Musical Advent Calendar: Day Nineteen

[carolinecrane]

To wrap up our little run of Motown classics, I've saved the very best* for last. These songs are fun and happy and get me in exactly the right mood to enjoy the holidays, no matter how far behind I am with preparations, or how stressed I get. Plus, the vocals are always amazing.

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
The Christmas Song
Up On the House

Comments

[prosen8966]

Jackson 5 are wondrous, the very best! (Since I grew up in the New Jersey suburbs, tho, I have to believe that Bruce Springsteen's Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is second best...)

Apropos of nothing, when Glee came out w' their version of ABC (I think my nephew was about 3 years old or so) he listened (& watched) the Glee version, and then the Jackson 5 version, back & forth, & then (for no conceivable reason - except possibly that Kurt was in the Glee version [I'm just extrapolating]) - Jonathan decided that he preferred the Glee version after all, and having figured out how to 'replay' songs over & over, Jonathan then proceeded to listen to ABC until I (almost) started to no longer wish to hear it. (Which, you know, A B C - who doesn't want to hear that song?!) Happily, he went on ruin all ABBA songs by listening to the Greatest Hits album for the next 4 months or so...

I was going to embed this incredibly funny Steve Martin video to watch at your leisure, but alas, the embedding has been disabled. So, if you feel like it, I'm leaving you a link to a classic Christmas SNL clip:

Steve Martin Christmas Wish

Because you have given the community so much joy!! (I was going to tell you my favorite line but then I realized that by telling you, it would ruin the surprise...)

[jengeorge]

I love that SNL clip! It's been years since I've seen it. Thanks for putting here!