Candlenights 2021 is a pre-taped video event that was recorded on December 13, 2021 and aired on December 18, 2021.[1] It is currently available in a pay-what-you-want, video on-demand format at The McElroy Merch store.
All proceeds from the original airing, the VOD, and the Candlenights merch go to Harmony House[2] in Huntington, West Virginia.
Featured guests include Jean Grae, B. Dave Walters, Adam Brody, Aparna Nancherla, Satine Phoenix, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Hank Green, Ashly Burch, Alex Horne, Paul & Storm, Jonathan Coulton, Russ Frushtick, and many more.
Poster designed by Cait May
Outline[]
0:05 - Intro - Is Candlenights getting too commercial?, Travis loses money on sweaters
5:04 - Email - I've worked at the same place for five years and this is my first year as a supervisor. My department just sent out invites for a virtual holiday (Candlenights/Secret Santa) party in December on my birthday. My boss will definitely call me out, and I'm way too socially anxious for that kind of group attention. I don't want to go to the party, but I think it's expected that all supervisors will attend. Brothers, can I call out that day and avoid this awkward virtual get-together, or do I have to suck it up to be a good team player? -- Oh no in Oregon.
13:17 - Shmanners / Bake On! Travis and Teresa show off their Candlenights cookies, decorated largely by Bebe and Dot.
23:12 - Jean Grae shares her thoughts on the commercialization of Candlenights.
25:16 - B. Dave Walters speaks about carrying on ancestral Candlenights traditions.
27:12 - Adam Brody discusses the difficulty of burning your children's toys to combat Candlenights commercialization.
27:52 - Aparna Nancherla shares her memories of when Candlenights was a matter that only concerned you, the Star King, and your toilet bowl.
29:33 - Neat! The Boozecast with Tommy and Teylor Smirl present a Mothman cocktail.
33:49 - The brothers return to discuss when in the process of inventing a holiday one can begin pushing back against it.
36:10 - Wizard of the Cloud - How to Find Candlenights Presents That Your Parents Have Hidden
53:25 - Wonderful! - How to make Holiday Soup that, legally, you should not consume or attempt to reproduce.
56:46 - Satine Phoenix shares her favorite Candlenights destination, Disney World.
57:38 - Brennan Lee Mulligan wants to return to early Candlenights traditions.
59:49 - Stank Green[3] has a message about lifting up others during this holiday season and not calling them weird names.
1:00:40 - Santa & Mrs. Claus attend couple's counseling (featuring Clint & Carol McElroy).
1:03:29 - Munch Squad
- Taco John's launches annual holiday dish "Nachos Navidad"
- Krispy Kreme rolls out "Let It Snow" collection, presented by Count Donut
1:13:43 - Still Buffering has a musical number (featuring Justin McElroy).
1:22:52 - Ashly Burch sings a carol about the Star King.
1:23:27 - Alex Horne shares how to save money around Candlenights.
1:24:51 - Paul & Storm critique Candlenights excess by isolating themselves on a deserted island (feat. Jonathan Coulton).
1:26:49 - The Adventure Zone Puppet Show plays out a scene from the Crystal Kingdom arc of TAZ: Balance.[4]
1:30:36 - Email - I'm Jewish, but my partner isn't. Every year for Hanukkah I joke to them that tradition requires them to eat all the burned-out candle stubs, and that the holiday isn't finished until they do so. Last year I made this joke when my father-in-law was around, and he gave me a look that I can only describe as equal parts terror and confusion. The problem here is that I was so sure he'd realize it was a joke, but I never actually clarified it to him. Brothers, how do I convince my father-in-law that I was joking after letting him think for a year that I was forcing his eldest child to consume partially burnt wax? -- Hanukkah Hottie in New Orleans.
Candlenights Wishes from the Brothers' cohosts:
- 1:37:21 - Tim Batt
- 1:38:07 - Russ Frushtick
- 1:38:43 - Guy Montgomery
- 1:38:58 - Dan Goubert
- 1:40:41 - Russ Frushtick again
- 1:41:04 - Chris Plante and the New York Giraffe
- 1:41:43 - Mayor Steve Williams of Huntington, West Virginia
- 1:43:05 - Russ Frushtick just keeps doing this
- 1:43:27 - Rachel Jacobs, Jupiter Turner, Shannon Ho, Sarah Davis, Sarah McKay, and Amanda Freberg of the McElroy Family Staff
1:43:56 - Followup to A Medicine Called Christmas: Quarantined for the Holidays,[5] presented by Sawbones with help from Griffin McElroy, Dwight Slappe, the Smirls, Travis McElroy, Teresa McElroy, et al.
1:59:04 - A very special moment from Clint McElroy. No, the wiki will not tell you what it is. You have to watch the episode for this one.
1:59:20 - Special Message from Harmony House[2]
2:00:02 - Housekeeping & Special Thanks
2:01:47 - Final Yahoo! - Sent in and asked by Dan Aykroyd, who asks:
"Hey everybody, Danny Boy here. I'm from movies, I know, but I am curious if Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull is based on a real adventure that Harrison Ford and Shia LaBoeuf went on. I have a lot of theories about this, and if you want to hear more..."[6]
References[]
- ↑ Candlenights 2021 announcement
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harmony House site
- ↑ This one is Hank Green, in case that wasn't obvious. He is listed as Stank Green in the caption during the episode.
- ↑ Specifically, Ep. 29: The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter One.
- ↑ As presented during Candlenights 2020.
- ↑ Justin interrupts Griffin, who then loses his place mentally.