Monthly Archives: December 2009

The Choob’s 12 Days Of Christmas: It’s Christmas In Heaven With Monty Python

On the sixth day of Christmas, The Cathode Ray Choob sent to you… The Meaning of Life revealed during a festive trip to Paradise. After an unfortunate incident with some salmon mousse, the Monty Python boys and Arthur Dent Simon Jones find … Continue reading

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The Choob’s 12 Days Of Christmas: Aimee Mann’s Christmas Carol

On the fifth day of Christmas, The Cathode Ray Choob sent to you… Aimee Mann’s lesson about the true meaning of Christmas. Last year and the year before, singer-songwriter Aimee Mann made a couple of star-studded short comedy films that were … Continue reading

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The Choob’s 12 Days Of Christmas: Jona Lewie – Stop The Cavalry

On the fourth  day of Christmas, The Cathode Ray Choob sent to you… Another classic Christmas single. So, we’ve already had the greatest Christmas single ever made as part of the choob’s first Christmas celebrations… but this one is up there … Continue reading

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The Choob’s 12 Days Of Christmas: A Heartwarming Gremlins Christmas Story

On the third day of Christmas, The Cathode Ray Choob sent to you… Phoebe Cates to tell you the truth about Santa Claus. I’ve featured this heartwarming Christmas story previously but at this time of year it deserves to be dusted off … Continue reading

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The Choob’s 12 Days Of Christmas: The Six Million Dollar Man – Bionic Santa

On the second day of Christmas, The Cathode Ray Choob Sent to you… A seasonal Six Million Dollar Man adventure! Bionic man Steve Austin saves the world from international espionage. But he fails to make much of a dent in … Continue reading

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The Choob’s 12 Days Of Christmas: The Pogues And Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York

On the first day of Christmas, The Cathode Ray Choob Sent to you… the greatest Christmas song ever. What better way to kick off celebrations of the Choob’s first Christmas than with the one Christmas song we never tire of hearing? … Continue reading

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Tuesday Is Theme Tunes Day – The Doctor Who Megamix

Something a little different for this week’s classic theme tune. Usually I like to present the best possible version I can find of the official opening and, if possible, closing credits, along with any multiple versions that were aired during a … Continue reading

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