Matt Rogers Makes the Yuletide Gay: This is not the time for thinking. It's the time for crooning.

But as the song playsout, it becomes clear that Rogers himselfhas no idea what Christmas is actuallyabout, and he includes increasinglyincorrect details about the exact originof the holiday ("Santa and Jesus theywere best, best friends!") Did I mention that it'sChristmas in this club?" Christmas and comedy are fondbedfellows--much like many of thepeople Rogers sings about here--butthe most familiar versions of Christmascomedy treat the holiday as a situation. Matt Rogers Makes the Yuletide Gay: This is not the time for thinking. [Extracted from the article]

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