Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: It's a Wonderful Life *HD*

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Saturday Night Live: Season 12 - Episode 8
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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Cartoon voice actors read Twas the Night Before Christmas

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Cartoon voice actors read   

Twas the Night Before Christmas 

 

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" that we could use to artificially stimulate our Christmas spirit.
"The Martians kidnap Santa because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents." One of the worst films ever made, however it can be very funny if you have enough sense of humour.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: It's a Wonderful Life *HD*

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" that we could use to artificially stimulate our Christmas spirit.



Saturday Night Live: Season 12 - Episode 8
Think you know this classic? Think again.


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Tony Figueroa

Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

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This is the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special. Featuring Rudolph, an Elf who wants to be a dentist, the isle of misfits and an Abominable Snowman.


Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Abominable "Bommi" Snowman Myspace Video

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Frosty the Snowman

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Rankin/Bass animated classic featuring the singing of Jimmy Durante.


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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Mickey's Christmas Carol

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The Disney version of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Santa Claus is Comin' To Town

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Another Rankin Bass classic. The Mailman decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a small baby named Kris who was left on the doorstep of a family of toymakers - the Kringles.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Mythbusters: Christmas Special

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On this special episode, Jamie and Adam present the winners from our fall 2004 favorite-myths online poll. So, did you guys vote for Stinky Car? Or will Pop Rocks and Coke emerge triumphant? Also, the MythBusters try their hand at a few holiday myths: Will putting a silver spoon in a champagne bottle keep it fizzy? Does a snowman melt faster with its clothes on ... or off?

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Christmas Unwrapped

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Christmas Unwrapped: The Truth About Christmas
British documentary that aired on the History Channel. Documents the pagan roots behind many of our modern Christmas traditions.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" that we could use to artificially stimulate our Christmas spirit.
"The Martians kidnap Santa because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents." One of the worst films ever made, however it can be very funny if you have enough sense of humour.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Star Wars Holiday Special

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The infamous Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978. One of the worst holiday specials of all-time. Also features the first screen appearance of Boba Fett. Enjoy (if you can).

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Alvin and the Chipmunks

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Alvin, Simon, and Theodore singing a christmas song



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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Christmas Flintstone

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The Flintstone Season 5 Christmas episode.




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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Peace On Earth

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Peace on Earth is a 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short subject directed by Hugh Harman, about a post-apocalyptic world populated by animals.



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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Great Santa Claus Switch

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The Great Santa Claus Switch was a Muppet television special that first aired on CBS on December 20, 1970.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Family Ties: A Keaton Christmas Carol

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Dickens' A Christmas Carol inspires this episode featuring Alex as the Keaton Scrooge



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Your Christmas Eve Mental Sorbet: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Here is another "Mental Sorbet" that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.

A Charlie Brown Christmas is the first prime-time animated TV specials based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was produced and directed by former Warner Bros. and UPA animator Bill Meléndez, who also supplied the voice for the character of Snoopy. Initially sponsored by Coca-Cola, the special aired on CBS from its debut in 1965 through 2000, and has aired on ABC since 2001. For many years it aired only annually, but is now telecast at least twice during the Christmas season. The special has been honored with both an Emmy and Peabody award.

Network executives were not at all keen on several aspects of the show, forcing Schulz and Melendez to wage some serious battles to preserve their vision. The executives did not want to have Linus reciting the story of the birth of Christ from the Gospel of Luke; the network orthodoxy of the time assumed that viewers would not want to sit through passages of the Authorised Version—commonly called the King James Version—of the Bible. Charlie Brown begins to wonder if he really knows what Christmas is about, loudly asking in despair. Linus quietly says he can tell him, and walks to center stage to make his point. Under a spotlight, Linus quotes Scripture, particularly the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke, verses 8 through 14

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'"

Charlie Brown now realizes he does not have to let commercialism ruin his Christmas. With a newly found sense of inspiration, he quietly picks up the little tree and walks out of the auditorium, intending to take the tree home to decorate and show the others it will work in the play. A story reported on the Whoopi Goldberg-hosted version of the making of the program (see below) that Charles Schulz was adamant about keeping this scene in, remarking that "If we don't tell the true meaning of Christmas, who will?"

Another complaint was the absence of a laugh track, a common element of children's cartoons at the time. Schulz maintained that the audience should be able to enjoy the show at their own pace, without being cued when to laugh. (CBS did create a version of the show with the laugh track added, just in case Schulz changed his mind. This version remains unavailable, though unauthorized copies have appeared on YouTube.)

A third complaint was the use of children to do the voice acting, instead of employing adult actors. Finally, the executives thought that the jazz soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi would not work well for a children's program. When executives saw the final product, they were horrified and believed the special would be a complete flop.

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Your Mental Sorbet: Frosty the Snowman

Here is another "Mental Sorbet" that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.

In 1969, the Rankin-Bass company produced a thirty-minute animated television special of Frosty the Snowman that featured the voices of comedians Jimmy Durante as narrator and Jackie Vernon as the title character. Two sequels were produced, Frosty's Winter Wonderland (based upon the song Winter Wonderland) in 1976 and Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July in 1979, followed by The Legend of Frosty the Snowman many years later, in 2005. A derivative work, Frosty Returns, was broadcast on CBS in 1992.

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Your Mental Sorbet: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Here is another "Mental Sorbet" that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.


Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer made his television debut on NBC in 1964, when Rankin/Bass produced a stop motion animated TV special of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer that became a popular hit in itself. This version was re-broadcast annually many times over the years, even after it was finally released on video and then DVD. It now airs several times during the Christmas season (on CBS rather than NBC), making it the longest-running TV special in terms of consecutive years.



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