One look at the news and a mighty "gah!" on my part tells me the need for Christmas cheer is ongoing. And thus I offer a selection of hilarious music and, occasionally, dance scenes in fannish media across the multiverse. (Though not from musicals, with one exception.) Because few things are more guaranteed to lift up one's spirits, trust me on this.

( Spoilers feature sci fi, contemporary and historical singing and dancing )

Monday is when most of us need some cheering up of sorts. So, here's something guaranteed to make you smile, whether or not you're aquainted with the two actors featured in the following clip. They are David Morrissey and David Tennant in my favourite scene from Blackpool, doing the tango, among other things. If you need context, Tennant plays a police inspector and Morrissey is his chief suspect (and also the leading man of the show), but really, I think it works on its own. And yes, the entire series - Blackpool, that is - is like that:






Secondly, here's a Heroes ensemble vid from futuresoon to make you grin, snort and sigh, and sometimes all three: Flagpole Sitta. It has clips from both seasons, but I think the s2 ones aren't spoilery if you don't know the context. Though if you want to be on the absolutely safe side of unspoiled and haven't watched s2 yet, you'll have to wait.