Season 2, Episode 9 - To tango ton Hristougennon "The Christmas Tango" (Greece)

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Greece is the word, is the word that you heard

In honor of our good friend Liz Schuh, the Festive Fans visit the homeland and the cradle of Western civilization this episode. We head to the Greek islands, past Athens and those incredible ancient Acropolis and Parthenon ruins, and onto the sun-drenched beaches, the piercing blue skies, and the balmy Aegean Sea. When you have stunning Santorini and fun-filled Mykonos, who needs Christmas? We do!

It's got groove, it's got meaning

The boys finally travel to a country that one of us has recently visited. Mark just returned from Greece to provide us with a unique Man on the Street (in a beautiful foreign locale) report. Does he learn to say “Merry Christmas” in Greek? – no; Does he visit any of the movie locations? – no; Does he ask the locals about their Christmas traditions and customs? – no. Does he go cliff diving in a thong? – well, no again, but it does provide a hilarious visual. We kind of feel like a jealous mistress, when Mark is on vacation, he forgets all about us …

Greece is the time, is the place, is the nation

We take this cinematic opportunity to experience the Christmas Tango. We watch as First Lieutenant Stefanos Karamanidis learns to tango from a nervous, young soldier, Lazaros Lazarou. Karamanidis wants to dance with the wife of his superior, the hard-as-nails Colonel Manolis Loggos, at the camp’s Christmas party. We put this ballroom instruction to good use when we grab the Kalikantzaroi and all start to boogie to Despina Vandi’s Xristougenna. That’s even before we eat the Melomakarona and Kourabiede cookies! Ain’t that right Liz?

Greece is the way we are feeling!

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