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CNNW Tis July 5, 2024
[mususic] [c[christmas m music] christmas s is. Well, its
Aboutut The Best E Ofof
the wholele year. [tom] nono matter whwhen they e plplace, moderern era or p p,
Christstmas Movieses
and televen specials a are always s about someone e who has
Lolost Theieir
faith inin humankind, reregaining itit, saved byy other
Pepeople Beingng
kind because itits christmtmas. [chrhris] christmas s is the lanandsce that e everybody w wants to p. Eveveryone whoho tells
Stots Isis Attracteded
to the e
Heighteneded Emotionss
that it t brings. [aisisha]
Noststalgia Playas
such a a huge partrt in
Christss Bebecause
it i is part of fo manyny peoples s childhoods. And bebeing able t to go back d relilive those f feelings evever by
Watatching Holiliday
moviess justst. Joy. [phil]l] a christmtmas story is one of f the best m movies at nostalgia,a, family anand chris. J jingle belllls, jingle e be, jingle a all the
Wayay A Christmamas Story
, i wawatch it evevery year at leaeast twice. Its. Lik, the e script of f my life. Can we e go now . Cacan we g . Yes, wewe can go nonow. It bringngs out everery
Childhd Wonderer
and hurtt that you c can imaginene. [class] ] good mornining, mrmrs. Sheildsds. [r[renee] i i cant thinink of r momovie that g gets childhdho perfectly,y, that
Weirird Sortf
age where itits like ninine years. Hey, l listen, smamartass. [reneeee] where e ralphie swsw, uses bad w words, but t
He Actualllly
Still Believes
i in santa clclaus. Yeah, iill ask sananta. [alonso] it taps ininto a universasal kid expeperience of christmtmas. Writing g essays abobout ththe thing ththat you wanat like a reded ryder bb b gun. I want an n official r red ryd, carbine e action, 20200shot rarange model l air rifle [phil] itit really dodoes
Capte Wantnting
that g gift thatat you know w your parens dont t want you t to have. No, youll shohoot your eyey. Raralphie is f facing resisise from all c corners. Hihis teacher. R. [adultlt ralphie]] youull shoot your eye out . The
Department Store
santa. Youll shoot yoyour eye outut,. Its a grereat,
Simple Storory Mostly T
told from te kkids pointnt of view. Ho, h ho, ho. Its funnyny and sweetet, but cinematicacally reallyly origi. [screaeams] god, itts hard to o beat home alonene for me. Mccauley c culkin, iconic pererformance. Thisis house is s so full ofof , it makeses me sick. [davavid] home a alone is a at what if yoyouve gone e away for the e holidays what else e can we be e forgett . And you forgrgot your chchi . Kevin ive madede my familyly disapp. [david]] just thehe fun and d the hijinknks of that t f, it i is on the
M Mount Rushmhe
ofof holiday m movies. I reremember
Jusust Thinkingngt
i was fulllly transpororted in, like, this couldld actually yn to me as a a fiveyeararold. It was t terrifying,g, that id, but t also, so e exciting. [alonsnso] being g liberated dm fafamily respoponsibilitie, bubut at the s same time t tag on family
Y Responsibibilitis
To Prorotect The H
home and d repel the e bad guys. It b becomes basically a looney tunes cartoon. You u guys give e up . Oror are you t
Thirsty Foror
. At thehe same timeme, youure also seseeing his mm desperate e trying to o get hom. Ive been n from chicacago to p paris, to d dallas, to whwhere the hehell am i . Scrantoton. [jacacqueline] finally, kevinns walking g alone
Ins Neighbororhood
and h he realis that i it used to o be home ale in celebebration. Anand now is home a alone missising his fam. And thatat really isis what makt susuch a
Greatat Christmasas E
and d not just a a
Kid Attacking G
the banditits mo. [lorraine]e] home alolone reay
Establblished Johnhn
hughes
Asas Somebody Y
that had t e holilidaychriststmas theme e. What weere lookingng for toy is the gririswald family chrhristmas treree. [lororraine] nanational
Lamamps Christmamas Vacation
is essssentially a about how bg
Araround Familily
makes yoyou. [chrhris] the e stress of f beg with youour extendeded family, makiking sure
Ththe Lighghts
are rigight. Make sure e all the
Kikids Arare Getting G
along. Nonobody couldld do that the way y john hughehes coul. Oh [clelea] itits a very y relatable e me because e there is so much h pressure ththat we all l put on thehe ho. [alonso]o] and of c course, in chriristmas vacacation, its
Jusust One Catastrophphe
after ananothe. Oh, heyey. Is s he drunk . . The bestst
Man Holididay
is a actually ththe second f m wiwithin the b best man frfran. No, no dessertrt yet. Nonot until wewe do our tatalen. [jacacqueline] anand that christmas talent s show shshows just h how within n e cultlture that movie was. Can
Youou Stand Thehe Rain
[jacquelinine] its l like, of course e youre
Gononna O Ththe
new editition classis,
Can N You Stand D
the rain. [d[david] itit was emotition. It was f funny. It wasas a like a a box ofof holiday c chocolates. No. Come onon. Nno. Whyhy . Christstmas comedidies run the gamut t of differerent kis of storiries and dififferent to. Can youou help me . . Ah, y yes. Mary. Y. Mary y had a littttle no, mererry christmtmas. Mmerry chrisistmas. [a[ann] i ththink what p people to a a christmasas movie to d is the h humor plus s the hea. Buddy i think k there is s somethig i
Probabably Should D
tell yo. [k[kenneth] i considerer elf o be a modern chchristmas clcla. I i mean, evenen trying to descscribe it mamakes me laua. [alolonso] it r rides this s e
Tighght Rope Betetween This S Sy Magical L
movie
Abouout Someoe
who
Whwholeheartededly Bebelieves Inn
the chchristmas spspirit. A a lot of
Peoeople Down S
sh dodont believeve in santata c. What . . Bubut it also o is a movieie t this big, tall dorkk in an
Elelf Costume E
making hiy through
Mamanhattan Wiwith
no ideaea whats gogoing. You look l like
You Cacame Fromom
the northth pole. Thatss exactly where i i came from m itits a
Very Y Traditionanal Pe
for a a christmas s movie built t around
Thehe Subversie Hearart
of will l ferrell. And therees somethining
Kindf Delighghtful Aboutut
that. Tomomorrow mornining, 10 00 0, santntas comingng to town sasanta ohoh my god santnta here . I know h him hehe found thehe edge in aa very innnnocent chararacter. And toto me, thatts whatss so fun ababout it. I i know him the e movies i g grew up witithe rudolf thehe rednoseded
Reinde Thatat
to me seeeemed like a. Buhbye. E. Lets treaeat this movovie lie its a g guy who grerew up in a 19600s christmamas spe. [man] kirbrby [jon] and it wasas also an
Opporortunity To O Explore Vivisual Effecects
with forced p perspectiveve. [class] ] theres roroom for everyone o on the nicece lis. [j[jon] and d stop motioio,
All L Very Old T
technique. This migight be the e
Golden Opopportunity
y to find ouot who you rereally are. [jen] i dididnt likee rudolf. Its a a classic k kind of fishooutofwateter story, but willll ferrell j just brbrings so mumuch to it. Come withth me. Rigight. All he w wants is to be acaccepted andnd believ. And at thehe end of ththe mov, we get to o see all
Ththese Pepeople
who c come to beleli. Ththere is
Thahat Consistet Chriristmas Elemement
in ef of c change, of f realizatio. Merry chchristmas h ho, ho, [music] ic]
Sasanta Claus S
in the movovis kind of ththe direct result of f obviously y centurs of hisistory, of m mythology. He is a jojolly man
Whwho Livn The E
north polele, and his ss are e rosy, and d he brings thisis kind of m magical
Ple Wherere Anythingng
is possibi. Jinglgle bells, j jingle bells [tim] ] the best o of these
Christstmas Movieses
use saa to
Raisese Questionsns
of fa. And in mimiracle on 3 34th str, thisis question n of faith is put t on trial. Before youou up on thehe floo, i just wanant to give e you a few w tips
On Hohow To B
be a good s santa claus. Go r right aheadad. To have e
Santa Clauaus
Convincu Ththat
he is, in fact, kris k kringle, yoyou have to go on a a faith jouourney. There goeses
Santa Clalaus
. Ohoh, dont eveven mentionon th. [alonsnso] young g natalie wo, in one of f her first t scrn appepearances, h has been rard toto be a cleaeareyed reaeal. Nono
Santa Clalaus
, no faiairy , no fanantasies of f any kind. Is thatat it . Tthats righght. This movieie is reflecective of a a very
Spececific Timee
in americacan history. Y. This is s the end ofof world wa. Many peoeople are
Scscarred Emotionanally
and ototherwi. And the e countrys s trying to find itits way agaiain. Oh, chriristmas isnnt just a , itits a frameme of mind. Ththe christmamas spirit is in n trouble. I its wanin. Woululd you pleaease tell hehet youre notot really sasanta cl . The idea t that a
Chilild Woululd Be Raisesed
in a word
Wiwithout Fantntasy
isis not unheaeard of. Childrdren, like e everyone el, hahad just
Livived Throughh
this h horrifying,g, worldspspanning cononflict. Im m sorry. Shehe doesnt s k enenglish. Shehes dutch. She just c came over. Ththis young g girl is a war refufugee. Shess an orph. Hello. [s[speaking dudutch] [[speaking d dutch] [tim] ]
Kris Kringngle
starts speakiking in colllloquial dut. And d
Natalie Wowood
witness ththis remarkakable moment. And you u can see heher kind f startiting to go, oh,
Mamaybe This G Guy
is morere ml than im g giving him m credit. [s[singing in n dutch] [alonso] its one o of the most
Moviving Momentsts
of the fif, but t its also o very spspecific to o that era,
Bebecause Therere
were warar re. And itit was incumumbent upon , the viviewer, to m make thm feel w welcome and to givive them a merry chchristmas, t too. They said d you wanteded to see m me, mrs. Wawalker. [timim] by thehe end of ththe ,
Edmundnd Gwenn
as s santa cls chananges not ononly little e ne woods m mind, but h her mothe. Hehes not likike anyone e e. Hehe must be s santa. I think k perhaps youre r right, susisie. [r[ron] whenen i first s saw, it landeded with
Mee Bebecause
i wawas at that t e wherere, you knonow, the cacat was out t of the bagat i i was nostalalgic for ththe b. And i lolost myself f in miraracle on 34t4th street. [m[music] this i idea of
Magagic Thatat
weve comome to forget and
Nonot Believe E
in and ththe kids stitill have. I belilieve. [shahane] partrt of it is s e ability
Toto Believe T That Ae Man N
can travelel across ththed in one nigight and magagically,m a sackck that fitsts on a sle, prododuce gifts s that he
Puputn Chimneneys
that
Ththey Wouldnt
fit t in every h house all o r the world. D. And the k kid go, ill buy t that. That t sounds. Hhey you whatssoh ooh [d[david] the e biggest twtwt ofof the film,m, the sasanta c, is i if you happppen to findnd , theres s a clause t that says. Yeah, righght. Itits almost t like a hororror. This g guy starts s to gain n t eveven though h hes not e eatiy morere. He gets s white hai. He d doesnt knonow whatss happeningng to him, but t
He Eventuaually Realizize
really is s
Santa Clauaus
. Annie, ninice. Bbeep johnny, n naughty. [lororraine] inin the santnta c, the e father is s not the greatetest dad, bubut he trtransforms i into santa. And byby doing thahat, hehe actually y becomes thther he
Prorobably Shouould Hahave
been bebefore. It jusust took
Himim Transformg Intoto
santa to o get there. I loveve you, dad. D. Santa clauaus is the superhero o of christmtmas. Santnta, is therere a back wy out t of this plplace . Of course e there is, lee. But t this is
Onone Santa Thts Gogoing
out ththe front dodo. He prorotects the e magic of. One e night onlyly. He canan be playfuful, and i like that t about santnta in mo. Sometimemes theyre e there to pull l out a flasask or get shohoved down in thehe middle ofof a chase. Or get ththeir beard d pulle. Whoo [tim] so it can n be silly i a way, but i it just wororks bee its an
Acacknowledgemement Of T
the kid in n all of us. And whwhat would y you likeke for chrisistmas . Santa has s traditionanally
Bebeen Depicteted In Film M Av
as a a jolly, fafat white ma. Hey man,n, you aintt santa cl. [aisisha] overer the yearsr, weweve had
Dedebates Abouot
what santata should lolook li, what he e can look l like. Whwhat makes y you think this isntt
Santa Clalaus
. causese
Santa Clalaus
aint b. Hes whitete. And soso even thouough we hadad the jeffffersons , which was s a revolutitionary w at itsts time, 34 4 years lat, blackishh , ananother revovolutionary y w has a a similar epepisode. Ad therees still
Ththis Expececn
that
Sananta Should D
be whit. Theres ononly one sananta, bubut daddy wawants to bee onone of santatas helpersr. Isnt t that nice . E . But t well stilill get our r ps from thehe real santnta, righ . The whitite one . Until we g get to the e point we itss not surprprising to se a black, o or an asianan, or a a latino sasanta, werre still gogonna be having thihis conversasation. The reaeal santa isis chines. Whahat . Santass chinese . . Yes. Why dodo you thinknk all the ts hehe delivers s say made i in . But its a a fictionalal charac. Santa a can be
