I highly recommend finding one of the recordings of Sedaris reading Santaland Diaries. The Holidays on Ice audiobook features his sister Amy and Ann Magnuson on some of the other stories.

This was outstanding. I would not have believed that my estimation of Mel Brooks could have gone higher but here we are.

This was outstanding. I would not have believed that my estimation of Mel Brooks could have gone higher but here we are.

And the Santastic Xmash collections often have some pretty entertaining stuff, like Rudolph the Paranoid Reindeer for example.

And the Santastic Xmash collections often have some pretty entertaining stuff, like Rudolph the Paranoid Reindeer for example.

I'll have to go back to get that one. I have Heavy Metal Christmas (12 Days of…). It's so bad it makes me want to kill Santa.
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I'll have to go back to get that one. I have Heavy Metal Christmas (12 Days of…). It's so bad it makes me want to kill Santa.
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Also the Hives & Cyndi Lauper in A Christmas Duel.

Also the Hives & Cyndi Lauper in A Christmas Duel.

Also, James Brown's Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year

Also, James Brown's Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year

If you want unusual, Frank Sidebottom. If you want awful, Twisted Sister's Xmas album.

If you want unusual, Frank Sidebottom. If you want awful, Twisted Sister's Xmas album.

I do have this album in my Xmas collection but I feel like it's due to be moved to the "overplayed bin." This year's additions to the Xmas collection have been Elvis, Sponge Bob and Frank Sidebottom.

I do have this album in my Xmas collection but I feel like it's due to be moved to the "overplayed bin." This year's additions to the Xmas collection have been Elvis, Sponge Bob and Frank Sidebottom.

AVclub should do a Madness primer! Otherwise, I will!

AVclub should do a Madness primer! Otherwise, I will!

@avclub-ae1846aa63a2c9a5b1d528b1a1d507f7:disqus  You just made up both of those.

@avclub-ae1846aa63a2c9a5b1d528b1a1d507f7:disqus  You just made up both of those.

@avclub-d324a0cc02881779dcda44a675fdcaaa:disqus Why? For pointing out that despite their superficial differences those musical acts share a certain poppiness?