35 Days Until Christmas! ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Song Battle)

[00:00:02] This is a Bramble Jam Podcast

[00:00:11] It's the Christmas Morning Podcast

[00:00:14] Everyone join if you can

[00:00:17] Christmas greatest fans

[00:00:20] Scott and Bram

[00:00:23] Here for you and me

[00:00:25] Well, hello everybody

[00:00:28] It's Bram, it's Scott

[00:00:30] We are, according to the Little Red Ambulance

[00:00:33] Christmas greatest fans

[00:00:35] Hi, welcome to Christmas Morning

[00:00:36] How are you, Scotty?

[00:00:37] I'm doing well

[00:00:39] We've made it halfway through the week

[00:00:40] The Thanksgiving, we're staring down the barrel of it

[00:00:44] Here comes Thanksgiving

[00:00:45] And there are no Thanksgiving songs

[00:00:47] So that's okay

[00:00:48] But I'm starting to

[00:00:50] I'm shifting into that mindset

[00:00:52] Very briefly, obviously

[00:00:55] I really start to think about Thanksgiving

[00:00:57] Before I go back full bore

[00:00:59] To Christmas, if that makes sense

[00:01:01] Because you like spending some time in the kitchen

[00:01:04] I love to cook

[00:01:05] My wife does not love to cook

[00:01:07] I love cooking with my daughter, Emma

[00:01:09] You and Emma should do a little cooking show

[00:01:12] This Thanksgiving

[00:01:13] Oh yeah, we can get those big puffy hats

[00:01:15] Yeah, record a little something

[00:01:17] For the Christmas Morning people

[00:01:19] I think they'd really like that

[00:01:20] Yeah, maybe we'll make some

[00:01:21] Christmas craft fair chili

[00:01:22] There you go, maybe, maybe, maybe so

[00:01:24] And I think I talked about this last year

[00:01:26] But there is a Thanksgiving song

[00:01:27] I really like by Ben Rector

[00:01:29] Called The Thanksgiving Song

[00:01:31] And I started listening to that song

[00:01:34] He's got the market cornered on Thanksgiving songs

[00:01:36] I know, but it is a really good Thanksgiving song

[00:01:38] About being thankful and family and whatnot

[00:01:41] So I like to turn that song on

[00:01:43] Add it to the rotation

[00:01:44] For this last couple weeks of November

[00:01:47] As we approach Thanksgiving

[00:01:49] But we're also approaching Christmas

[00:01:51] This is a Christmas show

[00:01:53] So let's dive deep into the mailbag

[00:01:55] Scotty, rip that sucker open

[00:01:57] Okay, like a band-aid

[00:01:59] Ew, gross

[00:02:00] Letters, we get letters

[00:02:02] We get stocks and stocks of letters

[00:02:06] It is a good song to sing, I will say, too

[00:02:09] It is a good song

[00:02:10] I have an email from Nicholas St. Nick Linsman

[00:02:13] Yes

[00:02:13] Nicholas says

[00:02:14] I'm sure that your movie theaters

[00:02:16] Probably do something like this

[00:02:18] But our local MJR Theater

[00:02:20] Which is absolutely beautiful

[00:02:22] Released their retro movie for the holidays

[00:02:24] So I thought I'd share this with you guys

[00:02:26] And see what you thought

[00:02:27] He goes on to really sell the theater here

[00:02:30] He said, all seats recline

[00:02:31] And they offer free popcorn on Tuesdays

[00:02:33] That is a good deal, Bran

[00:02:35] That is a good deal

[00:02:36] We only really have the Regal Cinemas locally

[00:02:41] And they do something

[00:02:42] You have the one that you took me to see Twister

[00:02:44] When I was there

[00:02:44] Yes, that is true

[00:02:46] That is a one-off there

[00:02:48] That it's an older theater for sure

[00:02:51] But Regal's the one

[00:02:53] And they do have a similar thing here

[00:02:55] With the Christmas movies that they play

[00:02:57] Throughout the season

[00:02:59] But I like they have

[00:03:00] I like that they have the movies playing

[00:03:03] Over the course of like a couple weeks

[00:03:05] It looks like, Scotty

[00:03:07] Yeah, you don't have to try to get the date right

[00:03:08] For just one

[00:03:09] Yes, that's very nice

[00:03:11] I like this

[00:03:11] Yeah, so they're playing The Grinch

[00:03:13] And it looks like the

[00:03:14] What is that?

