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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'']]. | * 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'']]. | ||
* The Jacob Marley and grave lines are references to [[Wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|''A Christmas Carol'']]. | * The Jacob Marley and grave lines are references to [[Wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|''A Christmas Carol'']]. | ||
| + | * One of the six songs listed on the oldest archived version of Jonathan's [http://web.archive.org/web/20020925002351/http://jonathancoulton.com/ website]. | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 20 May 2008
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| Christmas Is Interesting | |
| Release | Smoking Monkey |
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| Length | 3:53 |
| Release date | 11-05-2003 |
| Related Pages | Other media |
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Trivia
- The "long winter's nap" line alludes to the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas
- The watch/hairbrush and wig/chain lines are allusions to The Gift of the Magi.
- The elf, train, and squirt gun lines are allusions to the Rankin/Bass Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
- The Rosebud and cold mansion lines are allusions to Citizen Kane.
- The Jimmy Stewart, wonderful life, cracked-up car, and yelled-at wife lines are allusions to It's a Wonderful Life.
- The Jacob Marley and grave lines are references to A Christmas Carol.
- One of the six songs listed on the oldest archived version of Jonathan's website.
Availability
Available from jonathancoulton.com for purchase in MP3 or FLAC formats, as well as on the Smoking Monkey CD.
Themes
| Smoking Monkey |
