Holiday Specials

*MikeandRaph87* · 12-07-2014, 01:15 PM

This time every year there are several specials or Christmas themed episodes of television programs. Which ones are your favorites or have special memories of?

My favorite would have to be Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer(1964). The song and specials always appealed to be for some reason.

Spoiler:

The other one for me is A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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It perfectly melds commercial and religious aspects of Christmas. Not to mention launched about 40 specials after it.

TMNT_Guy · 12-07-2014, 04:12 PM

While I watch A Charlie Brown Christmas and the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas every year, here are a few that I hardly ever hear people mention.

Rugrats – The Santa Experience

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Before this cartoon I didn’t know that Santa gave you coal if your bad on Christmas. I also like the message at the end “Sometimes trying to be good is as important as being good in the first place.” Still a cute special and I highly recommend it.

A Rugrats Chanukah

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There aren’t many Hanukkah specials, so I suppose this one is the best by default. Weather you’re Jewish or not it’s still a cute special to watch every year.

A Garfield Christmas

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It’s got laughs, it’s got tender moments, it’s got everything a Christmas special should. Garfield’s sarcasm is the star of this special. “Whoever invented Christmas trees should be dragged out to a corner and shot.”

Christmas Comes But Once a Year and Somewhere in Dreamland

I had this VHS tape that had old public domain Christmas cartoons when I was little. There were three of them on the tape: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1944)”, “Somewhere in Dreamland” and Christmas Comes But Once a Year”. I always try to watch the later two every year. To this day they manage to make me shed a tear.

T-U-R-T-L-E POWA! · 12-07-2014, 10:10 PM

Charlie Brown's Christmas is probably my favorite because I'm a baptist pastor and I think it actually hits the nail on the head of what Christmas is actually about. Mickey's Christmas Carol is my other favorite. Scrooge is my favorite character of all time and he just steals the show. I couldn't begin to count the times I've seen it.

*Wildcat* · 12-07-2014, 10:37 PM

Rudolph, Grinch, Charlie Brown, Frosty, Frosty's Winter Wonderland, Alvin and Chipmunks/Golden Harmonica, Mickey's Once Upon a Xmas. I also like the Legend of Frosty. I've seen it criticized but I think it's cute, fun and fits just fine.

Also I've been thinking they should make a live-action Frosty movie. Little surprised they haven't. I know people will complain but whatever they do anyway. It could really be cool. Just stretch out the plot with Karen and the trip to the north pole.

Frosty could be CGI. It's snow. It'd be so easy to do. It wouldn't even look out of place. I know some would still whine over a suit or puppet though.

*BubblyShell22* · 12-08-2014, 08:21 AM

Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation are some of my favorites.

*Guitar_Raph* · 12-08-2014, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

My favorite would have to be Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer(1964). The song and specials always appealed to be for some reason.

Happy 50th & 75ht anniversary to Rudolph. The book was written in 1939 and released in Montgomery Ward's.

Besides being a dentist, Hermey wants to be on Jeopardy! Looks like Ken Jennings!

A Garfield Christmas

My favorite moment from that special.

Back in 1995, Brotherly Love had a Christmas episode. Here's a Matthew Lawrence moment fans swoon over.

What makes me laugh @ every scene is the 1952 Sylvester & Tweety short, Gift Wrapped!

12-07-2014, 01:15 PM	#1
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,189	Holiday Specials This time every year there are several specials or Christmas themed episodes of television programs. Which ones are your favorites or have special memories of? My favorite would have to be Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer(1964). The song and specials always appealed to be for some reason. Spoiler: The other one for me is A Charlie Brown Christmas. Spoiler: It perfectly melds commercial and religious aspects of Christmas. Not to mention launched about 40 specials after it. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

12-07-2014, 04:12 PM	#2
TMNT_Guy Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Home, PA Posts: 620	While I watch A Charlie Brown Christmas and the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas every year, here are a few that I hardly ever hear people mention. Rugrats – The Santa Experience Spoiler: Before this cartoon I didn’t know that Santa gave you coal if your bad on Christmas. I also like the message at the end “Sometimes trying to be good is as important as being good in the first place.” Still a cute special and I highly recommend it. A Rugrats Chanukah Spoiler: There aren’t many Hanukkah specials, so I suppose this one is the best by default. Weather you’re Jewish or not it’s still a cute special to watch every year. A Garfield Christmas Spoiler: It’s got laughs, it’s got tender moments, it’s got everything a Christmas special should. Garfield’s sarcasm is the star of this special. “Whoever invented Christmas trees should be dragged out to a corner and shot.” Christmas Comes But Once a Year and Somewhere in Dreamland I had this VHS tape that had old public domain Christmas cartoons when I was little. There were three of them on the tape: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1944)”, “Somewhere in Dreamland” and Christmas Comes But Once a Year”. I always try to watch the later two every year. To this day they manage to make me shed a tear. __________________

12-07-2014, 10:10 PM	#3
T-U-R-T-L-E POWA! Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Knoxville,TN Posts: 996	Charlie Brown's Christmas is probably my favorite because I'm a baptist pastor and I think it actually hits the nail on the head of what Christmas is actually about. Mickey's Christmas Carol is my other favorite. Scrooge is my favorite character of all time and he just steals the show. I couldn't begin to count the times I've seen it. __________________ Go Ninja! Go Ninja! GO!

12-07-2014, 10:37 PM	#4
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	Rudolph, Grinch, Charlie Brown, Frosty, Frosty's Winter Wonderland, Alvin and Chipmunks/Golden Harmonica, Mickey's Once Upon a Xmas. I also like the Legend of Frosty. I've seen it criticized but I think it's cute, fun and fits just fine. Also I've been thinking they should make a live-action Frosty movie. Little surprised they haven't. I know people will complain but whatever they do anyway. It could really be cool. Just stretch out the plot with Karen and the trip to the north pole. Frosty could be CGI. It's snow. It'd be so easy to do. It wouldn't even look out of place. I know some would still whine over a suit or puppet though. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything. Last edited by Wildcat; 12-07-2014 at 11:32 PM.

12-08-2014, 08:21 AM	#5
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation are some of my favorites. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.