Retro Y'all! Holiday Edition!

I had to bend the rules for this one, but there was no way in heck that I was not going to include it.



I always try to find a period performance video by the original artist to go with my selections, but there just wasn't one this time.  There were lots of vids using the original recording in the video, but this is the one I really, really liked, even though I'm pretty sure it's a cover.  Those guys are having too much fun.  So I'm using this one in the spirit of the holiday.

Out of all the Christmas novelty songs that have ever been recorded, this one is certainly a front-runner for the oddest, which is why I love it so.

By the way, Santa's donkey was really named Nestor.  I think I would wanna be called Dominick too, if my name were Nestor.

No offense meant to any Nestors out there.  Really.

Universal Pick Me Up

No matter what is going on. 


No matter what is going wrong. 


There's always one sure antidote:



Cat videos!

The universal pick me up!

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Do you wanna know?

Do you wanna know what my favorite movie of all time is?

This one:



Obligatory song:



Do you wanna know which movie I've seen more times than any other?

This one:



Obligatory song:



Do you wanna know which movie reduces me to a crying mess every time I see it?

This one:



Sorry, but I could not find a subtitled version of the trailer.  Basic synopsis:  Priest falls in love with a young woman from a well-to-do family in his parish in Argentina during a time of political repression in the mid-1800's.   Things don't end well.

More info.

And also this one:



The last scene gets me every time.   Even now.

Do you wanna know which movie I could watch over and over without getting tired of it?

This one:



Odd choice, I know, but I've been fascinated by it ever since I saw it for the first time.  Here's more info about it.

And here's that wonderful song:



What about you?

Sometimes, for no explainable reason...

...I find myself with old Gatlin Brothers songs stuck in my head.





And now, I've stuck them in yours.  Good luck!

Gotta love the harmonies, even if the repetition drives you crazy.

You're welcome.

Holiday Cheer

I've got a touch of a cold that I am desperately trying to both kick and keep from getting worse.  My pre-surgery tests are next Wednesday and I am terrified that if I am sick then, they'll postpone the procedure, even though it's nit until the 31st and I'll definitely be all well then.

I'm also sick to death of not having time to blog properly, dammit.

There's only one solution for all this trouble:

HOLIDAY MUPPET VIDEOS!!!!

Actually, there's very little that Muppet vids cannot fix.  

DING!  DONG!

Cat Philosophy

Take time to visit with friends.