[00:03:14] The 2018 version?

[00:03:16] Yes

[00:03:16] The animated one

[00:03:17] Then they've got

[00:03:18] A Week of Christmas Vacation

[00:03:20] Which I'd love to see on the big screen

[00:03:22] Then they've got Elf

[00:03:23] Another one I'd love to see on the big screen

[00:03:25] A Christmas Story

[00:03:26] Obviously never saw that on the big screen

[00:03:29] Polar Express

[00:03:30] Eh, I can take or leave that one

[00:03:31] And It's a Wonderful Life

[00:03:32] I would take my wife to that

[00:03:33] Oh, and look

[00:03:34] Look at that

[00:03:35] It's December 20th through 25th

[00:03:36] And my anniversary with my wife

[00:03:38] Is the 26th

[00:03:39] It could have been our present

[00:03:40] We don't have an MJR theater, unfortunately

[00:03:42] Oh, and I'd have to take her on a Tuesday

[00:03:44] So we get that free popcorn though

[00:03:46] What do you

[00:03:47] What kind of theaters do you have?

[00:03:50] I have not been to a movie theater

[00:03:52] In the 10 years that I've lived in Denver

[00:03:54] Ugh, I gotta be honest with you

[00:03:57] I love the theater

[00:03:59] I don't like people

[00:04:00] So being there with people, terrible

[00:04:03] It looks like we have some movies

[00:04:04] We got Christmas Vacation

[00:04:06] We got White Christmas

[00:04:07] We got Polar Express

[00:04:08] We got Christmas

[00:04:09] I think it might be the same batch of movies

[00:04:11] To be honest with you

[00:04:12] So I don't know how all that works

[00:04:14] With getting older movies into theaters

[00:04:17] I don't know how

[00:04:17] If there's one company

[00:04:18] That kind of offers these movies to theaters

[00:04:22] And they can pick them up if they want to

[00:04:24] I'm not sure how it all works

[00:04:25] Do you get free popcorn at your theater though?

[00:04:27] No, I think

[00:04:27] There is a deal on Tuesdays

[00:04:29] But I don't think it's free popcorn now

[00:04:31] Hmm

[00:04:32] I wonder if they charge for that butter though

[00:04:34] That would be how they get you

[00:04:35] Do you think they charge by the butter?

[00:04:37] Yeah, free popcorn

[00:04:38] But if you want butter

[00:04:39] That's gonna cost you

[00:04:40] Um, that's fair

[00:04:41] I like that idea

[00:04:42] That you should open a movie theater

[00:04:43] And that's how you do it

[00:04:44] The movies are free

[00:04:45] But you

[00:04:46] But you get charged by

[00:04:47] How many M&Ms you want

[00:04:49] How much butter

[00:04:51] I'll take six Reese's Pieces please

[00:04:53] When I saw that movie with you in July

[00:04:56] The kid asked me how much butter

[00:04:58] I said drown it

[00:04:59] And he did

[00:05:00] My stomach hurt for two days

[00:05:02] After eating all that

[00:05:03] Yeah, you can't say that

[00:05:05] No, I used the wrong language

[00:05:06] You can't say that

[00:05:07] With the fake butter

[00:05:07] No

[00:05:08] That'll get ya

[00:05:09] That's how they get ya

[00:05:10] Okay

[00:05:10] Um, let's do this

[00:05:12] I think we should

[00:05:13] Uh, I think we should get to a joke

[00:05:14] Cause I

[00:05:14] I'm feeling like I need a little pick-me-up Scotty

[00:05:17] Okay

[00:05:17] They haven't been awesome this week

[00:05:19] This one

[00:05:20] Hold on to your pants

[00:05:21] This is a good one

[00:05:22] Hold on to my pants

[00:05:23] Yep

[00:05:24] This is from the Kraken Christmas Jokes tin

[00:05:26] From Jill and Xavier

[00:05:27] What does Rudolph call his girlfriend?

[00:05:31] I don't know, tell me

[00:05:32] Dear

[00:05:33] What now?

[00:05:34] What now?

