{"id":15264,"date":"2020-12-12T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=15264"},"modified":"2020-12-12T10:56:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T15:56:25","slug":"dec-12-meeting-post-1-of-7-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=15264","title":{"rendered":"Dec 12 Meeting, Post 1 of 7: Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is post 1 of 7 related posts which together make up our December 12, 2020, DIY, Virtual MonSFFA Meeting.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020MonSFFAVirtualMeetingOpeningAudio.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Attention all personnel\u2026 Maintain \u201cRed Alert!\u201d\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

1) SEASON\u2019S GREETINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n

We begin with wishes to all MonSFFen, their families, and the club\u2019s friends for a very Merry Christmas, a Joyful Holiday season, and a Happy New Year that we desperately hope will be better than this one!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

2) GOING VIRAL!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since our last virtual meeting in mid-November, Canada\u2019s COVID-19 numbers have relentlessly increased and are stubbornly resisting any appreciable diminution, despite, it seems, all efforts at curbing their growth. The Atlantic bubble has burst, B.C. and the Western provinces are experiencing record escalations in cases, and Ontario is now regularly surpassing Quebec\u2019s frightening daily numbers, with Toronto supplanting Montreal as the nation\u2019s hot zone. Even remote and once coronavirus-free Nunavut is reporting outbreaks. Hospitals across the land are at or have surpassed capacity, and doctors and nurses, who have been battling the virus since March, are exhausted!<\/p>\n

As a salve to our collective anxiety, Premier Legault put forth a \u201cmoral contract,\u201d allowing limited deconfinement, and thus Holiday gatherings over the Christmas Eve-Boxing Day weekend, but shortly thereafter was compelled to withdraw the offer as Quebec\u2019s numbers continued to spiral ever upward and very real fears of overwhelming the already fragile medical system took hold. Calls for a \u201cshort-circuit\u201d full lockdown to stop the virus\u2019 spread are mounting, with advocates pointing out that the Holiday season would be the opportune time to enact such a strategy as schools and many businesses are already closed for a couple of weeks and commerce tends to slow down in early January anyway.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Canadians, meanwhile, are buoyed by the recent news of several vaccine candidates now either under review or approved for use by Health Canada, with an initial roll-out imminent. But have too many of us relaxed our vigilance regarding mitigation protocols with a cure now in sight, or is it that many are simply tired of all the restrictions under which we\u2019ve been living for the better part of a year, now? In the most delusionally extreme instances, some have convinced themselves that the virus is not as deadly as authorities claim, or even that it\u2019s a hoax and doesn\u2019t exist at all, justifying in their minds the ignoring of safety protocols! Such may be a factor in the coronavirus\u2019 resilience against our efforts to stamp it out. We are all moving indoors and in closer proximity to each other as winter arrives and this, too, is certainly a factor in the virus\u2019 robust persistence. We must not relax our guard quite yet.<\/p>\n

The pending vaccines are good news, to be sure, but it will take time to produce and distribute the millions of doses required to inoculate the country, and indeed, the world. Prime Minister Trudeau has speculated that it could be September of next year before an ample number of Canadians will have been vaccinated.<\/p>\n

So we\u2019ve got months to go yet before we can breathe a sigh of relief, during which time we must find it within ourselves to soldier on a while longer, continuing with all recommended mitigation protocols\u2014the wearing of face masks, the practise of social distancing, the washing of hands thoroughly and often, use of a hand sanitizer, refraining from even modest gatherings, remaining isolated at home and venturing out only on essential errands.<\/p>\n

Stock an empty shelf with books to read during the coming winter months, set up your Netflix queue, Zoom or some such with family and friends often, play your favourite games, and exercise your creative side with craft projects, suggestions that can only help make the months of isolation pass more quickly.<\/p>\n

3) INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

As we gather online for this month\u2019s virtual club meeting, in place of the downtown Christmas Dinner\/Party that is our December tradition, and to which we will return post-COVID, we take a moment to beseech club members to please take all possible precautions in order to keep yourselves as protected from infection as can be. It is especially important that we not let up on those safety protocols so that we may all make it through this adversity.<\/p>\n

This is our ninth virtual MonSFFA meeting and the last of 2020. Today\u2019s get-together will unfold right here on the club\u2019s Web site over the course of the afternoon, beginning with this first post, and followed by subsequent posts at 1:30PM, 1:45PM, 2:30PM, 3:00PM, and 4:00PM, with a concluding post at 4:30PM. All content will also be available concurrently on MonSFFA\u2019s Facebook page (www.facebook.com\/MonSFFA<\/a>), however, note that the interface best suited for taking in this meeting is this very Web site.<\/p>\n

