Last week’s prediction: “Cop Killer”
So yeah, there’s something delightful about Stephen Colbert giving himself some laughs here–respect to guys who have ideas. One minute there was no A Colbert Christmas, and the next there was. People who get mad at things for existing need to go outside more.
Plus, as I guess is always the case with Colbert, I really do like the meta-joke here–Christmas songs are easy, easy enough to knock out with a handful of studio musicians and a half decent writer in probably two or three afternoons, total. There will come a time where Colbert forgets he even did this, and at that time tons of people will still own copies of this CD.
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Or will own the iTunes version, anyway. This is where things get a tiny bit not that funny. Three weeks ago Colbert was launching a stunt to get this record to number one on iTunes, and now iTunes is giving away for free the song on the record that name-checks the online store: “Forgive us for being overly, well, jazzed about Stephen Colbert’s ‘Another Christmas Song’–the iTunes Store does get a mention in it, after all.”
Forgive my slightly glazed amazement at whatever elegant shape of post-synergy this chain of events has now formed.
Next week’s prediction: “Auld Lang Syne”