[00:05:36] Uh, I like that one

[00:05:38] That's funny

[00:05:39] That was pretty good

[00:05:39] That's very dumb

[00:05:39] I like it a lot

[00:05:40] Let's do the countdown

[00:05:41] Let's do it

[00:05:47] 35 days until Christmas

[00:05:52] 35, Scotty

[00:05:54] Oh, it's coming so fast

[00:05:56] But like I told you earlier

[00:05:57] I'm in Thanksgiving mode right now

[00:05:58] How many days until Thanksgiving?

[00:06:00] That's what I need to know

[00:06:01] Yeah

[00:06:01] Eight

[00:06:02] Yeah

[00:06:02] Seven

[00:06:02] Seven

[00:06:03] Not including today

[00:06:04] Yes

[00:06:05] That'd be

[00:06:05] Seven

[00:06:06] Well, since it's Wednesday

[00:06:07] It's the 28th

[00:06:08] And Thanksgiving's on a Thursday this year

[00:06:10] Yes

[00:06:11] It's next Thursday

[00:06:12] We should really be homeschooling with Katie and her four kids

[00:06:16] They would wipe the floor with us

[00:06:17] They're gonna stop listening if we keep doing

[00:06:19] Yeah, terrible

[00:06:20] We can't listen to this nonsense anymore

[00:06:23] It's hurting

[00:06:23] Let's move it right along and get to the news

[00:06:25] Let's do it

[00:06:31] Today is November 20th

[00:06:34] Here's the news

[00:06:37] Oh, Scotty

[00:06:38] Another week

[00:06:38] Another Mariah Carey news story

[00:06:41] Oh, of course it is

[00:06:42] Tis the season

[00:06:43] I feel like she's really

[00:06:45] I don't know if she's panicking

[00:06:48] I don't know what's going on

[00:06:49] But there

[00:06:50] I feel like she's really capitalizing on Christmas

[00:06:53] The last couple years

[00:06:54] It's like somehow she just

[00:06:55] Panicking?

[00:06:55] What in the world would she have to panic about?

[00:06:58] If you make a million dollars a year on residuals from a song you made over 20 some odd years ago

[00:07:05] Maybe 30 years ago at this point

[00:07:07] What are you panicking about?

[00:07:09] Yeah, I don't know, man

[00:07:10] I don't know

[00:07:10] But Christmas time is in the air again

[00:07:13] Because Mariah Carey is back

[00:07:16] She's at it again this year with a new collection of snow globes, ornaments, and stockings

[00:07:22] So as you remember, Scotty

[00:07:24] Oh, no

[00:07:25] She has her little pop-up bar that's going on

[00:07:29] But that's not enough

[00:07:30] That's not enough

[00:07:31] We got all sorts of fun stuff

[00:07:33] And even worse

[00:07:36] It's an exclusive deal that she has going on with Amazon

[00:07:40] Oh, good

[00:07:40] Good, yeah

[00:07:41] They're in my good graces right now

[00:07:42] We got a snow globe

[00:07:44] Let's play closest to the pin here

[00:07:48] How much do you think a Mariah Carey official Christmas sleigh snow globe is going to be going for?

[00:07:54] Well, answer me this

[00:07:56] Is it motion activated so every time I walk by I can hear my favorite song

[00:08:00] All I want for Christmas is you?

[00:08:03] This is all that I know about this

[00:08:04] This is measuring over, just over 7 inches in height

[00:08:07] And it features a vignette of Carey sitting on a sleigh with a reindeer and evergreens

[00:08:12] Oh, I don't want this

[00:08:13] I don't want this at all

[00:08:14] And it's available in gold

[00:08:16] And it, yeah

[00:08:18] I don't know

[00:08:19] It doesn't say anything about the music

[00:08:20] So you're telling me it's 7 inches tall

[00:08:22] Which is big for a snow globe

[00:08:24] Although it could include the bass

[00:08:25] So it's probably 6 inches

[00:08:26] Alright

[00:08:27] It's a pretty big bass, I'll be honest with you

[00:08:29] It's got Mariah Carey in it and it's gold

[00:08:31] I'm going to say this thing is $70

[00:08:34] Ooh, not bad

[00:08:36] $65, Scotty

[00:08:37] Good on you

[00:08:38] Oh, what a bargain

[00:08:39] What an absolute steal

[00:08:40] Hurry while supply's laugh

[00:08:42] Mariah Carey

[00:08:43] All I want for Christmas is you ornament

[00:08:45] It's a red ball

[00:08:46] And it is accented with gold string and writing

[00:08:50] How much?

