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It's winter, minus the tinsel! And the only red noses here are Christina's and Christine's on account of their rosacea.

One pick retreats inward, finding comfort in solitude and stubborn self-protection; the other stares at the cold and dreams of somewhere sunnier. Two very different ways of surviving a winter’s day--and you might just be surprised by who picks what. 

VIDEOS 

Simon & Garfunkel: I am a Rock (1966)

The Mamas and the Papas: California Dreamin’ (1965 - Ed Sullivan Performance, 1967)

We're not all bah humbug! We admit it, there are a few xmas songs we actually like:

The Waitresses: Christmas Wrapping 

The Kinks: Father Christmas 

David Bowie & Bing Crosby: Little Drummer Boy

Sufjan Steven: Songs for Christmas

José Feliciano: Feliz Navidad

Lhasa de Sela: Los Peces 

EXTRAS

Barry McGuirre: California Dreamin’ (1965)

California Dreamin’ Scene from Chungking Express (1994)

LA Times Article about California Dreamin’ (2008) 

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