Newt Gingrich's New Hampshire Team Releases 'A Merry Christmas Video from NewtHampshire'

Newt Gingrich's campaign team in Iowa recently got into the holiday spirit, releasing "A Merry Christmas Video from NewtHampshire" featuring political lyrics sung to the tune of an old Christmas carol.

The video, posted December 23, features the Republican presidential hopeful's New Hampshire staffers decked out in Santa hats, singing to the tune of "Deck the Halls." While the group sings of Newt's solutions stopping Obama's "trauma," one staffer dons an elf outfit and runs around Gingrich's New Hampshire office.

With the New Hampshire primary just weeks away, the GOP candidates are boosting their efforts in the state. Romney recently jabbed Gingrich during a campaign stop in the Granite State, criticizing him for changing his views on the individual mandate ahead of the 2012 election.

After failing to qualify for the Virginia Republican primary, it seems Gingrich's campaign will be especially reliant on the outcome of the New Hampshire primary.

Comments

[betrue2]

01:53 AM on 12/29/2011

the Gingrich campaign tried to take down the video, but don't worry, it's already all over the web:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD9kujHKuPo

[Skua]

02:19 PM on 12/28/2011

"The video's missing! Why, Santa? Why?"
"Well, the elf at the end was a little bit high ...."

[peacenic]

07:43 PM on 12/28/2011

Try looking here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD9kujHKuPo

[Mensch99]

01:42 PM on 12/28/2011

We’re with the Grinchrich who stole Christmas,
Fa La La La La La.La La La.

[Flying Sparkz1]

02:09 PM on 12/28/2011

Santa will create menial jobs for all good girls and boys!

[highlyqualified]

11:33 AM on 12/28/2011

Newt is simking so fast that he will soon be looking up at santorum..

[k9catts]

11:18 AM on 12/28/2011

The video was removed by user.

LOL!!!

[jdal]

10:10 AM on 12/28/2011

Even if Newt is your candidate of choice - that had to make you cringe and reconsider.

[Mensch99]

08:45 AM on 12/28/2011

They seem to have left out-“Don we now our gay apparel.”

[Cam Brunner]

08:36 AM on 12/28/2011

Eighty-four ethics charges were filed against Speaker Gingrich during his term, including claiming tax-exempt status for a college course run for political purposes. However we say it, Mr. Gingrich is all about the money. In a recent story, “Gingrich was ask to return the estimated $1.6 million he received for providing strategic advice to Freddie Mac, the quasi-government agency (an agency that has lost millions) that guarantees home mortgages. Gingrich has said he acted as a historian, not a lobbyist”. A “historian”, is that the history of greed? He may just sell you a book on it!

[Marcia Duggan]

07:50 AM on 12/28/2011

If Newt is trying for the preschool vote this video might make sense. In the real world however, it is just bizarre. What will those pesky Republicans think up next?

[ursulasaulie]

07:24 AM on 12/28/2011

Who are these ridiculous people?

[betrue2]

04:24 AM on 12/28/2011

Newt, I guess this is the staff that's remained after your professional staff walked out? If I call your campaign, do I get to talk to the breakdancing elf? Or let me guess, he's probably your fundraiser.

[powerage]

04:07 AM on 12/28/2011

A very odd and quite tone deaf group I must say. Quite possibly THE worst video supporting THE WORST candidate in the history of the USA so it fits him quite well. The very last thing the American people and this country needs is to be NEWTERED. Thanks...but No thanks!

[neutralopinion]

03:40 AM on 12/28/2011

Why is this strange? It's obviously a "Office" parody - I find it strange you don't get that...

[TwinX]

06:33 AM on 12/28/2011

If it's 'obvious', how come you appear to be the only person who 'gets' it?

[jeremyv1980]

03:35 AM on 12/28/2011

WTH was that?

I like this one better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXCZVmQ74OA

[triplettam]

03:22 AM on 12/28/2011

That's bizarre.

[neutralopinion]

03:42 AM on 12/28/2011

It's an US "Office" parody idiot - if Obama did it I'm guessing you'd think it's "rad"

[dayvidBrooks]

08:26 AM on 12/28/2011

Obams has to much class to do something like that

[Vixter]

09:51 AM on 12/28/2011

Rad?...really? I haven't heard that phrase in eons - I believe that it went the way of groovy. If my nieces & nephews are any indication, I think that you mean 'tight'.