In the last post, I started to admit to some of the few perks of an ever-earlier Christmas bacchanal. Here's the other big one -- I can be a bit of a sucker for Christmas specials. And since the networks start running them as soon as they can, and then drop back to nearly nothing during the actual Christmas season, I guess you've got to get while the getting's good. For the record, I will confess myself guilty to enjoying the following:
- A Christmas Story. Eek. It seems like the quintessential American Christmas movie, second only to Christmas Vacation. The first time I saw it, I hated it, but it's grown on me as time goes by. For movies that count basically as caricatures of themselves, this is a winner. I guess I've got to admit that this is my one nod toward American Thanksgiving: in honour of our three years in the States, we've taking to watching this one on American Thanksgiving -- just as a foretaste of good things to come. (I justify it by arguing that if we're watching it before Advent even starts, it's OK.) If you love this movie (or even if you hate it, but know it too well from over-exposure) check out A Christmas Story in 30 seconds (and Re-enacted by Bunnies).
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, etc. (We should even count the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas in here as well, although it's not the same animation technique.) You've got to love these kind of specials. They're wonderfully dated and kitschy, but that's OK, because really, North American Christmas is stuck in a perpetual 1950s time loop. Emily and I drag out her parents' old Christmas albums (on vinyl) every year for much the same nostalgic high.
- The Muppet Christmas Carol Now, this is a bit of a sad one. Years ago, I convinced a bunch of friends to watch this on my birthday, and it's become an annual tradition that this always gets watched to celebrate my birthday. Unfortunately, in recent years,
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