{"id":3325,"date":"2015-12-15T11:55:28","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T16:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2015-12-14T22:50:17","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T03:50:17","slug":"video-grandma-got-runover-by-a-reindeer-justin-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2015\/12\/15\/video-grandma-got-runover-by-a-reindeer-justin-kennedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer, Justin Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone has their Christmas traditions. Some people can&#8217;t get in the spirit without hot cider and gingerbread. Others genuinely enjoy ugly Christmas sweater season. As for me, well, it isn&#8217;t really Christmas until someone starts singing <i>Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>(Admittedly this year that would mean Advent started in August on Fire Island, when someone in a hen party next to launched into the tune, but &#8211; DETAILS, people, DETAILS.)<\/p>\n<p>This version of the Elmo and Patsy classic is by Justin Kennedy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/armynavyband?_rdr=p\">Army Navy<\/a>. It&#8217;s at about 3\/4 speed and therefore feels like experiencing the holiday in a haze of . . . whatever makes you feel hazy. Really brings the pathos out, too, actually. Never occurred to me before how much of the childish glee of this song depends on being able to slalom through it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/147916871\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/147916871\">Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer &#8211; Justin Kennedy<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user35509526\">Justin Kennedy<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone has their Christmas traditions. Some people can&#8217;t get in the spirit without hot cider and gingerbread. Others genuinely enjoy ugly Christmas sweater season. As for me, well, it isn&#8217;t really Christmas until someone starts singing Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer. 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