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Scene: A timeline of decades, starting with 1900s on the left and running to 2010s. An arrow pointing to approximately 2011 is labeled “Today.”
The timeline is titled “The 20 Most-Played Christmas Songs (2000-2009 Radio Airplay) by Decade of Popular Release.” Alternating red and green boxes labeled with song titles are stacked on the timeline. A gray shaded area labeled “Baby Boom” spans the area from late 1940′s to early 1960s. The boxes are stacked highest in this area.
1900s, 1910s, 1920s – no boxes
1930s – Santa Claus is Coming to Town
1940s – White Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Let It Snow, Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, Winter Wonderland, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1950s – Frosty the Snowman, Sleigh Ride, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, I Saw Momy Kissing Santa Claus, Little Drummer Boy, Blue Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock, Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
1960s – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Holly Jolly Christmas
1970s – Feliz Navidad
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s – no boxes
Caption: Every year, American culture embarks on a massive project to recreate the Christmases of Baby Boomers’ childhoods.
Hover text: An “American tradition” is anything that happened to a baby boomer twice.
Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).
Comic by xkcd.com. Described by BlindGadget under the Creative Commons license.
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