Favorite Christmas special?

[MotorCityMan]

Can't pick a favorite. There are three that I try to catch every year;

1) A Charlie Brown Christmas
2) Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
3) Santa Claus is Coming to Town

I also used to love the Norelco commercials they always showed during "Santa..." with Santa riding a razor (even our name says Merry Christmas).

[KensPen]

1. I like...

the one with Heat Miser....

and there was a special that's not on anymore, it was animated, took place in Harlem I think. Aliens came down looking for the meaning of Christmas. very wierd, yet very touching.

[VelmaD]

2. I have 2 that I watch on tape every year...

because they almost never show them on tv any more.

1. A Wish for Wings That Work
2. The Claymation Christmas special

[meegbear]

3. I got A Charlie Brown Christmas on DVD ...

there's an extra scene on there I don't recall seeing on TV. It's great but there's no Dolly Madison cakes commercials on it either.

[grannylib]

7. I have it on DVD too, what's the scene that is extra?

[meegbear]

22. I don't recall ...

haven't seen it yet this season. But when I saw it on DVD, there was a scene that I never recall seeing on TV.

[bif]

4. A Child's Christmas in Wales

None by the BBC and shown on CBC every year. It's wonderful. Denholm Elliot plays the Grandpa, telling the story of Christmases of his youth. Written by Dylan Thomas of course. I read it to my two daughters every Christmas Eve.

[MiddleRiverRefugee]

13. "Let's post a snow-ball in Mr. Daniel's letterbox..."

I have a cassette of Thomas himself reading that. It gets airplay every year when we go up to Baltimore to see my mom + family.

[bif]

15. Mr. Daniel looks like a spaniel!"

Dylan's reading of it is a classic. They play that on CBC radio every year too! I'm lucky to live across the river from Windsor!

[jpgray]

5. Charlie Brown Christmas

I transcribed the jazz piano stuff to my guitar--gotta love the music there.

[Capn Sunshine]

10. "Skating" is just an all time jazz classic

I request it all the time even in summer.......

[Capn Sunshine]

11. "Skating" is just an all time jazz classic

I request it all the time even in summer.......

[catzies]

6. Olive The Other Reindeer. A "new classic."

[patdem]

8. PULEEEZZZ Everyone knows it is 'It's a Wonderful Life'...hands down

With out that movie...would there even be Christmas???? Of course Miracle on 34'th Street is a close second. The new stuff cannot wrench a heart like the old stuff!! :bounce:

[bif]

12. Aren't those called "Movies?" As opposed to "Specials?"

n/t

[patdem]

20. Call it a special....when it is a movie...or call a movie a special

It's all the same...can't we just get along? :evilgrin:

[grannylib]

9. Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Grinch and Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacay

[MiddleRiverRefugee]

14. The GOOD (i.e. 1951 Alistair Sim) Christmas Carol

Doesn't play on TV much anymore, but I have the video.

There was also a version with George C. Scott I saw once, and it was quite good. I liked his portrayal of Scrooge as more of a smart-ass.

[DivinBreuvage]

16. The Year Without a Santa Claus!

Cold Miser and Heat Miser rock da HOUSE! (I prefer Cold Miser, BTW)

Other things I like about it are the comic stylings of Jingle Bells and Jangle Bells (heavily based on Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall of "Bowery Boys" fame), and the surpisingly moving song "I believe in Santa Claus" that Iggy's Dad and Santa sing to him. Even today it manages to bring a tear.

Has anyone else ever noticed the celebrity cameo among the parade bystanders when the mayor of Southtown comes out to sing "It's gonna snow-ho-ho right here in Dixie?"

It has innuendo too. Jingle and Jangle get busted for "riding a vixen the wrong way down a one-way street"!

[Loonman]

17. Charlie Brown and Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Classics.

[Faygo Kid]

18. George C. Scott's "A Christmas Carol"

Not just a great Christmas special, a great movie, period.

[kmla]

19. A Christmas Story

"...Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuudddddddgggggeeeeeeee. Except I didn't say fudge......

"Flick. Flick Who?"

"Fra-GEEE-lay. Must be Italian..."

Watch it every year.

[jpgray]

21. I love that one! Santa kicking him down the slide is pricless!

:D

[BigBen]

23. Mickey's Christmas Carol

Goofy as Jacob Marley = Oscar worthy.

[salinen]

24. "How the Grinch stole Christmas"