[00:08:51] Is it motion activated

[00:08:52] So every time I walk by the Christmas tree

[00:08:54] I can hear my favorite song

[00:08:55] All I want for Christmas is you?

[00:08:56] This, it is a static ornament

[00:08:59] It's $19

[00:09:00] Ooh, close, $20

[00:09:02] You're very good at this

[00:09:03] You're very good at this

[00:09:04] Oh, I know my garbage

[00:09:06] Oh, how about we do this one

[00:09:07] This is a good one

[00:09:08] This is a good one

[00:09:09] Mariah Carey Official Outdoor Lawn Inflatable Christmas Decoration

[00:09:12] It is a, it includes 10 LED bulbs that create a light up effect

[00:09:17] And it looks, it is measuring just under 12 feet in length

[00:09:22] We got three reindeer

[00:09:23] We got Mariah Carey in a red sleigh

[00:09:27] She's dropping off some presents

[00:09:28] How much is this?

[00:09:30] I cannot overstate how much I do not want this

[00:09:33] But answer me this, Bran

[00:09:34] Is it motion activated

[00:09:35] So every time I walk by this inflatable

[00:09:37] It plays my favorite Christmas song

[00:09:38] All I want for Christmas is you?

[00:09:40] Again, it does not say that

[00:09:41] But I'm sure you could rig it

[00:09:43] If you would like to

[00:09:44] All right, so you said it's 12 feet long

[00:09:46] It's got bulbs

[00:09:47] This thing is $149

[00:09:50] You're really good at this

[00:09:53] $60

[00:09:53] I'm the chief pricing man for the Carey Corporation

[00:09:57] There's also a stocking

[00:09:59] A welcome mat that says

[00:10:01] Why you so obsessed with me

[00:10:05] And a blanket

[00:10:06] A blanket

[00:10:07] An $85 blanket

[00:10:09] So

[00:10:09] Oh, I was going to guess cheap on the blanket

[00:10:11] So good thing I didn't blow my thing there

[00:10:13] I do want the welcome mat

[00:10:14] That every time you step on it

[00:10:16] It plays my favorite Christmas song

[00:10:17] All I want for Christmas is you

[00:10:19] Oh, weirdly enough it does

[00:10:20] No, it doesn't

[00:10:21] But the blanket is pretty big

[00:10:23] It's 60 by 50

[00:10:24] So

[00:10:25] Oh, that's pretty big

[00:10:25] Yeah, it's woven

[00:10:26] It's a woven blanket

[00:10:28] I don't want a woven blanket

[00:10:29] I want microfiber

[00:10:30] All right, fair enough

[00:10:30] So there you go

[00:10:31] Those are available right now

[00:10:33] If you are a huge Mariah Carey Christmas fan

[00:10:36] This is for you

[00:10:37] Get in line behind me, everybody

[00:10:39] That's right

[00:10:40] And Scotty, I believe you are offering

[00:10:43] To rig everybody's ornaments

[00:10:45] And snow globes

[00:10:46] And inflatable

[00:10:47] Oh, yeah, I sell a special kit

[00:10:49] That is motion activated

[00:10:50] And every time you walk by it

[00:10:52] It plays your favorite Christmas song

[00:10:53] All I want for Christmas is you

[00:10:55] You send it to Scotty

[00:10:56] He'll get it right back to you, everybody

[00:10:57] Don't worry about it

[00:10:58] It'll come by June

[00:10:59] Oh, for sure

[00:11:00] Let's take a quick break

[00:11:01] We'll come back

[00:11:01] We'll get to the TV listings

[00:11:02] In today's Christmas music battle

[00:11:04] Of have yourself a merry little Christmas

[00:11:06] Here on Christmas morning

