tags: Santa Claus, Santa the Fascist Years, comedy, humor, funny, satire, holidays, Christmas, politics, streaming video
We all think of Santa as "Jolly ole St. Nick." But who knew that he has a dark hidden past that's very un-jolly? This short film uncovers and explores Santa's flirtation with politics and ...
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(This post first appeared on December 23, 2009, but has been reproduced, edited, and improved for 2011.)
Tis the season of Santa Claus, and my neighborhood is full of these awful blow up Santa dioramas. The grinch in me hopes that some other grinch comes along with a sharp scissors and pokes a hole in all this inflatable lawn plastic.
David Ng at The World's Fair asks what kind of scientist Santa Claus might be.
089:32:50 Mattingly: Apollo 8, Houston. [No answer.]
089:33:38 Mattingly: Apollo 8, Houston.
089:34:16 Lovell: Houston, Apollo 8, over.
You may be interested in this exhibition in Cologne:
"Von wegen Heilige Nacht! - Weihnachten in der politischen Propaganda."
further pictures can be found here.