- Heat Miser
As we’re all well aware, Christmas is the second creepiest of all holidays. (The first is obviously Easter, which offers a troubling, uneasy mix of adorable bunnies, pagan birth rituals, and crucifixion snuff porn.) Now, I love Santa… don’t get me wrong. But sneaking down chimneys—FOR WHATEVER REASON—is a clear violation of our privacy and civil rights. In fact, there are a ton of odd things about this holiday, which are gleefully put on display in annual holiday animated specials… many of which are on TV this week! For example…
• The Year Without a Santa Claus (ABC Family, Wed Dec 10, 6 pm). A classic of the Rankin/Bass “creepy wooden puppet” genre, The Year Without a Santa Claus is like deciphering the Middle East conflict…