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This has nothing to do with Christmas, but I recently caught it on Netflix and thought I'd share.

Oh, and that part where you thought it should end? Stick with it; it won't betray you.

The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot

"The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot" is a 1937 song written by Michael Carr, Tommie Connor and Jimmy Leach; most notably performed by Vera Lynn. Other people who have recorded it include Johnny Adams, Billy Mackenzie, Elsie Carlisle, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Billy Cotton, John Farnham, and Alex Harvey.

What a sad song! How appropriate for war-time.

In the street he envied all those lucky boys
Then wandered home to last year's broken toys
I'm so sorry for that laddie
He hasn't got a daddy
The little boy that Santa Claus forgot

I guess that's why they used it at the beginning of Pink Floyd's "The Wall".

Here's a way you can help military families in need. Winter is on us and it's going to be a cold one.

Oh hell, Christmas!

I had some kind of plan to do the same Christmas count-down as last year, and I'm starting late. Derp.

Here is a musical version of "A Christmas Carol" called "Scrooge". What I like most about this production is the opening credits by Ronald Searle and Alec Guinness as Marley.

There's also a great sequence near the end when Scrooge goes to hell. Nightmarish stuff.

Anyway, here's the whole movie, songs and all, in ten-minutes bits. I'm sure you've heard some of these tunes before and never knew where they came from.

The Marketing Adventures of Tintin

When it wasn't getting out of one thing and into another, Tintin was not spared the potential for product endorsement and promotional considerations as we see over the years in the following ads!

More...

Is there be any end in sight..?


...guess not!

[NSFW] AIDS-Prevention PSA's

Apparently yesterday was World AIDS Day, and while not knowing that before, I'm reminded of some helpful animated ads that bring home the point clearly of importance to expose to an unaware public

So, please watch at your discretion!

Enter at your own risk...

art by Mike Kazaleh