Karaoke Secret Santa 2010: a roaring success!

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the Pervy Council!

I am here to deliver my report on the 2010 Karaoke Secret Santa, and am pleased to disappoint anybody who thought we'd all embarrass ourselves dreadfully by chirruping on the interweb by announcing that WE WERE ALL FUCKING FANTASTIC. As it stands (after nine PM on Boxing Day in Australia), we are yet to see every video (some people have clearly forgotten to upload their videos yet - too much eggnog?), but I thought I'd share the videos that have been successfully contributed so far - featuring, of course, the Pervy Council!

Firstly, our beloved Queen of the Pervy Council, @SpaceCadet_76, who delivered an incredibly impressive reading of a Christmas song by old rockers Queen (appropriate?) for @MrDennisAndrews, who has regrettably not been able to record/upload a video for his own Secret Santa recipient... yet. (He says it's coming.)



Secondly - what an amazing video by @forkinabucket! I have never seen such an energetic, hyperactive, high-pitched, LOUD video in all my life! And then she starts singing - with hand actions! And leaps up on the bed and jigs around! Hands down, the most enthusiastic Karaoke Secret Santa of 2010. Has to be. I haven't even seen them all yet and I'm making that call! Check her out!



Next - @syzygy! Wow, what a video! Very, very impressive. Loved the self-accompaniment, and the damned good rendering of a damn good song. This performance reminds me of somebody famous, spectacular and amazing... Be buggered if I can think of who, though. Utterly brilliant, James! You have me as a fan for life.



Now, the organiser of Karaoke Secret Santa, and the Pervy Council's very own Minister for YouTube (and my very own private consort), @jrr4film, did a fantastic rendition of a Radiohead tune, also accompanying himself on guitar! (I feel a bit lazy now, using a karaoke track...) Very sexy. (Clearly biased, but go on, fellow smuts...) Also, please note unintentional contribution by moi to his video, by improving the environs with my lovely set of boxes for Joe.



And last, but not least (I hope) - my video. It was dedicated to @blondekel13, poor lass - she got stuck with me last year! She very kindly tells me that she loves my videos, bless her.



So, as you can see, we are a wonderful, incredible bunch of people and we all deserve something dreadfully dirty as reward for being so fabulous.

'Til next Christmas, Pervy Karaoke Singers!

Yours faithfully,
@painted_duchess

A matter of musical importance

My dear fellow councillors,

As Minister for Arts, I would like to advise that I will be co-hosting an interesting event coming up rather soon in the calendar, one which my beloved other half dreamt up this time last year. We call it: "Karaoke Secret Santa".

Step-by-step process:

• The idea is that you join our Secret Santa website and fill out a "Wishlist" of music (eg. your favourite band, song, musical, Christmas carol, etc).
• On a specified date, the Secret Santa website will automatically assign everybody a Secret Santa recipient.
• You then go to your recipient's wishlist, check out their music wishlist, and pick a song (eg. if they said that Ben Folds was their favourite artist, you could choose any Ben Folds song you like).
• Film yourself performing this song. You can sing it, recite it, play it on the piano, fill glasses of water and bang on them, drum it, rap it, or write a three-act play around the plot of it. The important part is that you film it (just using a regular digital camera, or webcam, is fine).
• Upload this video to YouTube before Christmas Day (an official deadline will be assigned to allow for timezones), and then either you or I will advise the recipient of the video (haven't ironed out that kink yet).

Then, when we all wake up on Christmas morning, there'll be a crazy video of something we like on YouTube -- ESPECIALLY FOR US!!!!! An Internet present of goodwill and music.

What more could one really need for Christmas than that?

I would like to encourage ALL of the Pervy Councillors to join me in this event.

Yours Effervescently,
The Painted Duchess
Minister for Arts, Shiny Things and Something Else
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo