Warbler said:
someone who doesn't like the classic specials!?! that sacrilege! Burn 'im at the stake!
haha! I'm just not into the commercialized, marketed version of Christmas. I never really liked them as a kid, either. I do like the old Grinch cartoon, though. The Charlie Brown Christmas is great as well.
bkev said:
I don't either. They take cheese to a whole new level - and this is coming from someone who adores every single version of A Christmas Carol ever.
hmm, a fellow Christmas Carol fan. While I like a lot of versions of the story there are some I don't like. For example: the Reginald Owen version.
Sluggo said:
Warbler said:
someone who doesn't like the classic specials!?! that sacrilege! Burn 'im at the stake!
haha! I'm just not into the commercialized, marketed version of Christmas. I never really liked them as a kid, either. I do like the old Grinch cartoon, though. The Charlie Brown Christmas is great as well.
What are you talking about? I thought marketing and corporate plunder was what Christmas wall all about! Anyway, cant forget about the Charlie Brown Christmas. But cmon' Silver and Gold? You gotta like Rudolph, even if it's only for the animation.
Hah, I kind of envy you Sluggo. I wish I could not be into the commercial part of Christmas. I'm a sap for every single part of it. Did I ever make my list? Hmm:
-Hey Arnold Christmas Episode... now if only Nick would air the freakin' thing
-A Christmas Carol (any or every version, but I'm always partial to the Muppet one as proven by the first page)
-It's a Wonderful Life
-How the Grinch Stole Christmas
-A Charlie Brown Christmas
I avoid the claymation ones now, they just tend to annoy me.
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My Christmas movie tradition used to be a marathon the usa network showed of the oot in pan and scan. That was of course until i had them in my collection in widescreen. Now Lucas apparently at some point in time stopped allowing the old versions to be shown and they were replaced with first the 97 versions and then the 2004 on tv airings.
I also remember a airing of the oot on sci fi network once with Billy Dee Williams and another time With Carrie Fisher.
I could not stand the Kelsey Grammar version, of a Christmas Carol but i enjoyed the Patrick Stewart one though kind of laughed because it was Captain Picard as Scrooge, or Frasier as scrooge. Lol.
There was this one with George C Scott i think i used to watch. Patton as Scrooge. versus Captain Picard and Frasier.
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Warbler said:
oh boy, I could come up with a large list here. I don't watch them all every year as there is just too many. I alternate.
Movies:
A Christmas Carol(Alastair Sim, George C. Scott, and Patrick Steward versions, I may have to day the new animated Disney version. I don't like the added action scenes, but even with them, it is one of more accurate versions I've seen)
Scrooge(the Musical starring Albert Finney)
(yes, I am a big fan of the story A Christmas Carol. I highly recommend that everyone should really the Book. I try to read it every year as this time.)Miracle On 34th Street(the original)
Its A Wonderful Life
The Lemon Drop Kid(its where the song Silver Bells comes from)
White Christmas(I have a tradition of watch this one at midnight on Thanksgiving to officially start the Christmas season. )
The Bishop's Wife
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Die Hard's 1 and 2
(at some point, I intend to get "The Nativity Story" and add that to the list)
TV specials:
Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer
Frosty The Snowman
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
Twas The Night Before Christmas.
A Chipmunk Christmas
If I could, I'd like to get a hold of the original Looney Tunes and Disney Christmas specials that aired when I was a kid.
I could probably add more to the list, but that is enough for now.
How the fuck do you have enough time over christmas to watch all that?
Christmas vacation was on TV the other day - classic. Muppets christmas is ace too.
A few years back I went to see Patrick Stewart perform a one man reading of a christmas carol - very good.
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Warbler said:
I don't watch them all every year as there is just too many. I alternate.
You missed the first part of his post, YIYF.
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C3PX said:
Warbler said:
I don't watch them all every year as there is just too many. I alternate.
You missed the first part of his post, YIYF.
Ah, my bad! Haha - it seemed like a lot!
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