Merry Christmas

Let me start by addressing the elephant in the Nativity (No, I don’t have a Babar figure, although …).

Two of the angels are still in their packaging.

Honestly, though, I just like how it looks. I am under no illusions that my nephew or niece will be able to retire by selling them.

Also, I was watching NewsRadio recently, and after Andy Dick’s Matthew got fired, the team was recalling Matthew’s favorite holiday traditions. One was making a Nativity out of Marvel action figures. On the one hand, Matthew is a dork. On the other, what a grand tradition.

Now that those are out of the way:

From left, we start with Santa, then a couple of California raisins. Santa is obvious, so probably are the raisins.  “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host …” Two is a little small for a heavenly host, but you couldn’t fit a host in a manger. They are the witnesses who then return to the big crowd.

The little guy up front is a hobbit. We called him “New Kid on the Block,” pre-boy band. He is just an adventurer who happened upon the Nativity. A veteran of D&D campaigns and rock battles, New Kid is probably just looking for treasure.

The angels over it all are new to me. The Rocketeer remains one of my favorite superhero movies, even in the face off glitzier offerings. It’s just so fun. But I can’t wait for Captain America in a movie. Beyond angels, they serve as lookouts to prevent harm to anyone.  

The three kings are on the shelf:  the Penguin (also new), the wobbly robot and skateboarding Snoopy. The only problem is that the shelf is actually west of the Nativity. Clearly then, the wisemen from the East got lost.

The Big Three are next.

 Finally, Thor who is clearly the muscle. Check out that arm. If need be, she will make short work of the Star Wars villains in front of her.

Both original ‘70s-era Greedo and Darth Maul, the best thing about the prequels, begged to be in the Nativity, promising to be on their best behavior.

Greedo wants a chance to prove that Han was wrong to shoot first while they had what Greedo says was a civilized discussion. Darth admits he was on the wrong side of the whole Anakin thing and wants another chance to save a savior.

And everyone wishes you a merry Christmas.