dr wogz
Fly caster
OK, the thread for holiday viewing..
(Inspired by the 'rocket give-away' thread)
So, what are your favorites? What are the ones you watch each & every year? What ones do you miss? have memories of?
(Is Die Hard a true "Christmas" movie? or an action movie shot at Christmas time?!
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When I was younger, growing up, one of the local TV station would play a series of short around this time. Fairy tales, but uncensored!! the true Hans Christen fairly tales!
The Selfish Giant. About a mean old giant who has a lovely yard, but is walled off. The local kids find / know about a hole in the wall, and go in the play. But Winter (a guy & his wife; jack frost & some chick with a nice wintery coat who blankets teh land with snow) manages to change his mind..
The little mermaid. Not the Disney classic, but eth true tale Where she makes the sacrifice (her voice) to walk & win the Prince. But then she realizes her selfish want destroys it all. (Circa 1974)
The Happy Prince. A statue of a prince, gilded in gold oversees his town. The town folk are all poor & suffering. the prince befriends a sparrow, and then they distribute his wealth (his gold gild) to eh poorer townsfolk. But once teh gold is all given away, the townsfolk pull down teh 'dirty old statue', and teh swallow never headed south..
Those really stood out for me, early Christmas memories.. Of course the other classics (The Grinch, Charlie Brown, The Muppets..) also hold memories, but not as much as the three above.. Those, and that seasonal classic: The escape of a musical family (a Nun & a Captain & his 72 children) from Nazi occupied Austria..
You? childhood favorites? Annual viewings? Recommendations?
(Inspired by the 'rocket give-away' thread)
So, what are your favorites? What are the ones you watch each & every year? What ones do you miss? have memories of?
(Is Die Hard a true "Christmas" movie? or an action movie shot at Christmas time?!
)When I was younger, growing up, one of the local TV station would play a series of short around this time. Fairy tales, but uncensored!! the true Hans Christen fairly tales!
The Selfish Giant. About a mean old giant who has a lovely yard, but is walled off. The local kids find / know about a hole in the wall, and go in the play. But Winter (a guy & his wife; jack frost & some chick with a nice wintery coat who blankets teh land with snow) manages to change his mind..
The little mermaid. Not the Disney classic, but eth true tale Where she makes the sacrifice (her voice) to walk & win the Prince. But then she realizes her selfish want destroys it all. (Circa 1974)
The Happy Prince. A statue of a prince, gilded in gold oversees his town. The town folk are all poor & suffering. the prince befriends a sparrow, and then they distribute his wealth (his gold gild) to eh poorer townsfolk. But once teh gold is all given away, the townsfolk pull down teh 'dirty old statue', and teh swallow never headed south..
Those really stood out for me, early Christmas memories.. Of course the other classics (The Grinch, Charlie Brown, The Muppets..) also hold memories, but not as much as the three above.. Those, and that seasonal classic: The escape of a musical family (a Nun & a Captain & his 72 children) from Nazi occupied Austria..
You? childhood favorites? Annual viewings? Recommendations?