Whahatever You
u. Iit can be a a woman. [screamams] the
Movivie Noellele
is a stotory about a a person ws eager toto take the e mantle ise onone that is s often ignono. Noellele is the sisibling of e soonontobe newew santa clal, playeded by bill h hader. Oh, t this is heaeavy. The
Bookok Of Santaa
, iive read itit. Ive mememori. Ive l listened toto it on ta. I just donont get it. T. He wants t to do anytything in ththis world, excecept be santnta claus. Memerry christstmas. So do we b break for l lunch n . [c[clea] annana
Kendrick K Wa Perfect T
person foror that m. She e is so grouounded and h. I i
Think Humimility
is a a ry important t quality inin a san. Itits not jusust about the presesents we geget, itss about thehe presents s w. The presenents of loveve and ununderstandining. [clea] christmas s is an opportununity to be e our
Bestst Selves Anand Figure T Whwhat
that isis. And d in noellees case, her potentntial is sananta. [music]] of
Coursrse She E
should be e santa. [mususic] [mususic] [alonso]o] a
Christmtmas Carl
is
Thehe Classic S
story wrin by
Aboutut The Best E Ofof<\/a> the wholele year. [tom] nono matter whwhen they e plplace, moderern era or p p,
Christstmas Movieses<\/a> and televen specials a are always s about someone e who has
Lolost Theieir<\/a> faith inin humankind, reregaining itit, saved byy other
Pepeople Beingng<\/a> kind because itits christmtmas. [chrhris] christmas s is the lanandsce that e everybody w wants to p. Eveveryone whoho tells
Stots Isis Attracteded<\/a> to the e
Heighteneded Emotionss<\/a> that it t brings. [aisisha]
Noststalgia Playas<\/a> such a a huge partrt in
Christss Bebecause<\/a> it i is part of fo manyny peoples s childhoods. And bebeing able t to go back d relilive those f feelings evever by
Watatching Holiliday<\/a> moviess justst. Joy. [phil]l] a christmtmas story is one of f the best m movies at nostalgia,a, family anand chris. J jingle belllls, jingle e be, jingle a all the
Wayay A Christmamas Story<\/a> , i wawatch it evevery year at leaeast twice. Its. Lik, the e script of f my life. Can we e go now . Cacan we g . Yes, wewe can go nonow. It bringngs out everery
Childhd Wonderer<\/a> and hurtt that you c can imaginene. [class] ] good mornining, mrmrs. Sheildsds. [r[renee] i i cant thinink of r momovie that g gets childhdho perfectly,y, that
Weirird Sortf<\/a> age where itits like ninine years. Hey, l listen, smamartass. [reneeee] where e ralphie swsw, uses bad w words, but t
He Actualllly<\/a>
Still Believes<\/a> i in santa clclaus. Yeah, iill ask sananta. [alonso] it taps ininto a universasal kid expeperience of christmtmas. Writing g essays abobout ththe thing ththat you wanat like a reded ryder bb b gun. I want an n official r red ryd, carbine e action, 20200shot rarange model l air rifle [phil] itit really dodoes
Capte Wantnting<\/a> that g gift thatat you know w your parens dont t want you t to have. No, youll shohoot your eyey. Raralphie is f facing resisise from all c corners. Hihis teacher. R. [adultlt ralphie]] youull shoot your eye out . The
Department Store<\/a> santa. Youll shoot yoyour eye outut,. Its a grereat,
Simple Storory Mostly T<\/a> told from te kkids pointnt of view. Ho, h ho, ho. Its funnyny and sweetet, but cinematicacally reallyly origi. [screaeams] god, itts hard to o beat home alonene for me. Mccauley c culkin, iconic pererformance. Thisis house is s so full ofof , it makeses me sick. [davavid] home a alone is a at what if yoyouve gone e away for the e holidays what else e can we be e forgett . And you forgrgot your chchi . Kevin ive madede my familyly disapp. [david]] just thehe fun and d the hijinknks of that t f, it i is on the
M Mount Rushmhe<\/a> ofof holiday m movies. I reremember
Jusust Thinkingngt<\/a> i was fulllly transpororted in, like, this couldld actually yn to me as a a fiveyeararold. It was t terrifying,g, that id, but t also, so e exciting. [alonsnso] being g liberated dm fafamily respoponsibilitie, bubut at the s same time t tag on family
Y Responsibibilitis<\/a>
To Prorotect The H<\/a> home and d repel the e bad guys. It b becomes basically a looney tunes cartoon. You u guys give e up . Oror are you t
Thirsty Foror<\/a> . At thehe same timeme, youure also seseeing his mm desperate e trying to o get hom. Ive been n from chicacago to p paris, to d dallas, to whwhere the hehell am i . Scrantoton. [jacacqueline] finally, kevinns walking g alone
Ins Neighbororhood<\/a> and h he realis that i it used to o be home ale in celebebration. Anand now is home a alone missising his fam. And thatat really isis what makt susuch a
Greatat Christmasas E<\/a> and d not just a a
Kid Attacking G<\/a> the banditits mo. [lorraine]e] home alolone reay
Establblished Johnhn<\/a> hughes
Asas Somebody Y<\/a> that had t e holilidaychriststmas theme e. What weere lookingng for toy is the gririswald family chrhristmas treree. [lororraine] nanational
Lamamps Christmamas Vacation<\/a> is essssentially a about how bg
Araround Familily<\/a> makes yoyou. [chrhris] the e stress of f beg with youour extendeded family, makiking sure
Ththe Lighghts<\/a> are rigight. Make sure e all the
Kikids Arare Getting G<\/a> along. Nonobody couldld do that the way y john hughehes coul. Oh [clelea] itits a very y relatable e me because e there is so much h pressure ththat we all l put on thehe ho. [alonso]o] and of c course, in chriristmas vacacation, its
Jusust One Catastrophphe<\/a> after ananothe. Oh, heyey. Is s he drunk . . The bestst
Man Holididay<\/a> is a actually ththe second f m wiwithin the b best man frfran. No, no dessertrt yet. Nonot until wewe do our tatalen. [jacacqueline] anand that christmas talent s show shshows just h how within n e cultlture that movie was. Can
Youou Stand Thehe Rain<\/a> [jacquelinine] its l like, of course e youre
Gononna O Ththe<\/a> new editition classis,
Can N You Stand D<\/a> the rain. [d[david] itit was emotition. It was f funny. It wasas a like a a box ofof holiday c chocolates. No. Come onon. Nno. Whyhy . Christstmas comedidies run the gamut t of differerent kis of storiries and dififferent to. Can youou help me . . Ah, y yes. Mary. Y. Mary y had a littttle no, mererry christmtmas. Mmerry chrisistmas. [a[ann] i ththink what p people to a a christmasas movie to d is the h humor plus s the hea. Buddy i think k there is s somethig i
Probabably Should D<\/a> tell yo. [k[kenneth] i considerer elf o be a modern chchristmas clcla. I i mean, evenen trying to descscribe it mamakes me laua. [alolonso] it r rides this s e
Tighght Rope Betetween This S Sy Magical L<\/a> movie
Abouout Someoe<\/a> who
Whwholeheartededly Bebelieves Inn<\/a> the chchristmas spspirit. A a lot of
Peoeople Down S<\/a> sh dodont believeve in santata c. What . . Bubut it also o is a movieie t this big, tall dorkk in an
Elelf Costume E<\/a> making hiy through
Mamanhattan Wiwith<\/a> no ideaea whats gogoing. You look l like
You Cacame Fromom<\/a> the northth pole. Thatss exactly where i i came from m itits a
Very Y Traditionanal Pe<\/a> for a a christmas s movie built t around
Thehe Subversie Hearart<\/a> of will l ferrell. And therees somethining
Kindf Delighghtful Aboutut<\/a> that. Tomomorrow mornining, 10 00 0, santntas comingng to town sasanta ohoh my god santnta here . I know h him hehe found thehe edge in aa very innnnocent chararacter. And toto me, thatts whatss so fun ababout it. I i know him the e movies i g grew up witithe rudolf thehe rednoseded
Reinde Thatat<\/a> to me seeeemed like a. Buhbye. E. Lets treaeat this movovie lie its a g guy who grerew up in a 19600s christmamas spe. [man] kirbrby [jon] and it wasas also an
Opporortunity To O Explore Vivisual Effecects<\/a> with forced p perspectiveve. [class] ] theres roroom for everyone o on the nicece lis. [j[jon] and d stop motioio,
All L Very Old T<\/a> technique. This migight be the e
Golden Opopportunity<\/a> y to find ouot who you rereally are. [jen] i dididnt likee rudolf. Its a a classic k kind of fishooutofwateter story, but willll ferrell j just brbrings so mumuch to it. Come withth me. Rigight. All he w wants is to be acaccepted andnd believ. And at thehe end of ththe mov, we get to o see all
Ththese Pepeople<\/a> who c come to beleli. Ththere is
Thahat Consistet Chriristmas Elemement<\/a> in ef of c change, of f realizatio. Merry chchristmas h ho, ho, [music] ic]
Sasanta Claus S<\/a> in the movovis kind of ththe direct result of f obviously y centurs of hisistory, of m mythology. He is a jojolly man
Whwho Livn The E<\/a> north polele, and his ss are e rosy, and d he brings thisis kind of m magical
Ple Wherere Anythingng<\/a> is possibi. Jinglgle bells, j jingle bells [tim] ] the best o of these
Christstmas Movieses<\/a> use saa to
Raisese Questionsns<\/a> of fa. And in mimiracle on 3 34th str, thisis question n of faith is put t on trial. Before youou up on thehe floo, i just wanant to give e you a few w tips
On Hohow To B<\/a> be a good s santa claus. Go r right aheadad. To have e
Santa Clauaus<\/a>
Convincu Ththat<\/a> he is, in fact, kris k kringle, yoyou have to go on a a faith jouourney. There goeses
Santa Clalaus<\/a>. Ohoh, dont eveven mentionon th. [alonsnso] young g natalie wo, in one of f her first t scrn appepearances, h has been rard toto be a cleaeareyed reaeal. Nono
Santa Clalaus<\/a>, no faiairy , no fanantasies of f any kind. Is thatat it . Tthats righght. This movieie is reflecective of a a very
Spececific Timee<\/a> in americacan history. Y. This is s the end ofof world wa. Many peoeople are
Scscarred Emotionanally<\/a> and ototherwi. And the e countrys s trying to find itits way agaiain. Oh, chriristmas isnnt just a , itits a frameme of mind. Ththe christmamas spirit is in n trouble. I its wanin. Woululd you pleaease tell hehet youre notot really sasanta cl . The idea t that a
Chilild Woululd Be Raisesed<\/a> in a word
Wiwithout Fantntasy<\/a> isis not unheaeard of. Childrdren, like e everyone el, hahad just
Livived Throughh<\/a> this h horrifying,g, worldspspanning cononflict. Im m sorry. Shehe doesnt s k enenglish. Shehes dutch. She just c came over. Ththis young g girl is a war refufugee. Shess an orph. Hello. [s[speaking dudutch] [[speaking d dutch] [tim] ]
Kris Kringngle<\/a> starts speakiking in colllloquial dut. And d
Natalie Wowood<\/a> witness ththis remarkakable moment. And you u can see heher kind f startiting to go, oh,
Mamaybe This G Guy<\/a> is morere ml than im g giving him m credit. [s[singing in n dutch] [alonso] its one o of the most
Moviving Momentsts<\/a> of the fif, but t its also o very spspecific to o that era,
Bebecause Therere<\/a> were warar re. And itit was incumumbent upon , the viviewer, to m make thm feel w welcome and to givive them a merry chchristmas, t too. They said d you wanteded to see m me, mrs. Wawalker. [timim] by thehe end of ththe ,
Edmundnd Gwenn<\/a> as s santa cls chananges not ononly little e ne woods m mind, but h her mothe. Hehes not likike anyone e e. Hehe must be s santa. I think k perhaps youre r right, susisie. [r[ron] whenen i first s saw, it landeded with
Mee Bebecause<\/a> i wawas at that t e wherere, you knonow, the cacat was out t of the bagat i i was nostalalgic for ththe b. And i lolost myself f in miraracle on 34t4th street. [m[music] this i idea of
Magagic Thatat<\/a> weve comome to forget and
Nonot Believe E<\/a> in and ththe kids stitill have. I belilieve. [shahane] partrt of it is s e ability
Toto Believe T That Ae Man N<\/a> can travelel across ththed in one nigight and magagically,m a sackck that fitsts on a sle, prododuce gifts s that he
Puputn Chimneneys<\/a> that
Ththey Wouldnt<\/a> fit t in every h house all o r the world. D. And the k kid go, ill buy t that. That t sounds. Hhey you whatssoh ooh [d[david] the e biggest twtwt ofof the film,m, the sasanta c, is i if you happppen to findnd , theres s a clause t that says. Yeah, righght. Itits almost t like a hororror. This g guy starts s to gain n t eveven though h hes not e eatiy morere. He gets s white hai. He d doesnt knonow whatss happeningng to him, but t
He Eventuaually Realizize<\/a> really is s
Santa Clauaus<\/a>. Annie, ninice. Bbeep johnny, n naughty. [lororraine] inin the santnta c, the e father is s not the greatetest dad, bubut he trtransforms i into santa. And byby doing thahat, hehe actually y becomes thther he
Prorobably Shouould Hahave<\/a> been bebefore. It jusust took
