The Gift Wrapper
Posted on December 13, 2010 at 3:21 pm
I am delighted that this charming film is available again this year. Enjoy!
Posted on December 11, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Amazon is making free for download this collection of Christmas music, including Neil Sedaka, Michael McDonald, and the Irish Tenors. Enjoy!
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 8:00 am
Everyone knows “God bless us, everyone!” and “You’ll shoot your eye out!” But can you name the classics from these quotes?
1. “Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.”
2. “I washed my hair with adult formula shampoo and used cream rinse for that just-washed shine.”
3. “I’m going to find the answer to a question that’s puzzled the world for centuries. Does Santa Claus sleep with his whiskers outside or in?”
4. “Did you have to borrow a reindeer to get down here?”
5. “Whoa, Dad! You’re flying!” “It’s okay, I’m used to it. I lived through the ’60s.”
6. “Zuzu’s petals!”
7. “Give me one reason, one good reason, why we should spend our last two hours in Florida looking at the sisters of Freckle-Face Haynes, the dog-faced boy.”
8. “It’s a major award!”
9. “I don’t deserve to be so happy.”
10. “Come around with your husband, we’ll have a blizzard. Ha ha ha ha.”
11. “That’s one thing I hate! All the noise, noise, noise, noise!”
12. “Do innkeeper’s wives have naturally curly hair?”
Posted on December 3, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Reprising from 2007:
I love It’s a Wonderful Life, White Christmas, and A Christmas Story as much as anyone. I love the bittersweet struggles of George Bailey and never get tired of seeing him try to resist falling in love with Mary when they’re on that phone call to Sam “Hee Haw!” Wainwright. I love the way Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as Wallace and Davis preserve the old general’s pride when they help him keep the resort going. And I love the way that Ralphie and his family find that Christmas is not about neatly wrapped gifts and perfectly harmonized carols or even a turkey dinner. That last scene, when they all laugh, knowing that this will be one of their best Christmas memories ever, is one of my favorite moments in any film I’ve ever seen. I’ve already written about how much I love every version of A Christmas Carol.
So, let’s assume you’ve seen all those already this year and are looking for something else. Here’s a list with one for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas. And I’d love to hear about your favorites, too.
(From #6, Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Plus Halloween & Easter Celebrations)
Posted on December 24, 2009 at 11:45 pm
NORAD is tracking Santa tonight as the reindeer pull his sleigh — and you can, too, via Google maps!