I think some people may be confusing Christmas "specials" and Christmas "movies" here.

Anyway. . .  My favorite, and the correct answer:

"A Charlie Brown Christmas"

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them,

'Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.'

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

My next-favorite Christmas television special is probably the feature-film National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, released theatrically in 1989.

dickface if I have to choose

Dickface it is!

#15/15  

I thought I was a "gaywad"

That was last week.

This week, dickwad.

Next week, either "dickhead" or "assface".

Your preference?

Driving music:


Underrated--if only because Achtung, Baby! was so damn good.

I can't ever find the words to describe this album.  I like it.

I'm a little disappointed that they left Liz Phair off the list...
I guess I just don't get the kids today.

Yeah, I noticed the exclusion of both the Liz Phair and Zwan albums--both of which came out this year, and that I at least liked a little bit.

However, at best, they were average in quality compared to what those two artists (Phair and Billy Corgan) have done in the past, so that's probably why they weren't on there.

I wonder if WhiteChocolateSpaceEgg (1988) and Machina (2000) made their best-of lists for their respective years. . .

Mainland05 reminds me of a certain internet character from many years ago--"dick drecy".

Anyone remember him?  

dick drecy?

Hey guys, i am dating Hilary Duff,   Cool it alright, plezzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeee.

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50.  50 Cent  Get Rich or Die Tryin'
49.  Ryan Adams  lloR N kcoR
48.  The Bad Plus  These Are the Vistas
47.  David Banner Mississippi: The Album
46.  Basement Jaxx  Kish Kash
45.  Beyonce  Dangerously in Love
44.  Blink-182  Blink-182
43.  Blur  Think Tank
42.  Brand New  Deja Entendu Triple
41.  Johnny Cash  Unearthed
40.  Cat Power  You Are Free
39.  The Dandy Warhols  Welcome to the Monkey House
38.  The Darkness  Permission to Land
37.  Dashboard Confessional  A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar
36.  Drive-By Truckers  Decoration Day
35.  Kathleen Edwards  Failer
34.  Electric Six  Fire
33.  Fannypack  So Stylistic
32.  Fountains of Wayne  Welcome Interstate Managers
31.  Al Green  I Can't Stop
30.  Jay-Z  The Black Album
29.  Junior Senior  D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat
28.  R. Kelly  Chocolate Factory
27.  Kid Rock  Kid Rock
26.  Kings of Leon  Youth and Young Manhood
25.  The Libertines  Up the Bracket
24.  Linkin Park  Meteora
23.  John Mayer  Heavier Things
22.  Metallica  St. Anger
21.  Van Morrison  What's Wrong with this Picture?
20.  Willie Nelson and Ray Price  Run That By Me One More Time
19.  The New Pornographers  Electric Version
18.  OutKast  SpeakerBoxxx/The Love Below
17.  Peaches  Fatherfucker
16.  The Postal Service  Give Up
15.  Radiohead  Hail to the Thief
14.  Robert Randolph and the Family Band  Unclassified
13.  The Raveonettes  Chain Gang of Love
12.  Damien Rice  O
11.  Richard X  Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1
10.  The Shins  Chutes Too Narrow
09.  The Sleepy Jackson  Lovers
08.  Sting  Sacred Love
07.  The Strokes  Room On Fire
06.  James Blood Ulmer  No Escape From the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions
05.  Rufus Wainwright  Want One
04.  The White Stripes  Elephant
03.  Yeah Yeah Yeahs  Fever to Tell
02.  Neil Young and Crazy Horse  Greendale
01.  Warren Zevon  The Wind

Initial thoughts:  First I've heard of The Shins!  I'll need to check them out--they sound hot.