Shonen Knife Wish You A Happy Holiday With “Sweet Christmas”

ByPatrick St. Michel

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Well this is just some adorable holiday cheer. Shonen Knife sing about baking cakes for a Christmas party and Santa Clause in “Sweet Christmas,” and the accompanying clip (above) finds them cooking up the dessert, with a bunch of goofy gags (that made me laugh) along the way. Cute song and video, better than “The Christmas Shoes” at least.

Fun Osaka trivia – the stage they play on, with all the colorful splats on the background wall, is live house Pangea. It’s next to a Burger King!

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