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If Mariah Carey is the Queen of Christmas (and she doesn’t think she is), Adam Sandler is the King of Hanukkah. Back in 1994, while still on SNL, the latter debuted “The Chanukah Song,” which he wrote due to the dearth of songs celebrating the Jewish festival during the holidays. It was an instant classic, one he’s since updated, and it gave Sandler another holiday song after “The Thanksgiving Song,” which he bowed two years prior. Thing is, Sandler almost wasn’t the one who sang it.

Per Deadline, Sandler sat down for a chat with Access Hollywood, during which he reminisced about the episode in which it first aired. It was December 3, 1994, and the host was Roseanne Barr, with Green Day as musical guest. But Lorne Michaels and company thought about giving the song to another member of the Tribe.

“They were talking about Roseanne singing it, and she was nice enough to say ‘No, let Adam do that, that’s his, he wrote it, that’s his song,’” he recalled.

“I’m happy to be a part of Hanukkah,” he added. “That was a good time of life to be associated with the song and the holiday. Very proud of that.”

Sandler says he’s still a fan of it. “I sing it alone, I sing it without the kids, I go into our basement, I rip it out, I do the soft-shoe to it,” Sandler said. “No, if it comes on the radio, and I hear it, I get excited, that’s still awesome.”

Would the song have worked if sung by Roseanne? Give that her most famous musical moment is a notoriously withering take on the “Star Spangled Banner,” maybe not. Given the direction her life has taken in the last handful of years, maybe it’s for the best Lorne let Sandler do it up.

You can watch the original SNL rendition of “The Chanukah Song” in the video above. You can watch his Access Hollywood chat below.

(Via Deadline)

If Mariah Carey is the Queen of Christmas (and she doesn’t think she is), Adam Sandler is the King of Hanukkah. Back in 1994, while still on SNL, the latter debuted “The Chanukah Song,” which he wrote due to the dearth of songs celebrating the Jewish festival during the holidays. It was an instant classic, one he’s since updated, and it gave Sandler another holiday song after “The Thanksgiving Song,” which he bowed two years prior. Thing is, Sandler almost wasn’t the one who sang it.

Per Deadline, Sandler sat down for a chat with Access Hollywood, during which he reminisced about the episode in which it first aired. It was December 3, 1994, and the host was Roseanne Barr, with Green Day as musical guest. But Lorne Michaels and company thought about giving the song to another member of the Tribe.

“They were talking about Roseanne singing it, and she was nice enough to say ‘No, let Adam do that, that’s his, he wrote it, that’s his song,’” he recalled.

“I’m happy to be a part of Hanukkah,” he added. “That was a good time of life to be associated with the song and the holiday. Very proud of that.”

Sandler says he’s still a fan of it. “I sing it alone, I sing it without the kids, I go into our basement, I rip it out, I do the soft-shoe to it,” Sandler said. “No, if it comes on the radio, and I hear it, I get excited, that’s still awesome.”

Would the song have worked if sung by Roseanne? Give that her most famous musical moment is a notoriously withering take on the “Star Spangled Banner,” maybe not. Given the direction her life has taken in the last handful of years, maybe it’s for the best Lorne let Sandler do it up.

You can watch the original SNL rendition of “The Chanukah Song” in the video above. You can watch his Access Hollywood chat below.

(Via Deadline)

Brenda Lee isn’t a name younger music fans may be familiar with, but thanks to TikTok’s trending sounds, they certainly know her breakout smash “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.”

When did Brenda Lee release “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree?”

The track, which was written by Johnny Marks, was originally recorded on October 19, 1958, when Lee was just 13. However, it wasn’t released in the United States until November 24. In December 1962, the song was promoted in the United Kingdom. Since the song is a bop that keeps giving, on November 3, 2023, Lee, now 78, shared the official video for the staple song.

During an interview with Billboard, Lee spoke about the record’s longevity. “It’s crazy to be shopping in a department store and hearing yourself sing at the same time. It’s pretty surreal,” she said. Not that she’s complaining: “It’s just been a wonderful, wonderful gift.”

Later in the conversation, Lee joked about Mariah Carey dethroning her as the top holiday song with “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” “She’s knocked me off [the top],” she said. “I wanna tell my folks, get out there. We gotta get ‘Rockin” back up there! But I will say, you go, Mariah! I love that song.”

Watch the official video for Brenda Lee’s song “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” above.

