The Winter Holiday Countdown to Extravagant Jubilation

Zonugal

Happy Holidays!

As we're now officially in December we can properly anticipate & participate in the annual celebration of our favorite winter-time holidays!

Do you celebrate the titan of all winter holidays, Christmas? I hear there is a war on it! They keep saying it, I can't see it, but sure!?!?


Maybe you favor the Jewish faith and partake in Hanukkah. It takes place over eight days and involves a candle.


Or perhaps you're funky fresh and celebrate Kwanzaa, which I honestly know nothing about...


Either way I, Zonugal, friend to all, will countdown the days to December 25th with what I shall decree as the best winter holiday films as well as the best holiday foods to go along with that.

If you disagree, I hate you.

Dec 1st: Black Christmas (2006) and Terry's Chocolate Oranges
Dec 2nd: The Hebrew Hammer and the McRib
Dec 3rd: A Very Sunny Christmas and the Yule Log
Dec 4th: Home Alone 2 and White Chocolate Puppy Chow
Dec 5th: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Pecan Pie
Dec 6th: Eyes Wide Shut and Potato Latke
Dec 7th: Krampus and Candy Canes
Dec 8th: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and Fruitcake
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The weather is cold, the food is warm, the drinks are stiff and we're all hopefully better off with everyone showing a bit more kindness in these darker days.

I wish you a the best holidays.

Raijin Quickfoot

This is the worst thread ever.

Zonugal

December 1st

Black Christmas (2006)

Black Christmas (abbreviated as Black X-Mas) is a 2006 slasher film written and directed by Glen Morgan and starring Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Oliver Hudson, Lacey Chabert, Kristen Cloke, and Andrea Martin. The film takes place several days before Christmas, and tells the story of a group of sorority sisters who are stalked and murdered by the house's former inhabitants during a winter storm. It is a loose remake of the 1974 film of the same name. The film was produced by Morgan and James Wong through their production company Hard Eight Pictures, along with 2929 Productions and Dimension Films, while Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer distributed the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN47xUKVxSc

AND

Terry's Chocolate Orange

Raijin Quickfoot

I'm very glad I got that post in there.

Zonugal

Just...

God dammit Raijin...

Dex Dynamo

I really love Christmas. Not in a religious way, as i am not a religious man, but as a cultural institution. I love The Holidays, I guess you'd say. I love the act of bringing light and joy and cheer into what is literally the darkest point in the year.

To quote one of the great scholars of our time,

Kermit The Frog wrote:

"You know what the really nice thing about Christmas is? It's the one time of year when you're part of EVERYONE'S family. Everyone's smiling at you, holding out a hand to shake yours, making you feel like you belong... WHEREVER YOU ARE. I guess that's what Christmas is really all about."

That's the Christmas that I like. Laughter, and warmth, and joy, and music and movies and TV that is hokey but cheerful, and just showing love to the people in my life. Doing things to make the world a little brighter, even if only for a little while.

Zonugal

December 2nd!

The Hebrew Hammer

The Hebrew Hammer is a 2003 American comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Kesselman. It stars Adam Goldberg, Judy Greer, Andy Dick, Mario Van Peebles, and Peter Coyote. The plot concerns a Jewish crime fighter known as the Hebrew Hammer who must save Hanukkah from the evil son of Santa Claus who wants to destroy Hanukkah and make everyone celebrate Christmas.

The film parodies blaxploitation films, and features Melvin Van Peebles in a cameo as "Sweetback".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6WAzstGmA

AND

The McRib!

Raijin Quickfoot

Fuck, I want a McRib.

Jimmy Dean, you've redeemed this thread.

OmnipotentBagel

How dare you suggest I watch something featuring Andy Dick that's not Newsradio.

Thetheroo

I swear to God The Snowman better be one of these movies.

Johnny Chopsocky

I watched Die Hard in a movie theater last night. It is now officially Christmas time.

Just as the ball dropping in Times Square signifies the start of a new year, so does the dropping of the Gruber from Nakatomi Tower signify the beginning of the Christmas season.