In addition, our mid-meeting Zoom session has been expanded for this virtual gathering and will begin early, at 1:30PM, and run until the meeting concludes. In order to provide some element of the face-to-face Dinner\/Party that we would have been hosting were it not for current circumstances, we\u2019ll be trying our hand at selected Zoom versions of some of the presentations we\u2019re posting in tandem on our Web site. Through this augmented Zoom session, folk will have opportunity to hear directly from the presenters on their given topics, pose questions, discuss, and generally chat. It being that most wonderful time of the year, our focus today will be on the seasonal and festive.<\/p>\n

As we cannot yet safely assemble in person, this December virtual meeting has been prepared especially for you, MonSFFA\u2019s membership. Sit back, check out each of the afternoon\u2019s posts, scroll down leisurely through the proffered content, and enjoy!<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t forget to comment on what we\u2019ve presented. Let us know what you think of specific topics or the meeting overall. Your input helps us to tailor these virtual meetings for maximum interest and enjoyment.<\/p>\n

You may also wish to Zoom with us during the course of the meeting. To join our expanded Zoom session, beginning at 1:30PM, click here: This Afternoon\u2019s MonSFFA Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not fully equipped to Zoom by computer, you can also join in by phone (voice only); in the Montreal area, the toll-free number to call is: 1-438-809-7799. If you\u2019re from out of town, find your Zoom call-in number here: International Call-In Numbers<\/a><\/p>\n

Have this information on hand as you may be asked to enter it:<\/p>\n

Meeting ID: 852 4130 1716<\/p>\n

Passcode: 429167<\/p>\n

4) MEETING AGENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n

In This Afternoon\u2019s Virtual Meeting:<\/p>\n

1:00PM, Post 1 of 7 (Opening)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Season\u2019 Greetings<\/p>\n

2) Going Viral!<\/p>\n

3) Introduction<\/p>\n

4) Meeting Agenda<\/p>\n

5) Opening Christmas Coronavirus Parody Song<\/p>\n

6) Trivia Challenge for the Festive Season<\/p>\n

7) Keith\u2019s Must-See List for the Holiday Season<\/p>\n

8) A Second Christmas Coronavirus Parody Song<\/p>\n

1:30PM, Post 2 of 7 (Zoom!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

9) Expanded Zoom Session Begins (Runs Until End of Meeting)<\/p>\n

1:45PM, Post 3 of 7 (Holidays Special!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

10) Presentation: MonSFFA Holidays Special<\/p>\n

2:30PM, Post 4 of 7 (Chanukkah!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

11) Presentation: Introduction to Chanukkah<\/p>\n

3:00PM, Post 5 of 7 (Break)<\/strong><\/p>\n

12) Mid-Meeting Break (Milk and Cookies, Display Table, Raffle, Continuing Zoom)<\/p>\n

4:00PM, Post 6 of 7 (Joy!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

13) Presentation: The Many Ways of Joy<\/p>\n

4:30PM, Post 7 of 7 (Closing)<\/strong><\/p>\n

14) Answers to Trivia Challenge!<\/p>\n

15) Another Christmas Coronavirus Parody Song<\/p>\n

16) Thank-You!<\/p>\n

17) A Final Parody Song<\/p>\n

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5) OPENING CHRISTMAS CORONAVIRUS PARODY SONG<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many talented and witty songwriters\/performers have been providing, throughout this COVID-19 crisis, gentle comic relief to us all, filking well-known rock and pop hits. Whenever given, we\u2019ve credited by name these creators.<\/p>\n

This juicy<\/em> opening number, \u201cWTF 2020,\u201d is by L.A.-based actress\/singer Whitney Avalon (twitter.com\/whitneyavalon<\/a>). As the title hints, the lyrics are a tad indelicate and may be considered unseemly by some, but it\u2019s an amusing, well executed song. That said, we felt it prudent to stifle the problematic language, given that some of our audience today may well have present in their households and within earshot young children. At the same time, we\u2019ve tried to maintain as much as possible the spirit of the piece:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WTF-2020-Whitney-Avalon.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Look up Whitney\u2019s original, unfiltered song online if you want the full monty!<\/p>\n

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Christmas movies and television specials are not generally considered SF\/F, but any story centered on a jolly old elf capable of hitting every household on the planet to deliver so<\/em> many gifts in one night has got to be rocking some kind of time-altering technology, right? Sounds sci-fi to us! And magical creatures like flying reindeer and snowmen come to life by means of an old silk hat must certainly be categorized under the fantasy heading!<\/p>\n

