Every year at Christmastime, the department store El Corte Inglés puts up a big animatronic Christmas show.
This year happens to be their 75th year, and they went all out. Fresh script (praising the fashions and other goodies you can find at the Corte Inglés), new music (combining Christmas and the Corte Inglés), and certain scenes projected onto a screen, in addition to the animatronic amazing-ness. The title is "Coser y Cantar", or "Sew and sing", and it kind of reminded me of a mix of the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White and the mice from Cinderella.
I stopped by last Saturday with friends L & H, and they commented that it kind of reminded them of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (in that it's a department store-branded, deeply commercial show aimed at children). I think that was probably part of the inspiration, but I also know that this show began under the Franco regime. It's still going on in part because generations of Spaniards (madrileñans in particular) have fond memories of visiting Cortylandia with their parents and spreading Christmas cheer by seeing the marvels the store would produce. It was a bright spot in a very difficult time for much of the country.
Popular culture in general, and popular entertainment specifically, is a very powerful force in the world, and we must never forget that.
This year happens to be their 75th year, and they went all out. Fresh script (praising the fashions and other goodies you can find at the Corte Inglés), new music (combining Christmas and the Corte Inglés), and certain scenes projected onto a screen, in addition to the animatronic amazing-ness. The title is "Coser y Cantar", or "Sew and sing", and it kind of reminded me of a mix of the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White and the mice from Cinderella.
I stopped by last Saturday with friends L & H, and they commented that it kind of reminded them of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (in that it's a department store-branded, deeply commercial show aimed at children). I think that was probably part of the inspiration, but I also know that this show began under the Franco regime. It's still going on in part because generations of Spaniards (madrileñans in particular) have fond memories of visiting Cortylandia with their parents and spreading Christmas cheer by seeing the marvels the store would produce. It was a bright spot in a very difficult time for much of the country.
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| Check out all the people gathered to watch the show |
Popular culture in general, and popular entertainment specifically, is a very powerful force in the world, and we must never forget that.
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