On the third day of Kweznuz, I have chosen to share with you one of my very favorite music videos from everybody's favorite accordion-toting vegan, Weird Al Yankovic. The year was 1986, and Weird Al's latest album Polka Party featured one of the most morbidly entertaining holiday-themed songs I have ever heard: Christmas At Ground Zero.
The song is funny. That goes without saying. But it also manages to create a serious sense of unease, which is the reason why I adore it. The bizarre lyrics combined with the anachronistically upbeat music are complemented perfectly by the visuals in the following music video.
Weird Al (who made his directorial debut with this video) combines footage from vintage Christmas short films with clips from cold war-era "duck and cover" documentaries from the 1950's and '60's to create a very funny, very creepy music video, and the final fade-out over the echoing sounds of blaring air-raid sirens always sends a chill down my spine. Nothing says "Christmas" like mutually assured nuclear destruction, kiddies!
Kweznuz continues on the morrow!
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