Christmas Events 2008

CL's Christmas and Holiday Event Calendar for 2008

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Peepshow Gay Christmas 2008

By CL Events Staff Thursday December 25, 2008 10:32 am EST

Seasonal Events

December

Below is our coverage and events for the 2008 Christmas.

List of Christmas Events:

Christmas with Gentleman Jesse at The Earl Article

Wednesday December 24, 2008 07:33 pm EST 12/24/2008 7:33 pm

In Dec. '05, garage punk and power pop luminary Gentleman Jesse and Die Slaughterhaus scrambled missed the deadline to get a Christmas 7-inch out in time for the holidays. That record is now the only piece of Gentleman Jesse vinyl that hasn't demanded a repress, and it is good. | more...

Christmas cheer from CL Article

Wednesday December 24, 2008 06:07 pm EST 12/24/2008 6:07 pm

Just in time for Christmas: More layoffs at CL papers. Yippee! | more...

Christmas Events 2008 Article

Thursday December 25, 2008 10:32 am EST 12/25/2008 10:32 am

CL's Christmas and Holiday Event Calendar for 2008 | more...

Omnivore - Christmas dinner on Buford Highway Article

Friday December 26, 2008 03:07 pm EST 12/26/2008 3:07 pm

We took Wayne's mom to Christmas dinner at Chateau de Saigon last night. | more...

Air Loaf: Invasion: Christmas Carol Article

Monday December 8, 2008 11:10 pm EST 12/08/2008 11:10 pm

Curt Holman chats about Dad's Garage's Invasion: Christmas Carol | more...

Holiday Guide - Merry Obama Christmas Article

Wednesday November 19, 2008 05:04 am EST 11/19/2008 5:04 am

CL's Holiday Gift eCards: Email them to friends and relatives! | more...

Clickable Advent Calendar, 1 - Invasion: Christmas Carol Article

Monday December 1, 2008 09:24 pm EST 12/01/2008 9:24 pm

The first of December's 'Clickable Advent Calendar' posts offers the trailer and a review of Dad's Garage Theatre's 'Invasion: Christmas Carol.' | more...

Clickable Advent Calendar, 2 - A Christmas Story (mix) Article

Tuesday December 2, 2008 03:26 pm EST 12/02/2008 3:26 pm

A remix video of the classic holiday film 'A Christmas Story,' which just celebrated its 25th anniversary in Cleveland. | more...

Clickable Advent Calendar, 17: A Muppets Christmas Article

Wednesday December 17, 2008 12:45 pm EST 12/17/2008 12:45 pm

"A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa," the latest in a long line of Muppet-related Christmas specials, airs on NBC on Dec. 17. | more...

Your free Christmas gift from Eskimo Bliss Article

Tuesday December 23, 2008 07:06 pm EST 12/23/2008 7:06 pm

Eskimo Bliss posts free TT$T Christmas album on Last.FM. | more...

Clickable Advent Calendar, 7: The Nightmare Before Christmas Article

Sunday December 7, 2008 01:00 pm EST 12/07/2008 1:00 pm

I thought I was going to have an experience out of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas yesterday. I was taking my daughter to "Breakfast With Santa" at her kindergarten, and the first thing I saw when we pulled into the parking lot was a hearse, because the church part of the building was having a funeral that morning. It made me flash on Jack Skellington and his coffin-shaped... | more...

Janelle Monae appears in new GAP Christmas ad Article

Friday November 14, 2008 06:34 pm EST 11/14/2008 6:34 pm

And they even got her to take off her classic "uniform."

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Libby Whittemore Christmas-song wish list Article

Wednesday December 3, 2008 12:04 am EST 12/03/2008 12:04 am

Beloved Atlanta performer Libby Whittemore brings her cabaret act – and loyal fan base – back to Actor's Express for Ho Ho Home for the Holidays and A Connie Sue Day Christmas from Dec. 6-21. For years Whittemore honed the show with longtime music director Robert Strickland at the now closed club Libby's, A Cabaret. A self-described "Christmas idiot," Whittemore sings secular holiday standards... | more...

Clickable Advent Calendar, 8: A Charlie Brown Christmas Article

Monday December 8, 2008 01:00 pm EST 12/08/2008 1:00 pm

One of the most beloved — and refreshingly soft-spoken — animated TV specials ever made, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" airs on ABC tonight at 8 p.m. The first cartoon version of Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip was broadcast in 1965 and featured many unusual touches, such as the casting of children (many of them inexperienced) as voice actors, the Vince Guaraldi jazz-piano... | more...

Ozone's best hip-hop Christmas songs ever Article

Wednesday December 24, 2008 01:08 pm EST 12/24/2008 1:08 pm

Just Announced: Don't miss a secret" show from GZA at the Drunken Unicorn TONIGHT." | more...

RecordStoreDay.com offers free super secret Christmas Download Article

Wednesday December 24, 2008 07:52 pm EST 12/24/2008 7:52 pm

The folks over at RecordStoreDay.com are giving away a free download of a super secret Christmas collaboration that will only be free on Christmas Eve. and Christmas Day. | more...

French Tale presents Christmas miracle in reverse Article

Thursday December 4, 2008 03:00 pm EST 12/04/2008 3:00 pm

The rich, demanding French film 'A Christmas Tale' doesn't let the holiday spirit steamroll its insights into family dynamics and medical issues. | more...

Phos Hilaron shines a light on the Christmas story Article

Friday December 12, 2008 06:55 pm EST 12/12/2008 6:55 pm

The innovative performance art production has a new spin on the traditional Christmas pageant this weekend at All Saints Episcopal Church. | more...

