Baby Yoda merch is going on sale and Merry Christmas everyone

With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker coming out this December, it seems safe to
say that fans of the sci-fi series won't struggle to find things to pop on their
Christmas lists. In fact, they might even have trouble narrowing it down, now that
Disney is set to release Baby Yoda-themed merchandise this holiday season. The
adorable green creature from Disney+ show The Mandalorian is set to appear on
clothing, accessories, plush toys and more when the studio rolls out the product
line soon. Related: The Mandalorian just resolved a disgusting, 40-year-old space
mystery Two t-shirts are already available on Amazon and, according to Variety,
Kohls, Target, Macys, Hot Topic, BoxLunch, and Zazzle are also set to stock the
character-related items. As you might expect, they will be on sale at Disney's
shops, theme parks and online stores too. "I have to thank Disney and Lucasfilm,
because the way the cat usually gets out of the bag with that stuff is toy catalogs
and things like that," The Mandalorian showrunner Jon Favreau recently told
Entertainment Tonight. "So they really back us up. We really wanted to have it be
that you had to watch it yourself, so that every time you watch the show, there are
new twists and secrets that come out," he continued. "That requires a lot of
restraint from the people who are footing the bill, saying they’re gonna hold back
on certain things so that the public doesn’t know ahead of time. "Part of that was
holding back on some of the merchandise and holding back on some of the
characters." Thankfully, they no longer have to hold back, and soon you'll be able
to get your hands on some of the cutest merch around. The Mandalorian airs weekly
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iDKHOW deck the halls with new ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’ music video

iDKHOW got into the Christmas spirit early this year with the surprise release of
their holiday-themed EP Christmas Drag just last week. The three-song EP dropped
Friday, which included the title track “Christmas Drag,” “Merry Christmas
Everybody” and “‘Oh Noel.” Today, the rock duo released a festive home-movie themed
music video for their cover of the Slade track “Merry Christmas Everybody.” Read
more: 10 self-titled albums that are just as epic as ‘blink-182’ The music video
was filmed by vocalist/ bassist Dallon Weekes , which focuses on him singing in a
chair with drummer Ryan Seaman sitting next to him. Seaman seems to not move a
muscle the entire duration of the video. Weekes previously opened up to AltPress on
the production process for music videos off this EP. “We did shoot some music
videos over the course of a day at my home with this 30-plus-year-old VHS camera
shot it all on videotape and have my family come over and help out and did some
just little simple one shot, one take sort of lyric videos for the songs,” Weekes
says. Read more: IDKHOW on ‘Christmas Drag’ EP marking the most wonderful sound of
the year You can watch the video and check out the lyrics below. iDKHOW “Merry
Christmas Everybody” lyrics Are you hanging up your stocking on your wall?It’s the
time when every Santa has a ballDoes he ride a red-nosed reindeer?Does a ton-up on
his sleigh?Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?So here it is,Merry
ChristmasEverybody’s having funLook to the future nowIt’s only just begunAre you
wanting for the family to arrive?Are you sure you’ve got the room to spare inside?
Does your grandma always tell ya that the old songs are the best?The she’s up and
rock and rollin’ with the restSo here it is,Merry ChristmasEverybody’s having
funLook to the future nowIt’s only just begun Read more: IDKHOW play unreleased
“Lights Go Down” at Riot Fest What will your daddy do when he sees your mama
kissin’ Santa Clause?Ah-haAre you hanging up your stocking on your wall?Are you
hoping that the snow will start to fall?Do you ride on down the hillside in a buggy
you have made?When you land upon your head then you’ve been slayedSo here it
is,Merry ChristmasEverybody’s having funLook to the future nowIt’s only just
begunSo here it is,Merry ChristmasEverybody’s having funLook to the future nowIt’s
only just begun You can pick up your digital copy or stream Christmas Drag here.
What’s your favorite Christmas song? Let us know in the comments below See more: 10
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Star’s Santa Claus Fund helped bring a Merry Christmas to family in the Dirty
Thirties