Zonugal

December 3rd!

A Very Sunny Christmas

"A Very Sunny Christmas" is the thirteenth and last episode of the sixth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It originally aired on FX in December 2010 (after Season 6 completed airing) but was first released on DVD & Blu-ray in November 2009. It is 43 minutes in length, twice the length of a typical episode.

Christmas is nearly here and the Paddy's gang has got the spirit. For the gang the holidays have always been a time of trickery, backstabbing, and disappointment. But this year they are determined to rediscover the joy of Christmas. Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee, and Frank embark on a holiday adventure filled with stolen toys, childhood videos, naked elves, and a bloody run-in with Santa Claus that is guaranteed to blast Christmas spirit all over!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgSmTwXf73M

AND

The Yule Log

ChicoBlue

Gimme that Yule Log.

GIMME IT

Gustav

Christ this is the worst Morgan Spurlock documentary.

Raijin Quickfoot

Gustav wrote: »

Christ this the worst Morgan Spurlock documentary.

What is.... Every movie he's ever made!

Mr Fuzzbutt

it's summer here

please edit the original post to make it more inclusive of those of us in the southern hemisphere

Raijin Quickfoot

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

it's summer here

please edit the original post to make it more inclusive of those of us in the southern hemisphere

Want a participation trophy too ya lazy millenial!

Quetzi

Zonugal wrote: »

December 1st

Black Christmas (2006)

Black Christmas (abbreviated as Black X-Mas) is a 2006 slasher film written and directed by Glen Morgan and starring Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Oliver Hudson, Lacey Chabert, Kristen Cloke, and Andrea Martin. The film takes place several days before Christmas, and tells the story of a group of sorority sisters who are stalked and murdered by the house's former inhabitants during a winter storm. It is a loose remake of the 1974 film of the same name. The film was produced by Morgan and James Wong through their production company Hard Eight Pictures, along with 2929 Productions and Dimension Films, while Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer distributed the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN47xUKVxSc

AND

Terry's Chocolate Orange

The remake?

You son of a bitch, the remake?

Zonugal

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

it's summer here

please edit the original post to make it more inclusive of those of us in the southern hemisphere

No.

Straightzi wrote: »

The remake?

You son of a bitch, the remake?

I have zero regrets.

Mr Fuzzbutt

Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

it's summer here

please edit the original post to make it more inclusive of those of us in the southern hemisphere

Want a participation trophy too ya lazy millenial!

well i wasn't going to ask but since you brought it up

Quetzi

The original Black Christmas is an astoundingly good early slasher

Black X-Mas is trash

Zonugal

Straightzi wrote: »

The original Black Christmas is an astoundingly good early slasher

Black X-Mas is trash

I HAVE MADE MY DECISION

Jedoc

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

it's summer here

please edit the original post to make it more inclusive of those of us in the southern hemisphere

Live in the right hemisphere, you contrary bastard. 88 percent of us manage it.

Mr Fuzzbutt

Jedoc wrote: »

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

it's summer here

please edit the original post to make it more inclusive of those of us in the southern hemisphere

Live in the right hemisphere, you contrary bastard. 88 percent of us manage it.

trump and duterte both got voted in as presidents in the northern hemisphere

pretty sure southern is the right one

Elaro

Can we agree that the Australian Christmas should take place at the beginning of Australian winter, ie in June?

Because the purpose, say, the PURPOSE of the holidays is to cheer us up as the days get shorter, so obviously Southern Hemispherians should have their big holidays at different times of the year than Northern Hemispherians.

Like, I'm all for International Unity, but you gotta have regional variations, otherwise you're rationing water in Quebec, building alpine sky resorts in Saskatchewan and, well, having a week off during the longest days of the year in Australia!

I don't give a SHIT when Ittle Baby Jaysus was canonically born, if it's the longest day of the year, ya oughta be plantin crops, not feastin'! Save that for the harvest season, cripes! This is just another example of Northern Colonialism, thinking the dates for THEIR holidays oughta be the dates for EVERYBODY's holidays! I tell ya what.

Zonugal

December 4th!

