On the first dork of Christmas my true dork gave to me: a holiday dork special! Lexi & Ben run down the best and worst holiday music, food, movies, characters, traditions and alternatives. Happy Solstice!

FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:

The 12 Dorks of Christmas:

Best:

• Food: Stuffing (Ben), Nuts & Bolts (Lexi)
• Movie: Muppet Family Christmas (Lexi), A Muppet Christmas Carol (Ben)
• Song: I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas by Gayla Peevey (Lexi), Carol of the Bells (Ben)
• Character: Zero from Nightmare Before Christmas (Lexi), Ice-Type Jesus (Ben)
• Tradition: Opening one gift on Christmas Eve (Ben), Christmas morning (Lexi)
• Alternative: Solstice (Lexi & Ben)

Worst:

• Food: Cheap Christmas candy (Lexi), Gingerbread House kits (Ben)
• Movie: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Lexi), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Ben)
• Song:  I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas by Gayla Peevey (Ben), I'm Getting Nuttin' For Christmas (Lexi)
• Character: Billy Bob Thornton as Bad Santa (Lexi), Tim Allen as Santa Claus (Ben)
• Tradition: Pictures with mall Santas (Lexi), Getting together with family (Ben)
• Alternative: Sitting at home crying (Ben), Being sick for Christmas (Lexi)

BONUS CONTENT:

Jess' picks:

Best:

• Food: Sticky buns (Christmas Day breakfast since I was a kid)
• Movie: Nightmare Before Christmas
• Song: Christmas Without You by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
• Character: The Grinch
• Tradition: My mom gives everyone really elaborate stockings with little trinkets and snacks and we open them all together - it's v cute
• Alt: Hanukkah (one of my aunts and my cousins are Jewish and I think it's a dope holiday)

Worst:

• Food: chocolate oranges
• Movie: Jingle All the Way (one of the worst movies I've ever seen, period)
• Song: All I Want For Christmas Is You - I can't really describe why but something about this song just is like nails on a chalkboard to me
• Character: Frosty the Snowman (just like so cloying in every interpretation)
• Tradition: My family plays Monopoly on Christmas Day and it's SO LONG AND TERRIBLE
• Alt: Boxing Day

SOCIALS:

Here's where you can find us!

• Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagram
• Ben Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
• Jess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagram
• Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit

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“I'm going to tear off your skin like wrapping paper and deck the halls with your guts!” - Robot Santa

SOCIALS:

Here's where you can find us!

• Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagram
• Ben Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
• Jess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagram
• Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit
• This podcast is created on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Nations, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai. We also acknowledge the Stoney Nakota Nation, Tsuut'ina, and Metis Nation Region 3.

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