# Worst Conceivable Christmas/Holiday Special? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2006, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567 "2006-12-25T23:26:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/1 "2006-12-25T23:26:02Z")
I am just so sick of holdiday specialsm it’s time forNEW dishusting holiday specials. Some ideas I’ve had: \*.[ul] [li]Paris Hilton’s Golden Shower Christmas[/li][li]A Saddamite Chistmas featuring the Republican Guard Marching Chorale[/li][li]A Very White Christmas with David Duke[/li][li]Sing Along With the Mark Foley Boy’s Choir[/li][/ul] \* Other ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/2 "2006-12-25T23:46:31Z")
I think that the Star Wars Christmas Special was pretty rank, and that one actually aired. It was viewable on YouTube a few weeks back. It’s the Chewbacca family, featuring his wife, his annoying son and his grouchy pop! I kid you not. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/3 "2006-12-25T23:54:34Z")
[QUOTE=Valgard] I think that the Star Wars Christmas Special was pretty rank, and that one actually aired. It was viewable on YouTube a few weeks back. It’s the Chewbacca family, featuring his wife, his annoying son and his grouchy pop! I kid you not. [/QUOTE] Dude, but it has Bea Arthur singing! What could be more awesome? [post=7790069]As far as I’m concerned, the only canon is _The Star Wars Holiday Special_.[/post] My vote for hypothetical worst holiday programme: _The Manson Family Christmas Special_. For the love of Og, please don’t tell the Fox network. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/4 "2006-12-25T23:57:02Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] My vote for hypothetical worst holiday programme: _The Manson Family Christmas Special_. For the love of Og, please don’t tell the Fox network. Stranger [/QUOTE] Marilyn or Charles? Never mind. It doesn’t really make a difference… ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/5 "2006-12-26T00:44:49Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Marilyn or Charles? Never mind. It doesn’t really make a difference… [/QUOTE] No, it does. Charles is a much better musician. ---
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/6 "2006-12-26T00:52:48Z")
[The 10 Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time](http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/003030.html), a satirical bit by John Scalzi. Personal favourites: “A Muppet Christmas with Zbigniew Brzezinski” “Bob & Carol & Ted & Santa” “The Village People in Can’t Stop the Christmas Music – On Ice!” (Read the description of this one, it’s hilarious.) ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/7 "2006-12-26T01:19:23Z")
The SCTV troupe did something along these lines: “A Lola Falana Christmas Special.” It’s a special by a hot female Vegas celebritry who has clearly forgotten everyhing she ever knew about Christmas. I don’t remember the particulars too well, I just remember laughing my ass off. ---
**Author:** ![yelimS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/54ee81/32.png) [@yelimS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yelimS)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/8 "2006-12-26T02:25:18Z")
[QUOTE=NDP] No, it does. Charles is a much better musician. [/QUOTE] Never learn not to love! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/9 "2006-12-26T03:44:58Z")
Stranger on a Train: > [@](#): > > My vote for hypothetical worst holiday programme: The Manson Family Christmas Special. For the love of Og, please don’t tell the Fox network. [Like this, perhaps?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Christmas_Charlie_Manson%21) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/10 "2006-12-26T04:32:59Z")
The “Best of the VPs” Holiday Extravaganza. Sip your yuletide grog to the joyous festivities of the Cheneys, the Gores and the Quayles. Special cameos by the Fords (hide the grog). ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/11 "2006-12-26T05:01:42Z")
[www.mostoffensivevideo.com](http://www.mostoffensivevideo.com) Warning: you have _no idea_ how offensive these “Christmas” specials are. Not suitable for anyone. Watch with caution. ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/12 "2006-12-26T05:03:48Z")
Also: > [@](#): > > “A Muppet Christmas with Zbigniew Brzezinski” I’d pay good money to see that. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/13 "2006-12-26T05:09:52Z")
Well, you know Sam the Eagle would be all over that… ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/14 "2006-12-26T13:50:23Z")
With the networks’ penchant for taking traditional Christmas Carols and constructing entire holiday specials around them (Rudolph, Frosty, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, etc.) I’d be curious to see what they could do with the (in)famous **Tiny Tim** offering of _Santa Claus has Got the AIDS This Year_. The mind boggles. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/15 "2006-12-26T16:47:31Z")
[QUOTE=yelimS] Never learn not to love! [/QUOTE] You are a garbage dump. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/16 "2006-12-26T20:54:06Z")
Well, after a 15-month hiatus, the Japanese government suddenly\* decided to hang 4 inmates on Christmas morning. There’s got to be a plot for a truly disturbed Christmas special in there somewhere. \*very suddenly. The condemned don’t know when the execution will be held until the big day actually arrives. [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20061226a1.html](http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20061226a1.html) ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/17 "2006-12-26T21:08:17Z")
[QUOTE=Sublight] Well, after a 15-month hiatus, the Japanese government suddenly\* decided to hang 4 inmates on Christmas morning. There’s got to be a plot for a truly disturbed Christmas special in there somewhere. \*very suddenly. The condemned don’t know when the execution will be held until the big day actually arrives. > **[Four sent to the gallows](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2006/12/26/national/four-sent-to-the-gallows/)** > > The Justice Ministry sent four death row inmates to the gallows Monday, inflaming lawmakers and protesters over the first executions to be carried out in 15 months. [/QUOTE] “All the prisoners were hung In the gallows with care…” ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/18 "2006-12-26T23:46:19Z")
Yuletide for Hitler? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/19 "2006-12-26T23:59:04Z")
[QUOTE=Orbifold] [The 10 Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time](http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/003030.html), a satirical bit by John Scalzi. [/QUOTE] That’s great. I’d love to hear _The Assassination of Saint Nicholas_ if it really existed. ---
**Author:** ![42Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/6bbea6/32.png) [@42Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42Geek)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567/20 "2006-12-27T00:01:38Z")
> [@](#): > > the Japanese government suddenly\* decided to hang 4 inmates on Christmas morning. There’s got to be a plot for a truly disturbed Christmas special in there somewhere. Yes, but most Japanese are Shinto or Buddist and don’t follow Christian traditions. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-conceivable-christmas-holiday-special/385567.md?page=2)