Green Chri$tma$ is 50!

[rowrrbazzle]

Stan Freberg’s classic satire of Christmas advertising was produced in 1958. It’s still relevant.

A blog has a well-researched article about it, including ads of the day, an MP3 of the routine, script, and newspaper and magazine columns in reaction to the sketch.

Green Chri$tma$ - Fifty Year$: An Appreciation

If you’ve never heard it before, it’s a must.

It’s all good, but my favorite spot in the sketch is this.

CRATCHIT: Well, I was just going to send cards out showing the three wise men following the Star of Bethlehem.
SCROOGE: I get it! And they’re bearing your spices! Now that’s perfect! I–
CRATCHIT: No, no–no product in it. I was just going to say, “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men.” Period!
VOICES: MUMBLING IN BACKGROUND
MAN: Well, that’s a peculiar slogan!

[Robot_Arm]

“Sayyyy, Mother, as sure as there’s an X in Christmas,…”

I’ll have to check my Freberg box set, but if I remember the liner notes correctly, it says they got this on take 1.

Good stuff. Thanks for the reminder.

[kaylasdad99]

I read the thread title as “Green Chri$tma$ is $50.” I thought; “My, that’s expensive. No wonder they don’t put it in the Christmas rotation on KOST.”