A Stephen Colbert Christmas

Posted: 11/24/08 at 5:26pm

Did anyone see this last night? I thought I had imagined the whole thing but clips are on YouTube.

I was appalled (in the best possible way) and wonder what horrified other people the most: Toby Keith singing about beheading supreme court judges who want to separate church'n'state or John Legend turning Nutmeg into a filthy filthy thing.

[jenna2]

Posted: 11/24/08 at 8:38pm

I'm not entirely sure that I'll EVER be able to drink eggnog with nutmeg again, thanks to that song. I love me some John Legend and by god that was funny.

How about Elvis Costello vs. The Bear? That was pretty fantastic.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 11/24/08 at 8:51pm

I thought it was irreverent, silly and tacky. I LOVED IT!!!

***SPOILER***

My favorite was Willie Nelson as a Wise Man singing about bringing the Baby Jesus pot...and then getting arrested at the Nativity Set atop the piano!

[jasonf]

Posted: 11/24/08 at 9:00pm

Maybe being Jewish I'm biased,but the John Stewart part cracked me up.

[Roninjoey]

Posted: 11/24/08 at 9:42pm

His singing was great. I thought the whole thing was pretty brilliant. The Put On Hold By an Angel thing has been stuck in my head all day.

[The Boy From Ohio]

Posted: 11/24/08 at 10:22pm

I liked Willie!

[NGD2225]

Posted: 11/24/08 at 10:49pm

Willie was just a joy.

Are you high?

[sondheimboy2]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 1:33am

I hope that they publish the sheet music to "There are worse things to belive in"

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 1:38am

I loved it so much.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 2:09am

We were singing "Worse Things to Believe In" for the rest of the night!

When Willie got "taken into custody," my daughter asked, "Why are the police doing that to him?" And my very "I like to give kids correct and clinic straight talk" Baby Daddy says, "That's because he was in possession of marijuana." "MARIJUANA? What's THAT????" she asked. "It sounds funny!"

I have done such a good job of shielding my children, haven't I?

[Shannon Bo Dannon]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 2:23am

I thought it was hysterical! Was that really Stephen singing? He's fantastic haha.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 9:00am

Yeah. I mean, he was obviously lip-synching (not particularly well, at times), but that was his actual voice. He's a pretty decent singer.

[violet72]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 10:09am

I loved it. I was shocked at how well Jon Stewart sings...and Evlis vs the bear was classic as well as the bear singing Whatever happened to peace love and understanding...and that hot kiss "Oh No I forgot I was delicious"

HHHMMMM Nutmeg

[LuPonatic]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 2:44pm

I hope I am able to catch it on another airing, this makes me REALLY want to see it!

[log13124]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 6:55pm

It was amazing. I'm actually re-watching it right now. The returning mistletoe gag was funny, the songs were enjoyable, and it had that great Colbert feel. I'm pretty sure I know what a few people are getting from me for Christmas this year...

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 7:31pm

I didn't get a chance to see the whole thing, but I can't wait to catch it.

[WickedRedX]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 9:54pm

It comes on Comedy Central tonight again for anyone who missed it. I loved the parts with the mistletoe.

[jam_man]

Posted: 11/25/08 at 10:06pm

You know, the songwriting team is the same pair that wrote Cry-Baby - the lyricist being a headwriter on The Daily Show (at least according to the NYTimes).

I loved it, and watching it yet again!

"A redeemer. A savior. An obese man who gives toys for good behavior."