Musical Tuesday

So sue me, I'm a day late. Took me a while to find this chestnut. I like to listen to the all-Christmas stations for a few hours a day this time of year, even though you tend to hear the same songs over and over. But I find my tolerance for mediocre (or even plain BAD) music is much greater when it comes to Christmas music. How else to explain the fact that I'm fine with Karen Carpenter repeatedly singing "...I'm Christmasing with you..." (Mrs. J pointed out in the car that "that isn't even a verb!")? Another groovy oldie I keep hearing is Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers singing "A Christmas to Remember". As far as I can tell, it's about two strangers who hook up at a ski lodge and spend their Christmas vacation skiing, drinking and screwing. Not everybody's cup of tea (or cider) but you have to give them credit for selling it.

I'd never seen this video before, and was wonderfully surprised by its level of cheese. Not only do they both look great at the height of their early 80s fame (have you SEEN Kenny lately? The plastic surgery is frightening!), but for some reason, they're surrounded by mannequins instead of the requisite scene-filler actors on most Christmas specials. As I like to say, good times.