[00:11:12] Welcome back, everybody

[00:11:13] It's Christmas morning

[00:11:14] We've got some TV to watch today, everybody

[00:11:18] Some specials

[00:11:20] Some episodes

[00:11:20] All of that good stuff

[00:11:22] TV Scotty

[00:11:23] Tell us what we can expect

[00:11:24] To see on the TVs

[00:11:25] Here are your Christmas TV specials

[00:11:27] For the next two days

[00:11:28] Courtesy of MostlyChristmas.com

[00:11:30] Wednesday, 9 a.m. on ION

[00:11:32] NCIS New Orleans

[00:11:33] Stolen Valor

[00:11:34] 12 p.m. on Freeform

[00:11:35] Home Alone

[00:11:36] 12.30 p.m. on Logo

[00:11:37] The Facts of Life

[00:11:38] The Christmas Show

[00:11:39] 1 p.m. on CMT

[00:11:40] Mike and Molly

[00:11:41] Christmas Break

[00:11:42] 2.25 p.m. on Freeform

[00:11:44] Home Alone 2

[00:11:44] Lost in New York

[00:11:45] 2.30 p.m. on IFC

[00:11:47] Three's Company

[00:11:48] Three's Christmas

[00:11:48] 4.30 p.m. on Paramount

[00:11:50] Two and a Half Men

[00:11:51] Santa's Village of the Damned

[00:11:52] 6 p.m. on Hallmark Mysteries

[00:11:54] This Time Each Year

[00:11:55] 7.30 p.m. on Logo

[00:11:57] Mama's Family

[00:11:57] Mama Gets Goosed

[00:11:58] 8 p.m. on Hallmark

[00:11:59] Trivia at St. Nick's

[00:12:01] 9 p.m. on Discovery Channel

[00:12:03] Expedition Unknown

[00:12:04] Twas the Search for St. Nick

[00:12:05] And 10 p.m. on TBS

[00:12:07] Modern Family

[00:12:07] Express Christmas

[00:12:08] Thursday

[00:12:09] 2.30 a.m. on CMT

[00:12:11] Mama's Family

[00:12:12] Santa Mama

[00:12:12] 10 a.m. on Hallmark Mysteries

[00:12:14] My Sweet Austrian Holiday

[00:12:15] 11 a.m. on IFC

[00:12:17] Coach

[00:12:17] Christmas of the Van Damned

[00:12:19] 12 p.m. on BET

[00:12:20] Martin

[00:12:21] The episode is called Scrooge

[00:12:22] 12 p.m. on Hallmark

[00:12:23] Holiday Mismatch

[00:12:24] 2 p.m. on Cozy

[00:12:25] Monk

[00:12:26] Mr. Monk

[00:12:26] and the Man Who Shot Santa

[00:12:28] 3 p.m. on BET

[00:12:29] Family Matters

[00:12:30] Fa la la la la

[00:12:31] 8 p.m. on Hallmark Mysteries

[00:12:33] A Novel Noel

[00:12:34] 8 p.m. on USA

[00:12:35] It's a Wonderful Life

[00:12:36] 9.30 p.m. on Cozy

[00:12:38] King of Queens

[00:12:39] Net Profits

[00:12:40] And finally

[00:12:40] 11 p.m. on USA

[00:12:42] It's a Wonderful Life

[00:12:43] And those are your Christmas TV specials

[00:12:45] for the next two days

[00:12:46] courtesy of MostlyChristmas.com

[00:12:48] Thank you TV Scotty

[00:12:49] That was wonderful

[00:12:50] It is time for today's Christmas Music Battle

[00:12:53] Today we have a true classic to battle

[00:12:55] Have yourself a merry little Christmas

[00:12:58] One of my favorite Christmas songs Scotty

[00:13:01] It's a real good nice nostalgic Christmas song

[00:13:05] Yeah and it's done in a variety of styles

[00:13:08] Yes

[00:13:08] The original Judy Garland from the movie Meet Me in St. Louis

[00:13:12] By the way for our friends that are in the UK

[00:13:14] Yeah

[00:13:14] We don't say St. Louis

[00:13:16] We say St. Louis

[00:13:17] It's an American thing

[00:13:18] But they do

[00:13:19] That's how they sing it

[00:13:20] In the movie

[00:13:22] Really?

[00:13:23] In St. Louis

[00:13:23] Louis

[00:13:24] Is that why everybody in the UK gets it wrong?

