Christmas is upon us and we here at Geeks at Doom are celebrating the occasion as only we know how: by digging up holiday-themed oddities for your employment.

Today we have an extra special treat for you. Back in 1968 Terry Gilliam was working as an animator for the British children’s series Do Not Adjust Your Set, which starred several of his fellow future members of Monty Python, when he produced this 3-minute-long ode to the classic imagery and rituals we commonly associate, and that some of us deep down really want to rip to shreds and defile the remains. You can watch “Christmas Card” here below [...]

One of my places to see the holiday sights is at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Not only are the decorations through the theme parks spectacular, but so are the displays through the entire Resort (meaning, the many hotels located on Disney propriety inside the “World”).

Each resort really does it up nicely, and typically has a giant gingerbread and chocolate display. And if there’s one way to get my attention, it’s to create something cool out of gingerbread and/or chocolate.

JeffLangeDVD has posted a bunch of videos to YouTube of the edible holiday displays at the Disney World Resort, like the Gingerbread Carousel at Disney’s Beach Club that actually spins! [...]

May you find the droids you’re looking for…

Etsy shop LovesickRobotStudios created this holiday greeting card featuring Star Wars droid R2-D2. And while the sentiment is that you find the droids you’re looking for, I think we can all be thankful that the Empire didn’t find the droids they were looking for! [...]

Every day this month leading up to Christmas, the BBC has posted a bunch of Doctor Who goodies online in their Adventure Calendar.

This week, they posted Part One and Part Two of the short story Doctor Who: Attack of the Snowmen online for fans to read for free! [...]

The good folks over at Archaia sent out their holiday greeting cards this year, which included one from the team behind the graphic novel Mr. Murder Is Dead.

Check out the illustrated holiday card here below, which wishes you all a Happy Hooker Holidays.

Mr. Murder Is Dead is published by Archaia along with Star Trek‘s Zachary Quinto through his Before the Door company [...]

I don’t know how it happened, but Cthulhu has somehow insinuated itself into the Christmas holidays.

Flickr user LiquidNight used an artificial tree, some blue lights, and 50 Cthulhu Tentacles to create this “A Very Lovecraft Christmas” with this Cthulhu Christmas Tree [...]

For the holidays, we here at Geeks of Doom like to sponsor an animal in need, like Mr. Kitty the Bat for Halloween and Elizabeth the Turkey the Turkey for Thanksgiving.

This year for the Christmas season, in lieu of sponsoring one animal, we decided to make a general donation to the Best Friends Animal Society, which runs an animal-adoption shelter and also has a wonderful animal sanctuary for those animals who are not eligible for adoption. With so many homeless pets out there in need of loving families, we thought we’d help shine a light on some of the animals who can be adopted, like Buddy, who most likely used to be a big-time stuntman in Los Angeles, and Georgia, one of the pit bulls found living on the property of Michael Vick.

Watch the adorable video here below of some of the animals at BFAS dressed up in their holiday best [...]

Whovians and Sci-Fi Geeks, don’t forget, December 25 is not only the day Santa jams his chubby butt down the chimney: it’s also the day when Doctor Who returns for the annual Christmas Special. This year’s episode is entitled The Doctor, The Widow, And The Wardrobe, a seasonal tale inspired by the Narnia series.

Matt Smith returns in his role as the Eleventh Doctor, and is joined by an excellent cast, including Claire Skinner and Bill Bailey, in a story written by showrunner Steven Moffat. A prequel for the episode has been released by the BBC, which you can see along with the trailer at the end of this post [...]

Happy Holidays from all of us at Geeks Of Doom. [...]

Amazon is offering up the digital rental of the classic Christmas comedy sequel National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, starring Chevy Chase, for only $.99.

Once you activate the rental through Amazon’s Instant Demand service, you’ll have access to the movie for 48 hours. If you’re interested in purchasing the digital version, the cost is $9.99.

Also, if you’d like to own a physical copy of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, the Blu-ray is $12.99 and the DVD is $13.99. The Blu-ray Edition is part of Amazon’s “Buy This DVD and Watch it Instantly” program — you get the film as a FREE digital rental you can watch immediately when you purchase the physical copy [...]

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is a mash-up of Lord of the Rings and The Beatles called “The Hobbles” by Joshua ‘Creep’ G.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Saturday, December 25, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, or Download for only $34.99 each (that’s 42% off the list price of $59.95).

Note – this deal is only for today, Saturday, December 25, 2011 until 11:59pm PST while supplies last [...]

The fine folks over atTeam Unicorn have put together this quaint little video entitled ‘A Very Zombie Holiday’. They packed it chock full of tender morsels concerning how to survive a holiday zombie attack, such as locking your doors and arming your children.

Funny, but foolish, you humans be.

You can watch the video here below, but let’s face it, deep down you all know there’s actually no real way to ‘survive’ against a zombie incursion [...]

Season’s Greetings everyone!

To get you further into the festive mood (one day to go!) have a listen to Black Label Society’s version of the traditional English Christmas carol, “The First Noel.”

It’s not the usual BLS heavy metal fare, it is a beautiful acoustic rendition from their covers album The Song Remains Not The Same. As usual Zakk Wylde’s guitar playing is excellent [...]

Last year for Christmas, metal demons GWAR decided to post a video that has since become one of my favorite videos of all time. It is fitting to post it up again this year, as sadly we lost guitarist Cory Smoot during 2011.

Cory Smoot aka Flattus Maximus was found dead in November this year. Smoot’s presence in the band was a significant shift forward for GWAR, with the new Flattus contributing his solid musical technique and thoughtful production values to the development of the band. He will be missed.

So, without further ado, here’s GWAR going caroling for Christmas – posted here both for the festive season, and in memory of Cory Smoot [...]

Ben H. Winters, author of Android Karenina and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, has once again done what he does best — mash-up monsters with classic literature.

This time around, the holiday favorite A Christmas Carol gets infused with aliens in Scrooge vs Aliens: A Christmas Carol Mashup [...]

In 1989, author Neil Gaiman wrote a short story called Nicholas Was… for his Christmas card, which contained calligraphy by Gaiman’s frequent collaborator artist Dave McKean.

Now, Vimeo user nomsa has made a pop-up book out of the 100-word story and set it to music on a video, which you can watch here below [...]

Even though Santa Claus will be very busy delivering presents all night long this Christmas Eve, there’s still time to receive a phone calls from the jolly fellow!

And if you want Santa to give someone in your life a call, you totally can. Head over to the Gmail-sponored website Send a Personalized Phone Call from Santa, fill in a few details, then enter the recipient’s phone number, and Santa will give a call right away [...]

I saw this Portal-themed Christmas tree in my Google+ stream posted by my friend (by way of G+) Eddie McBride.

I don’t know who the creator is, but I love it and had to share it with you all. If you’re the person made this, 1) great job! and 2) let us know who you are [...]

The fifth behind-the-scenes video from the ongoing production of The Hobbit has been released, and you can watch it here below.

The two-part film’s arduous shoot has just wrapped its studio phase and the latest video follows director Peter Jackson and his sizable cast and crew as they gear up for their literal return to Middle Earth as the location shoot begins. But first every member of the production has to pack up their props, set pieces, toiletries, and children for the big move. Oh, and they can’t forget the livestock either [...]