2018, The Year that the War on Christmas (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”) Failed (Videos)

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Baby It’s Cold Outside, Christmas, Christmas songs

As the Christmas hoiliday winds down and we make our way to and through New Year’s, I thought that I’d share this post that I published one week ago on Grumpy Opinions and Wow! Magazine.  Enjoy:

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Here we are again, America, at the most joyous time of the year, i.e.,

CHRISTMAS

As expected, there are those who are triggered by all things,

CHRISTMAS.

They are working hard this Christmas season in their endless war against Christians/Christmas  from how the many ways that Christmas is celebrated, including the events, sights and sounds of the holiday.  For some reason, the sound of Christmas to anti-Christian ideologues is the equivalent of nails raking  across a chalkboard. My response:

To that I say, joyful noise. Turn it up, turn it up as the clock ticks off the remaining hours of 2018.

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Speaking of which anti-Christian/anti-Christmas ideologues have zeroed in this year on the all-time favorite and Christmas classic, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” written in 1944 by songwriter, Frank Loesser.

Politically correct radio stations who have no objection playing Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” is on the warpath against a song written almost seven decades ago thanks to the useful idiots aka the Me Too movement.

According to the Me Too movement, i.e., the same people who brought us the Kavanaugh fiasco, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is a date rape song.  Really.

Radio listeners are having none of it and radio stations are not towing the line to please these Marxist ideologues. The flag has been planted and it is no retreat, no return. Again, the MeToo movement has chosen the wrong hill to die on but then they have been doing that a lot lately.

The song gained its claim to fame in the 1949 comedy film, “Neptune’s Daughter” and  went on in 1950 to won an Academy Award for the Best Original Song as performed by Ricardo Montalban and Esther Williams.

Loesser wrote Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” a call and response duet in which the male character attempts to convince the female character to spend the night due to outside weather conditions (cold and snow) for his wife to sing at Lynn Garland, at “their housewarming party in New York City at the Navarro Hotel. They sang the song to indicate to guests that it was time to leave.”

Red Skelton and Betty Garrett who also appeared in “Neptune’s Daughter” delivers a very funny performance of Baby, It’s Cold Outside” as well, only the roles are reversed.  It is definitely a must see.

Although you may have seen it at least a dozen times over the past two weeks, below is the  performance from the movie “Neptune’s Daughter” starring Ricardo Montalban and Esther Williams.  The videographer also included Red Skelton and Betty Garrett’s performance of “Baby, It’s Cold outside.”

“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” has been re-done on many occasions.  Another great version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” was performed by the great, Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsten.

Another great version is “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” as sung by none other than Dean Martin and Martina McBride.

Irony bites the MeToo Movement in the Rear —

I have no doubt that Dean Martin’s estate is laughing all the way to the bank.  Martin’s version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” made Top Ten Digital Songs Sales Chart last week.  I kid you not.  (Screenshot below)

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How about that? Meek Mill and Drake are number 17 and the late, great Dean Martin is number 10.  Adding to that, this is a first for the song, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”

According to Billboard,

Dean Martin‘s take, recorded in 1959, is the chart’s Greatest Gainer, soaring from No. 31 to No. 10 on the Dec. 22-dated list, up 70 percent to 11,000 downloads sold in the week ending Dec. 13, according to Nielsen Music. A week earlier, it returned to the chart with a 257 percent blast to 7,000 sold.

For a second consecutive week, Martin’s cover is the second-best-selling holiday song, below Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (14,000, down 6 percent)[…]

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Talk about the wrong hill to die on?  Other versions of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is showing up on the charts as well.

One of the latest versions of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” to my knowledge is a short Barnes & Noble ad featuring Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.

Bound to trigger the politically correct, is the 2013 performance of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Gaga and Joseph Gordon-Levittthat in the Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday special, “Lady Gaga & The Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular“ that aired on ABC in 2013.

I suspect that ideologues would blame these performances on the immorality of white privilege or some crap.

If that is the case, then version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” performed by Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé is really going to send snowflakes and those begging to be oppressed over the top.  A well choreographed version, the performance brings home the point that it’s about innocent banter and not a “rape song” as labeled by Me Too fanatics.  The singing and performance is a real classic and the child performers are marvelous. See the video below.

What more proof do we need to show that the war on Caucasians, especially Cacucasian men is pure b.s.!

The song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is extremely popular and crosses the line of color.  There are countless versions as well of the song performed by African American duets.

As performed by Vanessa Williams and Bobby Caldwell.

Performed by Ray Charles and Betty Carter.

and the duet of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan —

the maestro, Louis Armstrong also performed the duet “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” with Ella Fitzgerald. (LINK)

Note that Ray Charles sang the song with several artists, among them were Dionne Warwick years ago at the Grammy’s.

