We spent the entire day driving. Besides Mom dodging some serious weather and potential tornadoes with her mad driving skillz, here’s what the kids remember best from their time in the car.
Finally, a holiday treat. I’ve often complained about my childhood oppression by saccharine Christmas carols, which were forced on us at school and in Girl Scouts. (The narcotized “Silent Night” was the worst torture of them all.) So I was delighted to find this anti-carol on Nickelodeon, the children’s cartoon network. The ominous scenario (“Brave New World” meets “Metropolis”) wonderfully expresses the commercialized fascism of this hectic season. All year long, these hypnotic lyrics have become a standard chant at my house: “Bow down, bow down, before the power of Santa — or be crushed, be crushed by his jolly boots of doom!” What gifted team created this witty fantasia? Congratulations for popular art at its best!
