Episode 458 - fave Christmas stuff?
Dec 23, 2019
Hey! Merry Xmas! Happy Hanukkah! Merry Kwanza! Merry Festivus! Happy Yule! Happy Saturnalia! Winter Solstice and all the rest ^_^ In this Quackcast Banes, Tantz, and I chat about our fave Christmas stuff, from films to music, to what we like to do on the day and the popular Christmas traditions of our parts of the world- Australia for me Greece for Tantz, and Canada for Banes. What is your fave xmas movie, music, or activity? What's you fave things to do at this time of year? Do you have any rituals or practices that are particular to your part of the world? Let us know! :D
Topics and Show Notes
This week Gunwallace has given us the theme to The St Nickolas Conspiracy -
The good children looked once out
To see their parents scheming
And the lies lay round about
Deep and crisp and steaming
Brightly shone the truth with light
Though ears with lies were full
When bursting with right
Micha's words seemed true…
Topics and shownotes
Links
Tantz's pick: Julie Andrews A Partridge in a Pair Tree - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8u3j6poaVU
Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HkJHApgKqw
Pouges Faiyrtail of New York - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
The Darkness, Don't let the Bells End - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQhuoY5h2kE
Home alone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEDaVHmw7r4
Scrooged - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2fTMi2hoYA
Sugar plum fairy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV1qLYukTH8
Oh come All ye faithful - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z51apErmAuw
Good king Wenceslas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty2GogvrP4c
Troika - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QsRDpsItq0
Featured comic:
Legend of Wind Fist - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2019/dec/17/featured-comic-legend-of-wind-fist/
Featured music:
The St Nickolas Conspiracy - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_St_Nickolas_Conspiracy/, by Doorki, rated T.
Special thanks to:
Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com
Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/
Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean
Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes
kawaiidaigakusei - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/
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