THIS YEAR, TO SAVE ME FROM TEARS: The Awl's Tom Keiser argues that Wham's "Last Christmas" is "the most horrible holiday song ever made," calling it "a wallowing mess of a song. It mistakes self-indulgence for closure. It contains a synthy falseness that would make even Paul McCartney and Wings wince."

Did You Know? Wham! settled a lawsuit filed by the songwriters of Barry Manilow's "Can't Smile Without You," who claimed that the song ripped off its melody, and agreed to donate the song's first year's royalties to Band Aid.

EVERYTHING IS GREAT, EVERYTHING IS GRAND: Three songs from The Muppets are among the thirty-nine shortlisted by the Oscars for Best Original Song eligibility. Other possibilities include a song written by Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs (and she does need the G-O), "The Mighty Sven" from Happy Feet Too, and submissions from Chris Cornell, OK Go, and  Zooey Deschanel.

BUSY WITH WHAT IN A BURGER KING BATHROOM?  Joshua Glenn and Elizabeth Foy Larsen list classic hip hop songs you can play for your children.

HE INTRODUCES THE ACTS! "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS ..." I cannot possibly imagine that anyone here would have any comment upon a Nerve.com columnist's efforts to rank all ninety-two fulltime cast members in SNL history from worst to best.

(Underrated: Rock, Rudolph, Fallon; overrated: Dunn, Sudeikis, Meadows. The top ten is the correct ten, but I'm not sure about the order.)

THE REAL DRAGONSLAYER: I've got nothing to say about the end of this season of Survivor, which will go down as one of the five lamest in show history. Other than anything-having-to-do-with-Cochran and a few moments during last night's episode (the Redemption and first Immunity Challenge, the threat of a tie), just a blah cast with blah strategy.  Screw honor; I want game play. Bring on the next, hopefully better cast -- and no Redemption, right?

Fienberg, AV Club with the recaps.

HIGH FLYING, ADORED: In honor of Steelers WR Antonio Brown, from whom I need 19 fantasy points tonight in order to defeat Alex and join Watts in the ALOTT5MA FFL Finals (she having already thwomped Dan Fienberg), please name your favorite Antonio, Antoine, Antawn, etc.

FOR MASKERS AND BERGAMASKERS ENTICINGLY TO ROAM: For the first time in six years, they're adding new songs to the Fountains of Bellagio repertoire, including "In the Mood" and "Billie Jean". The article notes that coins, wedding rings, plenty of drunks, and a catfish have been scooped out of the artificial lake, but does not contain this obligatory link.

For another video to make you smile, you'll have to go below the fold, for last night's SNL Bublé Duets skit. Yes, it's another impression parade, but what a parade: