Here’s wishing you and yours a very YouTube Christmas

13 Comments

1. Mark
   Posted December 24, 2012 at 11:01 am | Permalink

   I spent some time looking for video of Santa taking the calls of kids on the Ann Arbor Community Access television station, but couldn’t find anything. If you have a link, let me know. Also, please leave a comment if you have a favorite holiday video that you’d like to share.

2. Elf
   Posted December 24, 2012 at 1:24 pm | Permalink

   I might have thrown in a scene from It’s a Wonderful life, but, all in all, I’d say that you’ve done a pretty admirable job here. It’s a nice, well-rounded collection.

3. Elf
   Posted December 24, 2012 at 1:29 pm | Permalink

   1977 Bowie and Crosby doing Little Drummer Boy. No Christmas is complete without it.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiXjbI3kRus

4. Elf
   Posted December 24, 2012 at 1:32 pm | Permalink

   It’s a Wonderful Life is now on YouTube, in its entirety!

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIOQZCmp02o

5. Doug Skinner
   Posted December 24, 2012 at 1:35 pm | Permalink

   I’ve always enjoyed these short bits on the 12 days of Christmas, by Peter Cook and Ludovic Kennedy:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeRS-eOzH3Y

6. anonymous
   Posted December 24, 2012 at 2:02 pm | Permalink

   And then there’s this.

   https://www.youtube.com/embed/zE9ymmHzfhw

7. Knox
   Posted December 24, 2012 at 2:28 pm | Permalink

   Happy Holidays everyone.

   Let’s not forget The Pogues & Kirsty McColl doing “Fairytale Of New York’.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHyuraau4Q&feature=youtu.be

8. Anonymous Mike
   Posted December 24, 2012 at 3:26 pm | Permalink

   Christmas in my family wouldn’t be complete without John Denver’s “Please, Daddy (don’t get drunk this Christmas).

   Listen:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2aEuDxqqws

   Sing along:

   Please Daddy, don’t get drunk this Christmas
   I don’t wanna see my Mumma cry
   Please Daddy, don’t get drunk this Christmas
   I don’t wanna see my Mumma cry

   Just last year when I was only seven
   And now I’m almost eight as you can see
   You came home at a quarter past eleven
   Fell down underneath our Christmas tree

   Please Daddy, don’t get drunk this Christmas
   I don’t wanna see my Mumma cry
   Please Daddy, don’t get drunk this Christmas
   I don’t wanna see my Mumma cry

   Mumma smiled and looked outside the window
   She told me son, you better go upstairs
   Then you laughed and hollered Merry Christmas
   I turned around and saw my Mumma’s tears

   Please Daddy, don’t get drunk this Christmas
   I don’t wanna see my Mumma cry
   Please Daddy, don’t get drunk this Christmas
   I don’t wanna see my Mumma cry
   No, I don’t wanna see my Mumma cry

9. Mark
   Posted December 24, 2012 at 8:13 pm | Permalink

   It’s not very Christmasy, but, as Jack Klugman just passed away, you might want to throw this scene from the punk episode of Quincy into the rotation.

10. 734
    Posted December 24, 2012 at 11:51 pm | Permalink

    The modern family classic….. Rare Exports.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RQlikX4vvw

11. Oliva
    Posted December 25, 2012 at 11:43 am | Permalink

    Thanks, Elf (Bowie & Crosby).
    And Merry Christmas everyone.

    I wanted to watch (very young) Stevie Wonder’s rendition of “Little Drummer Boy” on youtube, but it’s blocked. Such a sweet version . . . could just make you cry toward the end. Good tears!

12. TeacherPatti
    Posted December 26, 2012 at 12:02 am | Permalink

    I always liked this version:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yasSkqJBytk

    Hope everyone had a great day :)

13. rekaman
    Posted December 10, 2014 at 2:23 am | Permalink

    Please edit this selection to reflect current trends in popular culture.