I Want A Poppa-Puh-Moose for Christmas . . .

AVA: Say "hippopotamus".
DOY: Poppa-puh-moose!

(From World of Terror 3)

My mom says that when I was 5 I pronounced it "hippo-puh-thomas"

Anyway, Merry Christmas to all. For my Ecret Anta gift, I give you my current favorite Christmas song/obsession (courtesy of YouTube):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dec9Jb_Ac4

(It's featured in a TV commercial, for Target I think.)

Here's how The Beatles did Christmas for their fan club members 50 years ago(!) in 1966:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrfMaUcOD4U

(The opening song would be perfect on a Disney Channel show. I can picture Johnny Nimbus and the Rooney clan around the piano — oh well, too late for that.)

Yeah, I know filankey is not a word, but it's gonna catch on.