Excellent work, sir!
Great harmonies, and nice playing.
Wishing you happy holidays, and a brighter and better new year!
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That's exactly why I have them!Man, all those figures remind me of watching those as a kid every year.
Even when I watch them now I remember being excited to see them.
The Christmas season is my time for childlike joy, whimsy and wonder. I still have grown-up responsibilities, of course, but they can take a back seat for about a month.
The sound quality is better on the full length version, but this was a highlight of the episode.
One of my many Christmas background images. In fact, it's the one on my laptop right now:
That cat's got some serious hang time! Put a basketball in its paw!
7 Classic Christmas Sayings and Where They Came From
'Tis the season
For such a common saying, it's easy to forget just how old it is. "'Tis" is a contraction for "it is," and was popular in everyday speech in the 1700s. So, if you want to make the holiday season a little more genteel and old fashioned, this phrase would definitely work.
Season's greetings
This salutation is more modern. As Americans have become more inclusive and understanding of the fact that not everyone celebrates Christmas, phrases like "season's greetings" have become increasingly popular. Although it doesn't have a storied past, it holds an important place in the holiday seasons of the present and the future.
Deck the halls
Some of our favorite holiday sentiments come from carols. In the 1500s, when this classic song came about, "deck" meant to decorate. Original Christmas decorating wasn't done with lights or tinsel, but with literal branches of pine and holly. Hence the lyric, "Deck the halls with boughs of holly."
Peace on earth, goodwill to men
If you want to focus on the religious aspects of Christmas, this is the greeting for you. The phrase "peace on earth, goodwill to men" comes from the Bible, when a group of angels tells some shepherds about the birth of Jesus. The saying can still be used as an inclusive wish for the season, but it's the most righteous phrase on this list.
Auld lang syne
We're not looking at English here, but most people still have a general sense of this turn of phrase. It was written in a Scots-language poem by Robert Burns in 1788 and means something like days gone by, or for the sake of old times. It's most often sung on New Year's Eve when you're saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming in the new. It's bittersweet — exactly how one tends to feel about the passage of time.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night
This line comes from the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas," written by Clark Clement Moore in the early 1820s. The poem details a visit from Saint Nicholas, telling how he arrives by flying sleigh and comes down the chimney to deliver presents to children. As he flies away, he proclaims, "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!" The poem remains extremely popular, and the phrase has sunk into our cultural consciousness.
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Here's a poetic way to say it's extremely cold outside. The name Jack Frost actually comes from "Jokul Frosti," who was a frost giant out of the Norse tradition and the personification of ice and snow. The actual phrase, "Jack Frost nipping at your nose," is taken from "The Christmas Song" (commonly known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"), made popular by Nat King Cole.
'Tis the season
For such a common saying, it's easy to forget just how old it is. "'Tis" is a contraction for "it is," and was popular in everyday speech in the 1700s. So, if you want to make the holiday season a little more genteel and old fashioned, this phrase would definitely work.
Season's greetings
This salutation is more modern. As Americans have become more inclusive and understanding of the fact that not everyone celebrates Christmas, phrases like "season's greetings" have become increasingly popular. Although it doesn't have a storied past, it holds an important place in the holiday seasons of the present and the future.
Deck the halls
Some of our favorite holiday sentiments come from carols. In the 1500s, when this classic song came about, "deck" meant to decorate. Original Christmas decorating wasn't done with lights or tinsel, but with literal branches of pine and holly. Hence the lyric, "Deck the halls with boughs of holly."
Peace on earth, goodwill to men
If you want to focus on the religious aspects of Christmas, this is the greeting for you. The phrase "peace on earth, goodwill to men" comes from the Bible, when a group of angels tells some shepherds about the birth of Jesus. The saying can still be used as an inclusive wish for the season, but it's the most righteous phrase on this list.
Auld lang syne
We're not looking at English here, but most people still have a general sense of this turn of phrase. It was written in a Scots-language poem by Robert Burns in 1788 and means something like days gone by, or for the sake of old times. It's most often sung on New Year's Eve when you're saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming in the new. It's bittersweet — exactly how one tends to feel about the passage of time.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night
This line comes from the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas," written by Clark Clement Moore in the early 1820s. The poem details a visit from Saint Nicholas, telling how he arrives by flying sleigh and comes down the chimney to deliver presents to children. As he flies away, he proclaims, "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!" The poem remains extremely popular, and the phrase has sunk into our cultural consciousness.
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Here's a poetic way to say it's extremely cold outside. The name Jack Frost actually comes from "Jokul Frosti," who was a frost giant out of the Norse tradition and the personification of ice and snow. The actual phrase, "Jack Frost nipping at your nose," is taken from "The Christmas Song" (commonly known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"), made popular by Nat King Cole.
You missed one:
UP YOURS!!
from last minute shopping at the mall.
UP YOURS!!
from last minute shopping at the mall.
Tiny tots, with their eyes all aglow
Another line found in "The Christmas Song," this actually refers to an ancient form of punishment for bad children who, according to legend, would be cast into a furnace. The horrifying image of fires burning through their skulls, with flames shooting out of their empty eye sockets, would be used to terrify children into good behavior throughout the year.
(Disclaimer: This is complete BS, which I just made up, but I'd be willing to bet it finds its way into some similar such listicle or facebook post to be quoted as "fact" by this time next year.)
Another line found in "The Christmas Song," this actually refers to an ancient form of punishment for bad children who, according to legend, would be cast into a furnace. The horrifying image of fires burning through their skulls, with flames shooting out of their empty eye sockets, would be used to terrify children into good behavior throughout the year.
(Disclaimer: This is complete BS, which I just made up, but I'd be willing to bet it finds its way into some similar such listicle or facebook post to be quoted as "fact" by this time next year.)
if it doesnt, it should.Tiny tots, with their eyes all aglow
Another line found in "The Christmas Song," this actually refers to an ancient form of punishment for bad children who, according to legend, would be cast into a furnace. The horrifying image of fires burning through their skulls, with flames shooting out of their empty eye sockets, would be used to terrify children into good behavior throughout the year.
(Disclaimer: This is complete BS, which I just made up, but I'd be willing to bet it finds its way into some similar such listicle or facebook post to be quoted as "fact" by this time next year.)
Tiny tots, with their eyes all aglow
Another line found in "The Christmas Song," this actually refers to an ancient form of punishment for bad children who, according to legend, would be cast into a furnace. The horrifying image of fires burning through their skulls, with flames shooting out of their empty eye sockets, would be used to terrify children into good behavior throughout the year.
(Disclaimer: This is complete BS, which I just made up, but I'd be willing to bet it finds its way into some similar such listicle or facebook post to be quoted as "fact" by this time next year.)
Haha! As it happened, I almost went that way, as I actually did have tater tots for a snack on Xmas afternoon.
