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ONTD Original™ - Christmas Edition: Make the Yueltide Gayer Pt. 3

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Judy Garland's status as a gay icon is well-documented – her father and other significant people in her life were gay, for starters – but the rise of it is perhaps no better captured on screen than when she sung Somewhere Over the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz. It's only fitting then, that five years later in 1944's Meet Me In St. Louis, Garland would sing the first-ever rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", including the lyric, "Make the yueltide gay".

Yes, that's right: everything you've ever loved has belonged to the gays, including your safe Christmas music. But when it comes to Christmas musicals and music, how much have things visually changed? What can you compare to"Make the yueltide gay" with actual gay Christmas music and videos today? Does anything immediately pop into your head?

In part one of this series, I focused on film. In part two, I focused on television and shorter works. For part three, the standards are going to be a bit different:

  1. With musical films, performances, and specials they have to don LGBTQ sensibility and/or have camp figures and icons in some way, if not be definitively gay.

  2. With Christmas music videos, they have to be from an LGBTQ performer or creator.

Each category will have ten entries in no particular order of favorability. How did I fare this time, and how much have things changed? Is there anything worth watching?
Musicals/Christmas Specials:

1

Meet Me In St. Louis
1944 – Musical/Drama 1hr53m
Christmas-themed| Set during Christmas

"Meet Me in St. Louis" is a classic MGM romantic musical comedy that focuses on four sisters (one of whom is the nonpareil Judy Garland) on the cusp of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The film spotlights the sisters' education in the ways of the world, which includes, but isn't limited to, learning about life and love, courtesy of the prototypical boy next door. In the end, love -- accompanied by song, dance and period costumes, all in glorious Technicolor -- conquers all.

When "Merry Little Christmas" premiered for the first time in this scene, which was created for this movie, and Judy Garland sung the lyric "Make the yueltide gay" knowing all the friends of Dorothy who were out there, she invented gay allyship.

Where you can watch it: Amazon.
Warnings: None.



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A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000 Comedy 2hr
Christmas-themed| Set during Christmas

When an ego-driven superstar (Vanessa L. Williams) loses her holiday spirit, the ghosts of Christmas past (Kathy Griffin), present and future visit her.

Where you can watch it: Amazon, Youtube.
Warnings: None.












3

Lady Gaga Jingle Bell Ball / Holiday Spectacular
2013 Concert 30m – 1hr
Christmas-themed| Set during Christmas

A Thanksgiving television special featuring Lady Gaga and The Muppets. The special features Gaga and the Muppets performing skits and songs, primarily from Gaga's newest album, ARTPOP. The special features appearances by Elton John, Kristen Bell, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and RuPaul along with a sneak peek of the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted, which features a cameo by Lady Gaga.

Where you can watch it: Youtube.



4

Pee Wee Christmas House Special
1988 Musical/Comedy 1hr
Christmas-themed| Set around Christmas

Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1 1/2 miles long, teaches Little Richard how to ice skate, goes for a sleigh ride with Magic Johnson, commands Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello to make Christmas cards, receives a long phone call from Dinah Shore, even has more musical fun with k.d. lang, the Del Rubio Triplettes and Charo!

Finally, Big Red arrives and announces that Pee-wee's Christmas list was so big, he didn't have enough presents for all the children of the world. Will Pee-wee follow his own advice and help others?

Where you can watch it: Amazon, youtube.
Warnings: None.




5

White Christmas
1954 Musical/Drama 2hr20m
Christmas-themed| Set during Christmas

A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.

Where you can watch it: Amazon.
Warnings: 1954.










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Rupaul's Christmas Ball
1993 Musical/Comedy 1hr
Christmas-themed| Set during Christmas

Variety special featuring guests from the downtown New York club scene to stellar artists including Nirvana and Elton John.

Where you can watch it: Amazon.
Warnings: None.


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Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas
2015 Musical 1hr
Christmas-themed| Set during Christmas

Hallmark Channel proudly presents “Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas,” an exclusive musical holiday event, premiering Saturday, December 19th at 10/9c, immediately following the world premiere of “A Christmas Melody,” directed by and starring musical legend and Grammy® award-winning superstar Mariah Carey.

The one-hour musical special features outstanding performances of holiday songs by the incomparable pop diva herself - Mariah Carey - including a duet with 11-time Grammy Award winner Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds.

Where you can watch it: Netflix, Amazon.
Warnings: Light sexuality, alcohol, smoking.





8

Kate Bush – Christmas Special
1979 Concert 40m
Christmas-themed| Set during Christmas

Kate Bush presents her Christmas Special in which she performs songs from her first three albums, along with December Will be Magic Again. Peter Gabriel is her special guest.

Where you can watch it: Amazon, Vudu, iTunes.
Warnings:Crass humor.


