TV Funhouse: Christmastime for the Jews

A holiday song imagines Jewish residents taking over a nearly empty city on Christmas Eve. Stop-motion figures build a snowman, visit a movie theater and enjoy restaurants and streets without the usual crowds. The celebration grows more outrageous, with celebrity caricatures, theatrical jokes and a ritual performed on squirrels. An animated singer guides the festivities before the revelers settle down for the night. Black-and-white miniature sets and festive pop music give the satire the look and sound of a vintage television holiday special.

The animators initially worked to a temporary vocal track because Darlene Love was unavailable for the first recording session. Steven Gold built the dense holiday arrangement with a small band and sampled strings.