A JOHN WATERS CHRISTMAS LIVE! Last year John Waters made a little splash with the release of his CD A John Waters Christmas, featuring novelties such as "Here Comes Fatty Claus" and "Santa Claus is a Black Man." This year, he's taking the show on the road to seven cities.

According to Dreamland News (a John Waters website currently celebrating its tenth anniversary), Waters launches his John Waters Christmas Tour today, starting on the west coast and then heading east to Manhattan and Washington, DC.

DEC 14 San Francisco at the Fillmore with Jonathan Richman

DEC 15 Santa Cruz at the Rio Theatre with Jonathan Richman, Jack E. Strano & Babette

DEC 16 Portland OR at Dante’s with Karaoke from Hell

DEC 17 Los Angeles at UCLA Royce Hall with Peaches

DEC 18 San Diego at The Casbah (no opener)

DEC 21 New York at Bowery Ballroom with Kimya Dawson & Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

DEC 22 Washington DC at the 930 Club with Trixie & the Evil Hate Monkey

John Schaefer recently interviewed Waters on WNYC's Soundcheck. The segment also included items about John Lennon, the city's crazy cabaret laws, and versions of The Nutcracker.

This year would have been Divine's 60th Birthday!