When you were younger what was your favorite Christmas show to watch? Mine was Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

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[XanaDUer2]

1. Love it

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2. Thank you XanaDUer2

[Joinfortmill]

3. White Christmas

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9. thank you Joinfortmill.

[yourout]

4. Bumbles bounce...

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6. Thank you, yourout------he wants to be a DENTIST

[wcmagumba]

5. Another vote for Rudolph...

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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16. HAHAHHAHHAH. I remember Yukon doing that. Silver and Gold.

[Wiz Imp]

66. It's funny, I only found out in recent years why Yukon Cornelius does that.

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.

[Eugene]

7. Rudolph

That was the Christmas special to watch (early 1970s).

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17. Thank you Eugene. Mid 1960s too, We are Santa's elves. filling Santa's shelves.

[hlthe2b]

8. Tie: Rudolph and Peanuts Christmas Special: A Charlie Brown Christmas

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42. Thank you hlthe2b I like them both too

[SheltieLover]

10. Miracle on 34th Street

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41. Thank you SheltieLover.

[rurallib]

64. The 1947 version with Natalie Wood and Maureen O'Hara in B&W?

That was the best, IMHO

[SheltieLover]

65. Absolutely!

[atreides1]

11. Frosty the Snowman

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14. Thank you arteides1 I liked it too. But, when i was a kid, the ending was a bummer.

[Wiz Imp]

67. I agree.

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]

12. Santa Claus is coming to town.

Burgermister MisterBurger remind me of TSF.

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40. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH Thank you yourout.

[Diamond_Dog]

13. No brainer ....

A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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15. Charlie Brown Christmas

Charlie Brown Xmas Tree

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. That's my favorite too

As an adult, I like Love Actually.

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25. Thank you TexasBushwhacher.

[FalloutShelter]

60. Same for me on both counts.

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27. Thank you displacedvermotor. When I was teaching a bought a small version of the tree with the blue blanket, and red

decoration. It was always in my classroom during Christmas season.

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43. You were likely a pretty cool teacher!

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44. Thank you. Taught for 42 years.

[rsdsharp]

19. Rudolph. I saw the very first airing, Sunday, December 6, 1964, on NBC.

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24. Thank you rsdsharp. So did I, They had Santa sliding on a Noralco razor for the commercials

[Ziggysmom]

20. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

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23. Thank you Ziggyamom. He's a mean one, Mr, Grinch.

[beaglelover]

21. I loved them all and looked forward to watching them all every year. I'm so glad they still show them every year.

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22. Thank you beaglelover. Where do you find the times and days for when they are on?

[Jilly_in_VA]

26. There's only one

A Charlie Brown Christmas. I think I saw it the first year it came out and tried not to miss it for years.

[MaryMagdaline]

32. Agree!

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38. Agree with you very much. Thank you Jilly_in_VA

[madamesilverspurs]

28. The Bishop's Wife

David Niven, Loretta Young, and (sigh) Cary Grant.


.

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36. Thank you madamesilverspurs. I haven't seen that for a long time. I wish they had a channel for old movies.

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36. double post, Very sorry.

[gopiscrap]

29. Mine was Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

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35. Yes, thank you gopiscrap. I remember that too. Haven't seen in a long time.

[ProfessorGAC]

51. That Was Mine, Too

I scrolled down thinking "I can't be the only one."
Then, voila; I saw you posted it!

[boonecreek]

30. As a kid "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

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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34. Thank you very much boonecreek. . I will have to look for The Man Who Came to Dinner. Thank you for the suggestion.

[MaryMagdaline]

31. Charlie Brown's Christmas

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33. Thank you MaryMagdaline. That would be a close second for me.

[Different Drummer]

39. Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The original, not the Jim Carrey or CGI versions.

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46. I agree. Thank you Different Drummer. Did not like the movie.

[fairfaxvadem]

45. I'm with you on this!!

The Grinch and Charlie Brown are close seconds.

And I’ve 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.

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47. I used it my teaching to show the kids that bullies never win. Everyone around Rudolph was a bully and made him

fill like a misfit. He had no choice but to leave. At the end, Rudolph shines.

[Wiz Imp]

48. It looks like no one has mentioned "The Year without a Santa Claus"

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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49. Thank you Wiz Imp. I am trying to remember, but I can't recall. I'll take a look on youtube

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53. You can find the complete program here

https://ok.ru/video/2969655642662
or
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8ghubw
or
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55n3hs

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55. Thank you very much Wiz Imp. You are very kind for doing that for me.

[Wiz Imp]

61. You're Welcome. I also wanted to be able to watch it again myself.

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]

50. My favorite Christmas shows to watch when I was young was...

A Charlie Brown Christmas and Frosty the Snowman.

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56. Thank you very much Niagara. They are both classics. I hope you are feeling better.

[Niagara]

68. You're welcome, Debbie. I am feeling better ...thank you!

[dchill]

52. How the Grinch Stole Christmas, of course!

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57. Thank you very much dchill.

[ificandream]

54. Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol.

And it still is. It's not Christmas for me unless I watch that.

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59. Thank you very much. ificandream. I was very fond of this as a child. I will go to YouTube and see if they have the

Whole show. Thank you so much .

[LakeArenal]

58. Based on a true Story: All Mine To Give

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63. Thank you so much Lake Arenal. It looks very interesting. It is kind of you to point this out.

[KitFox]

69. I have not heard of this movie.

Thank you for sharing.

[Sneederbunk]

62. Andy Williams Christmas Special.

[KitFox]

70. I still love watching

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 80’s, 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]

71. It was, and still is, the Chuck Jones animated "How The Grinch Stole Christmas."

Ever since I can remember, I would tear up when the Grinch’s 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.

I’ve never seen any of the other efforts to bring the story to the screen. And I never will. I don’t understand the impulse to mess with perfection.

[Mad_Dem_X]

72. Charlie Brown Christmas...I also loved

watching those cheesy Christmas specials with Bob Hope, Andy Williams, etc. I have no idea why.

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73. Thank you Mad_Dem_X That's funny. I watched the cheesy shows too.