The
Twelve Days of Christmas
I’ve posted this link at least twice before, but it makes me laugh so much. If you’ve seen it before, my apologies. If you haven’t seen it before, I hope you enjoy it.
To off set it, try the Christmas Can Can
It’s good
to see that Hannukah is celebrated in this sketch, too. At the end is a mention
of Kwanzaa, which was something new to me.
Wikipedia,
that invaluable resource, says:
Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day.
It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West, East, as well as Southeast Africa.
Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. Twenty-first-century estimates place the number of Americans who celebrate Kwanzaa between 500,000 and 2,000,000.
Kwanzaa is not a religion and can be celebrated by any African American or Pan-African, of all faiths or none. It was created by a black separatist, who said it was to:
"give black
people an alternative to the existing holiday of Christmas and give black
people an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history, rather than
simply imitate the practice of the dominant society."
Really fun videos!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed them.
DeleteI remember the first one, so went straight to the Christmas Can Can, it's so funny!!
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas Can Can is clever, I think.
DeleteI never saw it before so thanks for sharing it again- I really enjoyed it. I too recently learned about Kwanza when I researched it for a holiday newsletter.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you enjoyed it.
DeleteYes, it was a fun clip.
ReplyDeleteThings - and people - can become very sentimental at this time of year. A good laugh dispels that.
DeleteThat is very funny
ReplyDelete😁
DeleteLoved the video
ReplyDeleteGood. I'm pleased.
DeleteWith hearing aids out at 5:30AM and cat and lady sleeping, I don't play clips in the morning, but that is when I do most of my blogging, both writing and reading. BTW, if you want to remove formatting from other sources just select it and het spacebar+ctrl and it will revert to your chosen blog font. Or hit the T with a slash at the end of the compose toolbar. Of course, maybe you want it in kept that way to distinguish it better. 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information. I usually moving into Compose view and paste formatted text there, but then have to manually enter the spaces.
DeleteThat's useful to know, thank you.
ReplyDeleteEntertaining for the 12 Days of Christmas!
ReplyDeleteIt's good to have something to laugh at.
DeleteOn Friday our newspaper publishes a calendar with things going on around town for the next week. I was annoyed to see that there was a Kwanzaa activity listed. It seems that EVERY holiday is subject to creep now.
ReplyDeleteThen it becomes an amorphous mass.
Deletethose men are hilarious, now I have that song in my head, so will not thank your for that. ha ha ha ha
ReplyDelete😁
DeleteHilarious video.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it.
DeleteThat Twelves Days of Christmas will keep me giggling all day!
ReplyDeleteIt's worth watching again and again . . . and I do!
DeleteI liked the last paragraph of your post, thank you.
ReplyDelete😀
DeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for the video links :)
All the best Jan
My pleasure!
DeleteWe recognized Kwanzaa at our school in Illinois which our African American kids enjoyed and others found interesting as well.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised not to have heard of it, because it's been around for a long time.
DeleteThank you for that video about the 12 Days of Christmas. I passed it on to some friends too. You just can't help laughing and I really needed a laugh.
ReplyDeleteIt never fails to make me laugh.
DeleteThank you for the links, as I definitely needed the laughs! Kwanzaa is new to me so thank you for that too! xxx
ReplyDeleteLaughter is good!
ReplyDelete