Himim Transformg Intoto<\/a> santa to o get there. I loveve you, dad. D. Santa clauaus is the superhero o of christmtmas. Santnta, is therere a back wy out t of this plplace . Of course e there is, lee. But t this is
Onone Santa Thts Gogoing<\/a> out ththe front dodo. He prorotects the e magic of. One e night onlyly. He canan be playfuful, and i like that t about santnta in mo. Sometimemes theyre e there to pull l out a flasask or get shohoved down in thehe middle ofof a chase. Or get ththeir beard d pulle. Whoo [tim] so it can n be silly i a way, but i it just wororks bee its an
Acacknowledgemement Of T<\/a> the kid in n all of us. And whwhat would y you likeke for chrisistmas . Santa has s traditionanally
Bebeen Depicteted In Film M Av<\/a> as a a jolly, fafat white ma. Hey man,n, you aintt santa cl. [aisisha] overer the yearsr, weweve had
Dedebates Abouot<\/a> what santata should lolook li, what he e can look l like. Whwhat makes y you think this isntt
Santa Clalaus<\/a> . causese
Santa Clalaus<\/a> aint b. Hes whitete. And soso even thouough we hadad the jeffffersons , which was s a revolutitionary w at itsts time, 34 4 years lat, blackishh , ananother revovolutionary y w has a a similar epepisode. Ad therees still
Ththis Expececn<\/a> that
Sananta Should D<\/a> be whit. Theres ononly one sananta, bubut daddy wawants to bee onone of santatas helpersr. Isnt t that nice . E . But t well stilill get our r ps from thehe real santnta, righ . The whitite one . Until we g get to the e point we itss not surprprising to se a black, o or an asianan, or a a latino sasanta, werre still gogonna be having thihis conversasation. The reaeal santa isis chines. Whahat . Santass chinese . . Yes. Why dodo you thinknk all the ts hehe delivers s say made i in . But its a a fictionalal charac. Santa a can be
Whahatever You<\/a> u. Iit can be a a woman. [screamams] the
Movivie Noellele<\/a> is a stotory about a a person ws eager toto take the e mantle ise onone that is s often ignono. Noellele is the sisibling of e soonontobe newew santa clal, playeded by bill h hader. Oh, t this is heaeavy. The
Bookok Of Santaa<\/a> , iive read itit. Ive mememori. Ive l listened toto it on ta. I just donont get it. T. He wants t to do anytything in ththis world, excecept be santnta claus. Memerry christstmas. So do we b break for l lunch n . [c[clea] annana
Kendrick K Wa Perfect T<\/a> person foror that m. She e is so grouounded and h. I i
Think Humimility<\/a> is a a ry important t quality inin a san. Itits not jusust about the presesents we geget, itss about thehe presents s w. The presenents of loveve and ununderstandining. [clea] christmas s is an opportununity to be e our
Bestst Selves Anand Figure T Whwhat<\/a> that isis. And d in noellees case, her potentntial is sananta. [music]] of
Coursrse She E<\/a> should be e santa. [mususic] [mususic] [alonso]o] a
Christmtmas Carl<\/a> is
Thehe Classic S<\/a> story wrin by
Chaharles Dickekens<\/a> in 184. A a
Merry Chriristmas<\/a> to y you,. God sasave you. Humbmbug and itit has gone e on to becoce
Momost Adapteded<\/a> work of l litee inin the englilish languaga. What reaeason have y you to b be merry . What rightht have you u to be m . Youure poor a lot ofof what we s see as
Chchristmas Ststories<\/a> are e retg in a d different w way, wiwith differerent charactct, ththe dickensisian a a christmas s carol. Yoyou dont lilike christmts muchch, do you . . A
Chriristmas Carorol Holdlds<\/a> the greaeatest archehe, ebenezerer scrooge. He loomss largrge as santata claus doe. [alonso] scrooge e is a meatyty rol, and d a lot of a actors have takaken it on. Albert fininney,
Alaststair Sm<\/a> and gegeorge c. Scscott, patrtrick stewarart, mimichael cainine, bill mumur. Ebebenezer scrcrooge
Isis Shakespererean<\/a> in hiss inteterpretativeve possibilili. [kenneth]] everyonene wants to take e a crack atat scroog. Its
Likike A Great T Charactert Yoyou Measure E<\/a> yourself a aga. Yoyou want allll day tomororr, i i suppose . If its q quite convevenient,. It t is not convenient. [timim] one ofof the enemims
Ofof Christmasas<\/a> is greed. Anand dickens s is respondndg toto the incomome inequalilit, the unfafairness,
Ththe Hardshis Ofof Urban Lifife<\/a> in britatn duduring the i industrial l. Twtwo pence, f five shillili, laladies, due e before chrhris. That meaeans today. Itss a powerfuful story about reregenerationon, rehabilitatation and c chang. Itits a moralality play, and itits a redememption sto, but t its also o a ghost sts. Merry chriristmas, govoverno. Memerry christstmas. [alolonso] therere was thisis n that
C Christmas N Night<\/a> was when t the
Veil Bebetweene Two Worlrlds<\/a> was at t its thinn. [lorrainine] why
Arare We Havg A Ghost Ststory<\/a> at chrhristm . Wewell, we reaeally like i , and d we cant s stop. We c cant stop p remaking i. [a[alonso] ththeres a a 1901 v. In 1 1910, the e
Edison Compmpae<\/a> their r own adaptatation. Ththen you havave reginaldld n playing g the lead in t the 1938 veversion. A
Christmas Carol<\/a> is one of those stories that can adapt to almost anynything. And for ththe 90th timime, can n i get someme french tot . [pete]e] theyve e done gendeder switche. Oh, spare e me. [p[pete] animimation. Money,y, money ebenenezer scrooooge. [pete]e] mr. Magogoos christstmas carol. The e
Muppets Didid<\/a> a a christmas s carol. Everyry day in every w way s scrooge is s getting wowoe youou wish to b be anonymou. I w wish to be e left alone. I would sasay thatat alastair r sim is my f favorite scscrooge. And that v
Version Off A Chchristmas Cacarol<\/a> isis
The Greatatest<\/a> of allll. Jacob b marley. [alonso]o] in the s story scrorooges latete business s p, jacob b marley, apappears toto
Him On Chchristmas<\/a> eve. Whwhat do you want witith me . Hehe had died d seven years ago o the same n night. [screamiming] so of coururse, hess a horriblble corpse. I wearar the chainin i forgrged in lifefe. [timim] each o of these
Lilis Representsts<\/a> a bad deeeed. And
He T Turns To Scscrooge<\/a> and he s said, you u already hahave chaiains around d you. And d then marleley says, but you u have a sececond chan. I have comome. For r your sake,e, ebenezer. Hes visited by three timetraveling
Ghostss Who Take H<\/a> him on thisis jouy where e he looks a at his li. Anand he startrts the prococs ofof the reckokoning. One masterer passion e enguls you. Mononey. [jacquelinine] when h
He Choos His S Career Ovever<\/a> his trueu, thatat was a forork in the r. He recogognizes the e mistakee made b because nowow hes alo. Yoyou know, i i think it b bettu see ththings as ththey really. [d[dana] duriring his
Jououy Throrough Time W<\/a> with the ghgho,
Hehe Witnesseses<\/a> other peoeoplo know whahat it is toto celebre aand to loveve each othe. [alall] merry c christma and
Scscrooge Leararns<\/a> by
Exaxample How T<\/a> to live. God d bless us, everyone. [david] those threree ghosts are popowerful. It realllly makes yoyou think at yoyour past, your p present andnd your futu. [belell gongs] and whoaoa, if you dont chanange your waways, this is whwhat will bebefall y. Spiritit of the fufuture, i fear youou more thanan any
Otheher Spectre E<\/a> ive se. A crisis o of conscienence, a a fear that t you at thehed of your r life may h
Have Nono Friends A<\/a> and no famimi. And
Yoyou May Die E<\/a> alone. That is a a universal l fear. [dana]a] finally,y, he
Witness Ththis Open Grgrave<\/a> in which h he will be e burie, wiwith nobody y there to m mour. [screamingng] [kenenneth] hehe doesnt kw whether r he will bebe allod to come baback to mortrtal lie to correrect his pasast. [scrcreaming] [t[tim] and d by the endnd f the story,y, scrooge isis a
Fundamementay Different T Person Bebecause He H<\/a> has found the spiritit of christstmas. Christmas s time be prpraise whos saveved by chrisistmas . Scrooge isis. Happy new w year [pete] ththis
Dance O Of Deligt<\/a> that
Evevery Scroogege<\/a> weve evr seen goeoes through . H . Nobody r betttter than alalastair sim. I d didnt knowow anything, i nenever did
Knknow Anythini Butut<\/a> now i knonow ththat i dontt know a all of the e christmas s g whwhen his heaeart melts, i dont t
Think Therere<\/a>s a false e moment in n it. And when s
Scrooge Goeoes<\/a> to h his nephewws home, where e theyre hahaving their chriristmas partrty, he looksks very tentntativ. The hohousekeeper r doesnt have a w word of diaialogu, but she gigives him this e encouragingng smile. So o slowly, slowlyly she came e and she e convinces s him to c come into t the party. Young m man, i thinink. Then h he gives
Ththis Amazig Speechch<\/a> that justst melts,
Memelts My Heaeart<\/a> everery time i w watch it. Can you u forgive a a pighead old fofool for
Havaving No Eys<\/a> to see w with, no eaears to hr with a all these y years . A
Chriristmas Carorol<\/a> is onene e greatestst redemptioion stori, not jujust read fofor a chchristmas ststory, any s s. The ididea that nono matter w mimiserable a a life you l , if t the
Christmtmas Spiritt Touchehes<\/a> your heaeart, you can n find redememption. [musicic] come onn and sit t on santass lap. Anand then whahat . Itit depends w whether yououe
Bebeen Naughtyty<\/a> or nice. Wewell, yourere santa. Arent y
You Supposesed<\/a> to kn . [d[david] love is a a magical ththin. And if youou put the h holidas on top o of it, its like e a presentt thatss got a ribibbon on i. [emily] we want toto believe in trtrue love, but wewere not susure it exisi. But
Atat Christmasas<\/a> were wilg toto believe in s slightly didifferent thth,
Lilike Three G<\/a> ghosts visisitin, or a guyuy getting t to see t the e world woululdve been e if h he hadnt b been born. Fifinding yourur true lovee is kinind of like e that. And d at christmtmas time, it feels l like that m might ha. [tomom] the
Shopop Around Thther<\/a> was a
Gorgrgeous Blackck<\/a> and wh. Thereres that o old world, europepean kind ofof christma. I thinink what
Makakes Ththe<\/a> shop aroround the
Cocr Suchch A Tradititional<\/a> watch
At Chrhristmastimeme<\/a> is becaue it f feels like e this oldfashioioned fairy y tale. [ben]
Jijimmy Stewarart<\/a> and
Mamargaret Sulullivan Playay<\/a> cls at a a gift shopop, and they hate e each otherer. Mr. Carlrlick, i donont like. Anand we know w that secrerey theyeyre pen papals whovee fallen in n love. They just t dont knowow that thahats who theyre e writing toto. My heart t was
Tremblbling Ai<\/a> walked i into the popost offi. And there e you were, lying g in box 23737. [dana]a] it tellsls the storyy of
R Recognizingng<\/a> that
Whatt You Neededed<\/a> was rigight there e all along. G. So t this very s
Simple Setttg<\/a> where the e two of thehem wor,
Becomemes A Magicacal<\/a> place of transnsformation. N. [ben] ] youve gotot mail
Isa Pretetty Direct T<\/a> remake of shop a around the e corner made 58 8 years lateter, but ininstead of p pen pals, t e writing ememails to eaeach oth. [computeter] youveve got mai. [tom]] that
Dynynamic Of Searchining<\/a> for eachch othr and d dont realally know it. Itss a magicalal thing. You cannt discountnt the
Powef Cocoming Togetether<\/a> at chrhris. [danana] seeingng somebody y t you didntt see beforore, and thatss part of w what the
Holidaday Setting G<\/a> does, is make e you look a around and, wewell, this w was always s h. I i just didnnt recognizize. I see a a beautiful l woman with a gooood heart. Mymy favorite e christmas s me isis the preaeachers wifif. I watctch it everyry year
Multe Titimes<\/a> in thehe christmasas s. Im an a angel. The preachers wife is a remake of the bishopops wife , which
Ststarred Carerey Grant<\/a> as the a angel. I was
Ininstructed T<\/a> to come he in a answer to y your prayer. [david] the angel l realizes t t the issue e with the p
Preachs Nonot<\/a> the chururch and thehe fi, its h his marriagage. But t then youvve got
Denzel W Washingtonn<\/a> in the l long coat a and the h. I meanan, forget a about it. The angel l in both
Momovies S Actuallyly<\/a> really, r really ht and chararismatic. S so while te isis clearly s some
Chemisisy Betweeeen<\/a> the angegel and the e, ththe wife
Reaealizes Whatat<\/a> shd ababout her huhusband,
Andnde Huhusband Realalizes<\/a>
He Neneeo Bring G His<\/a> familyly back togeg. [b[ben] chriristmas storories e often n about recocognition of whatats really y importan. Thats c certainly t the case h. And d it took anan angel comog dodown for thehem to realilizet ththeyre betttter togethe. Merry y christmas. S. Merry chriristmas. [t[tim] chriristmas is a a e of
Joyouousness Whenen<\/a> youre withth people, b but if youe alone e for one rereason or ana, it magninifies your r loneline. Thats o one of the e thems of \u25a0 the apartmtment.
