnotes! Riddles! Even more footnotes! [via Making Light] (This is a Geocities site, so don't all rush there at once and overload it, OK?)