Show Notes: S02, E13 - It's a Wonderful Episode
Just when you thought series 2 was over, we bring you a Christmas surprise: one more episode, in which we only solve problems related to elves, shelves, and Santa Claus.
Here's all the art we recommended.
(Art we only mentioned in passing, and never intended as a problem-solving recommendation, is in italics.)
Underlined items are this week's top picks from each of our presenters. If you're only going to try one of the pieces of art we mentioned, try these ones first.
Books
- The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition - Coe Steinwart, Carol V Aebersold, Chanda A Bell
- Doll Bones - Holly Black
- The House of Small Shadows - Adam Nevill
- Night of the Living Dummy - R. L. Stine
- The Doll Collection - Edited by Ellen Datlow
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Dr Seuss
- The Wizard of Oz - L Frank Baum
- 1984 - George Orwell
Films / TV
- Elf
- Braveheart
- Taken
- Love, Actually
- Mean Girls
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Miracle on 34th Street
- Matilda
- Leon
- Iron Man 3
- Big Brother
- The Simpsons
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Frozen
Music
- Step Into Christmas - Elton John
- Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
- Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) - The Darkness
- Do They Know it's Christmas - Band Aid 20
- All I Want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey
- Last Christmas - Wham!
- Do They Know it's Christmas - Band Aid
- Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
- I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
- Fairytale of New York - The Pogues, Kirsty MacColl
- White Christmas - Bing Crosby
- Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
- Lonely This Christmas - Mud
- Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
- Stay Another Day - East 17
- Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande
- Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson
- One More Sleep - Leona Lewis
- Reach - S Club 7
- Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Bruce Springsteen
- Everything She Wants - Wham!
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Jackson 5
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Ronnettes
- Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
- Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
- Santa's a Fat Bitch - Insane Clown Posse
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
- The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
A selection of the music mentioned in this episode can be found in the Agony Art Spotify playlist.
Corrections
We are currently unaware of any errors made in this episode. That doesn't mean we didn't make any - just that they haven't been spotted yet.
Picture above from All I Want for Christmas is You © Columbia
Episode jingles and music written and performed by Agony Art © 2020-2021
