In this episode Scott and Loren celebrate Christmas as they discuss the best Christmas television specials, as well as alternative films that might give you a break from your standard Christmas movies.
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- Unmissiable TV Specials
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (from Series 6)
- Justice League: Comfort & Joy
- Community: Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas (from Season 2)
- Community: Regional Holiday Music (from Season 3)
- Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Star Wars Holiday Special
- Fun Holiday Alternatives
- Die Hard
- The Harry Potter films (especially the first three)
- Gremlins
- Nightmare Before Christmas
- Brazil
- Batman Returns
- Ernest Saves Christmas
- 3 Godfathers
- Tokyo Godfathers
- What Would Jesus Buy?
- Shop Around the Corner
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas (live and animated)
- While You Were Sleeping
- The Lion in Winter (1968)
- It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
- Your multi-film franchise of choice
- The Lord of the Rings?
- Star Wars?
- The Pirates of the Caribbean?
- Band of Brothers?
- Lethal Weapon?
- James Bond?
- Bridget Jones?
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2 responses to “Christmas Special 3: TV Specials and Holiday Alternatives”
We watched “The Help” on DVD last night and were a little surprised that it has Christmas scenes in it (it’s not the point of the movie, just the setting for these scenes) — the league program with the “showdown” between Celia & Hilly is a Christmas benefit. Don’t think it fits the holiday classic category, but highly recommend the film and the book!
Oh that’s right! I forgot about that! It’s always a little funny when a Christmas scene pops up in a movie that’s not entirely a Christmas movie. It’s like when, last summer, I put John Lennon’s greatest hits in the CD player and suddenly “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” started playing. Great song, but it sticks out like a sore thumb for 11 out of 12 months you might be listening to the album.