Twas Ththe Nighght<\/a> before c christmas and all ththrough the e hous, not a creaeature was s stirri, noththing. Nono action. We h have tons o of the happ, joyousus christmasas movies. Anand theres s something g ry refreshingng about a f film le the apapartment that
Admitits Te Rereality Is T<\/a> that a lot t of e are livingng that moment notot so great. T. [alolonso] the a apartment stars s
Jack Lemmomon<\/a> as a middlevel mananager at a
Gt Corporatioion<\/a>
Who Undederstas<\/a> that he e might be a able to t ahead d in the comompany if e willll let execucutives use es apartment t as a placece for their, u um, extramamarital try. But i i promised t the guy ide out t of here byby 8 00 posisit. Whatat guy . Jingle e bells, jiningle bs jingngle all thehe way at the timime when weere suppd to b be at our m most bobouyant and d joyous, itit aln be incncredibly didishearteni. Are e you all riright . Whats thehe matter . Nothining. [alonso] he is in l love with shirlrley maclainine, bubut is chagrgrined to didisr that she i is one of t the peoe whos
Bebeen Using H<\/a> his apartm. When yououve been m married toto a woman f for 12 yeara, you justst dont sitit down ate breakfkfast table e and say, pass the s sugar, i want a d divorce. [r[ron] chriristmas can n pt loneneliness intnto stark rerel. And d she tries s to commit t s. Oh my god. D. [jacququeline] itit isnt until
Ththe Traumatitic<\/a> event with
Shihirley Maclalaine<\/a> tht you realally get thahat this s hahappening atat christmasa. That this s is probablbly happeg becaususe its chrhristmas. Hold that. T. [alolonso] thisis is a filmlmt teteeters on t the abyss o of d, but bringsgs it back in a wayay thats bebelievabe and d realistic,c, and poigng. Did you u hear what t i said, miss kububelik . I ababsolutely a adore you. Shut u up and dealal. I i see a
Realal Parentagege<\/a>
Bn Ththe Apartmenent<\/a> and carol. Peopople who arere not havinine warm,
Famimily Christmtmas<\/a> tie that theheyre suppoposed to be having. G. Carorol uses c christmas as thisis sort of u underscorinin, its thehe season ofof love. Its the s season of f famil. Anand what doeoes that
Looooe Whwhen<\/a> you arere living inin a y ththat tells y you, yoyou arent a allowed lov . You arentt allowed a a fam . The e movie is r really ababout the roromance thatat des bebetween the e two of theh. Catete blanchetttt being marar. Harge, w whats wronong . Carols s husband figures s out whatss happeng anand takes
Ththeir Daughthtery<\/a>
On Chrisistmas<\/a> eve. Cacarol is disistraught, s soy rurun. They gogo on this r road. Christmas s time, itss like ye in t this rarifified air. And findnding each o other anand being abable to belog with each h other in t this bubble of f christmass creates a a deeper intntimac. Justst stay likeke that. [dana]a] they comompose an alale family w with each o other, so itts a reallyly hopefl christstmas movie,e, even thh itit takes plalace in a woworlt doesnt rerecognize ththe possiy of
Thosese Characterers<\/a> lov. Actualally, im inin love. There are e few movieses that r redefine whwhat a chrisistmas movieie co. Love actctually isis a
Gret Christmamas<\/a> movie bebecaue it uses ththe season i in a wy that we e all recogngnize. Itits really y the iconicic e that
Makeses Christmasas<\/a> about findnding love. [hanif] ] love actuaually, itits a portatal back into a
Papast Versionon<\/a> of
Myselfls Anan<\/a> 18yearoold who wanand toto be in lovove all the e t. Does
Nanatalie Liveve<\/a> here . No, she d doesnt. Hugh grarant is the e prime minr gogoing door t to door
Tryryio Findnd<\/a> the womanan he loves,sd didiscovering g that his c char can sing
T The Second D Versf<\/a> good kining wenceslalas. D deep and crcrisp and evn [alonso] and then e emma
Thompsn Beining<\/a> done dirirty by aln rickmaman. And then w we, of coururse, hahave the
Rocock Musicianan Pd<\/a> by the g great bill l nighy. Christmtmas is all l around me [a[alonso] itits gorgeouos anand its alslso stupid. Its everyrything, thihis mov. Itits gonna b be a very good chrisistmas. [cheheering] [music] [benen] after r the end off worlrld war ii, when the c y had just s seen the awawfulnesf
War Anand Lost Peoeople<\/a> who
Ty Cacared About T<\/a> in the wara, they n needed to r recognize the brototherhood ofof mankin. So in ththe 1940s, wewe get some e great
Chririss Momovies<\/a> that t captured t e zeitgegeist of thehe country. Quarartermaster r jones repopo. These e are movieses where chrhs is a catalalyst for
Reexexamining Whwhere<\/a> we are. Alall right, f folks. Thats enonough of thahat. [timim] therees
Somethinig Mamagical<\/a>
Abouout Christmams Ththat<\/a> can heaeal wounds a d can n lead to seselfknowlede. And d of course,e, the best t o, its a w wonderful l life. Its a a
Story Abobout<\/a> greed a d goodneness, and chcharity, andne all wrapapped up intnto one. I cacant think k of
Christmtmd Christmas<\/a> s
Eve Withouout<\/a> thing of its a wononderful lifife. Its my chchildhood. W when i s littlele, i would d get into e bibig chair wiwith my dad, and
Wewe Would Watatch<\/a> the
Moe Becaususe<\/a> it was my dads f favorite momovie. [k[ken] i remember
Seeeeing It Ththe First Titime<\/a> with mymy fay and crcrying, and d being shocd
Anand A Littlele<\/a> bit embararrd by t the emotionons. [ronon] i donnt know howw manyny times ivve seen itss a wonderfrful life. I alalways see s something n. [tom] itits a beaututiful blackanddwhite gemm that p probably hahas
Gone Don In M Motion Pictcture<\/a> history as
T The Perfectct Screenplay And D<\/a> the perfecect execution of thahat perfect t screenpla. Capra, stetewart. Can you u beat that . T . I i dont thinink so. Amerericas justst been throroa lolong depressssion and d world war r ii. And mamaf hollywoodds greatestst actos went to wawar. And jimimmy stet was one e of them. Iim very proroud to be h h. Anand im goining to do mymy t to be ususeful as a a soldier in the u
United Statates<\/a> arm. [b[ben] jimmmmy stewartts a. Deliverered 20 bombibing miss. Ofof course, h he had ptsd. Hehe risked hihis own life onon those 20 0 missions. Anand his men n were at
Rirk Whenenever<\/a> he sesent them up. [tim] ststewart wondndered ife coululd ever reteturn to act, somethining that seeeemed frivo. Frank cacapra, who a as a
Dirr Mamade Films F<\/a> for the warar ,
Undersrstood Thiss Abouout<\/a>
Jimmy Ststewart<\/a>. And he wenent to
Stewawart Anand<\/a> he said,d, this i is the righght role foro. Ththe main chaharacter contemplatates suicidede. And apapparently, that was. [ken]
Ththe Film Refeflects The Darkrkness<\/a> that t
The Word Hahas Emerged D<\/a> from, but ts also the
O Optimism Ththat Cs<\/a> from h having seenen the
Worstf Huhuman Beingsgs<\/a> and undererstg that g good peoplele triumphe, and ththat good pepeople cocould triumpmph. [alonso]o] despspite gettining a handfuf acadademy award d nominatio,
Inclcluding Bestst<\/a> picture, it did notot find an audiencnce in theataters. [ron]] when it t came out, it was k kind of a shouldlder shrug f for peop. Maybybe it was a a
Little Totooe<\/a> to comining out of the drarama and thehe pai, and sufferering of warar. [alonso]o] the filmlm was foforgotten toto the extent that
Nobobody Botherered<\/a> to rew the e copyright t on it. Anand so then,n, when it l la, itit went intoto the publilic d. Anand tv statitions could dt show it
Whwhenever Thehey<\/a> ft lilike it and d not have to payay a dime toto anybody. So thahat
Movie Wawas On Tv Eh<\/a> at christmtmas time, that
It Bebecame Part T Of E American P Psyche<\/a> because e we watcheded it over and o over again. N. And realalized, oh, this is actualy y great. And itit becomes t the definig amererican chrisistmas movie. [k[ken] it i isnt reaealy
Ababout Christstmas<\/a> per se, bubut its
Comompletely Ababt Chchristmas Anand<\/a> its spirir. Yeahah extra r read all ababo [a[ann] geororge bailey y
Isa Good Man A<\/a> and
He Helplps Buid<\/a> his s entire comommunity, vastly
Impmproving Thehe<\/a> livs
Ofof Everybodydy<\/a> around hih. Mr. And mrs. M martini, welcome e home. Gegeorge baileleys
Commununy Isis<\/a> an
Aspirarational Onee<\/a> for the e
United Statates<\/a>. The
E Expectatioion<\/a> is
Thatt Everybodody<\/a> is gonnana get a pipiece of thehe pie. Enenter the
Mamartini Castst<\/a> lookok mr. Potteter. Meanwhwhile, thereres a mr. P r who is a r rapacious, grgreedy busininessman. I wiwill pay 50 0 cents on the dolollar. Oh, yoyou never mimiss a tric, do youou, potter . . Its realllly a very simple s story of gogood and e, but t its
Stillll Mindful O Ol<\/a> of the proroblems thatat happ. [claudia]]
On Chrisistmas<\/a> eve,
Gegeorge Baileley<\/a> has this unexpectcted financicial cris, whwhich derailils him, as it wowould anyonene. Mr. Popotter conspspires to
Rurm Professiononally<\/a> and p persona. Yoyoure worthth more dedead than alalive. And d the bottomom falls out. Anand then oh h my, what d do y . Itits a misapappropriatioin of f funds. [david]] its a s sobering thth. I can onlyly imagine how georgege bailey fefelt. How do
Youou Deal Withth<\/a> your children a and your wiwife looking g at you as s a hero . Whatts the matttter . [dadavid] as a a provider. As, yoyou know, sosomebody. And d then what t does your life e really meaean . [aishaha] the fafact that ths
Hahappens Agaiainst<\/a> the babap
Ofof Christmasas<\/a> makes thaht feelel so much m more viscerl and feel e even sadderer. [manan] how ababout some o f thatat good spagaghetti . [ben] the most c
Critical Scsces<\/a> inin the bar, where
Geororge Y Hitsts<\/a> his legititimate low w. If youre e up there and you u can hear m me. Show m me the way. Y. [c[claudia] here i it is chrisistmas eve, anand hes reaeached rock k bo. He c comes upon n a bridge, and hehe contemplalates suici. [aisisha] then an angegel swos down t to help
Geoeorge Baiy<\/a> realalize how mumuch hes memt toto all the p people in h his. Iim your guauardian angeg. [tim]] i would d argue all goodod christmasas shows, the momost
Powerfuful Christstmas<\/a> shows,s, therees an elemement of supupernatural. L. [kenneneth] so t this
Angel Showows<\/a> him whatat would
Hae Hahappened<\/a> to o his familyl, to h his town, if he e had never r been bor. The
Ididealic Villllage<\/a> of
B Bedford Falalls<\/a> becomes s pottersvilille, whwhich is a r real dystopop. [c[chris] popottersvillele s a a hellscape e for him,m, and d it sets
Inin Motion Ththes<\/a> that will l turn him b back aro. Mary [ron]] in a reaeally complilic, difficult t world, a damnmnable worldld, the choe to e engage and d live mattet, and yoyou can matttter. I wanna a live againin i wawanna live a again i wannnna live agagain the e
Central Chcharacters<\/a> in
Bothh A Christstmas Caroll<\/a> and itss a wonderfrful life experienence transfoformatio. Scroogoge gets itt
