As I noted during our Thanksgiving gala, The West Wing always seemed to have particularly good — and moving — episodes during the holidays, and this sequence is no exception and proves the rule. It also seems a good companion piece to the video I posted the other day of Marlene Dietrich singing “Der Trommelman.”
This comes from Season One of The West Wing, a Christmas episode titled, “In Excelsis Deo.” It’s the last four-minutes, and one of the best final four minutes, not just of The West Wing, but a TV episode I’ve seen. Wonderful not only for what it’s about, but that combined with the use of music, performance and editing. And it is an absolutely beautiful, moving setting for “The Little Drummer Boy.”
#Holiday #Fest
