| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 94 min.)) : sound, color. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Mitchell Kezinches |
| Performer |
Wayne Coyne, John Waters, Joseph Rev Run Simmons, Dr. Demento. |
| Summary |
Director Mitchell Kezin delves into the minds of some of the world's most legendary Christmas music fanatics and hits the road to hang with his holiday heroes - including hip hop legend Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons of RUN-D.M.C., The Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne, filmmaker John Waters, bebopper Bob Dorough, L.A. DJ and musicologist Dr. Demento, and Calypso legend The Mighty Sparrow. In his search for the twelve best, under-appreciated Christmas songs ever recorded, Kezin both asks and answers the question, "Why, when Christmas rolls around, are we still stuck cozying up with Bing Crosby under a blanket of snow?" Equal parts social history, pop culture pilgrimage, and revealing character study, JINGLE BELL ROCKS! follows this motley crew of merry misfits as they confront the Christmas music mainstream, reinventing the seasonal soundtrack for the 21st century. With rollicking live performances, intimate interviews, and a kaleidoscope of touching and rare archive footage, JINGLE BELL ROCKS! is a cinematic sleigh-ride into the strange and sublime universe of alternative Christmas music. It's also a mix-tape of twelve of the weirdest, wildest, most poignant Christmas songs you've never heard. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Christmas music -- History and criticism.
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Sound recordings -- Collectors and collecting.
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Christmas music.
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| Added Author |
Kezin, Mitchell, film producer, film director, screenwriter.
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Aung-Thwin, Mila, film producer.
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Moore, Bob (Film producer), film producer.
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Simmons, Joseph.
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Coyne, Wayne, 1961-
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Waters, John, 1946-
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Dorough, Bob.
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Dr. Demento.
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Mighty Sparrow, 1935-
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hoopla digital.
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| Note |
Subtitle on container: Rockin' around the Christmas tree at 33 1/3 rpm |
| Music No. |
MWT11999534 |
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