STAGE TUBE: SEINFELD the Musical? Celebrate 'Festivus' Broadway-Style

Happy Festivus, SEINFELD fans!

In honor of the show's anti-commercialization holiday known as "Festivus," a die-hard SEINFELD and Broadway fan made a Festivus song for a theoretical musical version of the sitcom. Though there is not a full SEINFELD musical (yet...), Ben Kling has given us a glimpse into what it might be like. Check out the new show tune, as well as the original Festivus scene from SEINFELD, below!

Festivus is both a parody and a secular holiday celebrated on December 23rd that serves as an alternative to participating in the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. It has been described as "the perfect secular theme for an all-inclusive December gathering."

Originally a family tradition of scriptwriter Dan O'Keefe, who worked on the American sitcom SEINFELD, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 episode "The Strike." The holiday's celebration, as it was shown on Seinfeld, includes a Festivus dinner, an unadorned aluminum Festivus pole, practices such as the "Airing of Grievances" and "Feats of Strength," and the labeling of easily explainable events as "Festivus miracles."

The episode refers to it as "a Festivus for the rest of us," referencing its non-commercial aspect. It has also been described both as a "parody holiday festival" and as a form of playful consumer resistance.

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