Many sci-fi television series have featured episodes that play on Holiday themes, from The Twilight Zone<\/em> (\u201cNight of the Meek,\u201d \u201cFive Characters in Search of an Exit,\u201d among others) and animated Batman<\/em> (\u201cChristmas with the Joker,\u201d \u201cHoliday Knights\u201d) to Quantum Leap<\/em> (\u201cA Little Miracle,\u201d \u201cPromised Land,\u201d) and Doctor Who<\/em> (\u201cThe Christmas Invasion,\u201d \u201cA Christmas Carol,\u201d \u201cLast Christmas,\u201d to name a few)!<\/p>\n

Test your knowledge of Christmas and Holiday films, TV specials, and things festive with this sci-fi flavoured trivia challenge; answers will be provided in our closing Post 7 of 7 at 4:30PM this afternoon. Good luck!<\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> In the atrociously bad 1964 \u201cYuletide science fiction fantasy\u201d Santa Claus Conquers the Martians<\/em>, what are the names of the two Earth children kidnapped by the Martians?<\/p>\n

A) Victor and Donna\u00a0\u00a0 B) Willie and Sue\u00a0\u00a0 C) Billy and Betty\u00a0\u00a0 D) Linus and Lucy<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> 1978\u2019s Star Wars Holiday Special<\/em> included an animated sequence entitled \u201cThe Faithful Wookiee,\u201d which introduced a new character to Star Wars<\/em> canon. Name that character:<\/p>\n

3)<\/strong> Name the Canadian animation studio that George Lucas enlisted to produce this \u201cFaithful Wookiee\u201d cartoon:<\/p>\n

4)<\/strong> Which of these groupings does not belong?<\/p>\n

A) Kimar, Momar, Bomar, and Girmar\u00a0\u00a0 C) Chochem, Hargo, Rigna, and Lomas\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>B) Gimmel, Nun, Hey, and Shin\u00a0\u00a0 D) Voldar, Stobo, Shim, and Torg<\/p>\n

5)<\/strong> What is the clever postal code created by Canada Post for the North Pole?<\/p>\n

6)<\/strong> What is the title of The Big Bang Theory<\/em> episode in which Penny gifts Sheldon with a unique Christmas present: a restaurant napkin that Star Trek<\/em> star Leonard Nimoy had used to wipe his mouth, and which he subsequently autographed to Sheldon at waitress Penny\u2019s request?<\/p>\n

A) \u201cThe Santa Simulation\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 B) \u201cThe Bath Item Gift Hypothesis\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 C) \u201cThe Holiday Summation\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 D) \u201cThe Cooper Extraction\u201d<\/p>\n

7)<\/strong> In the above-mentioned Big Bang Theory<\/em> episode, when Penny presents her gift to Sheldon, what is she wearing on her head?<\/p>\n

A) Foam reindeer antlers\u00a0\u00a0 B) A red Santa Claus hat trimmed in white faux fur\u00a0\u00a0 C) A tiara\u00a0\u00a0 D) Nothing<\/p>\n

8) <\/strong>How many ghosts appear to surly Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol<\/em>?<\/p>\n

9)<\/strong> Who does not belong?<\/p>\n

A) George C. Scott\u00a0\u00a0 B) Patrick Stewart\u00a0\u00a0 C) Alastair Sim\u00a0\u00a0 D) Jim Carrey\u00a0\u00a0 E) Colin Baker\u00a0\u00a0 F) Basil Rathbone\u00a0 \u00a0G) Walter Matthau\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 H) Michael Caine<\/p>\n

10)<\/strong> While romancing Mary Hatch early in the perennial Christmas gem It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em> (1946), what does George Bailey offer to throw a lasso around and gift to her?<\/p>\n

A) A star\u00a0\u00a0 B) The moon\u00a0\u00a0 C) The sun\u00a0\u00a0 D) A steer<\/p>\n

11) <\/strong>In the Lost in Space<\/em> episode \u201cReturn From Outer Space,\u201d against his father\u2019s express orders, young Will Robinson employs dangerous alien technology to matter-transfer himself across the gulf of space and back to Earth, materializing in a small town at Christmastime. His plan is to alert Alpha Control at Cape Kennedy of his family\u2019s location on a distant, barren planet so that a rescue ship might be dispatched. But no one in town believes that he\u2019s a member of the famous First Family in Space, long missing and now presumed dead! In what U.S. state is located the small town to which Will beams himself?<\/p>\n