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (stylized as HOME ALONe2: Lost in New York) is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the sequel to Home Alone. Macaulay Culkin reprises his role as Kevin McCallister, while Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern reprise their roles as the Wet Bandits, now known as the Sticky Bandits. Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Tim Curry, and Brenda Fricker are also featured.

The film was shot in Winnetka, Illinois, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Evanston, Illinois, and New York City (which was star Culkin's hometown at the time). The exterior of Duncan's Toy Chest in New York City was filmed outside of the Rookery Building in downtown Chicago. The exterior of Haven Middle School in Evanston, Illinois is shown prior to the Christmas pageant. The Miami scenes were filmed in Los Angeles, including an exterior of Miami International Airport was at Los Angeles International Airport. The film became the second most financially successful film of 1992, earning over $173 million in revenue in the United States and $358 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million.

Home Alone 3 followed five years later in 1997, Home Alone 4 followed in 2002, and Home Alone: The Holiday Heist was released in 2012.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIRoNlPZeqk

And

White Chocolate Puppy Chow

Raijin Quickfoot

Jimmy Dean... Make me a sandwich.

masterofmetroid

It's a shame we never got a third movie in the Kevin Mcallister canon that furthered his journey into heroic vigilantism

Jedoc

masterofmetroid wrote: »

It's a shame we never got a third movie in the Kevin Mcallister canon that furthered his journey into heroic vigilantism

Nope. Home Alone 2 was a fantasy. Any number of the traps in the original movie could easily have proven fatal, and a couple are straight up unsurvivable. Kevin McCallister is a murderer who retreated into delusion because he couldn't cope with what he did. He didn't grow up to be a vigilante, he grew up to be the Jigsaw Killer.

masterofmetroid

Look i know that's the era it came out in but i'm not looking for a 90's style superhero story here

ahava

white chocolate puppy chow?

you monster.

you horrible monster.

WiseManTobes

this thread taught me that a Home Alone 4, and a Home Alone 5 exist, and I don't know if I can ever forgive that, the world was happier without that knowledge.

Bucketman

Home Alone 2 is the best Home Alone.

Zonugal

December 5th!

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions and currently distributed by Universal Television. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in the United States, and was sponsored by General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric Fantasy Hour. The special was based on the Johnny Marks song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" which was itself based on the 1939 poem Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer written by Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May. Since 1972, the special has aired on CBS, with the network unveiling a high-definition, digitally remastered version of the program in 2005. As with A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph no longer airs just once annually, but several times during the Christmas and holiday season on CBS. Unlike other specials that also air on several cable channels (including Freeform), Rudolph only airs on CBS. It has been telecast every year since 1964, making it the longest running Christmas TV special in history. 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the television special and a series of postage stamps featuring Rudolph was issued by the United States Postal Service on November 6, 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0to9H8O2IY

AND

Pecan Pie

Muggins

Pecan Pie is objectively the best pie

BahamutZERO

chocolate cream pie is best, fight me

Lost Salient

The chocolate bourbon pecan pie I made for my holiday party was... Almost a bridge too far in terms of richness.

Also, I tried to watch Gremlins last night, having not seen it in decades, and like... Guys it's not very enjoyable. I much prefer Gremlins 2.

ahava

pecan pie looks so good.

if only i werent allergic to pecans.


I'm trying to psych myself up to making latkes this year.

I hate latkes. but I feel that I should do something. And latkes are easier than sufganiyot (donuts).

Mx. Quill

Zonugal wrote: »

December 4th!

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

SNIP

Home Alone 3 followed five years later in 1997, Home Alone 4 followed in 2002, and Home Alone: The Holiday Heist was released in 2012.

Whoa, back the fuck up.


There's FIVE Home Alone films? What the hell.

Lord_Asmodeus

Pumpkin Pie with Vanilla Icecream is the greatest pie known to mankind and I will hear no dissent from this objectively true opinion.

I'm wondering where the unforgettable Christmas Classic, Santa vs The Snowman is going to fit on your list and what food item you will recommend with it.

Raijin Quickfoot