Anime Christmas Special

Ch. 6; Looking Like Christmas

December 16th, Mr. Higsby (from "MegaMan NT Warrior") came into our view in a wheelchair but dressed in a nice tuxedo. He explains to us, "Well, Lan went to mountain skiing and you know what? So did I recently, guess I'm more brains rather than athlete after all."

He has a flashback (we see what happens), Higsby was doing fine until he didn't see the tree in his path! BAM! "OH!" The trunk of the pine tree he crashed into got in between his legs, HARD! Lan rushes by him on a snowboard, "Later, Higsby!" Higsby groaned out in pain, "I wanted that Battle Chip." The flashback ends.

Mr. Higsby says, "Yes, it still hurts, but on the bright side, Ms. Mari was skiing too and she helped me get back up. Thank you, Star AJT 84." NumberMan agrees with his Net Op, "I'd say it is most definitely going to be looking 100 percent like Christmas."

Mr. Higsby said, "Speaking of which, Star AJT 84 thought of giving me the honor of playing 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.' Cue it, NumberMan."

——It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas——

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Ev'rywhere you go;

Take a look in the five-and-ten, glistening once again

With candy canes and silver lanes aglow.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas,

Toys in ev'ry store,

But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be

On your own front door.

A pair of hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots

Is the wish of Barney and Ben;

Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk

Is the hope of Janice and Jen;

And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Ev'rywhere you go;

There's a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well,

The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas;

Soon the bells will start,

And the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing

Right within your heart.

——End song——

It's back to the shopping district of this interdimensional city… it is so packed that people have to walk with their items. Keitaro Urashima, while pushing a cart, says to us, "Shopping is a pain in the butt." Sarah (from "Love Hina" (she's got that red cap over her blonde hair, but she's dressed warmly in a green jacket)) says, "But snow is fun to play with." Rockna (from "Mon Colle Knights" (in a white fur coat)) agrees, "Yeah, and Star AJT 84 also suggested to have us play "Let it Snow'."

——Let It Snow!——

——Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne (c) 1945 ——

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,

But the fire is so delightful,

And since we've no place to go,

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

It doesn't show signs of stopping,

And I brought some corn for popping;

The lights are turned way down low,

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

When we finally say good night,

How I'll hate going out in the storm;

But if you really hold me tight,

All the way home I'll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying,

And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing,

But as long as you love me so.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

When we finally say good night,

How I'll hate going out in the storm;

But if you really hold me tight,

All the way home I'll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying,

And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing,

But as long as you love me so.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

——End song——

In a big pile of snow on some rooftop, we find Ryoga with a bag of gifts to Akane and Akari in his left hand, but he's lost, as usual. Ryoga almost getting frostbite asked out loud, "Where am I?" He notices us and asks, "I'm on the rooftop of the shopping mall?" We nod (funny ain't it?). "Well, I'll just get off then."

Stupidly, he walks off the roof until he realizes that there's no more ground to walk off of and falls! SPLASH! He lands in an outdoor hot springs! He crawls out to see where he is now, "Luckily it's not cold water." Ranma (who was right beside him) agrees, "You're lucky that this isn't the girls' hot springs."

Ryoga looks for his gifts to Akane & Akari, then quickly blames Ranma! Before the bag lands safely on his head and not in the water! Ryoga takes it off his head and said, "Pardon me." Ranma replies, "No problem."

BAM! We didn't see Ryoga pound Ranma in the head, but Ranma is still okay. Ranma in a daze said, "Bell chorus please." Brock explains, "What Ranma is saying is that the next song is the sensational 'Carol of the Bells'. Carol of the Bells is an adaptation of an ancient Ukrainian folk song it became popularized in the 1930's. It has since become an American Christmas classic."

——Carol of the Bells——

Hark how the bells,

sweet silver bells,

all seem to say,

throw cares away

Christmas is here,

bringing good cheer,

to young and old,

meek and the bold,

ding dong ding

that is their song

with joyful ring

all caroling

one seems to hear

words of good cheer

from everywhere

filling the air

Oh how they pound,

raising the sound,

o'er hill and dale,

telling their tale,

Gaily they ring

while people sing

songs of good cheer,

Christmas is here,

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas,

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas,

On on they send ,

on without end,

their joyful tone to every home

Dong Ding dong ding, dong Bong

——End song——

Finally finding Akane & Akari, Ryoga asks us, "Wouldn't I make a good conductor for that?" Akari giggles, "I assume you would." Akane says to us, "Head off to the tree, we've got about 8 days before the deadline."

At the Christmas tree, people were rocking around it.

——Rocking Around the Christmas Tree——

——Brenda Lee——

Rocking around the Christmas tree

at the Christmas party hop

Mistletoe hung where you can see

every couple tries to stop

Rocking around the Christmas tree,

let the Christmas spirit ring

Later we'll have some pumpkin pie

and we'll do some caroling.

You will get a sentimental

feeling when you hear

Voices singing let's be jolly,

deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rocking around the Christmas tree,

have a happy holiday

Everyone dancing merrily

in the new old-fashioned way.

(Instrumental)

You will get a sentimental

feeling when you hear

Voices singing let's be jolly,

deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rocking around the Christmas tree,

have a happy holiday

Everyone dancing merrily

in the new old-fashioned way.

——End song——

We move along to see Genma Saotome, Ranma's fat father, is in a reindeer costume and near his good friend; Soun Tendo, who's dressed in a Santa Claus costume. Soun says, "Don't worry kids, Santa will be on his way." Genma says to us, "We'll be right back."

To be continued…