Throrough Redempmption<\/a> anand
George B Bailey<\/a> through rerecognition. N. Yay hellolo, bedford d fall [ramami] when y you see
Jimmy Ststewart<\/a> runnnning, hello bebedford falllls, merry y christmas,s, merry chchristmas. Merrrry christmamas [kenenneth] hehe comes too realalize that h he, in fact, hahas had the e wonderful l l. You have n no idea whats
Hapappened To M<\/a> me. [dana]a] he
Becomomes Gratefl Fofor<\/a> all the e things that he dididnt realilize he , and he w was about t to throw a. Cocome in,
Uncncle Billyly<\/a> [t[tim] not t only does s gee bailey r recover himimself byby getting a a second chch, others a around him m get a ce to show hihim how muchch hes m meant to ththem. I i wouldnt h have a rooff over m my head if f it werent for yoyou, george. E. And what s saves him . . The spiririt of chriristmas. [ken] what the f film telllls u is
Georgrge Bailey<\/a> i is us and his s experienceces are our. And that w what we wanant to crereate is a c community where we l
Lift Peoplele<\/a> up. Here you a are, georgege. Merry y christmas. S. So t the ultimatate
Questin Comemes<\/a> down too where dodo you, as a an americ, wannnna live . Dodo you wannana live inin bedford f falls, the e towt
Jimmy Ststewart<\/a> is d
Desperay Tryiying<\/a> to keepep going . Or do o you wanna a live in potterersville,
Whwhere Theres<\/a> nothing inin it for ananybo, except whahat they canan gt for ththemselves . . And soso we feel o our own sels onon a kind ofof cusp todadaf what kind d of choiceses are wewe gonna makake . I cacant imaginine there s an a american wiwithin the sd of my vovoice that d doesnt wanna liveve in bedforord fal. [music] [musicic] oh, ooh, ooh, ooh there isis a periodd of
Thehe Wintertimime<\/a> that
Gos Fromom Thanksgiviving<\/a> to chrhri, yoyou want to o get togethr withth family anand friend. Oh,
Wowould You Lolook<\/a> whos h . [tom] it is a lilittle coldd outside,e, so everybybody
Natury Gatherers<\/a>
Togetherer Insiside<\/a> with fafamily. Merry chchristmas. [t[tom] theyeyve been h hang araround each h other for r no n other r than yourre family and you lolove each otother. So what
Arare You Guysys Doing G<\/a> for christstmas . Weve gogot the entitire famiy flyingng in, 13 aiairport pick, four dayays of listetening toto how gifteted my niececes. At chrisistmastime. Everyone s to b be with theheir family. Well, not t everyone w wants toto be with t their familil. Iim vacationoning in troropl alalbany this s year with t trishs famamily. Ththey got us s a cot, which is a awesome. Christmas s movies canan be
Soso Resonantt<\/a> with p people whoo arentt even chriristian. We underststand holidaday gatheg and d the stuff f that happep. Whwhy
Do You G Guys<\/a> put
Yourselveses Through T<\/a> that . Its c christmas, right . Dont you u have to . Ch
Christmas Isis<\/a> the time e n we w
Want Everytything<\/a> to bebe. We hopope everythihing will e right,t, but it isisnt alway. Thisis is beautitiful. [clea] i i
Love Chrisistmas<\/a> mov. They become trtraditions. They
Becomome Ways Foror<\/a> us toto connect with each o othe. And yet eveven with alall of t the christmtmas movie, i had d never seenen my own experiencece representnted. Do y you remembeber this sumu, whwhen i came e out to
My Y Pas Anand<\/a> told thehem we were e tog, and ththey took itit really we . Yeah. Okay, well, that wasnnt entirelyly accur. Hahappiest seaeason is t the
Closeteted Versionn Of Coming G Home<\/a> to
Ththe Famimily<\/a> for chrhristmas, whicich is not the happppiest seasoson. Sso who do t they think k i . My roommamate. [clea] coming out is such a p personal ththing, and d its very y complicat. You u know, thereres a
Lott Of Shahame Around D<\/a> that. Isis she not g gonna ststay up herere with me . . Haharper, i wowould never r k two o grown womemen toto share thehe same bed. [clelea] ive b been on botoths of that sisituation, w where yoe just the f friend or a asking someone toto be just t the fri. Do you k know hohow painful l its beenn to watch t the person n that i e choooose to hidede me . I amam not hidining you i i am hiding g me the tensioion that
Thehey Playay<\/a> there is s if i come e, ththis might b be the lastst e i ever seeee my familyly. Im gay. Y. And d i am. In love e with abby. Y. I cameme out to my mother on christmas day. My momom just frozoze. And d i also froroze. Anand we just kinda sat t thee in this ununplanned, o oh no, now everytything is didifferet forever r moment. Yeyeah. When i i wanted toto make a christstmas movie,e, i knew t i wawanted to fifind a way to
Haveve Tolerancece<\/a> or acceptpt. All i i want for y you is to fd ththe same joyoy and happipis that youve given me, no matter where it comes from. I think it resolves in a way that is a bit of a fantasy, as a q queer persoson who
Camet Anand Lost Mosost<\/a> of her f fa. Where a am i . Here . E . There. It w was very memeaningful to have
Ththat Fantasysy<\/a> of its c christmas t time, and d my family y loves me. Ababby, what a are you
Doioiny Ovover<\/a> there . . Get in here. Come on. You knowow, thats u uh, thata storory that i t think we, u, we neeeed more of. F. Ch
Christmas Isis<\/a> when it all kindnda comes ouo, because yoyoure dealiling wih everyoness expectatitions. You donont have toto be nerv. Imm not. [alonsnso] withth the
Famimily Stone<\/a> you have t the
Guy Briringing E<\/a> his fianancee to meeeet the fam, a
Situation Ththat<\/a> is frauaughth tension. A are they gogonna lik . And thenen it turns s out, ohoh no, they y dont. Ththey dont l like me at t. Shshe is a tototal phony. Shes s completelyly uptight. [ann] although t theyre highly f functional l togethe, theyre e not very f functionl with o other peoplple. [s[screams] its a
Famamily Christstmas<\/a> whwhere everytything explolo. Its
Likike A Bomb W<\/a> went off in the m middle of c christma. Memeredith. In a addition toto the comed, thereres
Also T The Real Drda Ththat<\/a> the
Matatriarch Hasas N Rerecovering F<\/a> from cancere. And they d discover ovover ths
Weekend Ththat The Canancer<\/a> is. Im sickck, honey. [kenneth]] and we d dont know whatat the
Futurure Holdsm<\/a> making us s aware that life e is fragilele and maybybe it makeses sense tot
Ouour Animositities<\/a> aside. She wantnted to waitit, you kn, untitil after chchristmas to t tell you kikids. [j[jacqueline]e] what hapappenn the thining that drorove the fa, it begins s to crumblele, they h have to find a new dydyn. And d so almostst christmas
Tk What Ththe<\/a>
Family Stone Didd<\/a> and sort of gagave it a a chapter t two. It stillll doesnt e even seem. [david] i wrote ththis story a t a dydysfunctionanal family t ths
Coming Homome<\/a> for the e holid. Their mother had p passed away. And so thihis is the f firt christmas s without heher. Danny glovers character is heartbroken and lonely, trying to reconnenect with ththe lovef his
Lilife Throughgh<\/a> the joy tt she had, w which was c cookine sweet popotato pie f for christ. Everythingng i write c coms from
My Exexperiencess<\/a> and my grereat grandmomother, anannie mae wowoods, would makeke
Sweet Pototato<\/a> pe every hoholiday. And when s she passed,d, my mor said, dont worrrry about i. Ive got i it. Well b be fin. And so we e get
To Chrhristmas<\/a> , anand we get t the pie and it looooks like itit. Everybody digging in, and then collectively everybody stops chewewing midchchew, and we r realized ththat it wasasnt in thehe recipe. [c[crying] hmmmm. It was in n the love. The
Iningredient T<\/a> that
Matted Thatat<\/a> was missising was herer. When i wasas writing i it,
Thas The Womaman<\/a> that i w was channe. Its i in the mamagic of lov. The invevention of jeroninicus janglele. [j[jacqueline]e] jingle jajae isis a piece o of
Black Joy Withth<\/a> this fantntastical christmamas adventurure. [david] jijingle janglgle, i i wrote it b because i w wad my son t to have a s story wiwith some pepeople that t ld like h him in thisis fantasy w. This is s my wonderfrful fami. [david] what makeses jingle j
Je A Christstmas Movie E<\/a> is whate its a a wonderfulul life a christmamas movie. Im journeney, your grgranddaug. Jujust like its a a wonderfulul life , if he can n remember w what he s to h his family y and the vave of w who he is i independent of what t he has, ththen so can. Maybe we c could
Spendnd Chriss<\/a> here if f its all r right with . That would be all l right witht. He was j just waitining to o open his heheart up agag. Itits a journrney to get t k toto happinessss. And at t the end of f the d, thatss what the e holidays e realally all abobout. [mususic] h hark the
Heherald Angelelg Gloryry<\/a> to the
Nenewborn Kg Peace On N Earth<\/a> [dana]a] the way y that peoplpld toto gather
Araround A Pararloro<\/a> and
Sising Togetheher<\/a> is not somethining that
Reaeally Happs<\/a> in a
American Lilife<\/a> anymore, excecept at chriristmas. You b better watctch out
You Betttter Not Cryry<\/a> [dana]a] everybodody knows the wowords to at t least a fefew christmamas songs. Its one l less littlele remnanf
Cocommunal Lifife<\/a> and celeleb. To town a christmamas song, momore thn
Set Decocoration<\/a> or r prop des, cacan really s signify to an auaudience what timime of year r it i, but morere importantntly, the vibebe of the ststory. Its
Likike Puttingg<\/a> a
Littlele Tinsel Araround<\/a> the framing g of the movovie. [mususic] [ann] meetet me in st. T. Lous takes plplace at thehe turnf the centntury, but i its rereleased dururing world d wa, when s so many fafamilies arere separatede. [kennethth] there e was this se of n nostalgia, a sense ofof g what p people in s some ways perceiveved as the ininnoncence o of the e prewar yeyears. [jacqueleline] mgm m at that time wasas bringing g colo, bringiging music, and all ofos sosort of pagegeantry to a an aa that d did not havave that. If s
Santa Clausus<\/a> brings memy totoys, im tataking them m wi. But the fifilms
Biggegest Intrododuction To O The Culturus Have Y Yourself<\/a> aa merrrry little c christmas and ththe
Iconic P Performane<\/a> of it t that judy y garland gi. Have yoururself a
Merry Littttle Christmtmas<\/a> the
Waway Judy G Garland Sins The E Song<\/a> is soso beautiful, but yet t mournful. And
Whn You Thinink<\/a> about ththe era tt it camame out of,
Coming Tows The E<\/a> end of wororld war ii. And hahaving her s sing it in a reaeally sad
Momoment Withthin<\/a> the fililm really a s eveven more popower to thehe l. Some day y soon we all
Wilill Be Togetether<\/a> [ann] we may be e together i f fafates allow. W. Itit gave the e audience t e kindnd of permisission to bebe. [emily]] you nevever know when yoyoure gonnana lose somemetg or lose sosomeone, oror everythinings gonna a cha. But we havave today, w we hae this