William Shatner nailed it and while anti-Christmas ideologues and MeToo snowflakes attempted to pillory Captain Kirk for calling out the obvious, they failed.

Have you watched the original choreography, myopic Peter or are you one of those who needs to take the lyrics & extrapolate worst case? You must clutch your pearls over rap music. 😂 Here’s the original choreography from 1949: https://t.co/bYvhvJg8Zt https://t.co/Jr4FNJccUs

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) December 11, 2018

Okay, so now that I have inundated you with so many versions of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” that I lost count, you might ask, what is my point?

Is ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ Too Offensive? Students React

You have to see it to believe it.

These kids are miserable.

Moving on…I promise.  This is the last version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” as performed by Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart.

 

A Merry Christmas Yule Log

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Christmas, Christmas music, Yule Log

Merry Christmas to friends and visitors of PUMABydesign001’s Blog.

Published on YouTube Dec 2, 2018 by Music Box

Wishing Peace, Love &
God’s Blessings to All.

A Necessarily – Amiss Christmas Missive

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Christmas, food for thought, Homeless, Poverty, remember the less fortunate, Veterans

It is unfortunate that those with an agenda has made Christmas all about commercialism, profits, material desires while ignoring those in need and/or leaving those in need to the care of the government.

News alert:  The government doesn’t give a damn and any talk of suffering by poverty stricken and homeless Americans have become talking points pulled out every 2, 4 or 6 years to rack up votes.

Here in New York City, those very same bureaucrats have declared war against individuals and entities that, from their heart and on their own reach out to the homeless and poverty-stricken, the result of which leaves the unfortunate even worse off.

Please don’t ignore them this Christmas season.  Remember our veterans, many of whom are homeless and living beneath the poverty level.  Keep in mind that  a new television, Playstation 4, computer, toys or skis is not at all what Christmas is about.  

One solitary act of kindness and/or a moment of caring does not cost a dime.

The Hermit Chronicles

Editor’s note: This was first published back on Christmas Eve of 2009. The world was a dramatically different place back then. Accordingly, it has been nuanced over the years since its first publication. The message it intends to convey, however, is timeless.

No matter where you go or what you do, at this time of year, you cannot avoid the marketing and advertising “blitzkrieg” that has transformed the Christmas season into some horribly disfigured mutation of the original point of the holiday. Thanks in large part to the political correctness movement, and this idea that public displays of religion and faith… most especially Christian religion and faith… are now considered offensive to the smaller numbers of non-believers, and should be constrained wherever and whenever possible.

All the while, as this unwinnable cultural Civil War rages on, there are vast numbers of innocent bystanders out there around the world silently suffering through a sadness or anguish or heartbreak or loss that those cultural Civil warriors could scarcely comprehend let alone personally endure or overcome.

Each of us – from every faith and lack thereof – would be well-served by the reminder that, for some, the Christmas holiday season is not necessarily a happy or joyous time of year. It should inspire you to take pause, long enough to see beyond the gadgets and baubles and trinkets and consider the lives and circumstances of our less fortunate brothers and sisters around the world. It should encourage you, as well, to be just a little more humble, a little more generous, and a whole lot more kind… not just to your friends, families, and loved ones, but to the nameless & unfamiliar faces of “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses” that you encounter as you walk freely about the cabins of your everyday lives[…]

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NOTE:  Allow me to introduce you to patriot Haystack, proprietor of the website, The Hermit Chronicles.  When you have a moment, stop by and say hello to Haystack.

 

Three (3) Hours of Christmas Music Classics and Holiday Scenery

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Christmas, Christmas music

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A little Christmas music to get you in the holiday spirit while shopping, putting up your Christmas tree, decorations and lights.  Enjoy.

Please also remember, thank and pray for our men and women in service who will spend this Christmas holiday away from our shores, away from their families.

Forum: What Do You Most Like About The Holiday Season?

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Christmas, Hanukkah

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Every week, the WoW! community and our invited guests weigh in at the Forum, short takes on a major issue of the day, the culture, or daily living. This week’s question:What Do You Most Like About The Holiday Season?

Bookworm Room: I like Christmas music. I may be Jewish, but I think Christmas music is one of the great gifts Christians have given to the world or, at least, to America. Whether it’s the old classics with their decidedly religious focus or the modern odes to winter, hearing those songs makes me happy. I dread the day when the PC police make all of that music go completely underground. Until then, once Thanksgiving is over and right up until 11:59 p.m. on Christmas day, I revel in those melodies.

Puma By Design :While I do not decorate as much as I used to because everyone are adults with their own families, the grandchildren will come over for a weekend, mid-December to help me decorate.

