happy holidays
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather:
"We're teaching people the real meaning of Hogswatch, Albert."
"What, you mean that all the pigs and cattle have been slaughtered and with any luck everyone's got enough food for the winter?"
"Well, when I say the real meaning--"
"Some wretched devil's had his head chopped off in a wood somewhere 'cause he found a bean in his dinner and now the summer's going to come back?"
"Not exactly that..."
"Oh, you mean that they've chased down some poor beast and shot arrows up into their apple trees and now the shadows are going to go away?"
"That is definitely a meaning, but..."
"Ah, then you're talking about the one where they light a bloody big bonfire to give the sun a hint and tell it to stop lurking under the horizon and do a proper day's work?"
"You're not helping, Albert."
"Well, those are all the real meanings that I know."
"You could work with me on this."
"It's all about the sun, master. White snow and red blood and the sun. Always has been."
"Very well, then. The Hogfather can teach people the unreal meaning of Hogswatch."
"Wouldn't It Be Nice If Everyone Was Nice, eh?"
"...There are worse battle cries."
Supernatural, "A Very Supernatural Christmas":
Dean: We hunt monsters for a living, Sam, what can you possibly say that would sound crazy to me?
Sam: I think we're dealing with the Anti-Claus.
Dean: Yeah, that sounds crazy.
Eric Kripke, creator of Supernatural: I really just wanted to have the boys kill something with a Christmas tree. There were two scenes we had to have, and that was one of them.
Happy Holidays!
"We're teaching people the real meaning of Hogswatch, Albert."
"What, you mean that all the pigs and cattle have been slaughtered and with any luck everyone's got enough food for the winter?"
"Well, when I say the real meaning--"
"Some wretched devil's had his head chopped off in a wood somewhere 'cause he found a bean in his dinner and now the summer's going to come back?"
"Not exactly that..."
"Oh, you mean that they've chased down some poor beast and shot arrows up into their apple trees and now the shadows are going to go away?"
"That is definitely a meaning, but..."
"Ah, then you're talking about the one where they light a bloody big bonfire to give the sun a hint and tell it to stop lurking under the horizon and do a proper day's work?"
"You're not helping, Albert."
"Well, those are all the real meanings that I know."
"You could work with me on this."
"It's all about the sun, master. White snow and red blood and the sun. Always has been."
"Very well, then. The Hogfather can teach people the unreal meaning of Hogswatch."
"Wouldn't It Be Nice If Everyone Was Nice, eh?"
"...There are worse battle cries."
Supernatural, "A Very Supernatural Christmas":
Dean: We hunt monsters for a living, Sam, what can you possibly say that would sound crazy to me?
Sam: I think we're dealing with the Anti-Claus.
Dean: Yeah, that sounds crazy.
Eric Kripke, creator of Supernatural: I really just wanted to have the boys kill something with a Christmas tree. There were two scenes we had to have, and that was one of them.
Happy Holidays!