Friday, December 22, 2023

Jingle bell hop

Hmm, three days before Christmas. Anticipation (and probably anxiety) levels are mounting, supermarket parking spaces are disappearing; it’s crunch time.

So, let’s have Jerry Helms singing his 1957 “Jingle Bell Rock”. It’s kind of like doing CPR to the beat of “Stayin’ Alive”: it helps you get ‘er done.

Let me frame this by saying that “Jingle Bell Rock” will be forever associated for me with the opening of that iconic 1987 film Lethal Weapon. So that’s what I’m giving you:

It’s been probably a decade or two since I last watched the movie, but I was instantly struck by how absolutely 80s’ the woman is—hair, makeup and nails. Talk about yer blast from the past…

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