Awesome Christmas

Bill Murray hangs out with Amy Poehler and Michael Cera, Miley Cyrus stops trying so hard and Jenny Lewis serves cake with Phoenix in the full trailer for Netflix’s old fashioned Christmas special.

UK retailer John Lewis once again has bestowed us with a touching holiday ad, going for the feels with a story about a little girl who spots a man living on the Moon, and who could really use some Christmas cheer. The track is Half the World Away, an Oasis cover by Aurora.

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Bill Murray leads an all-star cast in this special headed to Netflix this holiday season. After a blizzard shuts down production of their extravaganza, Murray and company batten down the hatches with songs, comedy and plenty of Christmas cheer. Drops 12/4/15.

Young Evan left a camera by their Christmas tree so he could catch Santa. His family edited the camera’s footage to make his wish come true And boy did he catch him! This kid’s going to have intense arguments with his friends.

(NSFW: Language) “I AM A CLAUS.” Local Business Comedy covered Kanye West’s entire Yeezus album, putting a Christmas spin on it. Listen closely because they’re about to drop a lot of jokes on your chimney. Also on YouTube.

Puddles the clown turns in a soul-stirring performance of the Christmas classic, showing once again why he’s called “the sad clown with the golden voice.” Even if you’re not religious, you’ll have a hard time not hitting play a second time.

(NSFW: Gore, Language) JoBlo’s not so merry look at Christmas movies, in which Santa Claus shirks his duties as the jolly old man spreading holiday cheer, and instead descends into the deepest pits of darkness. Bad Santa! Bad!

Prairie Home Companion musical director Rich Dworsky performs a piano medley of Christmas tunes for those who just want to get it over with, cranking out numerous popular songs in just about 2 minutes flat. See if you can name them all.

(NSFW: Language) “Kung fu is life and death. Especially at Christmas.” Matt Highton’s low-budget film melds horror and comedy, as a group of friends head to an abandoned department store to investigate a horrific urban legend.

A hilariously offbeat promotional music video for UK comedian Adam Buxton’s TV special Adam Buxton’s Shed of Christmas. By the end, you’ll have learned where all those wonderful ornaments, tinsel and gifts really come from.

Fourgrounds Film presents a series of short holiday snippets of holiday films shot in the trademark styles of famous directors, ranging from Wes Anderson to Martin Scorsese to Stephen Spielberg. Watch part two here.

Tom BetGeorge just won Christmas. The music director built and programmed this massive Cantina-inspired setup that is synchronized to his favorite Star Wars songs. It has about 100,000 lights and can be seen from miles away.

James Houston created an electronic holiday card for the Glasgow School of Art using a Commodore 64, a Sinclair ZX Spectrum, vintage Macs, and a Sega Mega Drive to perform Carol of the Bells – though the lyrics have been tweaked a bit.

Japanese snack maker Glico put together this promotional holiday video using 26 sounds captured from chewing, cracking and opening treats like Pocky and Pucchin Pudding. Play with the soundboard and make your own songs here.

SNL’s Keenan Thompson debunks the old “you’d better be good for goodness sake” trope, as it seems these days everyone gets presents by the tree, no matter how naughty or nice they’ve been. Everybody’s gettin’ sump’n.

You may recall that time when farmer Derek Klingenberg serenaded his herd of cattle with Lorde’s Royals. This time he’s back with a little holiday trombone cheer for the bovines. Who knew cows liked popcorn?

We haven’t decided what’s more impressive here – the technological wizardry needed to wire up and synchronize all of these houses in a single light show, or the idea that this many neighbors could agree to do this.

When YouTuber bd594 isn’t making music with old computer equipment, he likes to dress up for the holidays. Here, the tinkerer demonstrates the most over-the-top ugly sweater of all time – complete with a working model railroad.

Toronto healthcare ad agency Klick worked with YouTube musical sensation Andrew Huang to create this catchy version of the holiday classic Jingle Bells using sampled sounds from common office supplies and other everyday objects.

Brett Domino continues his series of videos on how to make pop songs, but this time he focuses in on making that annoying holiday song you won’t be able to get out of your head until February. Festal Christmas, everyone!

(NSFW: Language) In 2012, Katzenjammer, Ben Caplan and The Trondheim Soloists performed this moving arrangement of the Pogues / Kirsty MacColl holiday classic Fairytale of New York. Caution: Epic beard and baritone ahead.

(Gross) You’d better watch out. Even good old Saint Nick needs to make the occasional pitstop between toy deliveries. The guys from Poo-Pourri have a suggestion for something to leave out alongside the milk and cookies this year.