There were a fair share of old silly ones but they were all overshadowed by those great ones: Wonderful Life, The Grinch, Charlie Brown, and Christmas Story.
The limited availability made it a more valuable event. I remember watching the first broadcast of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” That was it till the next year . .
My wife of 46 years and I still enjoy watching the Charlie Brown holiday specials, the Mickey Christmas offerings and A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sims and It’s A Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore.
I suppose in some ways, we are still kids at heart…
The musical, Amal and the Night Visitors. When I was a child the whole family watched this at Xmas time, even sang along and participated saying the lyrics parts. Every Xmas long long ago.
I remember when I was a kid. For a can of food you’d get a movie and a short. They would show Snow White and the Three Stooges. The short was an Our Gang short where the kids put on a floor show. The girls never showed for the dance number and the boys had to dress like women with bussles. Spanky told the boys to do what ever he did. The monkey was in Spanky’s bussle and stuck him with a pin. He would jerk upright and then started to strip. All the boys did the same…
Ahuehuete over 1 year ago
Bingo
Tyge Premium Member over 1 year ago
And there the rub!
nosirrom over 1 year ago
Hallmark Christmas specials. If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.
Da'Dad over 1 year ago
There were a fair share of old silly ones but they were all overshadowed by those great ones: Wonderful Life, The Grinch, Charlie Brown, and Christmas Story.
admiree2 over 1 year ago
I have kept A Christmas Story on the DVR for six years now. Watch it every season hoping he won’t shoot his eye out.
Prior to the DVR I had recorded and copied it to a DVD which I still have…somewhere.Lotus over 1 year ago
And after Christmas, the next big special TV event was in February when CBS aired the Wizard of Oz
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 1 year ago
Christmas Vacation is my favorite holiday movie. SQUIRREL!!!
T Smith over 1 year ago
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Original, unabridged)
3. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
All the rest are take-it or leave-it.
Gina Carson over 1 year ago
I don’t watch them. I have to live in ice and snow, I’m not entertained by it. Give me a summer love movie any day.
tdl3366 over 1 year ago
Blackadder’s Christmas Carol is the only christmas special I need.
ddjg over 1 year ago
The limited availability made it a more valuable event. I remember watching the first broadcast of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” That was it till the next year . .
Just-me over 1 year ago
My wife of 46 years and I still enjoy watching the Charlie Brown holiday specials, the Mickey Christmas offerings and A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sims and It’s A Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore.
I suppose in some ways, we are still kids at heart…
[Traveler] Premium Member over 1 year ago
Claymation was a good one
Jeannine Brown over 1 year ago
Yeah, Hallmark has gone too politically correct for me. I want to be entertained, not indoctrinated.
morningglory73 Premium Member over 1 year ago
jmarkow11 over 1 year ago
OMG, Arlo is exactly right
wolfgang73 over 1 year ago
Bah, humbug
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
Oh Arlo, how quickly you have forgotten….shame on you!
Bill D. Kat Premium Member over 1 year ago
True!
It’s just a matter of time until the ‘A Christmas Story’ channel debuts.
paranormal over 1 year ago
I remember when I was a kid. For a can of food you’d get a movie and a short. They would show Snow White and the Three Stooges. The short was an Our Gang short where the kids put on a floor show. The girls never showed for the dance number and the boys had to dress like women with bussles. Spanky told the boys to do what ever he did. The monkey was in Spanky’s bussle and stuck him with a pin. He would jerk upright and then started to strip. All the boys did the same…
zippo26050 over 1 year ago
most of the new ones are garbage
chief tommy over 1 year ago
Agree Arlo
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault over 1 year ago
Better living makes living better seem more blasé.
KEA over 1 year ago
EXACTLY! …unlimited access to Anything makes it ordinary (or less)
tsk5565 over 1 year ago
I got the box set of the three Peanuts xmas specials. Haven’t watched on since.
lawguy05 over 1 year ago
We certainly did look forward to Rudolph & Frosty coming on T.V. every year!
samfran6-0 over 1 year ago
I like watching the different versions of " A Christmas Carol". From the olden day ones to the modern versions of life today. Classic!
raybarb44 over 1 year ago
Precisely…….
phillip w over 1 year ago
Agreed
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 1 year ago
Pluto tv for a limited time has a whole channel to watch all kinds of Xma’s specials and there is the Hallmark channel too.
Cathy P. over 1 year ago
I haven’t even seen one. Haven’t watched TV since 1972, except when visiting someone who has their TV on. Then I’m at their mercy as to what I see.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member over 1 year ago
Arlo, you are so right! Fortunately, Apple TV+ is at least showing the Peanuts specials at the proper time.
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 1 year ago
yep, I can watch Charlie Brown or Rudolph any time I want