Last Sunday, Comedy Central aired the Stephen Colbert holiday special A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!”, which featured musical appearances from Elvis Costello and Willie Nelson and several other special guests. The special has now been released on DVD and we here at Geeks of Doom have 3 copies to give away to our readers!
Three (3) winners will each receive:
– (1) A Colbert Christmas DVD
For more info on the DVD see the About section below and our previous coverage for video clips from the special.
TO ENTER: Fill out the form below and submit. Entry form is here after the jump.
RULES: One entry per person. All entries must be in by Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 9pm EST. This contest is only open to residents of the United States. No international entries will be accepted. Void where prohibited. Winners will be chosen randomly from valid entries and will be notified by email.
ENTRY FORM:
About
In the special, Colbert is on his way to perform with Elvis Costello in New York City but is trapped by snow in his cabin in upstate New York (bear country). Luckily, his friends Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and Jon Stewart stop by to help him celebrate the season. “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!” features original songs written by David Javerbaum (executive producer, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”) and composer Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), who recently collaborated on the Tony®-nominated Broadway musical “Cry Baby,” with the exception of “(What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace, Love And Understanding” which was written by Nick Lowe. The songs were produced by Schlesinger and Steven M. Gold. Theme music and score also by Schlesinger and Gold.
Songs performed on “A Colbert Christmas” include:
* “Another Christmas Song” – Stephen Colbert
* “Have I Got A Present For You” – Toby Keith
* “The Little Dealer Boy” – Stephen Colbert and Willie Nelson
* “Can I Interest You In Hannukah?” – Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart
* “Nutmeg” – Stephen Colbert and John Legend
* “Please Be Patient” – Feist
* “There Are Much Worse Things To Believe In” – Stephen Colbert and Elvis Costello
* “(What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace, Love And Understanding” – Stephen Colbert, Elvis Costello, Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend and Willie Nelson
For everyone in Colbert Nation, “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!” DVD is the perfect stocking stuffer. It will hit stores on Tuesday, November 25, released via COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. The bonus features include a book burning Yule log, video advent calendar, alternate endings and more. COMEDY CENTRAL Records will also release the songs from the special as a digital album available exclusively on iTunes on Tuesday, November 25. A portion of the proceeds from both the DVD and iTunes will benefit the charity Feeding America .
Feeding America, (formerly known as America ’s Second Harvest), feeds America ’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engages the country in the fight to end hunger. It is the nation’s largest charitable hunger-relief organization, with a network of more than 200 Member food banks and food rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico . For more information, visit www.feedingamerica.org.
“A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All” is produced by Spartina Productions, Inc. Colbert and Allison Silverman are the executive producers with Meredith Bennett and Richard Dahm as co-executive producers. Jim Hoskinson is the director. Lou Wallach and Dan Powell are the executives in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL.