Through the earlier winters in the 1930s, before Ray Rolfe was old enough and big
enough to sling a newspaper bag over his shoulder, hawking copies of the Toronto
Daily Star for three cents a pop at the corner of Church and Bloor, home life on
nearby Collier Street didn’t offer any extras. Ray’s father Percy tried to make do
by taking on odd jobs. Ray’s mother Susie took in boarders in the family’s rented
row house. Just by their very existence Ray and his seven siblings ensured that
life in the early Thirties on the charming little dead end street was busy,
cacophonous and a financial challenge. There was no permanent job to be had. “He
used to look after people’s houses, take out their ashes,” Ray, 90, says of his
father and the sooty work of shovelling out the ash pits from coal burning
furnaces. “If he didn’t do it, I did it ... It was kind of a rough life because it
meant getting up real early in the morning.” There was Percy’s short term stint as
a salesperson for the Singer sewing machine company. There were the janitorial
services he provided at radio station CFRB on Bloor Street, maintaining the heating
system, shovelling the snow on those big, broad sidewalks, sometimes rousting Ray
out of bed before the sun was up, in advance of the start of the school day, when a
helping hand was needed. The family made do. When the horse and wagon peddlers came
along the street, Susie would hand over any raggedy old clothes she could find and
receive a dime or maybe 20 cents in exchange. In the winter, the resident lady
across the way on Collier would get Ray to shovel her walk and toss him as much as
15 cents out the window. The family worked a small allotment garden, provided by
the city somewhere north on Mount Pleasant. Every autumn the kids would trundle
wagonloads of vegetables back to the home on Collier. Yet what stands out in Ray
Rolfe’s reminiscence is a sense of joy. “We didn’t have anything, but man, I think
about all the good times that we had. Our street was loaded with kids, and we
played out on the street from morning to night. We had lots of games that took us
right down into the ravine. It was a wonderful time.” There was a steep hill at the
dead end of Collier Street, perfect for sledding. (Ray recalls that the sleighs had
a habit of deteriorating after hitting a few trees.) The double-ended electric
streetcars of the North Yonge Railways offered a rare treat, a thrill ride up to
Richmond Hill and back, the cars heated in the winter by small coal stoves in the
midsection. Ray remembers the holiday season coming on, the anticipation of it.
Journeying south on Yonge at Christmas time was a mission to see Santa and score a
few candies, maybe a balloon. There were a number of them — Santas, that is. There
was the Santa at Eaton’s and another at Simpson’s, and at Northways, Old King Cole
with his magic telescope held court on the second floor of the fashionable
department store. The Christmas shopping hours at Northways were extended to 10
p.m. on Friday nights. “The windows were all completely filled with toys.” YOU
MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN... Christmas on Collier was meagre. The struggles of the
Rolfe family were tempered by the local church, which delivered an annual Christmas
hamper that always included a turkey. Susie was a good cook and, of course, knew
how to make the best gravy in the world. Decorating the Christmas tree meant
trimming it out with the same homemade coloured paper garlands, year after year.
“We never had electric lights because you had to be wealthy to have electric
light,” Ray says. “The tree always looked nice and smelled nice, and that was the
important thing.” The fragrance from the balsam was a welcome respite from the
smell of the coal which, says Ray, never burned off completely. Gifts? A special
Christmas box would arrive each year for each child courtesy of the Star’s Santa
Claus Fund. “We looked forward to those boxes. That was our whole Christmas,” Ray
says, adding that aside from the article of clothing, sweets and a toy, it was an
especially big deal to get a full-sized orange all to yourself. Percy and Susie
would try to sneak an extra treat into each box. Susie would sometimes attempt to
hide the boxes under her bed, a poor strategy in a household packed with
inquisitive children. Ray believes those boxes arrived through at least six
Christmases, a memory that spurs him to send an annual cheque in support of the
fund. “I’m dedicated to doing that,” he says. The Depression years are long past.
Yet here we are, with families in this city in urgent need. The Star will deliver
45,000 boxes this year, the 114th in the fund’s existence. The fund raising goal
stands at $1.7 million. Your donation would be hugely appreciated. YOU MIGHT BE
INTERESTED IN... To Donate: For secure online donations, please go to
thestar.com/santaclausfund. Visa, AMEX and MasterCard: Dial 416-869-4847. Cheques:
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