Tick, tick, tick...

Hear that?

That's the sound of the clock ticking down the minutes to the holidays.

Why do we care about the holidays?

Because that's when Fox in all its greed will start pimping its past American Idol winners and runners-up with HOLIDAY SPECIALS!

Whoo-hoo!

Remember last year? Kelly Clarkson looking horribly pregnant while belting out beautiful renditions of Christmas carols? Ruben sweating under the lights as he performed a gorgeous duet with Tamyra?

Y'all, I can feel the tingle in my nerve endings.

It's coming.

Fantasia singing with Ruben.

It's coming sooner than we think.

WHOO-HOO!!!