Santas Working Overtime: November 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Overnight Holiday Links Update

Alternativ Julekalender: Honningbarna - Gold Jul Jesus
Christmas Is For Children @ Hi-Fi Holiday
Burl Ives, Music Conducted By Tony Mottola-Christmas At The White House @ Ernie (Not Bert)
Christmas Is All Around! @ Acuvi
10 Alternative Christmas Songs @ Boxmusique
Aye Tunes Advent Calendar: Day One - A Band Called Quinn
Music, Mistletoe and Michael Caine: 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' @ The Film Experience
German Advent Calender featuring the cartoons of Ulli Stein
Adventskalender des Zentrums für Berlin-Studien (Center for Berlin Studies) Christmas in 19th century Berlin
Delish presents 100 recipes for Christmas Cookies & Desserts

Wednesday Afternoon Holiday Links Update

&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://amandalamb.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-love-2011-version" _mce_href="http://amandalamb.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-love-2011-version"&amp;amp;gt;Christmas In Love - 2011 Version by Amanda Lamb&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;

"Like" Plumb on Facebook and to receive a pair of free Christmas songs
A Weather are gifting a Free Mp3 (or wav) of their new Christmas release
Folk Angel's Comfort & Joy Earns Billboard's Number Four Folk Album, Offers Free Download @ DC9 at Night
Merry Christmas from The Guitars @ Each Note Secure
Here's a treat for any of our readers who understand German: LibriVox’s Adventskalender 2011
The Greatest Christmas Presents Ever: Chapter 3. @ X-E
Vintage Christmas Graphic - Old World Santa in Blue Coat @ The Graphics Fairy
Amazon’s New App Allows Kids To Create Gift Wish Lists For Santa Claus On The iPad And Kindle Fire @ Tech Crunch

Wednesday Holiday Link Update

Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all @ Trick's Synthetic Podcast
Classic Christmas: Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas and George Winston's December @ Rocks Off
Watch the Video for The Polyphonic Spree's New Single "It's Christmas" @ DC9 at Night
The Jigsaw Seen: Winterland @ Pop Matters
Frightened Rabbit @ 17 Seconds
Vladimir Sterzer: Christmas in minor - Weihnachten in Moll @ Free Christmas Music
Jack Owens and Sam Cowling: The Mistletoe Song (1947) and Gee Whiz, It's Christmas--Beginning of the End @ MY(P)WHAE
Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Haven Return for All-New Holiday Episodes @ SpoilerTV
The 20 Specials of Christmas: South Park @ Splitsider
The Waltons: The Children's Carol (1977) @ Christmas TV History
'Tis the Season for a Victorian Christmas app @ Book Buzz

Netflix Instant

Santa Vs. Claus (2008 TV-Y7 79 minutes)

Duped by the devious Vladimir Dragonoff, whose intent is to end Christmas forever, Santa finds himself separated from his yuletide spirit, "Claus." Now it's up to precocious 8-year old Ellie and a secret agent gnome to save the day.

Recipes From Today's Show: Christmas Morning@ Mad Hungry
Kraft Mac & Cheese Winter Shapes! @ X-E
Holidays at Epcot @ WDW News Today
Universal Studios Hollywood's CityWalk hosts Holiday Lights Spectacular for Christmas 2011 @ Theme Park Tourist
6 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Facts @ Mental Floss
Free Christmas Printable @ how does she?
Ornament Roundup @ One Pretty Thing
Here Comes Chanukah! Here Comes Hanukkah! and Mistletoe and Menorahs @ Hello Giggles
Bergdorf Goodman Holiday Windows for the Boys @ Habitually Chic

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Yet More Merry Bandcamp (Mnemonic Sounds, Andrew Paul Woodworth, The Modern Electric, Birds Are Indie, Savoy, The Clarity Charity, Monotales & Heidi Happy)

