Post #271588 by woofmutt on Sun, Dec 10, 2006 11:47 AM

Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special "It's like all other X-Mas shows rolled into one. And the list of guest stars is long...KD Lang, Little Richard, Cher, Oprah...And many many more!" -woofmutt-

Raymond Briggs' The Snowman "This film is just plain magical. The animation is done in the style of Briggs' colored pencil illustrations in his original book and the entire movie is without words. It's carried along by a score which is good enough to listen to without the movie. The aerial scenes of the English countryside are incredible." -woofmutt-

Comfort And Joy "Low key comedy starring Bill Paterson as a popular radio DJ in Glasgow who gets caught in the middle of a turf war between ice cream vendors. The story is set at Christmas time and director Bill Forsyth's bleak cityscapes and gray winter weather offers a completely unromantic look at Glasgow. Unfortunately this movie is unavailable on "American" DVD and is hard to find on VHS. A good rental store might have it or buy it used on Amazon." -woofmutt-

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians "This is a very odd, low budget, Christmas film from 1964 about Santa Clause being kidnapped by Martians."
-Stuff-o-rama-

Mystery Science Theater 3000's skewering of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Santa Claus a 1959 Mexican film by director Rene Cardona. "...In order to save Christmas, with the aid of Merlin the Wizard, Santa Claus must defeat...the devil Pitch...This is truly THE most ODD Christmas feature I've ever seen." -DJ Terence Gun-

Robbie the Reindeer "If you're a fan of Aardman (Wallace & Gromit...) treat yourself to Robbie the Reindeer. Be sure to listen to the British soundtrack for best results!" -UtopianDreem-

Flinstones Christmas "I enjoyed it...It's not one you see too often." -Bogielock-

Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny "A 1972 cheeseball feature about Santa Claus' efforts to get his sleigh unstuck from a Florida beach. Has to be seen to be believed." -procinema29-

Campy Christmas Curiosities a DVD compilation which features Chrismas in Monkeyland "...in which Santa Claus explains what monkeys do during Christmastime." -procinema29-

Opus N' Bill in a Wish For Wings That Work "...based on the old Bloom County comic strip. It was a nice little special and well animated. It's cute show if you get the chance to see it." -GROG-

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas made by Jim Henson in 1977.

A Christmas Carol starring Patrick Stewart. "This (version of A Christmas Carol) is extremely faithful to Dickens' story and...the performances are top notch. Stewart presents a Scrooge that you actually understand. He's not just some scenery chewing bastard, you can see how he became the man he is." -woofmutt-

The Great Rupert "A down-and-out New York show business family trio...learn about a tiny, dingy groundfloor apartment and finagle their way in...Unbeknownst to the family...a show-business squirrel (yes, you heard correctly) named Rupert lives in the rafters of the apartment...This is a wonderful, hidden Holiday gem." -DJ Terence Gunn-

"The Great Rupert...Was great, great fun! I loved it!
Definitely a very sweet and amusing film that works pretty well today, some fifty-odd years since it was made." -procinema29-

Le martien de Noël/The Christmas Martian "One of my favorites as a kid... Made for public TV in Ontario. A little boy finds a Martian and teaches him Christmas stuff. Kinda cheesy, but endearing." -raito-

Santa Witch starring Gumby "You can count on Gumby to give us an interesting Christmas twist...Too bad they replaced the original lush musical score with the Casio keyboard sounding stuff." -King Bushwich the 33rd-

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