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Dog enjoys new "toy," but it keeps ending up back on the Christmas tree (video)
A golden retriever's human wonders why she keeps finding her Eeyore Christmas tree ornament everywhere in the house but on the tree. Meanwhile, the doggo wonders how his favorite toy, no matter where...
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Turning a life-size animatronic wizard into Krampus
On Wicked Makers, Jaimie and Jay turn a 6' animatronic wizard into Krampus, just in time to snatch up and switch naughty little children for Christmas! Be good, kids — don't smoke, stay in school!
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Christmas cards for Happy Mutants
Weird Christmas has a digital collection of vintage Christmas cards that will surely put a smile on the face of any Happy Mutant who receives one. There are many Krampus themed cards, whimsical...
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Here is the wonderfully avant-garde Kate Bush Christmas TV Special from 1979...
On December 28, 1979, BBC TV aired Kate, aka the "Kate Bush Christmas Special." Then 21-years-old, Kate's album Lionheart had been released the prior month and she was immersed in recording the...
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A more accurate supermarket Christmas ad
Leave it to a comedian to come up with a biting parody of one of those "heartfelt" Christmastime commercials. The comedian is Simon Brodkin and his take on British supermarket ads is pretty funny and...
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International Christmas traditions
Ah, the holiday season. Sweater weather, Yule logs, the constant suspense over whether or not one of your well-meaning relatives is going to get you yet another pair of socks. Although we in the US...
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101 indie Christmas songs
Here's a compilation of 14 terrific indie Christmas songs for your listening pleasure. It includes songs/videos by The Linda Lindas, Stars, Arkells, The Lathams, Kyts, Pale Waves, Sufjan Stevens,...
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Gigantic snowman built in Penza, Russia in 1966
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lost Found Art (@lostfoundartny) This gigantic snowman was built in Penza, Russia in 1966. Whoever built this bad boy wasn't playing around. Hopefully, it...
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Kevin Bacon and Old 97's perform original holiday song together, "Here It Is...
Kevin Bacon is now part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the trailer for The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Mantis and Drax go looking for the legendary actor at his house to kidnap (a...
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Florida man hits wife with Christmas tree after asking him to help with dinner
Typically, the holiday season offers a brief reprieve from the constant barrage of insanity and negativity we encounter throughout the year. For some reason, the theme of "peace on Earth" that pervades...
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What if Morrissey and the Smiths put out a Christmas Album?
Holiday songs should be joyous, celebratory, and inviting. So, what happens when a playlist is put together for holiday cheer consisting of The Smiths and Morrissey, the most morose Manchester man...
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National Geographic's 45-minute aerial tour of Christmas in Europe is pure...
Experience a "festive flying tour" of nine European countries during the Christmas season with National Geographic. The 45-minute-long episode gives heartwarming glimpses of places like Finnish...
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Listen to this AI-generated Christmas album from folk-punk singer Evan Greer
Folk-punk singer and Fight for the Future activist Evan Greer had a fun idea for spreading holiday cheer: an EP of Christmas songs, with lyrics written by ChatGPT, using prompts like "Christmas at the...
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Light-painting photography artist Dariustwin captivates with stop-motion videos
Light-painting artist Darren Pearson, also known as DARIUSTWIN, has been showcasing his winter-themed stop-motion videos on Instagram. Pearson captures hundreds of long exposure photos to create these...
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Watch The Three Stooges yuk it up in these Christmas clips
When I was a kid, my dad would sit in front of the TV and howl at the slapstick antics of The Three Stooges. Not sure what got me thinking about these eye-jabbing comedic heroes but I recently fell...
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Is the acapella version of "Caravan of Love" by The Housemartins a Christmas...
"Don't try gate-crashing a party full of bankers. Burn the house down! Take Jesus, take Marx, take Hope." — The back cover of London O, Hull 4. The Housemartins' harmonies are legend, the range of...
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Rod Serling's 1964 retelling of 'A Christmas Carol'
In 1964, ABC premiered "A Carol for Another Christmas," a made-for-TV movie written by Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling as a modernization of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The film, which...
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'Cool loners' have a virtual place to go for the holidays thanks to comedian...
It's perfectly normal to feel alone this time of year but that doesn't make it any easier. What might make it easier? Hopping on one of Brooklyn-based Comedian Lane Moore's virtual events for "cool...
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Catch 12-year-old treble singer Malakai M Bayoh's insane high note in this 'O...
Tween treble star Malakai M Bayoh and Classic FM host and former teen choirster Aled Jones sang a rousing rendition of "O Holy Night" together. People anticipate this Christmas carol's high note and,...
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Enjoy these Christmas Episodes of "The Norman Lear Effect"
Norman Lear is one of the essential writers, producers, and directors of politically provocative sitcoms in television's long, long, long history. Addressing social issues like racism, capitalism,...
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Cabazon Dinosaurs' roadside T. Rex painted for Christmas
We've written about the Cabazon Dinosaurs before, but they're so awesome, so iconic, that we have to show them to you again. The Cabazon Dinosaurs are a classic roadside attraction in Cabazon,...
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Behold, an over-the-top 'Empire Strikes Back' Christmas ornament complete...
What in the late-stage capitalism is this? Disney superfan Disney Dan shared a wild Star Wars Christmas tree ornament on TikTok. @disneydanyoutube These @Hallmark ornaments are getting WILD. #STARWARS...
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Melania Trump doesn't "give a f*ck about Christmas"— but will hawk ornaments...
Melania Trump crawled out of the woodwork over the weekend to push a product she hates: Christmas ornaments. (See post below, reposted by Mike Sington.) In 2018, the phony former First Lady admitted in...
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KMart pulls "Merry Ham-mas" gift bag
After complaints, KMart Australia has pulled a Christmas-themed gift bag from its website. One side of the bag featured "printed instructions to keep your ham fresh for longer" and the other was...
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Street preacher in Grinch costume holds "Santa is fake" sign outside...
Amarillo, Texas parents weren't thrilled this week with one David Grisham who donned a Grinch costume and stood outside an elementary school holding a sign stating: "Santa is fake. Jesus is real."...
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Wheatus rewrites "Teenage Dirtbag" as a Christmas song
I love "Teenage Dirtbag." I love it as a song, and I love that it's had a weird, long, and subtle arc as a beloved song by other people, too. (My band has been known to cover it ourselves, and it...
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"I am Skinny Santa"— Obama visits pre-K kids in Chicago (video)
The pre-K kids at Chicago's Parkside Community Academy, who were greeted by a man calling himself "Skinny Santa" yesterday, didn't seem to mind that his costume was about as bad as it could get. They...
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There was once a time when people dressed up as Christmas trees
There was once a time when people dressed up as Christmas trees. During Edwardian times, dressing up as a Christmas tree was a similar trend to that of people wearing ugly Christmas sweaters today. The...
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Billie Eilish plays stunning rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little...
Billie Eilsh was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live and performed a beautiful rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." Her brother and musical partner Finneas accompanied on piano....
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Wombats curled up in tiny beds under a Christmas tree
If you've never seen wombats sleeping in little beds under a Christmas tree, you're really missing out. Luckily, Wombat Rescue, a wombat sanctuary in Canberra, Australia, posted this sweet video for us...
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