Gonzo Xmas 2022 2021 ⚡

To own a piece of Gonzo Xmas 2021 is to own a piece of pandemic-era coping. To have watched Gonzo Xmas 2022 on Disney+ is to have participated in a collective laugh at the idea of "normal" holidays.

In the vast universe of holiday entertainment, certain traditions stand the test of time: the Rockettes kicking at Radio City, the glowing window panes of an Advent calendar, and the annual, chaotic, deeply weird tradition of watching Gonzo, the Great Gonzo, attempt to define Christmas. gonzo xmas 2022 2021

Disney+ realized that Gonzo had become the unexpected mascot for adults who hate "wholesome" holiday programming. In October 2022, they began promoting a "Director’s Cut" of Muppets Haunted Mansion (re-labeled as a Christmas special because, as Gonzo put it, "Ghosts are just future snowmen"). On December 5, 2022, Disney+ dropped a 22-minute interstitial special titled Gonzo’s Cracked Christmas . It featured zero narrative coherence. The plot involved Gonzo trying to prove that Santa Claus is actually an alien from the planet Hoth. To own a piece of Gonzo Xmas 2021

However, the standout variant was the . The 2021 Drop In late November 2021, a very limited pressing appeared with almost no warning. The record sleeve featured Gonzo in a Santa hat, looking nervously at a Christmas tree that was inexplicably on fire. The vinyl itself was a "Fruitcake Swirl" purple and green splatter. Disney+ realized that Gonzo had become the unexpected

During the post-lockdown holidays of 2021, people needed absurdity. By 2022, they needed tradition mixed with that absurdity. Gonzo provided both.