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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhen you were younger what was your favorite Christmas show to watch? Mine was Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.


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wcmagumba
(3,540 posts)I loved all the characters but besides Rudolph himself (and that voice) I really liked Yukon Cornelias. Always throwing his snow pick into the air and tasting it after landing, "Nuthin"...
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Wiz Imp
(3,480 posts)From wikipedia:
The original airing in 1964 did not include Santa traveling to the Island of Misfit Toys, but included a scene near the end of the special in which Yukon Cornelius discovers a peppermint mine near Santa's workshop. He can be seen throughout the special tossing his pickax into the air, sniffing, then licking the end that contacts the snow or ice. Deletion of the peppermint segment in 1965, to make room for Santa traveling to the Island of Misfit Toys, leaves the audience to assume that Cornelius was attempting to find either silver or gold by taste alone.
The 1965 broadcast also included a new duet between Rudolph and Hermey called "Fame and Fortune", which replaced a scene in which the same characters sang "We're a Couple of Misfits". Viewers of the 1964 special complained that Santa was not shown fulfilling his promise to the Misfit Toys to include them in his annual toy delivery. In reaction, a new scene for subsequent rebroadcasts was produced with Santa making his first stop at the Island to pick up the toys. This is the ending that has been shown on all telecasts and video releases ever since.
Also wikipedia says NBC will broadcast the special again on December 6, 2024 in a 75-minute telecast. The network will continue its policy of blocking all streaming of the special for 2024, while allowing pay-per-view option.
That was the Christmas special to watch (early 1970s).
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rurallib
(63,403 posts)That was the best, IMHO
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Also, it's actually very sad and a little scary when Frosty melts near the end. Imagine what it would be like for the little girl named Karen who was locked in the greenhouse with him to watch him melt into a puddle right in front of her eyes.
yourout
(8,236 posts)Burgermister MisterBurger remind me of TSF.
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Diamond_Dog
(35,778 posts)A Charlie Brown Christmas.
displacedvermoter
(3,431 posts)Charlie Brown Xmas Tree
TexasBushwhacker
(20,824 posts)As an adult, I like Love Actually.
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debm55
(41,803 posts)decoration. It was always in my classroom during Christmas season.
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Jilly_in_VA
(11,488 posts)A Charlie Brown Christmas. I think I saw it the first year it came out and tried not to miss it for years.
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madamesilverspurs
(16,127 posts)David Niven, Loretta Young, and (sigh) Cary Grant.
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ProfessorGAC
(71,465 posts)I scrolled down thinking "I can't be the only one."
Then, voila; I saw you posted it!
boonecreek
(484 posts)As an adult "The Man Who Came to Dinner"
with Bette Davis, Monty Woolley, Ann Sheridan,
Jimmy Durante and many others. Too funny.
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Different Drummer
(8,975 posts)The original, not the Jim Carrey or CGI versions.
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fairfaxvadem
(1,259 posts)The Grinch and Charlie Brown are close seconds.
And Ive noticed as an adult that a lot of the dialogue in Rudolph is actually very grown-up and hilarious. Santa complaining about the elves singing always cracks me up. And of course, Holly Jolly Christmas is worth waiting for.
debm55
(41,803 posts)fill like a misfit. He had no choice but to leave. At the end, Rudolph shines.
Wiz Imp
(3,480 posts)from Rankin-Bass (the kings of Christmas specials) Heat Miser & Snow Miser played by Dick Shawn, Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus & Shirley Booth as Mrs. Claus. I've always loved the song "I Believe in Santa Claus" from that show.
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Wiz Imp
(3,480 posts)In recent years, it's been difficult to catch it on TV. I never know which channel will carry it or at what time.
Niagara
(10,089 posts)A Charlie Brown Christmas and Frosty the Snowman.
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And it still is. It's not Christmas for me unless I watch that.
debm55
(41,803 posts)Whole show. Thank you so much .
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KitFox
(179 posts)Thank you for sharing.
Sneederbunk
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(179 posts)these Christmas classics and so do my kids and grandkids. Rudolph, Charlie Brown, etc. were first aired when I was in high school. When I was younger, I remember tv shows such as Andy Griffith, Ozzie and Harriet, Lassie, Donna Reed had Christmas episodes. Sometime in the 80s, The Snowman (based on the Raymond Briggs picture book)was first aired. It does not have dialogue-the music is wonderful and we always choke up at the end. Two movies I have recently discovered that I really like are Love the Coopers and This is Christmas . Reading all these posts brings back so many good memories. Thanks everyone!
Aristus
(69,016 posts)Ever since I can remember, I would tear up when the Grinchs heart grows three sizes at the end. Because that huge beaming smile is the look of someone who, for the first time in his life, is truly happy.
It was playing on the TV at the makeshift barracks where we were quartered during the loading and shipment phase of Desert Shield in December, 1990. I was afraid the guys would see me cry when that moment came. But I managed to control myself.
Ive never seen any of the other efforts to bring the story to the screen. And I never will. I dont understand the impulse to mess with perfection.
Mad_Dem_X
(9,852 posts)watching those cheesy Christmas specials with Bob Hope, Andy Williams, etc. I have no idea why.
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