Christmas Tune Co-opted

Curse you, Halo Shampoo, for tricking me into thinking I was going to hear a nice rendition of "Jingle Bells."

Also, smart move you made, covering up the majority of the hair in your hair-centric commercial with hats.

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Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 16, 2015
Category: Holidays | Advertising | 1950s | Hair and Hairstyling

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If you want a beautiful song introduced by real sleigh bells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7CDl9trfWI&feature=youtu.be

Posted by Phideaux on 12/16/15 at 07:14 AM

@Phideaux: Couldn't understand a word she said but the vibe I got off the clip is that she's madly in love with
me and wants to have my babies.

Is it just me or is the music & singing in this commercial way better than the crap they're spewing out today?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 12/16/15 at 11:09 AM

With a name like "Halo" I expected their hair to be glowing.

Posted by KDP on 12/16/15 at 02:13 PM

The Green Chri$tma$ song (1958-Stan Freberg) is all about co-opting Christmas songs. My favorite part is at the 3://47 mark:

"We wish you a merry Christmas, and please buy our beer!"

Posted by crc on 12/16/15 at 03:38 PM

@Expat47 -- Are you sure she didn't just want to drink your wine? ♫ Joy to the World ♫

Posted by Phideaux on 12/16/15 at 05:08 PM

@crc: Stole my thunder there, Dude!

@Phideaux: Well, ok, I'll force myself.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 12/16/15 at 11:09 PM

Another great cynical song about Christmas: Blue Xmas, written by Bob Dorough (who just celebrated his 92nd birthday). It was commissioned by Miles Davis, who was obligated to record a Christmas song and apparently didn't really want to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAh3Qx1zMzY

Posted by ges on 12/17/15 at 06:01 PM

"Hey Santa! Pass us that bottle.

Posted by BMN on 12/17/15 at 07:02 PM

My wife alerted me to this version of The 12 Days of Christmas . While it's not the most melodious version ever sung I found myself mesmerized.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 12/18/15 at 12:29 AM

But WAIT there's MORE!!! They've done this for many years past!!!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 12/18/15 at 12:30 AM

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