Christmas Is Interesting
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| Album | Smoking Monkey |
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| Length | 3:53 |
| Release date | 11-05-2003 |
| Related Pages | Other media |
| Christmas Is Interesting in the JoCo store | |
"Christmas Is Interesting" is one of Jonathan Coulton's oldest songs[1] and appears on his first album, Smoking Monkey.
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[edit] History
[edit] Live Performance
"Christmas Is Interesting" has been performed on occasion live at Jonathan Coulton concerts.
[edit] Trivia
"Christmas Is Interesting" is a hodgepodge of references to Christmas stories and movies:
- 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 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.
- The Rosebud and cold mansion lines are allusions to Citizen Kane.
[edit] Availability
Available from jonathancoulton.com for purchase in MP3 or FLAC formats, as well as on the Smoking Monkey CD.
[edit] Themes
[edit] Citations
| Smoking Monkey |
| 1. I'm Having a Party - 2. Bozo's Lament - 3. Kenesaw Mountain Landis - 4. Ikea - 5. I Hate California - 6. Christmas Is Interesting - 7. Over There - 8. Millionaire Girlfriend - 9. First of May - 10. De-Evolving - 11. I'm a Mason Now - 12. Overhead |
