Holiday Music Countdown tangent: We need a little Christmas, and skating lessons

by Cynthia Closkey on December 21, 2007 · 3 comments

Bit of a hard day today, so I will hold my holiday countdown post until tomorrow.

Fortunately, I have a treat to tide you over, sent to me by frequent commenter Erich Maria. It’s a video of Mitzi Gaynor singing "We Need a Little Christmas" — but it’s more than just that:

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From an email exchange between me and Erich:

EM: You would think they would have gotten some kids who could ice skate.

CC: That’s a riot! Do you think the kids are falling on purpose? Too funny.

EM: I don’t know, but 0:09 she claps her hands and the kids behind her fall down. Then at 0:17, she stomps her boot down, someone else goes down. Could be a coincidence …

Watch and decide for yourself!

{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Uncle Crappy December 21, 2007 at 10:18 pm

Skating isn’t that hard. I think everyone’s drunk.

2 Jennifer December 22, 2007 at 9:48 am

FUNNY! Do you suppose they just used the kids of people working there?

3 Cynthia Closkey December 22, 2007 at 12:19 pm

I think it’s just the one child who can’t skate, and who’s taking everyone else down. I assume they’re all the crew’s kids. Why they don’t remove that one child is a mystery — maybe it’s the producer’s kid.

It’s also possible they’re drunk.

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