Jonathan Coulton is joined onstage by Paul and Storm for a Christmas song. Recorded live at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, VA, December 17, 2006.
Jonathan Coulton – Christmas Is Interesting | Posted on: Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
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It’s a reference to the Rankin-Bass “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”. Herbie’s an Elf who’d rather be a dentist, and both the square-wheeled train and jam-shooting squirtgun are residents of the Island of Misfit Toys.
This song was on the album “Smoking Monkey” from 2003. Thing a Week started in the Autumn of 2005. He had as much time as he wanted to put this one together.
Nahh. Weird Al is still the Weird Al. JoCo doesn’t do song parodies, and that’s the majority of Yankovic’s fame. I’d say that JoCo is more the new TMBG/BnL with their mix of quirky and deeply emotional songs.
“Maybe you’re a squirtgun who only shoots jam\/ Now you know how Jesus feels”
Best couplet on Smoking Monkey!
(The opening couplet from “Ikea” is second, and also the best opening couplet to any song ever.)
So fucking love jonathan coulton!!
I know I know can’t you see citizen Kane singing the chorus, LOL!
Oh my god! It’s a Christmas miracle! Look Emo Teeny-bopper, Look Hard-Rock Messiah, look modern glamor Diva! Folk songs do exist! Yes Virginia there are modern bards!
‘like a stick in your eye’
Hilarious!
darkriftwalker, you might be reading into them a bit much. He was making a song every weak and while funny and well written, there probably was not a ridiculous amount of metaphorical thought put into it.
And stigmata
Way to go with the tropes reference! Christmas is definitely interesting, but it’s still one of my favorite times of the year.
he should try out for last comic standing
Oh, they do make perfect sense. The thing is, it’s about Christmas tropes, metaphors, and complex literary references.
Also Christmashate, and the various ACTUAL interesting facts about same: Hell, suicide rates doubling is STATISTICALLY interesting.
Another potential point for the song: Interesting does not equal GOOD.
i think it refers to disappointment
i don’t understand all the reference, but i love this song 😀
Yep, thats christmas alright
Actually the wife recieves hair combs; not the kind to comb with, the kind
you put in the hair to decorate and hold it. Love that story.
whats the jesus part amean about a squirt gun that only shoots jam?
You know, there was some lady laughing when he said that…
Awesome! It’s brilliant to see Paul and Storm with Jonathan Coulton live –
especially since I’ve never seen it in the flesh! Thanks for uploading. 🙂