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| − | "'''Christmas Is Interesting'''" is one of [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s oldest songs<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20020925002351/http://jonathancoulton.com/</ref> and appears on his first album, [[Smoking Monkey]].
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| − | == History ==
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| − | == Live Performance ==
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| − | "Christmas Is Interesting" has been performed on occasion live at Jonathan Coulton concerts.
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| − | == Trivia ==
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| − | "Christmas Is Interesting" is a hodgepodge of references to Christmas stories and movies:
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| − | * The "long winter's nap" line alludes to the poem [[Wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|A Visit from St. Nicholas]]
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| − | * The watch/hairbrush and wig/chain lines are allusions to [[Wikipedia:The Gift of the Magi|The Gift of the Magi]].
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| − | * The elf, train, and squirt gun lines are allusions to [[Wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (television special)|the Rankin/Bass ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'']].
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| − | * The Jimmy Stewart, wonderful life, cracked-up car, and yelled-at wife lines are allusions to [[Wikipedia:It's a Wonderful Life|''It's a Wonderful Life'']].
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| − | * The Jacob Marley and grave lines are references to [[Wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|''A Christmas Carol'']].
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| − | * The Rosebud and cold mansion lines are allusions to [[Wikipedia:Citizen Kane|''Citizen Kane'']].
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| − | == Availability ==
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| − | Available from [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Christmas+Is+Interesting jonathancoulton.com] for purchase in MP3 or FLAC formats, as well as on the [[Smoking Monkey]] CD.
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| − | A few years ago I'd have to pay someone for this ifnormaiotn.
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Revision as of 23:51, 21 September 2011
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