Dan Savage

And to do that, to make the Feast of the Ass a proper modern holiday in our proper modern calendars, we had to give it the trappings of modern holidays, the things they all share, the four Ms, as I like to call them, merch, munchies, mascots, and music. I arranged for the first three M's. We're selling Feast of the Ass t-shirts and hats at savage.love slash shop.

And to do that, to make the Feast of the Ass a proper modern holiday in our proper modern calendars, we had to give it the trappings of modern holidays, the things they all share, the four Ms, as I like to call them, merch, munchies, mascots, and music. I arranged for the first three M's. We're selling Feast of the Ass t-shirts and hats at savage.love slash shop.

It's not a holiday under late stage capitalism if someone isn't selling you shit. So until Target and Walmart decide to get in on the action, we will be selling you Feast of the Ass shit.

It's not a holiday under late stage capitalism if someone isn't selling you shit. So until Target and Walmart decide to get in on the action, we will be selling you Feast of the Ass shit.

It's too late, of course, to get your Feast of the Ass hats or t-shirts for this year, but you can order hats and t-shirts right now for next year and wear them all year long to help raise awareness before Feast of the Ass rolls around again in 2026.

It's too late, of course, to get your Feast of the Ass hats or t-shirts for this year, but you can order hats and t-shirts right now for next year and wear them all year long to help raise awareness before Feast of the Ass rolls around again in 2026.

munchies got that covered glazed bundt cakes are the traditional feast of the ass treat because i said so and we've been encouraging people to order their feast of the ass cakes at sissycakes.com but in a pinch sticky buns and donuts also acceptable feast of the ass treats And of course, I created a mascot for Feast of the Ass, Buddy, the Feast of the Ass donkey.

munchies got that covered glazed bundt cakes are the traditional feast of the ass treat because i said so and we've been encouraging people to order their feast of the ass cakes at sissycakes.com but in a pinch sticky buns and donuts also acceptable feast of the ass treats And of course, I created a mascot for Feast of the Ass, Buddy, the Feast of the Ass donkey.

Buddy is to Feast of the Ass what Peter Rabbit is to Easter and Cupid is to St. Valentine's Day. And Buddy has a girlfriend, Rose. Rose and Buddy. But the last M, that last M, it was the most problematic M for me. Music. I love musicals, but I am not a musical person. I couldn't write a Feast of the Ass song on my own. So we challenged our listeners just three weeks ago.

Buddy is to Feast of the Ass what Peter Rabbit is to Easter and Cupid is to St. Valentine's Day. And Buddy has a girlfriend, Rose. Rose and Buddy. But the last M, that last M, it was the most problematic M for me. Music. I love musicals, but I am not a musical person. I couldn't write a Feast of the Ass song on my own. So we challenged our listeners just three weeks ago.

to come up with, to write, to compose, to sing and record Feast of the Asked Carols. And boy, did you, our listeners, did you ever come through so many great, hilarious, amazing Feast of the Asked Carols. We can't play them all here. but I tell you what we are going to do.

to come up with, to write, to compose, to sing and record Feast of the Asked Carols. And boy, did you, our listeners, did you ever come through so many great, hilarious, amazing Feast of the Asked Carols. We can't play them all here. but I tell you what we are going to do.

I'm going to play snippets from three or four or five of my favorite submissions, and I'm going to share an amazing discovery found in the collection of medieval music manuscripts at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. Now, we've already played one of the submissions, the Feast of the Ass hymn, which we played at the top of the show, written and performed by Daniel Mertzluft.

I'm going to play snippets from three or four or five of my favorite submissions, and I'm going to share an amazing discovery found in the collection of medieval music manuscripts at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. Now, we've already played one of the submissions, the Feast of the Ass hymn, which we played at the top of the show, written and performed by Daniel Mertzluft.

Excellent job, Daniel. Very moving. Love the hymn. But hands down, my favorite Feast of the Ass Carol submissions were the ones that captured... The quality of those songs written for Rankin and Bass, stop-motion animated Christmas specials made during my childhood that we all imprinted on, shows like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

Excellent job, Daniel. Very moving. Love the hymn. But hands down, my favorite Feast of the Ass Carol submissions were the ones that captured... The quality of those songs written for Rankin and Bass, stop-motion animated Christmas specials made during my childhood that we all imprinted on, shows like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

Here is the ballad of Buddy the Ass from Matthew Hardy.

Here is the ballad of Buddy the Ass from Matthew Hardy.

Matthew loses a couple of points for getting the lore wrong. Mary wasn't heavy with child when Buddy carried her into Egypt. Jesus was an infant already born, but otherwise perfect feast to the ass carol, Matthew. Four stars. Another great example in the Rankin and Bass style. Asses are for feasting from the amazing Jack Leshner and Andy Monroe.

Matthew loses a couple of points for getting the lore wrong. Mary wasn't heavy with child when Buddy carried her into Egypt. Jesus was an infant already born, but otherwise perfect feast to the ass carol, Matthew. Four stars. Another great example in the Rankin and Bass style. Asses are for feasting from the amazing Jack Leshner and Andy Monroe.