Monday, December 19, 2005

The meaning of Xmas, Boondocks style

In "A Huey Freeman Christmas" [first aired 2005-12-18], The Boondocks updates the Charlie Brown Christmas special. A little girl with a voice eerily reminiscent of Linus Van Pelt explains the true meaning of Christmas:

Christmas is about how Santa died for our gifts and rose from the dead and moved to the North Pole. And because of that, every year Santa comes down to forgive us our sins and give us eternal presents.
How many "serious" Christmas shows have you seen in which the gifts are the true "reason for the season"? It's not hard to turn the traditional carol "O Christmas Tree" into this:
O Santa Claus, O Santa Claus,
You give us so much treasure!
How oft at Christmas tide the joys,
O jolly fat man, give us the toys!
O Santa Claus, O Santa Claus,
You give us so much treasure!
Ka-ching.