Decemberween
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Decemberween (also called X-berween and D'Ween) is a holiday celebrated by the people of Free Country, USA 55 days after Halloween, on December 25. It bears many similarities to Christmas, with colorful lights, garlands, and the giving of presents, but also has some obvious differences. Though Christmas carols have made appearances ("O Holy Night" in A Holiday Greeting, "O Christmas Tree" in The Best Decemberween Ever and "Jingle Bells" in Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes), their correct words are never sung and only the tune is used. Decemberween food has some unique variations on more recognizable cuisine. Instead of turkeys, the traditional meal is bunnies, much to Marzipan's chagrin. The origins of the holiday are complicated, involving at least one Angel, two Kobe Bryants, the Santa Claus-like Dr. Christmas, and a sailor named Archibald. Although the holiday's origins are explained in the pageant in A Decemberween Pageant, only glimpses of it are seen in the toon, leaving most of the story a mystery. Decemberween can also be celebrated in July, time permitting. There was no Decemberween cartoon in 2005.
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Decemberween Characters
- The Angel
- Dr. Christmas
- Archibald
- The King of Town
- The Popular Vote
- Kobe 1 and 2
- The First Decemberween
- Santaman
- Bad Graphics Ghost dressed as a Santaman
- Gift Exchange Lion
Decemberween Toons
- A Holiday Greeting (although Decemberween isn't mentioned) (2000)
- The Best Decemberween Ever (2001)
- A Decemberween Pageant (2002)
- Decemberween In July (2004)
- Snow Globe (2004)
- Homestar Presents: Presents (2004)
- Decemberween Short Shorts (2006)
Decemberween Emails
- Decemberween Email Menu (2002)
- what I want (2006)
References to Christmas
Though Decemberween is the winter holiday celebrated in Free Country, USA, some characters still make references to Christmas.
- A Decemberween Pageant features the character Dr. Christmas.
- In Peasant's Quest, the description of the Super Trinket tells you that "It looks like it can either kill you or make you the hit of your Christmas party."
- In animal, Strong Bad says if he was a made-up animal he'd want to be a Deep Sea Fangly Fish, the kind with "Christmas lights and custom lures".
- On the toons menu, the description for Happy Fireworks says "Strong Bad ruins Christmas. Wait, what?"
- Excluding "Decemberween Teen Girl Squad", "Decemberween in July", and "Decemberween Short Shorts", all of the Decemberween toons have the word "xmas", an abbreviation for Christmas, in the URL address.
- In Pumpkin Carve-nival, Homsar remarks, "I'm the ghost of Christmas past", a reference to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
- In Bug In Mouth Disease, Homestar calls the King of Town "Santa".
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