The mournful mood I alluded to in
last year's holiday post has only gotten stronger over the past twelve months, as this has been a year of change through loss in many respects for me...
Much as I discovered
back in 2010, one of the thematically-appropriate videos which made me most sentimental this year had a decidedly corporate origin, the Xfinity ad which doubled as an unofficial sequel to
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial:
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Staying with the nostalgic aspect of that theme, I would be remiss if I didn't also mention that this is the tenth anniversary of DJ Earworm's famous United State of Pop 2009 mashup of the Top 25 pop hits from that year, even if
I didn't mention it at the time:
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Happy Holidays, everyone...always remember what you loved about the past, but never forget to reach out to those you love in the present.