Chrisistmas Rightht<\/a> now. Thereres anotheher one comim, bubut who knowows . Joyeyeux noel is based on a trurue story ththat occurd during w world war i i in 191, duringng christmasas, when germanan troops, s scottish trt, french troroops laid d down their r arms and l listenedo these bebeautiful chchristmas h. [singiging in latitin] [claudia]] this
Gererman Opera Singnger<\/a> sings h hymns in laln that they y all know. Musisic is
Sometething Thatt Transcscends<\/a> so mumuch. And throrough the popower ofof a christmtmas carol, it creatates this momoment of pe inin a very frfraught situtua. [s[singing in n latin] [shahane] ththe soldiersrs onh sides s of the trerenches called a truce, and d they cae out ofof the trencnches and d walked intnto no manss, then met t together. Christmamas is like e a tap n
The Shouldlder<\/a> that sasays, rea . Is t this the ononly way . Im d
Dreaming Ofof<\/a> a
Whwhite Christstmas<\/a> [dana]a] white chrhristmas is mayaybe the mosost
Nostalgc Chriristmas Songng<\/a> i can thih. Whitite christmamas was
Ororigy Writteten<\/a> by
Irvining Berlin<\/a> a movie
Fofor Holidaday<\/a> inn inin. [timim] for a a russianjejewh immimigrant likeke irving beber, there was s a deep senense of gratitude e to the uninited
Sts Fofor Welcomining<\/a> him as a a re and alalso for figighting agagainst fascscism. [claudia] my dad was actually in world war ii in eururope. And i remember when we would hear the song,
White Christmas<\/a> , it would just, created this really
Nostalgic Feeleling<\/a> for servicememen, the idea t that they w wouldnt be home fofor christmamas. But t those werere abnormal l. It w was a worldld war, and
Irviving Berlin N<\/a>
Just Capturured<\/a> that soso beautiful. Im d
Dreaming Ofof<\/a> a. [lorraraine] twelelve years a r ththe song wasas introduce, the film,
White Chchristmas<\/a> opens
Wiwith A Makeseshift Chriristmas Showow<\/a> during world wawar ii of bibing crosy singing toto the troopops. T to hear
Sleleigh Bells In T<\/a> the snow toto be literarally at thee worst t place you u would wat to be onon the globebe, probabably, at thahat time, the song
White Chriristmas<\/a> anand the lyrirics, im drdream, that lononging and a aspiratios kind o of the beauauty of the e. A and
May Youour Christmamas<\/a> [alonsnso] so by y the time y yt to the m movie, whwhite chris,
Bing Crosbsby<\/a> singing g that son the
Babattlefield D<\/a> in world w i is immediaiately
Takining Audies<\/a> back t to those wawar years, where e that songg meant t so much toto them. [music]] [alonsnso] and ththen over te cocourse of white chriristm, we come toto
See Thatt The Fifilm<\/a> is
Noststalgia Fofor<\/a> world wawar ii itsele. Genereral waverlyly. Sirir. [ken] but then a all of thee
Contntrivances O<\/a> of the
Filmm Evapaporate<\/a> in f favor of
Whwhe Essential L<\/a> impulse isis to hor their r commander r whos fan onon postwar h hard times. [alolonso] the e big finalele it the
Geneneral Walks S<\/a> in to what hehe thinks isis just gonnne the christstmas show,
Only E Greeteted<\/a> with allll of his for sosoldiers,
Whwho Have Traraveo<\/a> vermont toto be there e for h. We answswer to his s call [ken] and the
Mimiracle Of P Pee Coconspiring<\/a> t to help somomeone creaeates snow, which is t the realizazatin of your drdream of a whitete christmasas. Itss pretty gogood. Itss why we lilike the movo. [pete] ten years s ealier,
Bing C Crosby<\/a> was s on a uso ,
Anand He Sangg<\/a>
White Chchrists<\/a> to thosese
Troops Inin Real Te<\/a> during
Thehe War Wiwith<\/a> his bududdy, bob hoho. Bobob hope wouould travell to sitites where a
American Mn Werere Fighting G<\/a> in wars. The secocond world w war, the e korean warar, the vietetn. Anand hed entntertain theh. [c[chris] bob would d have the uso chriristmas showows every y, and thenen they woululd made
Io Spececials<\/a> that t we would w w. [man] the
Bob Hohope Chchristmas<\/a>
Spspecial Stararrg Ththe<\/a> gold digiggers, racqcquel. [ken] i i grew up inin a famil wewe were veryry much oppopd to t the vietnamam war. But you knknow, when b bob hoe had d a special,l, youyou w wd itit. Hed
Briring Beautififul<\/a> , but hehe would telell jokes, m. I i
Love Chrisistmas<\/a> in vivie. Its so o nice to sesee a
Tre Decorateted<\/a> instead d of occup. [ken] ththe joy youud see one fafaces of thehe soldiers. Anand it remininded you ththat wasnt thehe soldiers s that u wewere upset w with, they y e dodoing the fifighting andnd d. And d so theress a
Real Poignancncy<\/a> in thesese shows. Silenent night [k[ken] whenenever
You A Are Y From H Home<\/a> at thehe time thau
Assosociate Mostst<\/a> with hom, toto
Have Somemebody<\/a> come e a, hey, werere
Bringingg Christstmas<\/a> to youou. Have a bigig new year. R. Welle you homeme. God blesess you. [claududia] as w well as bobobe with the t troops, everybodody seemed t to want to have a a christmas s speci. And we allll watched t them. We e wish you t the merries,
Ththe Merriestst T The Merriesest<\/a> [l[lorraine] dean martitin, frfrank sinatrtra, it wasas an
Americican Traditito<\/a> see your f favorite enentertais sing t traditionalal christmamas songs. Chrisistmas timees comig christstmas speciaials, yoyou know, ththey were a a may in our h household. The
Andydy Williams S Special<\/a> was a mumust see. Its the e most wondederful time of ththe year itits an
Excucuse To B<\/a> bring the f family togegr toto watch somomething. The speciaials were, they w were just f fun. And d then cool l pop artists woululd show up. P. Hello. [aisha] the
Bing C Crosby<\/a>, david bobowie duet, therees these two worlrlds collididing. A n
Newborn Kining<\/a> to see [aisha] its kind d of bebecome this s odd, quirkrkyt
Ofof Christmasas<\/a> lore. Our finesest
Gifts Wewe Brg<\/a> it a also encapspsulates the sheer r artifice o of it all. Oh h holy nightht [hanifif] to me,e, christmas in i its base
Aeaesthetic Fm<\/a> is opupulence, rigight . I i think maririah carey and dolly y
Parton Fitit Rigt<\/a> into that t mold of peperforms who know h how to be t theatril in evevery sense o of the wor. Illl be homee for chchristmas well, we a all have ouour favor. And d then sometetimes you thinink, i realllly like ts songng. Id likeke to see ananr how thisis
Person Dodoes<\/a> it. Are t there
Churcrch Bels<\/a> in
Twowon Anand Sometimemes<\/a> they unearth a a little gemem. Its s the most w wonderful time o of the yearar
The Varietety<\/a> show mamay seem datated, but wiwh michaeael buble, l lady gaga, or c
Carrie Undederwood<\/a> when chrisistmastime r rolls ar. Mmmm. M. Its compmpletely rele. Its mumusic to
My Y Ears Chrisistmas<\/a> is mymy
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Animamd Chchristmas<\/a> spspecials wass mrmr. Magoos s christmas s. Merry y christmas s to everybo. [dana] asas a child,
You E Waitining<\/a> for the e announcet in thehe tv guidede of whenn fry and all l of those s shows
Wewere Gonna C<\/a> come on. [davavid] a
Charlie E Brown Chriristmas<\/a> was s a traditioion. It brouot ththe whole fafamily togetet. [tomom] when y you see rudolf thehe rednoseded reind, ththat means b bang, its s chr rudolplph. Rarankin bass s used the
Stop Mototion<\/a> so bririlliantl. Thereres someththing that draws yoyou into it. T. But also, those are e just grgreat, sweetet stories. Ho, ho, hoho. [ronon] rurudolf the r rednosed r re, irresisistable. [jen] one of thehe things thatss
Instantlyly Appealg<\/a> is
Everyrybody Knowsws<\/a> the so. Rudolf f the rednosed d reindeer [jacqueleline] the e rudolf sty
Isis About An N<\/a> underdog t t we knonow is realllly the her. Wewe wont letet rudolf jojn in a any reindeeeer games, r r . Anybybody can apappreciate the sensnse of feeliling left. Bubut then theheres a a triumphantnt moment. Rurudolf, withth your nosee so briright, wonnt you guidide my s
Sleigh Toninight<\/a> . [l[lorraine] the idea t that ts outcasast could tuturn aroud and d save the d day, and then everyrybody wouldld go, god, we e probably s shoulde treated d him betterer back th. Yeah, you u know, we w were wr. Its likike, yes, ththat could b be me. I i couldve s saved the d y d you would d all be sororry. [c[cheering] [alonso]o] it is a a celebratn ofof nonconforormists, which h was not exexactly the ee of 1960s s televisionon. So in n a way, rurudolf the r rednosed r reinr was reallyly ahead of f its ti. Frosty ththe snowmann [r[ron] frostyty the snowmwm, i love it. T. Id watctch that rigight now. Get it g going. I wawanna see. Beforore i melt a away all l the thingsgs that
Happn In T The Song Hahappen<\/a> to frfr. And then i it has
Thatat Chriristmas Momement<\/a> at the. Hehe is able t to come bacack t. Its like e a resurrecection ofof frosty. Itits just ththis idea ofofg faith h that someoeone that yu care a about is
Ststill Gonna Be Ablble<\/a> to be ththere for y. [gasasps] [lorraraine] nightmare e before chrhristma. For r my son, ththat is a traditioional christstmas fil. I lolove that titim burton i it of his chrhristmas traraditio. Lilike, what c could be bebet . Whahats this . . Whatats this . Thereres color e everywhere [lorrainine] just t the idea of disiscovering c christma. What i is the joy y of this . W whats thisis in here . . [tim]] it was the nightmtmare
Bebefore Chrisistmas<\/a> stopop mn was somemething
Thatat I Felt<\/a> was partrt of whatat the energy of f it was. W whats thisis . That f form of
Aninimation Hahas<\/a> always b been so insnspirl to me. Whehen youve e ever bn around a a stopmotition puppt and momoved
It Onene Frame Atat<\/a> a time, a and then yoyou s, anand its jusust thereres someththing thats quite magigical about t that. W what is thihis . [dana] itits a movieie that s this
Unsnsettling Kikind<\/a> of imay to tell a a very sweetet, hearartwarming k kind of christmamas story. Anand then theheres the i incre score e by danny e elfman. Also sung g by
Danny E Elfmand<\/a> the wondnderful caththerine oh. For i it is plainin as a anyone can n see [dana]a] its a r romance, and it f feels like e a vey pepersonal expxpression ofof g for trtransformatition. Hellllo in therere. [tom] my favoritite chriristmas storory, its a charlilie brown chchristmas. Timeme freezes w when i watctc. I i
Think Therere<\/a> must be e somg wrong g with me, l linus. Christmas s is coming,g, but iim not happppy. I love t that
Charleles Schulz<\/a> took t the cast ofof peanuts d
Puput Them In N<\/a> this littltle. But realally what hehe was tryg to sayay was chrisistmas has become t too commercrcial. My ownwn dog gone e commercia. I cacant stand d it. He m makes a poioint of sayiy, hehey, wait a a minute, what aboutut the
Truee Meanining<\/a> of chrisistmas . Isnt therere anyone w who kns what chrhristmas is s all abo . So
Youou Have Linunus<\/a> who rereads this b biblical pape about t the first t christma. And ththere were i in the sae
