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Some Christmas Videos
Dec. 25th, 2018 08:57 amMerry Christmas! Thought I'd share a few favorite videos for the season.
First off, the best five minutes of television ever produced. The 1999 Christmas episode of The West Wing, In Excelsis Deo follows White House Communication Director Toby Ziegler as he tries to arrange a proper funeral for a homeless veteran who was found dead near the Vietnam War Memorial. The final scene was made with the full cooperation of both the Arlington National Cemetary and the Department of the Navy. That is a real USMC Honor Guard.
Next, and in a much lighter mood, comes Run-DMC's classic Christmas in Hollis. I'm always amused at how many commercials have licensed this song. The surviving band members must get very nice payments off it.
Finally, nobody does holiday guilt like those lovely folks in the British Islands. There have been dozens of big celebrity jam songs for charity, but the original and still the best is Band Aid with Do They Know It's Christmas (Feed The World)
First off, the best five minutes of television ever produced. The 1999 Christmas episode of The West Wing, In Excelsis Deo follows White House Communication Director Toby Ziegler as he tries to arrange a proper funeral for a homeless veteran who was found dead near the Vietnam War Memorial. The final scene was made with the full cooperation of both the Arlington National Cemetary and the Department of the Navy. That is a real USMC Honor Guard.
Next, and in a much lighter mood, comes Run-DMC's classic Christmas in Hollis. I'm always amused at how many commercials have licensed this song. The surviving band members must get very nice payments off it.
Finally, nobody does holiday guilt like those lovely folks in the British Islands. There have been dozens of big celebrity jam songs for charity, but the original and still the best is Band Aid with Do They Know It's Christmas (Feed The World)
