Dec 22, 2006 9:31 AM

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians

video no longer available Simply the crappiest Christmas movie ever made (albeit with the greatest opening credit theme song ever), we here at Table of Malcontents wish you a Merry Christmas with this… the complete epic of Santa Claus’ battle with the Martians. Watch for the Cold War subtexts: even green men can be dirty […]

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Simply the crappiest Christmas movie ever made (albeit with the greatest opening credit theme song ever), we here at Table of Malcontents wish you a Merry Christmas with this... the complete epic of Santa Claus' battle with the Martians. Watch for the Cold War subtexts: even green men can be dirty pinkos.

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