|
6:00
a.m. |
A
Christmas Carol
(Fantasy tale in which only one Christmas carol is played during the
holiday season. Once.) |
|
6:03
a.m. |
Flight of the Reindeer
(On Christmas Eve, Santa's reindeer take flight, only to be shot down by
fighter pilots who mistake them for cleverly-disguised Al Qaeda
members.) |
|
6:30
a.m. |
Santa
Baby (The
world is shocked when a woman in Podunk gives birth to a white-bearded
baby that bawled "ho, ho, ho" as it emerged. The mystery is solved when
the mother, who has a beard fetish, admitted to a daliance with her
Christmas wish - a "surprise stranger" - on Christmas Eve.) |
|
7:30
a.m. |
'Twas
the Night Before Christmas
(And all through the house, not a creature was stirring... Oh, puh-lease!
It was chaos, I tell you. Chaos!) |
|
8:00
a.m. |
Olive
the Other Reindeer
(Blitzen's secret wife Olive, tired of being kept a secret, breaks out
on Christmas Eve, insisting on coming along. She then demands all the
other reindeer ask for directions. Santa's sleigh gets lost in a
sandstorm, then overshoots North America and plunges into the ocean.) |
|
9:00
a.m. |
The
Town Santa Forgot
(Pretty much every town in the U.S. this year, since few people still
own their houses.) |
|
9:30
a.m. |
How
the Grinch Stole Christmas
(It was surprisingly easy. All he did was pipe Christmas carols into
every store and onto every street; played them 24 hours a day on every
radio station, TV station and Internet site. As potential shoppers fled
into hiding, sobbing "make it stop", the Grinch simply swept in and took
whatever he wanted.) |
|
10:30
a.m. |
All I
Want for Christmas
(Is for my weirdo relatives to stay away.) |
|
10:31
a.m. |
Prancer Returns
(Prancer is the only reindeer that reports for duty on Christmas Eve.
All the other reindeer are on strike, protesting their arduous
one-day-a-year work schedule. When Prancer crosses the picket line, he
is labeled a scab and is pelted with snowballs.) |
|
11:00
a.m. |
The
Nutcracker Suite
(Ballet to Bore All. 6 hours.) |
|
12:30
p.m. |
Nutcracker on Ice
(The only intelligent network executive in existence finally shelves the
annual ballet snorefest.) |
|
12:31
p.m. |
The
House Without a Christmas Tree
(You mean there's just one house without a Christmas tree?
Difficult to believe.) |
|
1:00
p.m. |
Frosty the Snowman
(Creepy tale of a snowman that suddenly springs to life. As the children
flee in terror, Frosty lurches down the street, searching for his
"special friend" Rudolph the rednosed reindeer. Rated R.) |
|
2:00
p.m. |
Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer
(Rudolph has a jolly old time on Christmas Eve, indulging in spiked egg
nog and mull wine. His nose toots and shines with happiness and glee.)
|
|
2:30
p.m. |
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
(Rudolph, not willing to end his jolly old time of Christmas, continues
imbibing into the new year. His nose still shines happily, though a
litter dimmer.) |
|
3:00
p.m. |
Rudolph
and Frosty's Christmas in July
(A homeless, chronic alcoholic reindeer wanders the streets with his
rapidly-melting "special friend" Frosty, begging for change to buy egg
nog and mull wine. His nose no longer shines, as it fell off when he
drank antifreeze.) |
|
3:30
p.m. |
Yes,
Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
(But only for you, my pretty.) |
|
3:31
p.m. |
The
Man Who Saved Christmas
(You'd think that would be Santa Claus, but it's actually George Bush
with his bail-out packages that result in giving people still more
credit and even more room to live beyond their means and go even further
into debt. Stores cheer.) |
|
4:30
p.m. |
Home
Alone
(Parents "forget" their youngest kid at home when the go off on
Christmas vacation. In actuality, they left him on purpose to do the
housework and keep the house secure from burglars while they enjoyed
themselves overseas. Child Protective Services arrests them upon their
return.) |
|
6:00
p.m. |
Yule
Log (Graphic
medical documentary that explains what happens to one's colon the day
after gorging on turkey and all the trimmings. Viewer discretion
advised.) |
|
7:30
p.m. |
Babes
in Toyland
(Attractive young women demonstrate festive sex toys.) |
|
8:30
p.m. |
Santa
Claus is Comin' to Town
(So you better not pout or cry. You'd also better cut the air pollution,
remove all roof hazards, ensure you have a selection of peanut-free
cookies ready, clean the fireplace of all ash and soot and have a copy
of your insurance policy handy. Otherwise, Santa will deem it "too
risky" and won't be comin' to town after all.) |
|
9:00
p.m. |
It's
a Wonderful Life
(Bite me.) |
|
9:01
p.m. |
Little Drummer Boy
(The Magi meet a nice young man at band camp and enslave him, forcing
him to lead them across the desert in the middle of the night, drumming
for his life.) |
|
10:30
p.m. |
Miracle Greens on 34th Street
(Santa announces he's trying to cut down on his trans-fats and
cholesterol, and would prefer a nutritional supplement be left for him
on Christmas Eve instead of cookies and milk.) |
|
11:00
p.m. |
Crazy
Christmas Lights
(Documentary on redneck freaks that having nothing better to do than
spend money they don't have on garish Christmas displays. The neighbors
shriek "get a life" as they are forced to install blackout curtains.) |
|
11:30
p.m. |
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
(On Christmas Eve, a donkey with an unfortunate birth defect meets up on
with an elephant named Dumbo with the same birth defect. They create a
movement – EPRALEAC [End Prejudice Against the Long-Eared At Christmas]
– but no one cares and they go bankrupt.) |
|
11:58
p.m. |
White
Christmas Papers
(President elect Obama publishes a series of white papers on policies to
boost consumer confidence during the holiday season in times of economic
downturn. Guaranteed to bore you to tears and put little ones to sleep.) |
|
11:59
p.m. |
Silent Night
(See? The little ones are asleep.) |