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Great Christmas Special or Greatest Christmas Special?
We shall see / Seth Freilich

Trade News | September 18, 2008 | Comments (15)

colbert-christmas.jpgComedy Central has announced that it will be airing “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All” on November 23 (a Sunday night), followed by a DVD release the next Tuesday. If it were anyone else, I would say this sounds like a steaming pile of fuck with just a mellow side of interesting:

The special finds Colbert on his way to meet Elvis Costello in New York City only to get snowed in at his cabin in upstate New York. Fortunately, he’s able to weather the storm with the help of buddies including Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and Jon Stewart.
Colbert and his friends will sing an assortment of original songs composed by Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne with lyrics by “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” executive producer David Javerbaum. Song titles include “Little Dealer Boy,” “There Are Much Worse Things to Believe In” and “Hannukah.” All of the guests will then close the show with a rendition of “(What’s So Funny ‘bout) Peace, Love And Understanding….”

But Colbert gets 100% benefit of the doubt, and I suspect this will be one of the best television Christmas specials since the director’s cut of that special where David Bowie gave Bing Crosby a real white Christmas.

(…I’m saying they snowballed)


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Comments

No muppets?

bah

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at September 18, 2008 10:19 AM

I might have to put aside my itchy, burning hatred for Toby Keith for a few minutes if he's singing an Adam Schlesinger song. That man is a pop-songwriting god.

Of course, if he received a cyanide-dipped-needle-tipped boot in his ass during the song, that would be okay too.

Posted by: Sean at September 18, 2008 10:29 AM

Posted by: Jay at September 18, 2008 10:35 AM

I don't have words this week. If I could breathe I'd be more excited I'm sure. I know in my mind that this will be incredible but my heart is too clogged with phlegm. Why does Colbert like Elvis Costello (I know, who doesn't like Elvis Costello) I assume the character might be against it.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at September 18, 2008 10:40 AM

I'm with BarbadoSlim no muppets means no Christmas special. I exclude, naturally, the vile recent creations, in particular his jiggy self, the sell-out-with-me Elmo. Aw hell no, true muppets do not talk baby talk.

Posted by: Megan at September 18, 2008 10:46 AM

Surely Amy Sedaris will be appearing, right? With plastic cooked goose in tow? And lots of her famous blue-ball cheeseballs? And the copy just accidentally skipped listing her appearance?

Posted by: Robert at September 18, 2008 10:46 AM

Hillarity, thy name is Colbert.

Posted by: ChristianH at September 18, 2008 11:03 AM

I laughed at the air date. That shit is funny.

Posted by: Lucas at September 18, 2008 11:44 AM

Seth, why you got to do a thing, and sully the memory of the magnificent Bowie/Crosby duet?

Fuck a bunch of you, man. Fuck a bunch of you.

Posted by: firedmyass at September 18, 2008 11:51 AM

Lost me at Toby Keith. Sorry, but no.

Posted by: TK at September 18, 2008 12:27 PM

Where did you get that Stephen Christmas card? It is awesome. And I know someone who would love it...

Posted by: jadeblue at September 18, 2008 12:42 PM

Does the world really need another Christmas special?
Really?
Especially one without Muppets?

Posted by: Lindsey at September 18, 2008 1:10 PM

I can live without Muppets, but only if Colbert pauses in the middle of the show to bring himself to the foreground, dragging a little blue blanket behind him, and recite the bible versus that explain the meaning of Christmas right into the camera.

/and sucks his thumb

Posted by: that bees chick at September 18, 2008 1:57 PM

Who says there won't be muppets? He had Cookie Monster and Elmo as guests on the Colbert Report earlier this year.

Posted by: PaddyDog at September 18, 2008 2:07 PM

Snowballed....Bowie....Bing.....Bwwaahhhhhh gaaahhhhh...I'm gonna throw up.

Posted by: Dingo at September 18, 2008 3:32 PM