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[Christmas Specials] Stop-Motion Joy… 🚫 🥁 👦
Perrsun
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Growing up, there were often Christmas specials on TV. Now, many of these same shows are available to stream from various online sources.
We have Jack Frost
We have the Miser Brothers in Year Without a Santa Claus
But I wanted to start this off by talking about my favorite special...
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
Our story starts with Tingler, a Sound Imp, and The Great Ak, Master Woodsman and (apparently) leader of the Immortals. They are preparing for a council with other immortals, as Ak will try to persuade them to bestow the Mantle of Immortality to Santa Claus, a mortal!
We see the Immortals arrive, among them, the Queen of the Water Spirits and the Commander of the Wind Demons.
The council assembled, we see a flashback of how Claus was found, and then raised by a Lioness and a Wood Nymph. As Claus grows, Ak shows him the mortal world, with scenes of cruelty, neglect, and war. Claus decides that his place in this world will be to bring joy to children.
After Claus invents toys, he is accosted by the Awgwas, evil creatures that can make children misbehave and quarrel. They interrupt enough of Claus' toy delivering trips to the local village that a battle ensues with the forest Immortals. The Awgwas "perish" and Claus is allowed to resume his trips.
For some reason, out of all the classic Christmas specials, this movie is the one that I've gravitated towards the most over the years. Maybe it's the variety of creatures and people in the cast, maybe it's the powerful song that plays for the Immortals... maybe it's just that I want to wake up to a Big Surprise (Big Surprise!)... a wooden cat with yellow-green eyes (yellow-green eyes!)
Here, discuss your favorite holiday specials. What did you watch? What do you remember most?
We have Jack Frost
We have the Miser Brothers in Year Without a Santa Claus
But I wanted to start this off by talking about my favorite special...
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
Our story starts with Tingler, a Sound Imp, and The Great Ak, Master Woodsman and (apparently) leader of the Immortals. They are preparing for a council with other immortals, as Ak will try to persuade them to bestow the Mantle of Immortality to Santa Claus, a mortal!
We see the Immortals arrive, among them, the Queen of the Water Spirits and the Commander of the Wind Demons.
The council assembled, we see a flashback of how Claus was found, and then raised by a Lioness and a Wood Nymph. As Claus grows, Ak shows him the mortal world, with scenes of cruelty, neglect, and war. Claus decides that his place in this world will be to bring joy to children.
After Claus invents toys, he is accosted by the Awgwas, evil creatures that can make children misbehave and quarrel. They interrupt enough of Claus' toy delivering trips to the local village that a battle ensues with the forest Immortals. The Awgwas "perish" and Claus is allowed to resume his trips.
For some reason, out of all the classic Christmas specials, this movie is the one that I've gravitated towards the most over the years. Maybe it's the variety of creatures and people in the cast, maybe it's the powerful song that plays for the Immortals... maybe it's just that I want to wake up to a Big Surprise (Big Surprise!)... a wooden cat with yellow-green eyes (yellow-green eyes!)
Here, discuss your favorite holiday specials. What did you watch? What do you remember most?
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Well, it's been time for them for 2 weeks now, but it's REALLY time now!
I was listening to some songs from Life and Adventures, and figured I'd resurrect this thread and maybe it can serve the purpose of exposing more people to THE BEST ONE if I didn't post mere hours before the holiday forum happened (as was the case last year :P )
While true, some specials are safe!
'Those ears!'
Also, this classic game.
All the clues were right there.
neither of them have shady meth addict santa tho
(it's on again tonight on BBC2 and you should watch it if you haven't)
Aside from cursed instrumental-based children… what are you watching this year?
This year is 90's so we had the TV edit of Die Hard complete with commercials and now I think we're on some kind MST3K Santa video.
It's a fun time.
I plan on getting fairly well drunk.
I strongly recommend AGFA's Christmas Special
It's about an hour long, great (for a certain value of great), and it would either be insanely better on drugs or markedly more upsetting
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
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Magnificent
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Klaus is good. Watch Klaus.
Saw the Remington Steele Christmas special, also Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.
warning: contains a brief shot of a child carrying an instrument
And yet it's a post that is equally true this year as it was three years past.
the drum pums for thee
I don’t think I realized this is the fifth year
Pum.
Pum.