Time for my annual list of favorite Christmas media. Hasn’t changed much over the years.
It’s Christmas. Make of it what you will. Maybe it’s a high holy day for you. Maybe it’s really about Santa and the swag under the tree. Maybe it’s just something to be survived. Go for it. I intend to revel in the midnight mass at my home parish. Christmas Eve and Christmas morning traditions. All the decorations and the traditional. I will rejoice in the arrival of the Messiah and the miracle of it all. That’s what it is for me.
In the meantime let’s focus on what we can agree on. Movies and TV specials have become an important part of getting ready for the season. I’m going to enjoy my favorite Christmas specials. I own a copy of just about all of them:
WKRP in Cincinnati Christmas episode – a great show about radio and a great riff on Dickens.
A Charlie Brown Christmas – If I only could have only one this is it. It’s amazing how well it holds up after all these decades.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – love it. Yukon Cornelius and stop action animation.
The Homecoming – Christmas with the Waltons. A truly classic Christmas story
How The Grinch Stole Christmas – animated original only, don’t bring that other one ’round here.
Scrooge (A Christmas Carol) – The Alistair Sims version or the Mr. Magoo version both classics
White Christmas – yeah, only nominally a true Christmas story but I love it.
A Wish for Wings that Work – OK my natural weirdness bubbles up on this one. This is the Bloom County animated special. It’s very hard to find but my most excellent brother got it for me.
Miracle on 34th Street – the original only thank you very much.
There are lots of others out there (I will no doubt get an earful about omitting “A Christmas Story” or “Elf”. Sorry neither make my cut). So watch what puts you in the mood, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday and God Bless us everyone!
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