Brenda Lee isn’t a name younger music fans may be familiar with, but thanks to TikTok’s trending sounds, they certainly know her breakout smash “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.”

When did Brenda Lee release “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree?”

The track, which was written by Johnny Marks, was originally recorded on October 19, 1958, when Lee was just 13. However, it wasn’t released in the United States until November 24. In December 1962, the song was promoted in the United Kingdom. Since the song is a bop that keeps giving, on November 3, 2023, Lee, now 78, shared the official video for the staple song.

During an interview with Billboard, Lee spoke about the record’s longevity. “It’s crazy to be shopping in a department store and hearing yourself sing at the same time. It’s pretty surreal,” she said. Not that she’s complaining: “It’s just been a wonderful, wonderful gift.”

Later in the conversation, Lee joked about Mariah Carey dethroning her as the top holiday song with “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” “She’s knocked me off [the top],” she said. “I wanna tell my folks, get out there. We gotta get ‘Rockin” back up there! But I will say, you go, Mariah! I love that song.”

Watch the official video for Brenda Lee’s song “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” above.

The holiday season is officially underway, with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” reentering the music charts. However, before those who celebrate cuddle up under their tree, they must first make it through Thanksgiving. As families squeeze into tight quarters before their celebratory meal, finding something to watch on television is of the utmost concern.

This is where evening programming, such as The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, comes into play. Last week, Best New Artist Grammy Award nominee Gracie Abrams delivered a sweet performance of her song, “I Know It Won’t Work.” So, who will appear this week?

View this week’s musical guests for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert below.

Monday, November 20

Tonight, The National will set the week off right. They’re also the only confirmed musical appearance this week. But given that the band dropped two albums this year (Laugh Track and First Two Pages of Frankenstein), there’s nothing they can’t handle. In addition to The National’s appearance, former Late Night host David Letterman will sit down for an interview.

Tuesday, November 21

Instead of a music guest, The Late Show will present a cooking demonstration by famed restauranteur José Andrés. Maestro star Bradley Cooper will serve as the interviewee.

Wednesday, November 22

Without a musical guest, The Late Show will stuff the episode with two big guests. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes actor Peter Dinklage will chat with host Stephen Colbert. Comedian and writer Tig Notaro will also appear.

Thursday, November 23

As it stands, the show will not air a new episode. This appears to be due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Friday, November 24

Again, due to the Thanksgiving holiday, a new episode is not slated to air on this day.

All appearances are subject to change.

The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has produced no shortage of galaxy brain takes, especially from celebrities. But there was one more Mad Libs than most. Last week Fox Business devoted a whopping 10 minutes to a noted expert on geopolitics. We speak, of course, of Fabio. The onetime romance novel cover model and Exorcist III cameo player said some out-there things about the conflict, so much so that John Oliver has declared his contribution the “absolute nadir” of the issue’s discourse.

Oliver dedicated part of the opening of his latest Last Week Tonight to the Middle East skirmish, and it wasn’t just the absurdity of Fox bringing on Fabio that got to him. It was what he said as well. At one point Fabio called Hamas “10,000 times worse than the Nazi.” That seemed hyperbolic, but it wasn’t as bad as what he said after: “At least the Nazi, they kept it kind of quiet.”

That set Oliver off. “Hold on Fabio,” he told viewers. “Far be it for me to contradict a noted geopolitical expert and former ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’ spokesperson, but ‘at least the Nazis kept it kind of quiet?!’

“The Nazis kept it many things,” he continued. “They kept it punctual. They kept it blond. They kept it humorless. And yes, they kept it tight. They were well-tailored pieces of sh*t, but subtlety was famously very much not their calling card, Fabio!”

Life sure is pretty weird right now, although it wasn’t the first time Fox News brought on Fabio to wax political. You can watch some of his latest pontifications below.

(Via The Daily Beast)

Peak adulthood is being envious of rich people’s closets. There’s usually some sort of full length couch in them or a luxurious chaise lounge, a wall of shoes and some sort of automated rack that spins to help you pick out a tie. They are amazing and the non-rich people typically have some wire racks in a small walk-in with no where to put shoes, bags or anything else that doesn’t hang.

But people have been finding a way to revamp their normal closets to look like they were custom built and it’s for a price tag that will make your budget happy. The Target bookshelf hack has been going viral on TikTok for several months as new people discover the trend and post their own before and after videos.

Users on the social media app are buying the tall $40 Room Essentials bookshelves from Target and turning them into custom closet builds.