A) Connecticut\u00a0\u00a0 B) Maine\u00a0\u00a0 C) North Dakota\u00a0\u00a0 D) Vermont<\/p>\n

12)<\/strong> Because nothing says Yuletide like math, in \u201cThe Twelve Days of Christmas,\u201d how many presents are given altogether?<\/p>\n

13)<\/strong> In It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em>, a distraught and suicidal George Bailey is certain that his family and friends would have been better off had he never been born, and in a chilling alternate-history sequence, his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody, allows him a look at just such a scenario in a bid to convince George otherwise. The two stop for a drink at a bar George finds markedly changed from the friendly watering hole he\u2019d always known. He orders a double bourbon; what does Clarence order?<\/p>\n

A) A flaming rum punch\u00a0\u00a0 B) A vodka martini, shaken, not stirred\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 C) A mulled wine, heavy on the cinnamon, light on the troubles!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 D) A beer<\/p>\n

14)<\/strong> What are the names of George and Mary Bailey\u2019s four children, erased from existence in the alternate history in which George was never born?<\/p>\n

15)<\/strong> In the concluding act of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians<\/em>, which character becomes the Martian Santa Claus?<\/p>\n

16)<\/strong> In the original Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street<\/em> (1947), what is the name of the judge who presides over the hearing to determine if one Kris Kringle is a delusional old man who should be institutionalized or, in fact, the one and only Santa Claus, as he claims?<\/p>\n

A) Henry X. Harper\u00a0\u00a0 B) R. H. Macy\u00a0\u00a0 C) Thomas Mara\u00a0\u00a0 D) Fred Gailey<\/p>\n

17)<\/strong> Name all<\/em> of Santa\u2019s reindeer!<\/p>\n

18)<\/strong> Thurl Ravenscroft was, for decades, an uncredited but important contributor to 1966\u2019s classic Holiday TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/em>. What was his contribution to the production?<\/p>\n

A) He directed the piece.\u00a0\u00a0 B) He wrote the screenplay.\u00a0\u00a0 C) He wrote the lyrics to the songs featured.\u00a0\u00a0 D) He sang the memorable \u201cYou\u2019re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.\u201d<\/p>\n

19)<\/strong> The night before his famous transatlantic flight in 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh stored his Spirit of St. Louis<\/em> airplane in a hangar later repurposed as a film studio in which was produced what Christmas movie?<\/p>\n

BONUS QUESTION! <\/strong>As a boy in 1919, It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em>\u2019s central character, George Bailey, works at a drugstore in his hometown of Bedford Falls. One day he finds is boss, Mr. Gower, grief-stricken at news he\u2019d received by telegram, which caused him in distraction to inadvertently fill an order with a poisonous mixture of the wrong medicine. George tries to tell him of his mistake but the anguished man irately sends him on his way. When George returns later without having made the delivery, the druggist angrily berates him until the boy finally blurts out that Gower had made a terrible error. Gower realizes that George has saved the day and hugs the boy in thanks. What was the news that had so upset Mr. Gower?\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

7) KEITH\u2019S LIST OF MUST-SEE VIEWING FOR THE HOLIDAYS!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Countless Christmas movies and television specials have been produced over the decades, with fresh installments added every year. There are far too many to watch over the typical Holiday season. Anyway, most of them are, to employ Sturgeon\u2019s law, crap! But there are those few that bear repeated viewing, year after year, never ceasing to stir in one sentimental feelings entirely apt for this most wonderful time of the year. We all have our favourites, some fondly remembered from childhood, others more recent.<\/p>\n

In my case, there a handful that I absolutely must<\/em> watch each December. They are, in my humble opinion, unrivaled classics that help spark in me annually something that I suppose must be the Christmas spirit. They warm my heart, bring a smile, elicit joy, and get me all fired up for tree trimming and gift wrapping and Christmas baking and all the other fabulous things associated with the festive season that I so enjoy.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my list, in no particular order:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em> (1946)\u2014A perennial favourite on TV at Christmastime, this is the story of George Bailey, a fundamentally good and decent man who has always put his own lofty ambitions aside to accommodate his family and friends, all of this outlined in flashback through the first half of the film. Then Bailey finds that his small-town building and loan business is suddenly short $8000 on Christmas Eve! Scandal, ruin, and shame vested upon his wife and children are sure to follow, he fears, and despairing, he opts for suicide, convinced that his family and friends would be better off without him. His guardian angel is dispatched from Heaven to save him. The pacing is, perhaps, a little too relaxed for modern audiences but stick with it and you will be rewarded with a heart-warming, life-affirming, lightly comedic, part romance, part drama, and part science fiction movie. You read that right: science fiction! For in a chilling, noire-ish alternate-universe sequence, the angel seeks to show Bailey just how valuable a gift is life, allowing him to see how things would have played out for his family and friends had he never been born.<\/p>\n

