Friday Holiday Afternoon Videos: Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You

Greg from GregsOpinion.com submitted this classic 80’s Christmas tune. Recorded at the MTV studios in late 1981, when the cable station was just a few months old, Billy Squier joined the whole MTV crew (which probably included all 15 employees and their families, at that time) to record the song.

It’s a fun pop holiday song, and the video reminds us of the time when the M in MTV actually stood for music. Watching the video, we remembered how in love we were with Martha Quinn in our pre-adolescent years. Oh, Martha…

Check out the new Twisted Sister Christmas video on Greg's site. He beat us to it!

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