The world ushered in the New Year around the world with fireworks. Happy New Year and welcome to 2009! You can see some longer footage from the ball drop in New York City here.
Aimee Mann is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Shows past, present, and future to learn the true meaning of the Christmas show. Aimee Man is best known for her "Voices Carry" song and her song "Save Me" from the Magnolia soundtrack that won her a Grammy. Did you know that Dicken's wrote his original version of A Christmas Carol in just six weeks?
Evan from Mahalo Daily teaches you how to write a love song for your special lady. Evan is writing a song for Mahalo's Veronica Belmont. Some tips: say "baby, honey and darling" a lot and rhyme with her name. Another tip: make sure the special lady you are writing the song for doesn't already have a serious boyfriend. For more Valentine's Day fun check out BloggersBlog.com's giant roundup.
Nation's Wealthy Cruelly Deprived Of True Meaning Of Christmas
This is a really depressing story from The Onion. The nation's poor get to experience true Christmas spirit, while the wealthy, burdened by shopping and party obligations, are left out in the cold.
It's almost Halloween. Oh no! That means the zombies are coming. Yes, it does - even President Bush is warning about the zombie threat. However, tthere is no reason to be terribly afraid. This informative video will explain zombies to you and knowledge is power. See also the Zombie Survival Wiki for more zombie defense tips.
Cozy up by the fire. A 2-minute video of a yule log burning in a fireplace. The video comes from CW11 New York which calls it a portable yule log and explains how to put it on your iPod.
Charlotte Church sings "Little Drummer Boy" on Good Morning America. There is a big difference between Charlotte's version and the version sung by Ashlee and Jessica Simpson.
Back when they were still married Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey performed this version of "Baby, It's Cold Outside." The original song was written by Frank Loesser and you can read more about how he came up with it here.
This may be the most unusual Chrismas album ever: Twisted Christmas by Twisted Sister. Bang your head to Twisted Sister's version of "Come All Ye Faithful."
This film shows Halloween from the perspective of a pumpkin. The short film won Best Short Film and Best Concept at the 2006 Chicago Horror Film Festival, October. The Blame Society Productions film was directed by Aaron Yonda.