&lt;a href="http://mnemonicsounds.bandcamp.com/album/holiday-ep" _mce_href="http://mnemonicsounds.bandcamp.com/album/holiday-ep"&gt;Holiday EP by Mnemonic Sounds&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://andrewpaulwoodworth.bandcamp.com/track/you-feel-like-christmas" _mce_href="http://andrewpaulwoodworth.bandcamp.com/track/you-feel-like-christmas"&gt;You Feel Like Christmas by Andrew Paul Woodworth&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://themodernelectric.bandcamp.com/album/northcoast-christmas-2" _mce_href="http://themodernelectric.bandcamp.com/album/northcoast-christmas-2"&gt;Northcoast Christmas by The Modern Electric&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://birdsareindie.bandcamp.com/album/ok-its-christmas" _mce_href="http://birdsareindie.bandcamp.com/album/ok-its-christmas"&gt;Ok, it's Christmas... by Birds Are Indie&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://savoy.bandcamp.com/album/merry-little-christmas" _mce_href="http://savoy.bandcamp.com/album/merry-little-christmas"&gt;Merry Little Christmas by Savoy&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://theclaritycharity.bandcamp.com/track/making-a-christmas" _mce_href="http://theclaritycharity.bandcamp.com/track/making-a-christmas"&gt;Making A Christmas by The Clarity Charity&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://monotales.bandcamp.com/track/all-i-ever-get-for-christmas-is-blue" _mce_href="http://monotales.bandcamp.com/track/all-i-ever-get-for-christmas-is-blue"&gt;All I Ever Get for Christmas Is Blue by Monotales &amp;amp; Heidi Happy&lt;/a&gt;

Christmas at Bandcamp Roundup (Folk Angel, HB Radke, Pickled Okra, The Climbing, The Black Swans, Ryan McAllister and Richard Cummins)

&lt;a href="http://folkangel.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-songs-collection-vol-1-3" _mce_href="http://folkangel.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-songs-collection-vol-1-3"&gt;Christmas Songs Collection Vol. 1-3 by Folk Angel&lt;/a&gt;

&amp;lt;a href="http://hbradke.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-radke-christmas" _mce_href="http://hbradke.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-radke-christmas"&amp;gt;A Very Radke Christmas by HB Radke&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

&lt;a href="http://pickledokra.bandcamp.com/album/a-pickled-christmas" _mce_href="http://pickledokra.bandcamp.com/album/a-pickled-christmas"&gt;A Pickled Christmas by Pickled Okra&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://theclimbing.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-2011" _mce_href="http://theclimbing.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-2011"&gt;Christmas 2011 by The Climbing&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://theblackswans.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-alone" _mce_href="http://theblackswans.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-alone"&gt;Christmas Alone by The Black Swans featuring Eve Searls&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://ryanmcallistermusic.bandcamp.com/track/whiteout-christmas" _mce_href="http://ryanmcallistermusic.bandcamp.com/track/whiteout-christmas"&gt;WHITEOUT CHRISTMAS by Ryan McAllister&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://richardcummins.bandcamp.com/track/egg-nog-the-norman-rockwell-christmas-mix" _mce_href="http://richardcummins.bandcamp.com/track/egg-nog-the-norman-rockwell-christmas-mix"&gt;Egg Nog (The Norman Rockwell Christmas Mix) by Richard Cummins&lt;/a&gt;

Tuesday Afternoon Holiday Update

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://thenewstandards.bandcamp.com/album/seven-songs-of-comfort-and-joy" _mce_href="http://thenewstandards.bandcamp.com/album/seven-songs-of-comfort-and-joy"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Seven Songs of Comfort and Joy by The New Standards&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

In Honor of ScarJo’s Dean Martin Duet, 5 of the Most Random Celebrity Holiday Tracks @ Movieline
This is The Coming Of The King-The Story Of The Nativity In Music And Words @ Ernie (Not Bert)
“The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball” from The Killers @ I've Got This Burning Belief
Darren Hayman and Fika Recordings offer up Christmas MP3 goodies @ Sounds XP
Midnight String Quartet's "Christmas Rhapsodies for Young Lovers" @ Merry and Bright
King Sisters & Family - Chree-See-Mus @ Lord of the Boot Sale
Mr Keep Calm @ Christmas A Go Go
jls - do you feel what i feel @ Wongie's Music World
Tuesday's Forgotten TV-Movie: An American Christmas Carol @ Me and You and a Blog Named Boo
The 20 Specials of Christmas: A Charlie Brown Christmas @ Splitsider
How Much Would the Twelve Days of Christmas Actually Cost? @ Mental Floss
Andrew Salomone's Bad Christmas Sweater Exhibit in London @ Craft
Digital Scrap - Sweet Angel Child @ The Background Fairy

Netflix Instant:

Miracle on 34th Street (1973 NR 96 minutes)

Sebastian Cabot assumes the role of Kris Kringle in this made-for-television remake of the 1947 Christmas classic about a department store Santa. Young Susan's skeptical that Santa really exists, so Kringle goes on trial to prove his identity.
Cast:Jane Alexander, David Hartman, Roddy McDowall, Sebastian Cabot