When they were younger, I used to take them on a day trip to Toys R Us or FAO Schwartz in mid-town Manhattan where they’d have open access to the many games and holiday props. However, since everyone is so politically correct in NYC, we now head over to Barnes and Nobles or one of the malls depending on the events.

The following day, we put up Christmas lights and the tree. Hopefully, this year, Kiki won’t knock down the tree and screw up the decorations before the next morning’s sunrise as she did last year.

After the tree is decorated, we’ll have cookies and hot chocolate or tea (sounds all Norman Rockwell, right?) While decorating, we’ll play Christmas music. They like my choice of Christmas music (thank goodness).

Once settled for the evening, I bully (well, not exactly) them into watching a Christmas movie of my choosing. Hey, I earned it and of course, they’ll moan and groan, “Oh, Grandma….really?” My grandson and granddaughter will fight for the seat closest to me until unable to stand them anymore, I switch seats allowing one to sit on the left of me and the other on the right. Case closed.

Then we’ll hang out again, Christmas Eve until about 10 p.m. at which point, their parents who waited until the final days have completed Christmas shopping take them home.

In between and all around, by the second week of December, I am in the holiday spirit whether I have decorated or not. However, once the mission has been accomplished, there is no holding me back. I often spend late evenings or since I’m such a horrible sleeper awaken to find my favorite spot in the living room where I admire the decorations, tree and lights while enjoying Christmas music preferably old school Christmas music of all genres except Hip-hop. Okay, one or two artists from the Hip-hop era.

I believe that music is God’s gift to us and his way of touching us deep within. There is a reason that it’s called joyful noise and when I’m not listening to music or have lowered it in the background, I’m like a 10-year-old enjoying my Christmas movies.

Life is good and we are blessed.

Jeffrey Avalon Friedberg: love “the prettiest sound” in the world: the call to Prayer.

The sound of goats screaming death cries as they are slaughtered. The cacophony of terrified unbelievers naked and shrieking in cold air. The crisp crackle of animal and snake hides as we unwrap our newest weapons and killing devices.

Yessss—the ssssssong of the sssssands blowing passssst usssss, under a full moon….

Ahhhhhh…nothing better….

Nothing.

Patrick O’Hannigan: I’m not actually sure what I like most about the holiday season, but I appreciate being given the chance to think aloud about it.

If you set aside some of the hymns I like on the grounds that Easter and (in the U.S., at least) the Fourth of July have also inspired music, then the forced pause over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day might be the thing I appreciate most. By then, “holiday prep” of whatever kind is done, and the questions you’re left to ponder get simultaneously bigger and smaller. What I mean is that those of us inclined to such pondering are nudged by the calendar to marvel at the fact that God became Man, which leads first to the big, comforting, incredible question of “Why?”

I’m not sure whether my Jewish friends see the ecumenical and fellowship possibilities in Christmas the way that I do, but I also like how the Nativity of Jesus sits squarely on the pivot point between Jewish and Christian scriptures.

That said, nobody can think big thoughts all the time, and so by December 25 we’re also playing “small ball” with questions like “Which flannel shirt do I like best?” or “Will this Irish coffee taste as good as Uncle Jim’s?,” and “Is the soprano soloist at the late Mass going to handle ‘O Holy Night’ as beautifully as Mary Beth did all those years ago?”

I think “the holidays” as a catchall phrase wrongly conflates observances of unequal rank by putting things like New Year’s Eve on equal footing with more significant observances, but it’s also true that seeing the confluence of sacred and secular in the month of December provides food for thought.

Rob Miller: People’s attitudes. They seem to enjoy life more, to let the little things go. Oh, and using the pool and the jacuzzi in December.

Laura Rambeau Lee: For me the holiday season is about carrying on family traditions. We always have turkey for Thanksgiving; a standing rib roast for Christmas dinner; and a roast pork with sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and apple sauce on New Year’s Day. We do end up working around everyone’s work schedules and don’t always celebrate on the actual day, but we get together when we all can. And with an extended family it is nice to make the day a special day when no one must run to another dinner and celebration. Since my mom passed away in 2011, I guess I have taken over the matriarch role and try to do the little things she always did. My sisters especially love the shoo-fly pies I order from Lancaster, Pa, which is one thing mom always did after we moved to Florida as we got older. I don’t enjoy the shopping, not crazy about the malls and the crowds. My husband loves to shop so he takes on that task. I make the list, he fills it. I still mail out Christmas cards, too, to family and friends near and far.

The holidays can be bittersweet as we remember our loved ones no longer with us. I do love the music and have a Pentatonix CD from a few years ago that I love to play. I especially love their rendition of “Mary Did You Know?”

