Uploaded December 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
One of the best parts about being on YouTube is discovering how much you have in common with others and finding yourself becoming friends with them. This is the case for a lot of my friends here, including you, Ben. You reminded me why some things from my childhood (like Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) can still be awesome, and that it's ok to like characters that aren't as popular as others (Tiger, Spike, Louis, who cares what they say? Can't get enough of them).
When I discovered Dick Van Dyke released an album with an acapella group known as the Vantasticks, the first thing I thought was "Man, Ben would love a video with one of the songs." The first idea was to do the cover of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" but I wasn't quite sure how to make it work, so I used one of my other favorites from the album "Put on a Happy Face", so I could include another one of Ben's favorite characters, Spike from My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic. I know how much you love putting Spike and Louis together Ben, so I thought it'd be appropriate to have one making the other feel better with the help of some friends. Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
One of the best parts about being on YouTube is discovering how much you have in common with others and finding yourself becoming friends with them. This is the case for a lot of my friends here, including you, Ben. You reminded me why some things from my childhood (like Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) can still be awesome, and that it's ok to like characters that aren't as popular as others (Tiger, Spike, Louis, who cares what they say? Can't get enough of them).
When I discovered Dick Van Dyke released an album with an acapella group known as the Vantasticks, the first thing I thought was "Man, Ben would love a video with one of the songs." The first idea was to do the cover of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" but I wasn't quite sure how to make it work, so I used one of my other favorites from the album "Put on a Happy Face", so I could include another one of Ben's favorite characters, Spike from My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic. I know how much you love putting Spike and Louis together Ben, so I thought it'd be appropriate to have one making the other feel better with the help of some friends. Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
