Santa Claus and his old lady
I had this single.
Dave was on the flip side. Really explains how Santa fits down chimneys, mann.
Classic Cheech & Chong.
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It’s a Wonderful Life: The lost ending
A favorite. From 1986. Potter evocative of Dick Cheney, of course.
Greetings from CBS
1966 CBS on air Christmas card.
Designed by R.O. Blechman and animated by Willis Pyle. Music by Arnie Black.
Found via sfgirlbybay; bad banana blog
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‘In perfect harmony’
Back when in the US, The Real Thing had Real Sugar in it. Coated one’s teeth like icing.
bonus!
Here’s the original I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing spot.
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Classic commercial, classic electric razor. No ‘gotchas,’ but razor burn that would not go away.
Holiday windows, NYC
It’s a shame that department stores nationwide have mostly converted to printed advertising posters in their store windows. Money’s tight, of course.
In NYC, the window display tradition lives on. Here’s a 2009 gallery of great visuals. Including an SNL 35 year tribute at Barneys.
Found via Ashley Simko
One more shopping day
My dad used to have a lot of garage sales. And every time, he’d put up a sign listing the shopping days until Christmas.
Even if the garage sale were in February. He’d figure it out.
Poster by digital illustrator Pierre Bourgeault; found via Lux Nova
Raised By Wolves
Parallels’ Raised By Wolves remix by Kilian Eng on Vimeo
More animation by Killian Eng/DW Design.
Terranova
Haven’t been listening to the holiday tunes this year. Just seems like a weird season. Maybe I’ll be in the mood later.
My friend Shandi turned me on to Terranova. Albums here. MySpace fan page here.
Terranova: Assimilate
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