What are the four elf food groups? Fans of the movie “Elf,” the 2003 holiday comedy starring Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, may remember the dinner scene in which Buddy lists the elf food groups after swigging down an entire 2-liter plastic bottle of Coke at the dinner table. “We elves try to stick [...]
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Elf Food Groups, As Listed by Buddy the Elf
December 2nd, 2011VeggieTales: Little Drummer Boy DVD New This Year
November 21st, 2011The fun folks at VeggieTales have produced a new Christmas DVD that the whole family will enjoy. Full of the usual VeggieTales humor and music that is designed to teach positive messages to children in a fun way, VeggieTales: The Little Drummer Boy DVD is sure to become a classic. Based on the popular song [...]
New Christmas DVDs 2011 for the Whole Family
November 11th, 2011At my house, we like to celebrate the weeks leading up to Christmas by walking around our neighborhood every night and enjoying the decorations on our neighbors’ homes and then coming home and watching Christmas DVDs while drinking hot chocolate. If you’re looking for some great new Christmas DVDs for 2011 to share with your [...]
Trivia About “A Charlie Brown Christmas” TV Special
July 5th, 2011- “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was the first animated TV special featuring the gang from Charles M. Schulz’ “Peanuts” comic strip. – Lucy calls Charlie Brown “Charlie” in a scene right before she talks about the commercialization of Christmas. This is the only time she ever calls him by his first name only in any [...]
A Charlie Brown Christmas
February 1st, 2011Charlie Brown Christmas Song Lyrics
September 18th, 2010“A Charlie Brown Christmas” was the first TV special featuring the cartoon characters created by Charles M. Schulz. The music for the show was written by jazz composer Vince Guaraldi, and TV executives didn’t think audiences would like it at all. But they did. One of the most popular songs from the show is “Christmas [...]
TCM Greatest Classic Christmas Films Collection
September 14th, 2010A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938) Reginald Owen portrays Charles Dickens’ holiday humbug Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser’s miser who has a huge change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past, present and future. From sets to stars to story, this triumphant adaptation adds a glow to the season. Like Tiny Tim’s benediction, it blesses us – every one. CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945) A magazine columnist totally devoid of the homemaking skills espoused in her column had better get some fast: her boss has invited himself and a recently returned war hero to her home for Christmas. Laughs, romance, holiday cheer: that’s the recipe Barbara Stanwyck and a stellar company follow in this perennial favorite. IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE Home for the holidays! GI families hit by the post-World War II housing crunch take over an abandoned New York City mansion. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER In the third of their four screen pairings, Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart engage in retail romance wrapped in the ribbon of director Ernst Lubitsch’s trademark touch of wit and charm. They play bickering store clerks who are unknowingly secret pen pals. Your patronage will be cheerfully rewarded when you watch this enchanting tale.
Fun Facts About Favorite Christmas Movies
August 16th, 2010Each year, millions of people watch classic family holiday movies such as A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town and other movies that have became annual favorites. But do you know the story BEHIND these stories? Here is some fun trivia about a few of our favorite [...]
The Santa Clause (Widescreen Special Edition)
July 15th, 2010Divorced toy company executive Scott Calvin (Tim Allen of Home Improvement and the Toy Story movies) is pleased to have his son Charlie for Christmas, though the boy himself isn’t happy about it. But when Santa Claus accidentally topples off the roof of the house and falls with a thud in the snow, Scott finds himself taking the merry old elf’s place and earning new respect in his son’s eyes. When the night ends, the reindeer take them to the north pole, and Scott discovers that by donning the fabled red suit, he’s inadvertently agreed to become the next Santa Claus.