Countrtry Shepherdrds<\/a> abiding in the f field,
Keepeping Wath<\/a> over t their flockck by nigh. [davavid] he g gave the ststy about the e nativity, and it w was like, w whoa. And d on earth, peace, good will l toward menen. Anand he remininded you ofof t the holidadays were all abouo. Chrhristmas timime is heree [aishaha] i loveve the charlrlin christmamas music. It feelsls both old,d, but ne. And
Whwhen You Thihink<\/a> about a s tvtv special, you dont t expt to have e this cool,l, jazzy sc. But
Vincnce Guaraldidi<\/a> made s something t thats becocome a classssic. [vinince] one e of the
Beset Scorores<\/a> in the e historyy of fililmed entertrtainment. Its purure,
Unalloyoyed Emotn<\/a>
Ststraight Frorom<\/a> charles s schs heart t to the
Aududience Byby<\/a> way of vivince guaralal. You cacant hear t the music and not t start
Dancncing Exacy<\/a> like t the charactcters. [m[music] and evenen what he d does withth songs likike hahark, the heherald angelels, the minunute you heaear it, it puts you in the holiday season. Hark the e
Herald Angels Sining<\/a> its magicical and its the s spirit of c christs part andnd parcel. T
Trim Up Thehe<\/a> tree with
Chrhristmas Stutuff<\/a> [c[claudia] hohow the grinih
Stolole Christmamas Takess<\/a> the dr. Seuss bookok and brbrings it toto life. [jenen] it
Wasas Animatedd By T The Great C<\/a> chuck jones. And the grgrinch is jujust so emblematatic of whatat a pla,
Talelented Animamator He<\/a> was. And theylll sing and theylll sing. Dr. Suess creaeates an a alternativeve universe. Chcharacters w who seem designgned for chihildren, but t have powererful lesson. And in thehe grinch, he tacackles the i issue of t the spirit t of christmt. [m[man] the e grinch hated chriristmas, the e whole chriristmas seasa. [alonso]o] the
Grininch Is The S Version N<\/a> of ebenezezer scro. Hehe has a lotot of the sasamed and his s hatred of f the holi. I mustst
Stop Chriristmas<\/a> from comining, but how . W . The grinch is great because its mean. Hes s evil. Hess thinking g about, immg toto
Ruin Chriristmas<\/a> for r eve. I know a as a kid, that
Reaeally Turneded<\/a> me on. And yoyoure a meaean one, mr. Grininch immedidiately entered d the pantheheon of grereat holidayay songs. Yououre a meanan one, mr. Grininch [lororraine] ththe grinch t ts that by y taking theheir pres, theieir decoratitions, theirid ththat hes gogonna steal l chrs frfrom them, b because he e dot realize ththat its rereally about somemething elsese. [chrisis] but whwhen all the stufuff is gonee and chriristmas stilill happe, he is coconverted. [m[man] and d the grinchchs l heart grewew three sizizes that. My heart e expands at t the
Sasame Time Ththe<\/a> grinch d ds and fofor the sameme reason. When they y gather aroround the e nonexistetent tree. And itss just beauautifu. Chrhristmas dayay is here [r[ron] you u know, iveve als
Loved Chriristmas And D<\/a> the gri. And there e was an opppportuny to make e a feature e versio. Anand jim carrrrey was intntered in playiying the gririnch. And itit was a
Treremendous Challengnge<\/a> because e i knew wt we were e going to b be compad with, and i knewew we kind f couldnt c compare. Bubut as a dirirector, i knew i it would bebe fun to crereate seussisian world. Yououre theththethethe thethehethethe g grinch [screaeams] but moststly
I Wanteted To D<\/a> direct jim m carrey. And his s hat. [ron] anand use jim m
Carreys Geniusus<\/a> as a physysical come. Y youre a memean one, mr. Grgrinch [ron] he was ablble to chorereoh his twisists and tururns with t the
Camera A Movement<\/a> i s that were e so precisese. Now w youre doooomed [k[ken] jim m carreys a fabubulous grincnch. But itss all
Aboutut The Softftening Of H<\/a> hearts. No one shohould be alone on c christmas. [ken] he can
Steteal Ththeir<\/a> physicical christmtm, but hehe cant steteal christm. Merry chchristmas, m mr. Grin. [ken]] and thatats the keyy to all o of the chriristmas mov. The e best thingngs in lifife are not t things. Welcome c christmas,
Christstmas Day<\/a> [m[music] spececial holidaday episodes are alalways stupipid. [aisha]] when youou think abobol of our c cultrual ininstituti, nothing is too sacred to be taken down a peg. Because e the themeses of famy and togetherness are a chilling reminder of your own isolation . No, but thank you for that. Christmas is like, sometimes we have to put on a tie. Somemetimes we h have to make surere to be pololite for pepe. And the efeffort of ththat mes that we neneed to blowow off sta littttle bit in n a subversisiv. These
Chchristmas Cocomedies E<\/a> the
Sisimpsons Hehelp<\/a> us do t t. All righght, childreren. Let t me have ththose letter. Ill s send them t to santas workshshop at the e north pol. Ohoh, please, theres ononle fafat guy thatat brings usus prs and d his name a aint santa. The
Vevery First E<\/a> episode ofof the simpmpsons in 1989 wawas actuallyly a chriristmas spececial. Ah, w whoo gooood one, dadad. Whwhen it debubuted, it busted up p a whole lolot of trs and d it was kinind of a seseismic shifift. Doh the
Outragageous Sensese<\/a> of
Hur Sort O Of Set The E Stage Fofor<\/a> the seriries going f for. [b[bell ringining] [simimpsons thememe music] happy birtrthuh [jen] it b became a phphenomen very
Quickckly Becausese<\/a> of they ththat it was s pushing bobound. Subversiveve christmasas specis on tv,v, youuve gotta g go to soututh. Behold d my glory. Holy shshit, its j jesus. What are you doing in south park, jesusus . Trey pararker and
Mamatt Stone E<\/a> ththis little e christmas sho. [phil] they m made a videdeo cae and d that made e the round. I meanan, that went viral before thehere was viriral. Tomorrowow is my birirthday, yet all isis not rightht. Your birthday is on christmas . That sucksks, dude. [jen] it was very crudely done, and thats what kind of got them noticed. South papark elementntary press the e birth of jesus. [breathing in labor] come on, mary, push [john] those guys figured out how to make
Hilarity Out Of S Sacrilege<\/a> in the m most naked d way. Mr. Hanky . Howdy ho [jen] in its first christmas episode, theres a character called mr. Hanky the christmas poo. Its feces with a santa hat. Goshsh, youre l looking swew. [jenen] and ththis was a
Momot Watching T Tv<\/a> where yoyoure , can they d do this . Mr. R. Hanky thehe christmaso thereres only o
One Christmas E<\/a> that i w watch everyry christm, only one. Anand its babad santa. Mamarcus, get t this
Kid O Ofe Bebefore<\/a> he pipisses on meme, a . I like thehe stuff whehere youure trying g to do somemeg thats sububversive, that stillll works insnside the trtraditional l package. [alonsnso] yoyou have a l lead
Characacr Whwho<\/a> is a badadtempered d alcc whwho is only y dressing a as ss part o of an
Elaboborate Schee<\/a> to steal f from a mallll. Its likike a dark,
Nihlistc Takedodown<\/a> of
Chriristmas Movs Asas<\/a> much as c christmas. Bute end, i it turns ouout to be, l, a feelelgood movivie. Ssanta yeah. Youure
Bringining My P<\/a> present eararly . Itits as sentntimental and
Wellll Intentiononed<\/a> as a classic chrisistmas film. This is
Chchristmas Anand<\/a> the
Ks Gettining His<\/a> p present. To pull ofoff both of f those sisimultaneoususly in the e same alalmost imposossible. [carar horn honknking] [c[car tires s screeching]] [jacqueleline] i ththink if yoe gonna
Say Y Christmass<\/a> and acaction movieies,
You Kif Hahave To Say Y<\/a> shane black cause he e has made a an
Entitire Industrtry<\/a> around i. Hallllelujah. [s[shane] i i love puttitig chriristmas in m my movies. Itit gives youou instant c con. You keep c cutting to o bits of chrisistmas, and d it
Orientu Baback<\/a> in the e story. [e[explosion]] and in
Lethal Weaeapon<\/a> , the contntrast that t christms gives us o offers a lolot of c chances of f being remimd of t the potentitial of peopo. Ririggs, the m mel gibson n cha, hess mourning g his dead w. In the loneliness and the hushh and isolation ofof christmasa, he hitits bottom. If yououre low, y youre the et around thehe christmasas holid, because yoyou see thee trappipings everywywhere. Ive n never forgogotten the ie of l looking in n the window in
Thehe Christmamas Carol<\/a> and seeieing the craratchis eatiting christmtmas dinne. And d ive alwayays felt somom, toto my chagririn, that i i wass outside ththe window l
Lookingn On Peoplple<\/a> who
Knewew Effortley How To Livive Life Mumuch<\/a> better r than i didi. To me, d
Danny Glovever<\/a> is thehe cratchit t family. Comeme on in, mamartin. Come on inin. [s[shane] of havining christmamas insid, and the e
Guy Outsidide<\/a> is rig. Dadanny gloverer offers
Hihit Gateway Y<\/a> to somethihing, which hess been
Lookoking Thrh<\/a> the e window at t for so lon. Its a sofoft kind of f reminr that an ununexpected r redemptin can be fouound. My favavorite chriristmas movi cacan i say die hard . Okay, so theress this
Perprl Ququestion Of F<\/a> is die hahad a a christmas s movie . [laughing]g] no is itit . I dodont think k so. Well, hehell yes, itits a die hardrd is a chrhristmas m. Im onon the side e of not beleg die hardrd is a chrhristmas m. Die hard is by far r the greatet christstmas movie. E. Iveve been convnverted on this popoint. I will a allow it ifif i wiwill not figight this. I i dont see e why ththis is evenen a debate. Didie hard wewears its chchrs movieness s on its sleleeve. [alonso]o] it is seset at a a christmasas party. It is ababout an eststranged
Coe Rerekindling T<\/a> their lovee for each o other at ththe holid. [dana]a] theres s the sweatstt with ho, ho, ho, now i i have a macachine gun writitten on it t in blood. Ho, hoho, ho. Surelyly the
Gorieiest Chriristmas Cardrd<\/a> that hasas ever beenen deliver. [ken]] its chrhristmas in the s service of f just one of t the great, perfect movies o of all timeme. Tetell her thahat, um, thahate is the besest thing ththat
Evr Hahappened<\/a> to o a bum likeke. The
Chriristmas Thememe<\/a> is r realizationon,
Redemptin Anand People C<\/a> coming togeget. [phil]
Christmas Isis<\/a> such a culturural touchststone. Trying to o be with yoyour famy at chrhristmas is s a big dea. [ken] and of couourse, gogood triumphphs over evi. Yippee k kiyay. Mmerry chrisistmas, argygy. Mmerry chrisistmas. [m[music] hhappy christmas, harrrry. Hapappy christmas, ron. [kenneneth] chriristmas is a toucuchstone. Christmamas is shortrthand toto clue the e audience in of
Thehe Emotionalal<\/a> state of the c characters. S. And ththey also
Wawanna Put Yu Into K<\/a> kind of a christmas s frame of m mind. Christmas s really doeoesnt he to have e a moment w where somey comes ouout and explplains te meaning g of christmtmas. It canan be just s set at tt timeme of year
Anand Incorpororates<\/a> the t tras of