9

Anna and the Apocalypse
2017 Musical/Horror 1hr30m
Christmas-themed| Set during Christmas
Gay appeal:One of the main characters, Steph, is a lesbian.

When the zombie apocalypse hits the sleepy town of Little Haven, at Christmas, teenager Anna and her high school friends have to fight, sing and dance to survive, with the undead horde all around them.

Where you can watch it: Nowhere because it's only been at festivals.
Warnings: Tons of blood and gore ofc. There hasn't been a full-break down anywhere so I'm not 100% if Steph survives, but I think she does based on the reviews I've seen. Wait for spoilers after it's released digitally.




10

The Wiz
1978 Musical/Fantasy 2hr16m
Christmas-themed| Set during around Christmas

When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) tries to save her dog from a storm, she's miraculously whisked away to an urban fantasy land called Oz. After accidentally killing the Wicked Witch of the East upon her arrival, Dorothy is told about the Wiz (Richard Pryor), a wizard who can help her get back to Manhattan. As Dorothy goes in search of the Wiz, she's joined by the Scarecrow (Michael Jackson), the Tin Man (Nipsey Russell) and the Cowardly Lion (Ted Ross).

This is technically set during Thanksgiving. Also don't forget The Wiz Live! from NBC recently, which is even gayer. Queen Latifah as the Wizard?

Where you can watch it: Amazon, Hulu.
Warnings: Michael Jackson obv.




Music Videos:

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Last Christmas – WHAM! ft. George Michael
1986, Music From the Edge of Heaven

I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying, "I love you, " I meant it
Now, I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now
I know you'd fool me again


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Pink Christmas - Slink
2014, Single
Original| Cover

Well it's Christmas and I don't know what to do
'Cause I can't stop thinkin' 'bout my present to you
Every year it's all about and all of my presents under the Christmas tree
So come out Santa
'Cause maybe you've got nothing to lose
I know you need it too


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Homo Christmas - Pansy Division
1995, Pileup
Original | Cover
I wanna be your Christmas present
I wanna be your Christmas queer
I wanna be your Cristmas present
Have a homo Christmas this year

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Danielle LoPresti
2016
Original| Cover
I did, I did, I really did see mama kissing Santa Claus
You gotta believe me, you just gotta believe me
Come on, fellas, believe me, you just gotta believe me

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All I Want for Christmas Is You – Steve Grand
2015, Single
Original| Cover
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true

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Holly Jolly Christmas – Sufjan Stevens
2013, Let It Snow: Songs for Christmas Vol. IX
Original| Cover

Have a holly jolly Christmas
And in case you didn't hear
Oh by golly have a holly jolly Christmas
This year


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Christmas Is Here – Bearforce 1
2007, Super Christmas Dance Songs Vol. 3
Original| Cover Medley

Gone away is the blue-bird
Here to stay is the new bird
He sings a love song as we go along
Walkin' in a winter wonderland


8

Gay Christmas – Tom Goss
2017, Single
Original| Cover

This year
This year was the hardest year
'Cause I stopped giving a shit
And you faded away


9

Santa Baby – Out of the Blue
2015, Single
Original| Cover

Come and trim my Christmas tree
With some decorations bought at Tiffany
I really do believe in you
Let's see if you believe in me


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Wish Tree – Red Velvet
2016, Single
Original| Cover
천사가 내려와 | It's like an angel
내게 입맞춘 것 같아 | Came down and kissed me
눈꽃이 피어나요 | Snowflakes are blooming



Didn't make the cut for whatever reason:
I was gonna do an album section but I already get errors from these posts being too long in their first drafts so I'll just put them in the comments.


MERRY CHRISTMAS ONTD!

What are your favorite Christmas songs and albums from LGBTQ artists?

PART ONE

PART TWO


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Shakira and Gerard Piqué land at JFK

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- both of their sons were with them,

- Shakira should have more news on her tour to give her fans in the next few days,

- she postponed her tour in November,

- Gerard's FC Barcelona won 3-0 against Real Madrid before Christmas.

source: twitter

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Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton stroll side-by-side to church

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- Meghan Markle has become the first fiancee to join the Royal Family at Sandringham for Christmas,
- Pregnant Kate looked pregnant,
- Prince Philip led the charge at Sandringham this morning with Prince Charles following closely behind
- Scandal! because Princess Beatrice wore a pair of dirty trainers.

source: twitter

Five of the Worst Remakes of All Time

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Here are five of ten of the worst remake films of all time:

  • [2] Arthur (2011):

    "The remake of “Arthur” turned out to be the movie in which the whole world discovered why Russell Brand was not meant to be a movie star"

  • [6] City of Angels (1998)

    "The movie is all glazed woozy compassion, with a syrupy sentimentality that can clog your arteries."

