{"id":394646,"date":"2025-11-21T12:45:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/394646\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:45:32","slug":"heartfelt-holiday-music-video-spreads-kindness-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/394646\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartfelt holiday music video spreads kindness in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Help spread a little kindness every day, here and there. Meet Manosaurus. Learn the words to \u201cHappy Holiday, Humans\u201d and sing along!<\/p>\n

\"\"Growing up in Lake Zurich, the duo known as Manosaurus, a Chicago indie band, always has lived in the Chicago area. (Photo courtesy Manosaurus)
\nWatch Manosaurus at The Bean & in the Chicago Loop<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chicago indie-rock duo Manosaurus, known for performing in dinosaur masks,
has released a new holiday song and video titled \u201cHappy Holiday Humans,\u201d a heartfelt,
humorous and ultimately hopeful message told from the perspective of two alien dinosaurs
trying to make sense of humanity.<\/p>\n

Filmed entirely in Millennium Park and the Loop, the video captures genuine moments of
connection between the band and real Chicagoans. Strangers embrace, families share
smiles, and passersby open up to two prehistoric visitors spreading warmth on an
unseasonably warm November day.<\/p>\n

The song begins with the dinosaurs observing humanity\u2019s flaws, from conflict to indifference, but takes a hopeful turn, imagining a future where people \u201cdance in the streets, help those in need, and live with empathy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven from behind the dinosaur heads, you can feel when people open up,\u201d says
Jimmy from Manosaurus. \u201cChicago has had a tough year, especially in the press,
but when we filmed this, all we found was kindness everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project highlights a side of Chicago that isn\u2019t often seen in national headlines: a resilient city where everyday people are still willing to hug a stranger, share a moment, and choose kindness.<\/p>\n

Brief about MANOSAURUS<\/p>\n

Manosaurus is a Chicago-based indie rock band that performs in dinosaur masks, blending
heartfelt songwriting with lighthearted, character-driven performance. Their work often
explores humanity from an outsider perspective: part comedy, part commentary, all heart.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s Naperville!
\n\"\"Colleen Casey painted her artistic creation as an homage to her father, Dan Casey. The mural is displayed on the back exterior of Blooming Color in Naperville. (PN File Photo)
\n\"\"Since 2011, Kindness in Naperville has been an initiative promoted by PN. \u201cKIN\u201d was designed by Tom Tortorish to promote good-natured civility.
\nHappy Thanksgiving with season\u2019s greetings now through the New Year!<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note<\/strong> \/ On Thurs., Nov. 20, PN received an email that said, \u201cWe just released a holiday song and video called \u2018Happy Holiday Humans,\u2019 and given Positively Naperville\u2019s focus on community spirit and positivity, I thought it might be a great fit for your readers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for your time, and Happy Holidays from two very confused dinosaurs trying their best to understand humans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWarm regards,
Jimmy from Manosaurus\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Help spread a little kindness every day, here and there. Meet Manosaurus. Learn the words to \u201cHappy Holiday,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":394647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,5386,1818],"class_list":{"0":"post-394646","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-illinois"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115587758928649963","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}