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Yes, people are using bookshelves to make custom closets and the results are beyond what the average person expects from a DIY project. The best thing about this trend is that just about anyone with walk-in closet space can do it. You don’t have to be a homeowner or even live in a house to have a custom closet because the units are just bookshelves that can be easily moved.

In one video, the couple had wire racks that were installed when they built their home. The racks seemed to be unable to hold their clothes as they would come crashing down unexpectedly. It took about $380 and several hours to completely revamp their whole closet. On video shows a young single mom redoing the closet in her apartment to make it more functional.

Each video uploaded shows a new configuration. Who knew you could do so much with some bookshelves from Target. Following the hashtag #bookshelfcloset on TikTok will have you feeling like you could host your own HGTV renovation series. Remind yourself, they’re just bookshelves. You’re not really Joana Gaines.

@kmkiara

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At the ripe old age of fifteen, Auldin Maxwell is already breaking world records and inspiring Hallmark movies.

Maxwell landed his first spot in the Guinness World Records in November 2020, when he successfully balanced 693 Jenga blocks all on top of one vertical facing Jenga block.

Only four months later, he broke his own record by stacking 1,400 Jenga blocks onto one vertical block, more than doubling the original amount. He then broke the record for most Jenga GIANT blocks (500) stacked on top of a single vertical Jenga GIANT block.

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And now, 15, Maxwell has re-broken both of his previous records—with a tower of 900 Jenga GIANT blocks, and a staggering pile of 1,840 regular Jenga blocks.

Maxwell, who is on the autism spectrum, told Guinness World Records that his passion came naturally, saying that he had “one or two Jenga sets, and I just started building different designs and came up with stacking ideas.”

He even watched videos of different Jenga block records, and when he realized he had enough pieces to attempt breaking the most Jenga blocks on a vertical Jenga block, he became determined to do so.

Though it involved a lot of trial and error, eventually Maxwell had a system in place—starting each attempt with another enjoyable activity like riding his unicycle or playing basketball, listening to music while working and taking a half hour break when he felt the structure might collapse to allow for a fresh perspective.

“For me, it’s an engineering challenge, and using them really taps into my creativity!” he said.

Maxwell’s accomplishments have also inspired a heartwarming Hallmark movie titled “A World Record Christmas,” which debuted on 16 November.

The story centers around a neurodivergent boy named Charlie who, like Maxwell, is set on earning a title for Guinness World Records by stacking 1,400 Jenga blocks on top of one single vertical Jenga block.

Charlie gets the opportunity to fulfill this dream on Christmas Eve, which becomes a community event that raises money for children with autism.

You can watch Maxwell in action below, courtesy of Guinness World Records. It’s pretty incredible to watch, not to mention nerve-wracking. But then again anxiety is all part of what makes Jenga fun. And unlike most Jenga towers, this one doesn’t wobble at all.

Enjoy.

Humanity truly never runs out of unique discoveries.

By now everyone’s familiar with the term quiet quitting. Doing the bare minimum of your job requirements to not get fired but don’t really go above an beyond to secure promotions or pay increases. The term has been applied to areas outside of the workplace as well, specifically dating relationships but in a recent Newsweek article, it’s expanded to marriage.

Except, Newsweek’s article and accompanying video are implying that the quiet quitting of a marriage is more prevalent for the woman in marriages. Statistics are pretty indisputable—nearly 70% of divorces are initiated by women and men, according to the article are often blindsided by the filing.

In the case of quiet quitting marriage, the wife often continues to do the daily responsibilities of a partner and continue having a sexual relationship while planning their exit. But are women actually quiet quitting because women have other opinions on the matter.

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A TikTok creator that goes by Indie Jones shared her thoughts on quiet quitting marriage as someone who is twice divorced.

“As a survivor of two marriages, that I did not quietly quit sh**. You see, I was too busy working, taking care of the children, doing all of the house work, doing the yard work, doing minor repairs around the house,” Jones says. “Trying to scrape together money to pay the bills. Trying to find people to fix things that go wrong in the house. Literally doing everything because my partner expected to be able to work and come home and do nothing.”

Her comment section was filled with similar disputes of the term “quiet quitting” being applied to women planning to leave their husbands.

“We never quiet quit but we eventually choose ourselves after talking to a brick wall,” one commenter writes.

