December 11, 2009
Remember Those Old Christmas Specials?
So, earlier this week, after we’d finished dinner, one of those old Christmas specials that DH and I watched as children came on. I think it was Santa Clause is Coming to Town. Anyway, we called the kid down to watch it, but he really had no interest and went back upstairs to play. I was surprised. When I was a kid, I could hardly wait to watch all the Christmas specials that came on during the season. This sparked a conversation between DH and I over which specials were our favorites, and which one’s had been an absolute must for us to see every year. In the end, I came up with three that if I missed, well, Christmas just didn’t quite feel the same.
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer. Watching this is as an adult, I can’t help but cringe at the blatant sexism, and Santa is kind of a jerk but what would Christmas be without Rudolph rescuing all those misfit toys.
A Charlie Brown Christmas. Maybe it’s because there was a Peanuts special for every holiday from Valentine’s Day to Arbor Day,(and here’s the link lest you think I exagerate) but this one always seemed to mark the beginning of the holiday for me.
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. I still love this one. Oh, and I absolutely loathe the motion picture version, but I will spare you my rant. Dr. Suess’ classic story narrated by Boris Karloff, it just doesn’t get any better. Though, when I was young I always felt a little sorry for Max the dog.
So those are my top three. What Christmas specials did you have to see growing up?
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These are some of our family favs, too. Must-watch for the holidays!!! Obviously, a lot of folks feel the same way. The Grinch is my least fav, just beacause he’s so hideously drawn!! lol
December 11th, 2009 at 6:28 pmI LOVE the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Absolutely wonderful.
December 13th, 2009 at 11:58 pmI’m with you about the Grinch movie. Bah humbug! And speaking of Bah Humbug, I’m a sucker for any version of A Christmas Carol: Ebbie (with Susan Leucci) Mr. Magoo, The Odd Couple, George C. Scott, and The Muppets all make my “must watch” list every year.
December 22nd, 2009 at 10:56 pm