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Favourite Holiday Movies/Shows/Shorts
saint2e
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Hey all,
Normally I don't like to start threads in SE++. It's kind of intimidating. But I just enjoyed a night of watching a bunch of Christmas DVD's and felt the urge to start a thread on our favourite holiday shows.
I don't mean to compile an exhaustive list, there are plenty of those out there, but I was hoping to focus more on the ones you remember from your childhood. I'm 33, so I have memories of the old Rankin-Bass shows like "Twas the night before Christmas", and of course their classic stop-motion Rudolph, and animated Frosty the Snowman, which are absolute classics.
But my favourite of all, for some reason, is Disney's "Pluto's Christmas Tree". It's about 7 minutes long, but it just doesn't seem to be the Holiday season until I've watched it. I'm sure there are other movies/shows/animated shorts out there that I've forgotten about that I would love to re-watch, so I thought a good discussion here would trigger some memories.
So I ask you, SE++... What Holiday shows do you love to watch each and every year?
Normally I don't like to start threads in SE++. It's kind of intimidating. But I just enjoyed a night of watching a bunch of Christmas DVD's and felt the urge to start a thread on our favourite holiday shows.
I don't mean to compile an exhaustive list, there are plenty of those out there, but I was hoping to focus more on the ones you remember from your childhood. I'm 33, so I have memories of the old Rankin-Bass shows like "Twas the night before Christmas", and of course their classic stop-motion Rudolph, and animated Frosty the Snowman, which are absolute classics.
But my favourite of all, for some reason, is Disney's "Pluto's Christmas Tree". It's about 7 minutes long, but it just doesn't seem to be the Holiday season until I've watched it. I'm sure there are other movies/shows/animated shorts out there that I've forgotten about that I would love to re-watch, so I thought a good discussion here would trigger some memories.
So I ask you, SE++... What Holiday shows do you love to watch each and every year?
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Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
It's not a terribly original opinion, but I fucking love that movie and watch it every single year.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/116204
I just found one of my favourite shorts on youtube:
Classic.
yeah, a bit
it's a wonderful life is grand
muppet christmas carol and the christmas carol adaptation with patrick stewart are good
also
NSFW (no nudity)
I like the one where some American lady meets a guy from British aristocracy. A Princess For Christmas or something?
Mostly because of the clothes.
Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
one's a heart-warming nostalgic recollection of the perfect christmas from childhood
the other is about the reality of holidays with family and how much you want to fucking kill them
I remember being awed that the Sesame Street gang AND the Muppet Show gang were in the same space. And they even had a run-in with the Fraggles! I was big on crossovers as a kid.
I approve of any tv movie involving british royalty, Like the one where the British duke guy has amnesia and the precocious daughter takes him home to her lonely single mom who works too much and has no time for love
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When I was in the military, I was unable to get leave for the holidays. So two friends and I had a little gift exchange and we got together on christmas morning. We had a great time even though we weren't with our families, but one friend pops in a DVD which turns out to be probably the best christmas movie of all time: Bubba Ho Tep
We go to Red Lobster because, when I was a toddler, my parents asked me to name the fanciest restaurant I could think of, and that was my reply
we're doing a cubicle decorating contest at work, and my entire theme is the Star Wars Holiday Special
people think I'm making shit up because it's too ridiculous
I like imagine it has to do with boning.
we watched this just tonight!
but yeah Muppet Christmas Carol is by far my favorite christmas movie.
I mean I guess the Crusades deal with...jesus???
and when I say "in ages" I mean I'd completely forgotten that Martin Freeman was in it.
Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
In all honesty though I love It's A Wonderful Life, and I echo every recommendation of the Muppets Christmas Carol.
It's a great movie that excellently uses the holiday to maximum effect
Oh, I consider it a Christmas movie
But it's a constant debate my girlfriend I have, so I assumed that I was in the wrong.
That's how relationships work you see
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