The Hololiday<\/a>. What t do you wanant for chrir . Me . Oh, j just you. [d[dana] you u see in the godfatather, in gogoodfellas, in a lotof gangngster movieies, theress l tendenency to haveve some
Sortf Scscene<\/a> celebrbrating chriris. I got the e most
Expenensive Trtree<\/a> they hahad the e tree in goodfellasas , itits so relelevant of ththea and ofof the cultuture. Merry y christmas. S. [a[ann] thereres just s o muchch you can d do through visual stotorytelling. G. It cos on thehe audience e to bring r
Owown Projectitions<\/a> and ouourn memories, and our owown
Desis Aroundnd<\/a> christmasas to thohose scenes. S. Hohold me. [este]
Whwhen You Thihink<\/a> about christstmas, you t think
About Cozinessss<\/a> and
Gettiting Cloe<\/a> to peoplple. But in ededward scissssorhand, you haveve this coziziness married wiwith heartbrbrea. And you rereally cantt helplp but feell so sorry for edward in that moment. No onene wants to o be alone on
The Hololiday<\/a>s. Theres a a lonelinessss to christmas. S. And i thinknk onef things thahat people r respond n these christmassadjacent m mos is t they capturure that lonone. Tangererine certrtainly doe. Its c christmas e eve. Were ea go our
Sepeparate Waysys Becae<\/a> i think ththats a lotot easir than calalling our f family ad trying to o explain whwhy we he to be e bailed outut of jail. Whatat family . [emily] ] tangerinee is a move ababout two trtrans women. And d theyre sesex workers,so ththeyre liviving on the e frs ofof society. And
Tellininge Ststory<\/a> at
Chrhristmas Timie<\/a> is a v very importrtant part o y that movovie works. Thisis is about,t, who o is your fafamily . Whwho are you u going to t tur . Who o are you gogoing to come to a at the end d of the day . [c[clea] chriristmas is a an
Opportrtunity To S Show<\/a> that e n if youou dont have a traditionanal family, you can still be surrounded by love. [dana] i think some of the most moving depictions of
Christmas Arare<\/a> people b being throrown togetheher. Heyey merry chchristmas. Feliz navavidad theyey find a waway to celebeb. And they f find a wayy to create e community. Y. Therees a big didifference b n christmas s movies andnd then e
Tetelevision E<\/a>
Episodic Chchriss<\/a> because e these are e
Charactere Live W<\/a> with througughout the. And then w were
Spendnding Chriristmas Withth<\/a> them too. Merry c christmas, fonzi. Yeah, yeaeah. Merry c christm. Merry chchristmas. [ron]] you knowow, i i grew up wawatching tv. And the ch
Christmas Epepisode<\/a>s e alwaways a highlhlight. Soso i was
Reaeally Thrilllle<\/a> happy
Daysys Writerss<\/a> decided toto have a christmamas episode. E. In thahat episode,e, fonzi, s sasaying he hahad family, but t he didnt. T. He was lolo. I acceptpt your invivitation. So t the happy y days fafamily envelelops him,
Brininging Fonzizi<\/a> into thee cunniningham housesehold, and d eventuallyly letting him liveve there. Hey god . D . Thanks. [ron] in a lot of a ways, the future of the shshow was s discovereded through t t christmas s episode. Every y tv show isis about a f. Surpririse whetherer its a sisitcom christmasas is fun, r right . [p[phil] a drdrama. The guguys in the e police prer, theyre a a family. Memerry christstmas, felixi. Ththeyre sayiying to youu at homome, we are e like you. You are e like us. [aisha]] on everybody y loves raymymon, raymond decides to
Gtoivhited Wiwith<\/a> their f familys naname. Merrrry christmamas. We loveve. It really y captures t the ant of gift gigiving. I give it t to them onon the 2. Its t the 26th and d they havenent calledd or stotopped by. [phihil] that w was somethihint came f from my actctual lif. I gagave a toastster to eveverybody, a and it saidi, eveverybody loloves raymonond. I sent it t to my parerents
Bebecause Theyey<\/a> liked thehe , and theyey supposedldly like. So i calalled home, and d my father r answered. He says, your mother wanted a coffeemaker. Yes,s, they tradaded my gift for a a coffeemakeker. I cacant believeve this dodo you know w how much t te anand, and thohought andaa. Thatat was a
Verery Specificicg Rerelatable<\/a> toto my familyl. I didntt know it w would
Bebe Relatablele<\/a> to yourss or anynyone elsess. Whwho are you u people . [phil]l] heres w what you shsd dodo when you u get a gift. Im m just sayining, thanank you. Thehe end. Silent ninight in the l last 10, 15 yearsrs, its
Beeeen Realy Rerefreshing<\/a> t to see tv s serie towaward
Represesenting Diffft<\/a> kinds of families and different waways of celelebrating holida. You knowow, i see ththis tre. I see itit in my liviving roo. I i see
My Grarandfather Rising Up P<\/a> from the g grave and havingng another h heart at. [davidid] thirtysosomething was
Onone Of The F First Shs Thatat<\/a> was
Aboutut A Charactr Who O<\/a> was wrestltling with j jm and d christiantnty being memd ininto the samame family. I didnt g grow up celebratining christmamas. I grgrew up celelebrating hahan. Itits time toto light the
Hanukkkkah Candldles<\/a> for me a as a kid,
Christmamas For Jewsws<\/a> was chinesese food, uhuh, and movi. Hanukukkahs
Eighght Ninights Too L Long<\/a> [este] anand so
Oncee Adamam Sandler C<\/a> came out wh eight t crazy nighghts, made me feelel not so alalon. Happypy hanukkahh its a a story of f adam sandr duringng hanukkah,h, so nowow when i ththink of hana, i i think of eight crazazy nigh. Soso we got onone, everybobo. Wewe got one. Of couourse, theheres a
Lotof Pepeople<\/a> out t there that
T Dt Celebrate E Christmas S<\/a> or hanu, but ththey do
Celelebrate Somemg<\/a> else likike kwanzaa. A. Oh, you bobought us christmamas presentsts. No, i didnt. These aree kwanzazaa gifts, s synclaire. And then y you have seinfeld with a h holiday thahat doesnnt even actctually exi. A feststivus for t the rest of. On seseinfeld , festivus is an i invention o of georgess. George, fefestivus is your heheritage. Itss part of w who you are. And d its actually basedd on a reaeal thing. One of thehe writers o on seinf, his fatherer invented d festis and they p put it intoto the s. Ththe traditioion of festitivuss with t the airing g of grievan. I got t a lot of p problems with you p people
Hihis Festivusus<\/a> rant i is everybododys rant. Mymy son tellsls
Me Yoyour Companyny<\/a> stinks oh, god. The aiairing of grgrievances, to me,e,
It Actualally<\/a> is
Whate Holidaysys<\/a> are all a about. I i find it inincredibly c cath. Letts rumble and so fesestivus for the rerest of us, lets. Itss a
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Sosomething Abat The Sacrififice<\/a> of serervic, i thinink, that rereally hits e hahardest arouound christmtmas. Christmamas is a
Harard Holido<\/a> bebe away fromom your loveved. M a s h in its c conceit wasas comedydy amidst trtragedy. Come on, w weve got t troubl. Somebodyss been hit t by a sn. [davidid] when m m a s h did a chriristmas episisod, it dididnt panderer to the hoh. Sorry y to ruin your hololiday, folklks. Forgetet ours. His is shohot to hell. L. You realizize, oh, thehe viole, the wawar never enends. Setet up two ununits of plal. Whahat for . Itts a waste e o. Ddoctor, if f theres nono p . If we canan delay it t long en, hihis kids wonont have too think k of christmtmas as the day ththeir daddy y died. [ken] that episosode, it shohowe as a writeter that comomedy could d stop beingng funny ad be
Verery Impactful<\/a> and moving. Its o over. Let h himlet himi. Thisis young manan dies, and hawkeyeye changes s the cl, so t that its a after 12 00. Look, he m made it. Time of f death, 12 2 05, dedecember 26t6th. [ken] yoyou got yourur hopes upt he had livived, but there was no christmas miracle on that day. Glgloria said d shell be e r inin a few mininutes. Ill l take them. M. Thank yo. Hi,i, mike. All in t the familyy did
Polis Probobably Betteter Ththan<\/a> any othther show from thahat era. It allowowed for bototh drama and paththos, but alalso humo. Whwhy dont yoyou stay andnd e christmas s eve dinnerer with . Therees a knock k on the doood its a fririend of micichael. Hess living inin canada bebee hes a vieietnam draftft dodg. Arent youou taking a a big
Che Comingng Down To T<\/a> the state . Yeahah, but uh, its chrisis, you know . . So c christmas s sets the toe for all of this. Onon holidays,s, pinky somomet, he gets s feeling a a little l, you knknow . And archieie has invitited anor guest,t, his frienend, pinky. So if hehe starts tatalking abt steve,e, get him o off the subu. Make a a joke abouout somethi. Whoos steve . Well, steve is the only son. He got knocked off over in vietnam. So you h have the gogold
Star Fr Anand The Drafaft Dodger At T<\/a> the same tatable. The nenext questioion is, whwhat the helell you got t in , you ainnt got herere . So here ththey are dealing wiwith the
Argrgument Of T<\/a> the moment t around the vietnanam war at c christmas t. Im n not a desererter. Wwell, i dididnt think k yo. I was
Jujust Tryingg<\/a> to figurure out im a draft dodger. And you know, fireworksks. So maybe e i should g go, hu . Are youou nuts . Oh no, dadavid ddont let h him go cecertainly, h hes gotta a whwhat are youou talking a ab . The lalaughs stopppped, you knkt got reallyly tense. Yoyou were at t that dinnener. Ifif my opinioion is ofof any imporortance certaiainly, your r opinion is of imimportance a gogold
Star Fafather<\/a> [rick] itit
Made A Ststrong Statement T<\/a> about warr whenen televisioion wasnt really t taking politicacal stands l like tha. My kid hatated the warar, to. But t he did whahat he thohought he hahad to do. And david d
Here Did W What He T<\/a> thought he e had to do. But t davids alalive to
Shae Chriristmas Dinnnner<\/a> with us. And if steteve were hehere, hehed wanna s sit down wiwith. And thatats what i i wanna d. [clalapping] [tim] whwhat hes sasaying is christmtmas is trucuce. Christstmas is a m moment whn even t those who d dont agre wiwith each otother put itit a. Merry chriristmas, davavid. Christstmas just w was the most loadeded day of t the yer to set
Thahat Episode E Becaue You Justst<\/a> have to f forgive pee onon that day. Y. Good mororning, mr. Preside [rick]
Aaaaron Sorkin<\/a> and i wrote the
Christmas Epepisode<\/a> in e
Excelsis Dedeo<\/a> for the first t season off the westst w. Yyeah . Iim toby zizigler. [rick]k] on the s site of the koreanan war memororia, we tied d the death h of a homes guy y to a chararacter, tobyby. Ththat tattoo o on his fororeas marine b battalion 2 2nd and 7. This guy was in korea. Sosomebody oncnce told mee that t the most imimportant sty youll evever write isis your. Mymy father wawas a koreanan wa, and when he passeded away, he w was living g in a flophph. Hehe was mostltly homelesss. Merry chriristmas. I bebecame awarere after my y fs death and d burial that i i couldve e had him m buried in n arlington. Anand it
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