Christmas Holdiay Countdown

The Twelve Days of Christmas have many interpretations, here are just a few of the more famous ones over the last few years.

John Denver and the Muppets



Disney's Twelve Days of Christmas



Donkey's Shrekabration



Jeff Foxworthy reworks the twelve Days redneck style



Bob and Doug bring glad tidings Hoser style

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An animated Christmas celebration


The Traditional look



And the Futuristic view

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We'll drop in a few items from time to time, to stoke that Christmas fire for you, little snippets of the holiday's that we find while surfing the You Tube universe..

Mission Christmas Lights the set back




Mission Christmas Lights the success (sort of)

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!

Well providing the winds don't blow the jolly old elf off to the other side of the date line and he avoids getting hit by the lightning, Santa will soon be on the roof. Which means I had best get to bed, or there will be no soup for me, oops wrong pop culture reference.

We'll wrap up our little Christmas countdown with a list (and yes we checked it twice) of all our clips tonight.

We started the Christmas mood last night with the Podunkian Music Club and a Springsteen sampler. We rolled on through Christmas eve, with Bing and Bowie, Band Aid and a cast of hundreds to set the mood.

From start to finish we featured:

Dennis Miller, The Night before Christmas
The 3 Millers, Jingle Bells
Bowie and Bing
The Grinch who stole Christmas
Tracked Santa with Norad
Feed the World with Band Aid
Santa around the world
Carol of the Bells with the Claymation gang
Santa met the troops
The Beatles old Christmas greeting
The Queen says hello
Marge Simpson does likewise
The most famous Christmas letter ever
John Lennon's Christmas wish
The Pope greets the world
A famous Christmas song
Bing Crosby dreams of a white Christmas
The Pogues unique look at Christmas
Bob and Doug and the twelve Days of Christmas
Stevie Nicks with Silent Night
Monty Python and Christmas in Heaven
Ed Grimley can't sleep
All about your tree
Frankie and Dino
Bender's take on Christmas
Hark a New Born King
Hark A King heralds A Blue Christmas
Many voices recite Twas the Night before Christmas
Bob Hope and Olivia Newton John ring some Bells
The Peanuts gang celebrate the season (I)
The Peanuts gang celebrate the season (2)
The Peanuts gang celebrate the season (3)


Merry Christmas to all our Podunkian visitors, may you enjoy the spirit of the season with your family and friends.

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All about that tree of yours. When was the first Christmas tree decorated? Where are the most Christmas trees cultivated? Which Province annually provides a tree to the City of Boston and why? All of this and more can be found at Christmas trees and more!

How have our patterns changed over the years, the CBC offers up a snapshot of 1956 for your comparison, checks in with some kids to see what they wanted from Santa and track some of the crazes over the years.

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She has the voice of an angel, and he's been known to play the guitar like a maestro elf.

One of the nicest little pop song renditions of a Christmas standard you might find,

Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty helping out on the guitar with Silent Night.

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The 12 Days of Christmas have never recovered from the tribute they received from the Hoser boys, Bob and Doug McKenzie...

On YouTube you can find anything it seems, including these tributes to the Kings of free beer.

A Sims version of the Canadian staple and some kind of Japanese animation version that is actually quite nicely synched up to the song.

For those looking to sing a long, here's a cheat sheet.

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It was Christmas eve, in the drunk tank. Only the Pogues could romanticize a bender and turn it into one of the most requested songs at Christmas time. You'll be singing Galway Bay with the NYPD choir before you know it.

I've got a feeling this years for me and you
So Happy Christmas, I love you baby
I can see a better time, when all our dreams come true

And the Bells are ringing out for Christmas Day

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Oh the weather forecast is frightful, but inside it's sure delightful... especially over there by the fire with ole Bing.

Well, for Canada the majority of this Christmas isn't going to be a White one, in fact warm temperatures and liquid precipiation mean many of us are looking at a Green Christmas this year.

So, to help you set the mood t his Christmas Eve, a Bing Crosby standard.

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And for those that might have wandered into a Church tonight, or plan on doing so tomorrow, a song you might just hear.

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While we wait for You Tube to recover from its apparent meltdown, we'll continue the countdown with something for those that couldn't make it to church tonight.

Live From Vatican City it's Christmas Eve.

Among the things to investigate, the streaming video of the proceedings and a text of the Pope's Christmas Homily message.

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Perhaps the most famous of Christmas letters ever written!

Various interpretations of the ageless fable.

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The Queen sends her Royal regards to her loyal subjects.

Ready to go at 15:00 GMT (You figure it out!) and now available in Podcast for the first time for those wanting to listen to Her Majesty while on the Go!

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Santa checks up on the troops, landing in Afghanistan to wish our forces there all the best at Christmas time. Dropping off presents along the way at the various outposts in that country, he was probably the most welcome site a soldier, airman or sailor could see.

Along for the ride, the Chief of Defence staff and some of the funniest folks Newfoundland could send along to spread good cheer. Part of the trip into Afghanistan brought Rick Mercer, Mary Walsh and a Montreal group called Jonas to bring a bit of home to those so far away.

Stay safe and return home soon, a Christmas wish for those that we send into harms way. A very Merry Christmas to their families at home, who face more worries than many of us at this time of year.

Drop a line at this link if you wish to send some good cheer their way.