I love Christmas music, but I hate when an artist takes a slow Christmas song and tries to make it sound even sadder and more dramatic by decreasing the already melancholy tempo. I’m surprised there isn’t a 20-minute version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” I would link to an example, but I’m too happy to hunt down sad Christmas cover songs. When you hear one on the radio, you can stop and say, “Ah! That’s what Dan meant! I shall tell him immediately!”

Today’s Lego item is pretty great. It’s something we’ve seen before, but it’s a necessary part of the Santa Mythos. As such, I welcome it with open arms!

It’s a fireplace!

This isn’t my first Lego Advent fireplace, nor is it the best, but it’s a damn good one.

It comes with extra fire. If any Lego item pops out of the calendar with extra fire, it automatically gets placed on the “Good” list.

Mickey Duck (a.k.a. Two Mugs Mickey) used the fireplace to heat up his Holiday Elixir.

I told Officer Mickey how Santa comes down the chimney to give children presents. But Mickey had a bit too much to drink, and didn’t quite understand what I was saying. As an officer of the law, he’s against all manner of home invasion.

He tried to find Santa.

And he wouldn’t stop until he found him.

Day 2 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (Points deducted because it’s not Mrs. Claus. Points added because of fire.)