[00:13:27] Yeah

[00:13:27] Me

[00:13:27] Me

[00:13:28] In St. Louis

[00:13:29] Louis

[00:13:30] That's a real slow version

[00:13:32] Yeah

[00:13:33] Very melancholy

[00:13:34] Obviously

[00:13:35] You know

[00:13:35] If you think about the content of the song

[00:13:38] It's

[00:13:38] You go have yourself a merry little Christmas

[00:13:41] Very sad and somber

[00:13:42] I like the versions that are upbeat

[00:13:43] Okay

[00:13:44] Yeah

[00:13:45] I mean I like everything in between

[00:13:46] I think I prefer kind of a slower version of the song

[00:13:49] I know you're not a big slow song guy though so

[00:13:51] Not quite as much

[00:13:52] Yeah

[00:13:53] I can do it

[00:13:53] I can

[00:13:54] I'm an emo child

[00:13:55] You know

[00:13:56] I'm a child of the 90s

[00:13:56] Oh that's right

[00:13:57] That's right

[00:13:57] You were a child of the 90s

[00:13:58] Yeah

[00:13:58] I can handle this

[00:13:59] Alright let's start with

[00:14:01] Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by

[00:14:04] Ginzilla

[00:14:04] Alright

[00:14:05] Here we are

[00:14:08] As in all the days

[00:14:12] Happy golden days

[00:14:16] Of your friends

[00:14:24] Who are

[00:14:28] Gathered near to

[00:14:45] If the fay

[00:15:06] Brian it got better as it went

[00:15:07] How about a full range there

[00:15:09] Full range

[00:15:10] From low to high

[00:15:11] I wasn't sure at the beginning

[00:15:13] And then it got better and better

[00:15:14] I like it

[00:15:15] I like it

[00:15:16] Ginzilla

[00:15:16] All caps

[00:15:17] Everybody

[00:15:18] Ginzilla

[00:15:19] And then up next we got

[00:15:21] Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by

[00:15:22] Daphne

[00:15:23] What would you say here

[00:15:24] C

[00:15:25] C

[00:15:25] T-S-E

[00:15:26] Yeah

[00:15:26] Yeah

[00:15:26] Daphne C

[00:16:36] Well that was very pretty

[00:16:37] I said I like

[00:16:39] I don't like the slower versions

[00:16:40] I like that

[00:16:40] Yeah it's nice

[00:16:41] It was like

[00:16:42] You know

[00:16:43] Somebody

[00:16:43] You go to a friend's house

[00:16:45] And they're like

[00:16:45] Let's sing a couple Christmas songs

[00:16:47] And it's nice

[00:16:48] It reminded me of Cynthia Lynn

[00:16:50] But it wasn't

[00:16:50] Ukulele

[00:16:51] Obviously that was an acoustic guitar

[00:16:53] But very similar

[00:16:53] I can

[00:16:54] I can handle a little singer songwriter

[00:16:56] I'm not

[00:16:56] I'm down with that

[00:16:57] So that was nice

[00:16:58] Two different versions of this song

[00:17:00] And I think that is

[00:17:01] More than fair to say

[00:17:03] So I think it should be a good battle

[00:17:05] You can vote right now

[00:17:05] Link is in the description

[00:17:06] And it'll be live until

[00:17:08] New Year's Eve

[00:17:10] When the clock strikes midnight

[00:17:11] So you can vote

[00:17:12] That's right

[00:17:14] Scotty

[00:17:14] We're done for the day

[00:17:15] But the good news is

[00:17:16] We got two more days left

[00:17:17] This week

[00:17:18] So we're not done

[00:17:19] You're not done with us yet

[00:17:20] You're not getting rid of us so soon

[00:17:22] Nope

[00:17:22] Come on back

[00:17:23] But we will see you tomorrow morning

[00:17:24] So make sure you

[00:17:25] Have your coffee

[00:17:27] Come see us in the morning

[00:17:28] Come on back

[00:17:28] We'll be there waiting for you

[00:17:30] Until then

[00:17:30] Merry Christmas

[00:17:31] Merry Christmas

[00:17:42] You're about to hear some ads

[00:17:43] That help pay for our trip

[00:17:44] Back and forth to the North Pole

[00:17:46] Feel free to listen

[00:17:47] Feel free to bail now

[00:17:48] But either way

[00:17:49] Thanks for being here

[00:17:51] Ho ho ho

[00:17:52] Go

[00:17:52] Go

[00:17:52] I'm not going to go

[00:17:52] Go