“My ex was shocked when I left. I emotionally disconnected years earlier after decades of telling him ad nauseam that I existed in this marriage too. If he was surprised it’s because he was too self absorbed to hear or consider me and my needs. Just listen already dudes,” another woman explains.

“We haven’t quiet quit, they called it nagging and never listened now shocked we discovered we do not need them,” someone says.

“I communicated my dissatisfaction LONG AND LOUD for years and my husband was still shocked when I quit my marriage,” another commenter revealed.

So it doesn’t seem that women aren’t being vocal about being unhappy, needing help or wanting things to change. The revelations under Jones’ video makes the notion of quiet quitting marriage seem more like one partner ignoring the issue until it’s too late because it works for them.

According to a recent Pew Research Center report, even when women make just as much as their husbands or are the primary breadwinner, they still do the bulk of the housekeeping and childrearing. In the same report, it reveals that women in these relationships also spend less time on leisure activities than their husbands.

“Even as financial contributions have become more equal in marriages, the way couples divide their time between paid work and home life remains unbalanced. Women pick up a heavier load when it comes to household chores and caregiving responsibilities, while men spend more time on work and leisure.”

From the sound of things, women are still bearing the brunt of the household and childrearing responsibilities and being pretty vocal about the imbalance. If there’s vocalization of displeasure for months, sometimes years, then are women really “quiet quitting” or are they advocating for a balanced relationship but being ignored? It seems that more research may need to go into this “quiet quitting” marriage phenomenon to get to the bottom of what’s happening. But until then, you can check out Jones’ video below, though beware of some colorful language choices sprinkled throughout.

@indiepjones46

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There’s a specific trait that exists deep in the American collective psyche that suggests that one’s financial well-being is somehow a reflection of their moral compass. Many people assume that if someone struggles to get by, they don’t work hard enough or make poor choices.

But that knee-jerk reaction couldn’t be farther from the truth. There are countless reasons why hard-working people struggle, especially these days with historically high inflation. Just about everything costs an arm and a leg.

For many, the sharp increase and costs forced them to go from being comfortable to getting by paycheck to paycheck. In addition to the financial stress, many feel stigmatized because of their struggles.

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Mackenzie, a stressed-out mother from Pennsylvania, recently took to TikTok to share how hard it is for her family to get by even though she and her husband are responsible.

Normal people are struggling. 

@mackmoan1988

normal people are struggling. something has to change. #economy #groceries #price #rn #registerednurse #momsoftiktok

“I feel like my husband and I are doing everything right. We both have good jobs. I’m a nurse. I’m a registered nurse, work full time. He works full-time. We just got paid this past Friday, right? We paid the mortgage, bought some groceries, put some gas in the car,” Mackenzie said. “Guys, it is Tuesday. We have like [two hundred] or $300. To last us until next Friday.”

Mackenzie’s stress is only compounded by the frustration that comes with doing everything you were told to do and still coming up short.

“This isn’t how it’s supposed to be,” she continued. “Growing up, we were told to go to college, get a degree, work to support your family. Here we are. Did that now what? Now what?”

She then pointed out that our leaders seem out of touch and aren’t doing enough to help the average person. She sees a big disconnect between Washington, D.C. and Main Street, U.S.A. and hopes voices like hers can be amplified through social media.

“Feel free to share this video. Talk about it more. Maybe somebody who can do something about it will see one of our videos,” she added. “I just want to share our struggle, and maybe someone else can relate. I dunno, maybe we just need to support each other until things change.”

A lot of people could relate. The video has received over 1 million views and 17,000 comments, where people shared how the salaries that once allowed them to live comfortably are now too small to get them through the month.

They also vented their frustrations at the fact that America’s political class appears to be ignoring the elephant in the room: the cost of living.

“I promise it’s not just you. It’s all of America,” Trent Britton wrote. “I’ve never been in credit card debt and now I’m in debt because of GROCERIES,” Chantelle Cyr added. “I make 6 figures and am STILL paycheck to paycheck! How in the hell?? I don’t live beyond my means, either. It is so depressing!” Amy Knox Scott wrote.

@mackmoan1988

In a follow-up video, Mackenzie shared a way forward for all struggling Americans, regardless of their class or political leanings.

“I am blown away by the kindness on that last video … there were a few rude comments here and there, but for the most part—not only the kindness—but the thousands and thousands of people in the comments that are sharing their stories and their struggles,” she said.

Mackenzie suggests that we look for “commonalities, not differences” between people and communities and that we can find solutions through understanding everyone’s struggles.