Growing up, I have fond memories of a VHS tape that played in rotation throughout the holidays for years at my house. A Christmas companion if you will, as that Polaroid tape strip was filled to the very last bit that contained every damn Christmas special WITH commercials, because my parents were too lazy to pause the recording- bless them for that. Specials that were continually added throughout the years that included A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, FROSTY, RUDOLPH, and the last bit at the end of the tape in 1989, the very first SIMPSONS airing that was also a XMAS episode. The 1989 holiday season was also one my music teacher, Mr. Barnes absolutely LOATHED my second-grade class as we would turn Jingle Bells into the Batman Smells rendition.

Thanks, Bart!

Alas, as time swallows everything worth a damn, my beloved XMAS VHS compilation was lost and I haven’t been right since. However, thanks to VHS cassette wizards, not all hope is completely lost for those who yearn for the nostalgic visuals from our childhood that once was.

Back in September, I let you guys in on a little not so secret VHS and BETA connoisseur Eddie Spuhghetti, and his HERE LIES compilation projects for the Halloween season that included several series’ of VHS tapes dedicated to the Halloween holiday. Now of course, we gotta have one to carry on that XMAS tradition and the site now has not one, but TWO fully-jacked and loaded with holiday nostalgia on steroids XMAS companions to choose from!

Each tape has been curated to a television standard with a film, and holiday specials included with enough XMAS commercials to boot you’ll be having nightmares of the little 7-UP Christmas critters in your sleep. Companion 1 is 8 hours long while the all new Companion 2 is 6 hours with QR Codes included upon purchase. Also worth noting the tape’s movie is a BETAMAX rip with extended scenes cut into it.

And just because you need to know, Volume 2’s movie is the wholesome Christmas epic, BATMAN RETURNS. Now, click on over to HERELIES online shop and get yourself nostalgically cozy with the Bat, the Cat, and an incredible amount of XMAS commercial memories that’ll have you sick with nostalgia!