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George Bailey (James Stewart) and his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers), in It’s a Wonderful Life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Charlie Brown Christmas<\/em> (1965)\u2014Peanuts<\/em> was a favourite comic strip of mine growing up, so that probably plays a part in influencing my opinion of this simple, sincere, funny, moving, and endearing cartoon. In later years I came to appreciate the unassuming yet arresting artwork paired so beautifully with Vince Guaraldi\u2019s outstanding jazz score and his unorthodox take on traditional Christmas music. Commentary on the rampant commercialization of Christmas is deftly handled with humour so as not to come across as too preachy. And when Charlie Brown asks in exasperation if there\u2019s anyone who knows what Christmas is all about, Linus steps up with a wisdom beyond his years, making for a marvellously memorable moment.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Brown and Linus in A Charlie Brown Christmas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/em> (1966)\u2014The other animated Holiday special that is an annual must-see in our house brings to life the wacky world of Dr. Suess in vibrant colour. This is the enchanting tale of the dour Grinch\u2019s emotional journey from wretched recluse and hater of all things Christmas to epiphany and jubilant embrace of the whole thing! Like A Charlie Brown Christmas<\/em>, there\u2019s an anti-consumerist message, here, avowing that Christmas \u201cdoesn\u2019t come from a store,\u201d but that it \u201cmeans a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Grinch and his much put-upon dog, Max, in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians<\/em> (1964)\u2014 Ludicrous plots, inane dialogue, stilted acting, ridiculously amateurish sets, costumes, and special effects, all on a dollar-store budget! If you enjoy cheap, low-rent flicks like Plan 9 From Outer Space<\/em> (1959) and Robot Monster<\/em> (1953), you\u2019ll be thrilled to know that there exists such a so-bad-it\u2019s-good movie for the festive season! Santa Claus and a couple of Earth children are kidnapped by Martians and brought to the red planet, whose leader seeks to bring Mars\u2019 melancholy youth out of their doldrums. And thus does Santa Claus \u201cconquer\u201d his captors not with arms, but with the spirit of Christmas. No, really<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Miracle of 34th Street<\/em> (1947)\u2014The movies of my parents\u2019 generation frequently aired on television when I was a youngster, affording me the opportunity to enjoy seasonal classics like this one, the light-hearted tale of a white-bearded old fellow named Kris Kringle, hired as a department store Santa Claus at Macy\u2019s in New York City, who claims to be the real thing! A young Natalie Wood plays a little girl whose mother has brought her up to rebuff fanciful fairy tales of Santa Claus and the like, but over the course of the film, she comes to believe that the old man really is who he says he is, and so regains her lost childhood innocence. Her mother and the other adults at Macy\u2019s are not quite so sure but they, too, eventually begin to come around. The centerpiece of the story is the court hearing instigated to determine if Mr. Kringle is, in fact, the one and only Santa Claus, as he claims, or is mentally ill and in need of hospitalization. His sympathetic lawyer is the mother\u2019s romantic interest and there\u2019s a love story playing out, here, as the principal plot unfolds. This is a feel-good film if ever there was one!<\/p>\n

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Natalie Wood, and Maureen O’Hara in Miracle on 34th Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Die Hard<\/em> (1988)\u2014An office Christmas party, garlands and decorations hung about, eggnog, hostages, gunfire, anti-tank missiles, explosions, and John McClane versus Hans Gruber! Must be Christmas at Nakatomi Plaza. A solid action movie that has been adopted by fans as a modern Holiday delight.<\/p>\n

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Bruce Willis as John McClane in Die Hard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

King Kong<\/em> (2005)\u2014Peter Jackson\u2019s magnificent remake includes a scene of Kong and Ann cavorting on a frozen pond in New York City\u2019s Central Park at Christmastime, which is enough to justify a Holiday viewing and permit one to get their Kong on!<\/p>\n

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Kong and Ann Darrow in Central Park, New York City, Christmastime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8) A SECOND CHRISTMAS CORONAVIRUS PARODY SONG<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the U.K. comes this charming family collaboration (www.youtube\/user\/ruthmoore50<\/a>):<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Its-Beginning-to-Look-a-Lot-Like-a-COVID-Christmas-Ruth-Moore.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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