Michael's Musings

"You Have To Believe We Are Magic"
Olivia Newton-John & Michael Shinafelt

Ho ho ho, and Merry Christmas Eve Day (say that three times fast) While this Holiday Season is quite unprecedented, there's still no reason why we can't make it fun! Thus I am caught up in and Olivia Newton-John/Xanadu fugue.

"Magic" is something we should, and all need to believe in. Not to mention it's one of ONJ's best songs ever from the movie Xanadu, which despite it's bad reputation, I have enjoyed viewing multiple times. So let's get the party started Minions!!!

Reminder, it won't work unless you are holding my flower

Got anything you need to Mansplain to Santa? Now's the time to do it

The Three Kings of Hell have returned, discuss

"And if all your hopes survive, Destiny will arrive..." - Magic, Olivia Newton-John 

Well now, that was a whole bucket of miss

Start preheating your oven now so your Holy Infant will be tender and mild

"If I can wear a mask while I give birth, you can wear a mask at Walmart" - Sophie Turner 

All I want for Christmas is January 20th

Woman Crush of the Week - duh, Olivia Newton-John and Magic!

My tranquility needs to be refurbished

I finally binged The Queen's Gambit, LOVED IT!!!

That time Santa jacked your Mom's Coke from the fridge on Christmas Eve 

You deserve a stripper for Christmas, just sayin'

How am I celebrating Christmas? Enjoying Christmas breakfast with a friend and watching Wonder Woman 1984, that's how

Come Into My World at:

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https://twitter.com/MShinafelt    

Seventeen Days Until, You Know...

The Stockings Were Hung...
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Seth Rogen, Santa Claus & James Franco

The countdown to Christmas has heated up with a mere seventeen days until the Holiday of Holidays arrives. Thus I thought it would be fun to show a weird Celebrity Christmas Card.

Bare witness (literally) to James Franco and Seth Rogen sitting on Santa's lap, uh, naked. Except for the stockings hung by the, never mind. Nudity, it's what Christmas is all about, and giving, something to Santa perhaps? Yeah, that's the ticket.

Does this make visions of sugar plums dance in your heads? It's giving me visions of something that's for sure!

With Christmas almost here, what do you want Santa to stuff your stocking with? "Yes" that was a euphemism.

Ho, ho, ho...

Christmas on Wikipedia -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

Fugly Christmas Sweater Friday

The Horror
Miley Cyrus

'Tis the season for Fugly Christmas Sweaters fa la la la la, la la la la....

It's that time of year where the apparel people don is in questionable taste especially when in comes to sweaters. 

Witness Miley Cyrus in an odd little number that features a graphic of Santa covering his face in what looks like horror. It's like a Christmas/Halloween hybrid or something, what that truly is I have not a clue. Oh, and don't pretend you do either, got it?

Miley has a plethora of Fugly Christmas Sweaters of the season to choose from, it's like her own tradition during this festive time of year. My reasons for choosing this one is the actual image of her and her dog radiates warmth and cheer. Translation: It made me smile and the canine helped off set the hideous sweater.

So break out whatever it is you imbibe in and raise a glass of cheer! Only four more days, yikes!!!

Miley on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/mileycyrus/?hl=en  

And All Through The House...

All I Want For Christmas...
Joan Collins & Psycho Santa

With only three days left until Christmas, my Holiday spirit has taken a decidedly macabre turn with memories of a Tales From The Crypt story And All Through The House starring Joan Collins of Dynasty fame.

 After that bitch Joan Collins whacks her husband to death with a fireplace poker, she’s left with the messy problem of how to dispose of the body. Meanwhile, the holiday music on the radio is interrupted by a news bulletin warning residents that a psychotic killer has escaped from a local asylum.

And he’s dressed like Santa, naturally.

The killer Santa ends up on her doorstep. She can’t call the cops, with her husband’s body there in the living room, so all she can do is try to keep Santa from getting in. It’s a tense and CLAUStrophobic  little story that in a twisted way leaves you rooting for the Santa gone wild! 

Merry Christmas indeed!

Tales From The Crypt on IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096708/ 

Holiday Cheer With Katy Perry

Santa Baby
Katy Perry & Friends

Did you think I would let the Christmas season saunter by without a visit from whimsical songstress Katy Perry? If you did, you thought wrong!