  • [9] Footloose (2011)

    "Craig Brewer, who directed the remake, is a gifted filmmaker (“Hustle & Flow”), but his folly is to treat every moment of this pablum as if it were a sacred text." (And yes, that is the spud emperor Miles Teller dancing in that gif)

  • [4] Depressingly Bad, Borderline Interchangeable Remakes of Horror Films (Mid 2000s-Now)


  • [7] Straw Dogs (2011)

    "[James Marsden] is way out of his depth, and so is the movie, which wants to be violent and civilized, bloody and saintly, Peckinpah intense and prime-time safe, at the same time."


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    Perrie Edwards and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain spent Christmas Eve together.

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    - they have been dating since November last year,

    - they walked their dog together with Perrie's family before placing their Christmas gifts under the tree,

    - Alex even has his own personalised stocking on the tree.

    source: twitter

    how's your Christmas, ontd?

    Twelve Days of ONTD: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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    Every day until Christmas, we'll be randomly giving away LiveJournal paid account time!

    How do you enter? All you have to do is comment! We'll be randomly selecting winners from the comments section. To keep it fair, you can only win once, but you can comment as much as you'd like, which increases your chances of winning.

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND GOOD LUCK!

    Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant with her second child

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    The actress , 26, is expecting her second child and first with husband Jamie Watson

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    - they have been dating since November last year,

    - they walked their dog together with Perrie's family before placing their Christmas gifts under the tree,

    - Alex even has his own personalised stocking on the tree.

    source: twitter

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    Twelve Days of ONTD: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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    Every day until Christmas, we'll be randomly giving away LiveJournal paid account time!

    How do you enter? All you have to do is comment! We'll be randomly selecting winners from the comments section. To keep it fair, you can only win once, but you can comment as much as you'd like, which increases your chances of winning.

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND GOOD LUCK!

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    The actress , 26, is expecting her second child and first with husband Jamie Watson

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    Perrie Edwards and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain spent Christmas Eve together.

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    - they have been dating since November last year,

    - they walked their dog together with Perrie's family before placing their Christmas gifts under the tree,

    - Alex even has his own personalised stocking on the tree.

    source: twitter

    how's your Christmas, ontd?

    Twelve Days of ONTD: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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    Every day until Christmas, we'll be randomly giving away LiveJournal paid account time!

    How do you enter? All you have to do is comment! We'll be randomly selecting winners from the comments section. To keep it fair, you can only win once, but you can comment as much as you'd like, which increases your chances of winning.

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND GOOD LUCK!

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    Jodie Whittaker regenerates into the 13th Doctor (and Moffat is gone)!!!

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    - At the end of tonight's Doctor Who Christmas Special, Jodie Whittaker became the 13th doctor!
    - Jodie becomes the first woman to lead the iconic role.
    - This episode also was STEVEN MOFFAT'S FINAL EPISODE!!!!! (THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD!!!)
    - The episode featured some returns including Bill (Pearl Mackie), Clara (Jenna Coleman), Nardole (Matt Lucas), Rusty (the good dalek), the Brigadier's father (Mark Gatiss) and the first doctor (played by David Bradley)

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    ONTD, will you return to Doctor Who now that Jodie is the doctor and MOFFAT IS GONEEEE???!!!!!

    Actress Heather Menzies-Urich Died At Age 68

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    Played Louisa von Trapp in 'The Sound Of Music'.

    She was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer 4 weeks ago.

    She passed away on Sunday, Christmas Eve, with friends and family around her.

    source: twitter

    Britney Spears stands up for #DreamAct + Performing live in Europe in 2018

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    With the current mess in Trump's America, many artists have been actively speaking up and Brit is no different. She posted a pic wearing a 'We're all Dreamers' shirt while urging Congress to sign the #DreamAct, a proposed bill that would grant residency rights to illegal minors currently living in the US.



    2k18 is already shaping up to be a good year for Britney fans as Britney confirmed that she'll be performing in Denmark as a part of music festival. Fans have been speculating that this is a part of a summer European tour, although it is not clear whether this will be Piece of Me or a brand new show.




    Also, in the holiday spirit, here's a cute twitter exchange between Britney and AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys.








    Merry BritChristmas ONTD!


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    Danielle "Cash Me Ousside" Bregoli paid her mother’s $65k mortgage for Christmas

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    Danielle "Cash Me Ousside" Bregoli shared a video of the moment she gave her mother $65k for Christmas in order to help pay off her mortgage.

    In the video, Danielle says “Merry Christmas, bitch! Here you go” before handing her mother an envelope.

    Her mother begins to cry after she opens the envelope and reads Danielle’s message.

    Source: Twitter

    What gifts did you get your parents this year?
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