O Christmas Legs, O Christmas Legs Why I love the Rockette holiday show.

Slate ^ | December 11, 2009 | Troy Patterson

[C19fan]

After a successful national tour in 2008, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular is again scooting across North America this holiday season. Having deep faith in the Rockettes, I believe that whichever 36 troupers stride your way in Dallas or Seattle will give you their merry all, their smiles as white as searchlights and as generous as Santa himself. But having just seen the show in its native habitat, I have a new appreciation for both Radio City Music Hall and for city life itself. Presenting great abundance (without gross excess) and rigorous order (without oppressive rigidity), the Rockettes are a vision of urban utopia.

[C19fan]

I used to go to the show at Radio City Music Hall as a kid and I was able to go this year. My favorite part is the Living Nativity Scene and just soaking in the atmosphere of Radio City Music Hall. Nothing like Christmas season in New York City.

[Huskrrrr]

Wow. more good looking lege than a John Madden Thanksgiving turkey.

[wastedyears]

I saw Deep Purple there in 2007.

[Perdogg]

My uncle went one year and sat on the front row. he said he almost had a heart attack.

[SnakeDoctor]

My brother was in a college marching band, and we went to his Christmas concert. The dancers did a kick-line routine to what can only be described as a stripper-version “O Holy Night” — and a million-miles of leg were showing. It would’ve been a great routine to “Santa Baby” or something ... but O Holy Night was not appropriate.

The band director was apparently horrified. The dance-instructor had made the (not particularly well thought-out) song selection on her own. My brother said the director apologized to the students, and said they got quite a few complaints about that particular song-choice.

We still laugh about it to this day.

SnakeDoc

[NCC-1701]

New York's answer to these ladies:

[smalltownslick]

“Nothing like Christmas season in New York City.”
Lou Christie - Christmas in New York
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObCK2xaePy4

[erman]

that's what I love about this country... some like the city, some like the country, some like crowds and some like family get togethers...

It's all good FReepers. Merry Christmas.....

I prefer Texas hill country with the family .

[C19fan]

That is pretty nice too. I grew up in the burbs so going into NYC was an adventure. For me it is the street vendors selling chestnuts, all the people shopping, the window displays and decoration, St. Patrick’s Chathedral, and of course Rockefeller Center and the Salvation Army bands playing Christmas songs.

[PUGACHEV]

Once, a few years back, my girlfriend and I decided to get away from our families, all the pressure of Christmas and New Years, and spend ten days in Manhattan instead. The city was beautiful. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a very impressive Christmas Tree and display, the store windows were fascinating, Wollman Ice rink in Central Park and the little rink at the Rockefeller Center near Radio City were treats. The whole atmosphere of Manhattan in the busy days leading up to the big day was the ecstasy of expectancy. We went to the Brooklyn Bridge the night before and shared a bottle of champagne on the walkway mid-span over the East River. But taking the subway back to mid-town Christmas eve near midnight was a little creepy: no one was out on the streets except the Chinese and Indians, the Buddists and the Hindus. The night before Christmas, it really didn't feel like Christmas at all.

[dfwgator]

"It's a Leg!"

[urtax$@work]

Kilgore College Rangerettes

[DPMD]

One group is hired for its talent and dancing ability. The other hired for its...well, what you see on display is all they have.

One performs in a venue where every eye in the house is riveted on them for hours. The other shakes, jiggles and wiggles in a venue where they’re a little noticed afterthought.

[Landru]

All that's missing from the lower group?
A brass pole. LOL

[fieldmarshaldj]

Ah. So they don’t wear underpants ?