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Christmas is well, its about the best time of the whole year. No matter when they take place, modern era or period, Christmas Movies and Television Specials are always about someone who has lost their faith in humankind regaining it, saved by other people being kind because its christmas. Christmas is the landscape that everybody wants to paint on. Everyone who tells stories is attracted to the heightened emotions that it brings. Nostalgia plays such a huge part in christmas because it is part o...

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> christmas is -- well, its about the best time of the whole year. >> no matter when they take place, modern era or period, christmas movies and television specials are always about someone who has lost their faith in humankind regaining it, saved by other people being kind because its christmas. >> christmas is the landscape that everybody wants to paint on. everyone who tells stories is attracted to the heightened emotions that it brings. >> nostalgia plays such ...

Red-nosed reindeer" was really ahead of its time. >> frosty the snowman. >> "frosty the snowman." i love it. id watch that right now. get it going. i want to see it. >> before i melt away. >> all the things that happen in the song happen to frosty. and then it has that christmas moment at the end. hes able to come back to life. its like a resurrection of frosty. its just this idea of having faith that someone that you care about is still going to be able to be there for you. >> "nightmare before...

I love that tim burton is part of his christmas tradition. like what could be better? >> whats this? whats this? theres color everywhere. >> just the idea of discovering christmas. what is the joy of this? >> whats this in here? >> with "nightmare before christmas," stop-motion was something that i felt was part of what the energy of it was. >> whats this? theres something -- >> that form of animation has always been so inspirational to me. >> how could it possibly -- >> if youve ever been aroun...

Frosty. its just this idea of having faith that someone that you care about is still going to be able to be there for you. >> "nightmare before christmas." for my son, that is a traditional christmas film. i love that tim burton is part of his christmas tradition. like what could be better? >> whats this? whats this? theres color everywhere. >> just the idea of discovering christmas. what is the joy of this? >> whats this in here? >> with "nightmare before christmas," stop-motion was something t...

Hes able to come back to life. its like a resurrection of frosty. its just this idea of having faith that someone that you care about is still going to be able to be there for you. >> "nightmare before christmas." for my son, that is a traditional christmas film. i love that tim burton is part of his christmas tradition. like what could be better? >> whats this? whats this? theres color everywhere. >> just the idea of discovering christmas. what is the joy of this? >> whats this in here? >> with...

Stop-motion puppet and moved it one frame at a time, theres something quite magical about that. thats why that form of animation has always been so inspirational to me. >> do you know who snuck into my state room at 3:00? >> nobody. thats the problem. >> the marx brothers changed american humor. the jokes were like hitting. and they still hit. you watch them over generations. the stuff is really still that funny. >> groucho is like the smart comedy. chico is the dumb comedy. its like such a grea...

>> watching "king kong" when i was a kid was an amazing experience. if youve ever been around a stop-motion puppet and moved it one frame at a time, theres something quite magical about that. thats why that form of animation has always been so inspirational to me. >> do you know who snuck into my state room at 3:00? >> nobody. thats the problem. >> the marx brothers changed american humor. the jokes were like hitting. and they still hit. you watch them over generations. the stuff is really still...