Richards Favorite Videos

here we learn that its wassailing, not waffling, though they don’t explain further.
The practice has its roots in the middle ages as a reciprocal exchange between the feudal lords and their peasants as a form of recipient initiated charitable giving, to be distinguished from begging. This point is made in the song “Here We Come A-Wassailing”, when the wassailers inform the lord of the house that

“we are not daily beggars that beg from door to door but we are friendly neighbors whom you have seen before.”

(intro)

I tried this when I missed the last bus once.
It didn’t work.
And I got arrested.

Three wise men sing the traditional song with their camels breaking in with some more hip and upbeat verses.

This cracked me up when it first aired and many times afterward on tape. A hunchback conductor deals will a goofy bow tied bell that is steadily ruining the grand performance.
From A Claymation Christmas Celebration is a 1987 CBS Christmas television special

Featuring Clips from:
Once Upon A Wintertime from 1948’s “Melody Time”

Featuring Clips from:
Pluto’s Christmas Tree (1952)
Bambi (1942)
Peter Pan (1953)

Featuring Clips from:
Peter Pan (1953)
The Clock Watcher (1945)

Featuring Clips from:
The Sword In The Stone (1963)
Cinderella (1950)

Featuring Clips from:
The Night Before Christmas (1933)

Jack, the ruler of Halloween land, stumbles upon the gateway to Christmas town and looooves what he see’s. How can you NOT get excited along with him when watching this? The monsters are all missing and the nightmares cant be found and in there place there seems to be good feeling all around! mmm. Still gets me goin.

It’s true, wherever you find love, it feels like Christmas!

Scrooge is visited by the jolly ghost of Christmas Present.