Clickable Advent Calendar, 3 - A Christmas Caper Article

Wednesday December 3, 2008 01:44 pm EST 12/03/2008 1:44 pm

With Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa still in theaters, I thought I'd devote today's calendar entry to "A Christmas Caper," DreamWorks' 10-minute spin-off film that appeared as an extra on the DVD release of the original film in 2005. (Apparently it was also attached to Curse of the Were-Rabbit.) It showcases by far the funniest characters in the Madagascar films and, frankly, is one my favorite... | more...

Clickable Advent Calendar, 4: Have a Cheeky Christmas Article

Thursday December 4, 2008 01:08 pm EST 12/04/2008 1:08 pm

The Cheeky Girls' "Have a Cheeky Christmas" could be the dumbest holiday song and video ever. Then again, December has just gotten started. | more...

Talking Head - I'm dreaming of a chocolate Christmas Article

Wednesday November 26, 2008 12:04 am EST 11/26/2008 12:04 am

If you didn't get your fill of chocolate at Halloween, several adventurous brewers are making it easy to get your chocolate fix at the same time you get your beer fix. Germans have long enjoyed chocolate with their beer, but since the appearance of the Reinheitsgebot in 1516, they haven't been permitted to put chocolate in their beer. Dogfish Head brewer Sam Calagione's disdain for the... | more...

The Music Tapes construct Christmas carols with bite Article

Wednesday November 12, 2008 12:04 am EST 11/12/2008 12:04 am

Julian Koster isn't a carpenter. But if you invite him to your house, he'll show you how he makes a saw sing.

As one might expect from the man behind the machines that make up the Music Tapes, he believes the tools have minds of their own. Saws aren't made to sing, they're encouraged. Using a child's violin bow, Koster encourages his saws to burst into song by patting them gently.

Koster will...

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Clickable Advent Calendar: The unedited ending to How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Article

Thursday December 18, 2008 12:53 pm EST 12/18/2008 12:53 pm

image-1Tonight, Dec. 18, ABC Family broadcasts the live-action Jim Carrey film How The Grinch Stole Christmas from 2000. Let us not speak of it again lest it sully our memories of the classic 1966 cartoon "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" which isn’t just one of the best Christmas specials, but is one of the best pieces of animation made for television of any kind. Chuck Jones, who... | more...

See & Do - Theater: Christmas at Sweet Apple November 12 2008 Article

Wednesday November 12, 2008 12:04 am EST 11/12/2008 12:04 am

Wed., Nov. 12 | more...

See & Do - Film: The Christmas Toy December 03 2008 Article

Wednesday December 3, 2008 12:04 am EST 12/03/2008 12:04 am

Sat., Dec. 6 | more...

See & Do - Holiday: Christmas Light Rides December 17 2008 Article

Wednesday December 17, 2008 12:04 am EST 12/17/2008 12:04 am

Wed., Dec. 17 | more...

See & Do - Music: A Soulful Christmas December 17 2008 Article

Wednesday December 17, 2008 12:04 am EST 12/17/2008 12:04 am

Sun., Dec. 21 | more...

Jeffrey Bützer goes Peanuts for 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Article

Wednesday December 17, 2008 12:04 am EST 12/17/2008 12:04 am

It takes courage to put on a show that pays homage to Vincent Guaraldi's much beloved score to "A Charlie Brown Christmas," and do it justice. Since 1965, the San Francisco jazz pianist's accompaniment to Charles Schulz's cartoon special has become a seasonal classic.

The songs are anything but easy to play. But when Jeffrey Bützer explains that he has always wanted to put on a Christmas show,...

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See & Do - Theater: A Christmas Carol December 17 2008 Article

Wednesday December 17, 2008 12:04 am EST 12/17/2008 12:04 am

Wed., Dec. 24 | more...

Clickable Advent Calendar, 14: Wallace & Gromit's Christmas Cardomatic Article

Sunday December 14, 2008 01:00 pm EST 12/14/2008 1:00 pm

A new Wallace & Gromit short, 'A Matter of Loaf and Death," premieres on Christmas Day in England, but Americans might have to settle for their "Cracking Contraptions." | more...

Clickable Advent Calendar, 16: Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean Article

Tuesday December 16, 2008 01:00 pm EST 12/16/2008 1:00 pm

English funnyman Rowan Atkinson is one of the last, best practitioners of old-school physical comedy and sight gags, which have won him international fame through his bumbling man-child alter ego, Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean: The Ultimate Collection, which goes on sale today, is one of those unbelievably exhaustive DVD sets that gathers seemingly every Bean appearance and piece of pop ephemera in... | more...

DVD gift guide featuring A Colbert Christmas, Robot Chicken: Star Wars and more Article

Wednesday November 19, 2008 12:04 am EST 11/19/2008 12:04 am

The budget bailout | more...

Theater Review - Characters stage sneak attacks during Invasion: Christmas Carol at Dad's Garage Article

Wednesday December 3, 2008 12:04 am EST 12/03/2008 12:04 am

Of all the versions of the Scrooge stories on stage this season, Dad's Garage's Invasion: Christmas Carol is the only one where you'll hear words like "bacne" or "turduckephant."

Created by the theater's improv ensemble and directed by Dan Triandiflou, the Christmas Carol satire rejiggers the "invasion" concept the theater used in last year's Invasion: Our Town. Both shows turn a theatrical...

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