Here is Katy being hew own Santa Claus and engaging in her personal brand of Holiday cheer by paying a visit to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston in Georgia.

In all honesty if I had to choose someone to be my faux Santa I'd pick Katy. She is the Queen of fun and would for sure put a smile on the face of the most stringent Grinch. Nobody does cotton candy dreams and Unicorn races better than Perry, so her having a crack at reindeer games is a perfect fit.

Also I love seeing people, yes not just celebrities, taking time out to make children in need of some Holiday cheer smile. Even though I have never wanted kids, I still like them, and bringing them joy is a priceless gift.

Ho, ho, ho...and all that jazz, TGIF! 

Katy on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/katyperry/?hl=en  

Mike Clifford "The Christmas Song"

Santa's On His Way!
Mike Clifford

"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose..." - The Christmas Song

You've heard it all before, and it's been done many times, many ways, most notably by the late Nat King Cole. Well here it comes again, another rendition of the classic and timeless tune, with a modern twist sung by none other than Mike Clifford of "Close to Cathy" and "What a Wonderful World" fame.

Yes Virginia, Mike Clifford is bringing you his unique take on "The Christmas Song."

Mike is here with ten wishes for humanity, himself and the world this Holiday Season. Are you ready, here comes Santa Mike!

1) Everyone has enough food & shelter

2) All animals in shelters are adopted 

3) Peaceful solutions to world conflict

4) New breakthroughs in medical research

5) I make the charts again

Celebrate!
Mike Clifford & Robert Forrester

6) Every child has at least one Christmas present

7) Celebrations are held with no violence

8) Everyone likes my new Christmas video

9) Frontier Airlines improves it's on time record

10) Everyone gets to have brunch at least once at the fabulous Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, CO

Enjoy the video after the jump!

Santa Mike is on his way! at:

https://www.reverbnation.com/mikeclifford6
https://www.facebook.com/MikeCliffordsWonderfulWorld/

It's Santa Mickey!

Not A Creature Was Stirring, Except For Mickey Mouse!
Ryan Reynolds, Mickey Mouse & Blake Lively

Santa made me post this. Blame it on the spirit of Christmas taking possession of me, but I just had to post this way too cute photo of Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively striking a pose with Santa Mickey in front of the castle at Disneyland. 

Apparently the twosome were there celebrating their daughter James' second Birthday. Happy, Happy James! 

What made me cross over to the saccharine side? If you have ever been to Disneyland at Christmas time you would understand just how much more magical it is this time of year. It can turn any Scrooge into a Tiny Tim. I was there last year in December and had a truly enchanted day. 

The theme park's halls are decked with the most festive of decor and the happy factor is off the hook!

Speaking of which, Happy Saturday to and to all a good one!

PS Although I had a blast, I must say I am a bit grouchy that I did not get a photo with Santa Mickey too...Bah Humbug!

Disneyland on the WWW:
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/  

Santa Bieber

Come Justin, Sit On Santa's Lap

"Santa baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue;
I'll wait up for you, dear; Santa baby,So hurry down the chimney tonight." - Eartha Kitt 

Looks like Justin Bieber just won the most rad celebrity selfie of the Christmas Season contest. Yeah, there's a contest, it's unofficial, but it's out there, it's called Social Media numbers. 

Seems the Bieber hit Toronto's high end Yorkdale Shopping Center. When what to his wandering eyes did appear? But Yorkdale Fashion Santa."Yes" they have their own personal Santa in the form of a handsome model who has a snowy white beard named Paul Mason.

Daddy and Boy posed for a photograph that, well suffice it to say is pretty hot!
Yorkdale posted it on their Instagram account with the caption:

"It's true! Celebs shop at #Yorkdale! Can you #beliebe it?! @justinbieber + #YorkdaleFashionSanta #YorkdaleCheer"

All joking aside, The Bieber is just one of many Canadian shoppers to pose with the hip hometown hero. Yorkdale Mall has pledged to donate $1 for every selfie with Fashion Santa using the hashtag #YorkdaleFashionSanta to charity. 

Justin's stocking is going to be nice and stuffed this year!