Now that the grandkids are 13, 11 and 3 this year they are going to help decorate the house and tree. We have a beautiful nine-foot artificial tree and lots of decorations to put up around the house. We hang stockings and after the kids leave we fill them up with fun things, practical things, and candies.

Our traditions keep us bonded through the generations. The holidays are a time to cherish our families and remember our loved ones no longer with us. It’s our time to express thanks for how truly blessed we are.

Well, there it is!

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Forum: An Essay On Christmas From A Non Christian

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Christmas

Wow! Magazine by Joshua Pundit

Since most of the WoW! community and staff are busy celebrating, I thought I’d fill in the gap with my own feelings on Christmas.They may be of interest, since I’m not as Christian and don’t celebrate it in the usual sense.

I don’t mind at all admitting that I really like Christmas.

Not for the usual reasons, probably. I don’t celebrate it. There’s no religious context for me, although I certainly find the faith that others express moving. The thought of slogging through a mall any time of year let alone Christmas sees me gritting my teeth and think ‘hmmm, flight,or fight?’

My main thought about the lights and decorations, honestly, is that they’re kinda pretty but I’m very glad I don’t have to put them up, although I confess to being moved by nativity scenes here and there and some of the wonderful art that this holiday has inspired over the years. I can’t imagine anyone with an ounce of musical taste listening to Handel’s Messiah or some of the carols or secular songs in the right setting and not being moved. Christmas trees? I’d rather see one live out in the forest myself, but that’s me.

Yet the irony is that all of these things contribute to what I most like about Christmas..they are sort of psychic triggers for the spirit that seems to permeate so many people during this time. At least, unless you consciously choose to close yourself off from it.

I revel in it.

People are easier, nicer to one another. They give of themselves. They smile more, and treat each other with more courtesy, generosity of spirit and decency.. The cop who ordinarily might ticket you for going 35 in a 30 mile zone to meet his monthly quota will say ‘Heck, it’s Christmas. Just be more careful, OK?’ People go out of their way to do favors for you or help you out in ways they ordinarily wouldn’t because it’s, you know, Christmas.

I suppose, in a way, what people are trying to do is to imitate how they view the behavior of Jesus Christ to the extent they can. That’s a beautiful thing. And being a Jew, I have to admit that I’m far more comfortable with non-Jews who embrace that spirit as opposed to those who don’t.

For the record,I have no problem with wishing people a Merry Christmas or having them do the same to me. The polite and decent response as far as I’m concerned is either ‘Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you,’ or rarely “I don’t celebrate it but thank you so much.’ Only a sour faced, perpetually raging lefty would respond in any other way. What other sort of person would urinate on someone wishing them well? Yech! Zey kenen lebn in drek, as my father of blessed memory (Z”L) used to say.And of course, where they live is of their own making, N’est pah?

As the editor of WoW! Magazine, I have the privilege and good fortune to work with a number of very wonderful people. They’re the ones who keep the site going, who write the articles that entertain and inform and who have been so important to our continuing success in what amounts to our first year(14 months, actually) in operation. But it is you, our readers who have played the biggest part in that, and to say the least, I’m very grateful for your support and continued patronage of WoW! Magazine.

Merry Christmas and a Happy 2018, Everyone! And here a few stocking stuffers:

Ah, Christmas…a time for warmth and family, as the Dropkick Murphys remind us:

No worries Ken..we know you’re just funnin’…

But also, on more serous note, a time for faith:

And of course, there’s always the office Christmas party…ple4ase feel free to weigh in on how yours went in the comments!

Ah, Elvis…sigh….

At this time, our thoughts and prayers need to go out to our warriors overseas and their families who miss them. And for Christians under siege in the Middle East and elsewhere, where, with the exception of Israel, the one country in the Middle East where the Christian population is actually growing,they are systematically being ethnically cleansed by Muslims.

This shares something with the Holocaust, because once again there is an obscene conspiracy of silence and cowardice by the West to avoid confronting the perpetrators and not protecting or at least providing a haven to the victims.

At this time of year, I urge all of us to pray for these beleaguered Christians and to raise holy you-know-what to demand that our respective governments to put these Christians’ lives and well being ahead of appeasing Islam. I run a serious risk of operating outside my pay grade here, but I flatter myself in thinking that I think it’s what The Almighty would expect… not only of Christians but of all of us.

 

 

 

Rob Miller writes for Joshuapundit. His articles have appeared in The Jerusalem Post, The Washington Examiner, American Thinker, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The San Francisco Chronicle, Real Clear Politics, The Times Of Israel, Breitbart.Com, Yediot and other publications.

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