Squee!! More on the ‘Colbert Report’ Christmas special!

Okay, you guys have known me for a while, and you know I’m a pretty level-headed fan, you know, relatively speaking. But the idea of this Christmas special has me all kinds of silly and happy. Here’s more about the special, tracked down by our own Jenny with a Y:

Adam Schlesinger pens for Colbert, works on albums
By Henry Freedland on August 28, 2008 7:00 AM

When Paste recently caught up with Adam Schlesinger, he said that he’s an early riser. And it’s a good thing, too, because the Fountains of Wayne co-founder’s plate has more on it than an all-you-can-eat buffet these days.

Schlesinger revealed that he’s been working on songs for The Colbert Report’s Christmas special with Daily Show producer David Javerbaum. The team also collaborated on the Cry-Baby musical based on John Water’s film, where Schlesinger learned a thing or two about writing for Broadway. “You have to learn to work with lots of people at the same time because every single change you make in the show involves every single department,” he said. “It involves choreography, lighting and sets, so you’re not really working in a vacuum.”

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*visualize DB balling her fists and shaking them as she dances around and squees “this is SOOOO cool!”*