Pentatonix: Carol of the Bells
Posted on December 24, 2013 at 3:25 pm
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Posted on December 21, 2013 at 8:00 am
There are a lot of Christmas movies. Try to avoid the terrible ones. Don’t forget to make time for the classics. My favorites include:
Any version of “A Christmas Carol,” but especially the 1951 version with Alistair Sim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpbthuKFuFAAnd the Mr. Magoo version with songs by the duo from “Funny Girl”
“White Christmas”
“A Christmas Story” — with one of my favorite happy endings ever!
Posted on December 15, 2013 at 12:00 pm
My friend Dann Gire writes about Santa Claus movies, from the naughty to the nice.
Traditional Christmas movies showcase St. Nicholas as a generically sweet, generous fellow with a belly filled with jelly and the gentle disposition of a giant stuffed panda.
Popular Santa Claus movies such as “Miracle on 34th Street” and “Santa Claus — The Movie” perpetuate the pop-culture image of a highly industrious bearded saint who dispenses Christmas spirit, delivers toys on time and treats his reindeer like family pets.
But then, there are those other Santa movies. You know the ones, featuring alternate, even subversive views of the beloved holiday icon.
Some are naughty — ranging from mildly frightening to downright homicidal. And some are nice — ranging from paternalistically caring to sweetly ineffectual.
My favorite movie Santa is still Edmund Gwenn in “Miracle on 34th Street.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDC5H2MdtEw
Posted on December 1, 2013 at 3:59 pm
Veggie Tales: Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas is the latest holiday treat from Bob and Larry and the gang, and it is one of their best. “Merry Larry” is an enthusiastic employee of the Spring Valley Mall who serves as “Head Elf” during the Christmas season. Each day he hears countless children’s requests for what they’d like under their Christmas trees. But one little girl’s request catches his attention. Christina just wants to help her friend, Mrs. Crespie, who lost her house in a fire, get a new house for Christmas. Merry Larry sets off on a caper to create the biggest light show EVER to bring attention to Mrs. Crespie’s situation. Meanwhile, the mall manager, Philip Fleagle (Bob the Tomato) finds he has NO lights and no head elf for the mall’s spectacular Christmas display, right on the day the owner of the mall is supposed to visit! Will Philip realize what the “true light of Christmas” is really all about and help Merry Larry rally the community to get Mrs. Crespie in a home by Christmas?
I have a copy to give away! Send me an email with Larry in the subject line and tell me your favorite silly song. Don’t forget your address! (US addresses only) I’ll pick a winner at random on December 6. Good luck!