Kansas City Playlist: World Cup Unwanted

Tonight starts the highlight of this season of giving and leads us to a typically skeptical question  . . . 

THIS YEAR KANSAS CITY GARNERED WORLD CUP WINNING THAT NOBODY REALLY WANTS OTHER THAN DEVELOPERS, POLITICOS & PROMOTERS!!! PLEASE TELL ME WHY CAN'T WE VOTE ON THIS BEFORE SPENDING MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER CASH?!?

Very much like so much fruit cake and unsolicited political opinions from family members:

Most locals don't remember asking for the World Cup and yet it's coming to town just like Santa. 

Accordingly . . .

Here's a bit more info about the sketchy soccer legacy . . .

Qatar 'damaged' by EU corruption scandal just days after World Cup

As the EU finds itself embroiled in a damning alleged corruption scandal, Qatar will also see its reputation tarnished further as a result of the allegations, a former British diplomat has said. Last week, Brussels was plunged into crisis after Greek MEP and a vice-president of the European Parliament, Eva Kaili, was arrested after police seized more than €900,000 belonging to her and her husband.

On sportswashing, FIFA, and being a critical consumer of the sports you love | Boing Boing

Now that the World Cup is over, The Onion wasted no time providing the biting commentary they are so excellent at, with a fake (but at the same time oh-too-real) article entitled, "FIFA Officials Open For 2030 World Cup Bribes." If you've been focusing solely on the game and have managed to somehow avoid hearing about the...

How FIFA corruputed the World Cup

On December 2, 2010, FIFA announced the 2022 World Cup would take place in a surprising country, Qatar. At that same meeting, they also announced that the 2018 World Cup would take place in Russia.

Tonight's tradition cont'd . . .

Santa Claus is coming to town! Here's how to track him this Christmas Eve with NORAD

As many children around the world eagerly await the arrival of Santa Claus on Christmas morning, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is making the wait a little easier with its annual Santa Tracker. NORAD is a joint organization of the United States and Canada responsible for tracking objects in North American airspace and protecting the continent from potential airborne threats.

Finally . . . We consider the World Cup "gift" and Kris Kringle with our playlist tonight . . .

She was the very best Catwoman and also performed a classic Christmas song . . .

The hook is easy to recongize . . . And we pay tribute to the original tongight . . .

Bob Dylan tribute to Santa is questionable for many reasons and that's why we like it . . .

A recent classic is kinda creepy and fits the mood perfectly . . .

One last note from our 2nd favorite cancelled cartoon . . .

As always, thanks for reading this week and have a safe & fun Christmas Eve.