No Right Answer: Best Christmas Special Ever
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Watching this made me realize I am quite the Scrooge. I don't like any Christmas movies (except, like, Die Hard, but that's a movie that occurs on Christmas more than a "Christmas movie").
Whenever I see How the Grinch Stole Christmas, I side with the Grinch (all the noise, noise, NOISE!) up until he gives all their junk back.
Whenever I see How the Grinch Stole Christmas, I side with the Grinch (all the noise, noise, NOISE!) up until he gives all their junk back.
Scrooged will always be second banana to the 1970 Scrooge with Albert Finney. And this is why:InsomniJack said:
And I think A Muppet Family Christmas deserves an honorable mention here too. Word to the wise: If you're in the states and see it on TV: RECORD IT. The dvd/vhs copies available in the US make some rather glaring cuts to the material (The special has rights for the songs for TV, but neglected to get some of them for VHS/DVD).
Godwin's Law was invoked.
All bets are off.
My personal Christmas special is Home Alone 1&2. Watched them all the time when I was a kid.
All bets are off.
My personal Christmas special is Home Alone 1&2. Watched them all the time when I was a kid.
Charlie Brown Christmas is a great special yes.
However, This is also a Christmas special, and honestly arguing about Christmas specials is more fun than just watching them.
Therefore, the most metafictional answer is the one I choose.
That is to say that the No Right Answer Christmas special is the best Christmas special.
However, This is also a Christmas special, and honestly arguing about Christmas specials is more fun than just watching them.
Therefore, the most metafictional answer is the one I choose.
That is to say that the No Right Answer Christmas special is the best Christmas special.
I rise to your challenge and put forth that The Grinch (The Jim Carrey version) is the best Christmas Movie of all time.
*Insert pause to accept and receive the upsets and outcries.*
No I'm being serious here.
Now please, listen with your ear.
The cartoon is all and good.
But ends on a dull thud.
Jim Carrey is all that should really be said.
But one meal item, does not make you fed.
The story here is real and as close as your house.
Decorations surround every thing, including the mouse.
Boxes with strings, wrappings, and bows;
But where did Christmas from last year go?
Broken and unwanted it goes to the fill.
Away from your house to the other side of a hill.
The Grinch wallows in hate and waste.
And sets out on with much haste.
To set things straight once and for all.
All the while, having a ball.
Cindy Lou Who is the real hero here.
She too has doubts about Christmas this year.
Why is it about presents, and why not cheer?
She alone asked without fear.
If Christmas is so cheery,
then why wasn't the Grinch merry?
But The Grinch is not that funny?
Should it be coated in honey?
The true meaning of Christmas is there.
It's about love and peace and care.
Through it all it can't be denied.
The Grinch will win this fight.
Whether it be by sheer vote,
or because he toppled your boat.
He's mean and nasty and a brute.
All because he never got a flute.
He was different and a thing.
So gifts they would not bring.
Cruel and hurtful were his peers.
So sad and lonely were his tears.
But because of Cindy Lou Who acts,
she uncovered all of the facts.
I end my debate with this.
In the end its about bliss.
Not from cars, trucks, and trains.
Or a game of Zombies and Brains.
Out the door can go your trees and lights.
Forget about sleep and stay up all night.
You won't hear sleigh bells in the snow.
But the most meaningful item of all,
will be found in your doorway or hall.
Hanging from high up above, The Mistletoe.
Merry Christmas to All, now bring me my flask.
Don't forget, Jim Carrey was also; The Mask.
*Insert pause to accept and receive the upsets and outcries.*
No I'm being serious here.
Now please, listen with your ear.
The cartoon is all and good.
But ends on a dull thud.
Jim Carrey is all that should really be said.
But one meal item, does not make you fed.
The story here is real and as close as your house.
Decorations surround every thing, including the mouse.
Boxes with strings, wrappings, and bows;
But where did Christmas from last year go?
Broken and unwanted it goes to the fill.
Away from your house to the other side of a hill.
The Grinch wallows in hate and waste.
And sets out on with much haste.
To set things straight once and for all.
All the while, having a ball.
Cindy Lou Who is the real hero here.
She too has doubts about Christmas this year.
Why is it about presents, and why not cheer?
She alone asked without fear.
If Christmas is so cheery,
then why wasn't the Grinch merry?
But The Grinch is not that funny?
Should it be coated in honey?
The true meaning of Christmas is there.
It's about love and peace and care.
Through it all it can't be denied.
The Grinch will win this fight.
Whether it be by sheer vote,
or because he toppled your boat.
He's mean and nasty and a brute.
All because he never got a flute.
He was different and a thing.
So gifts they would not bring.
Cruel and hurtful were his peers.
So sad and lonely were his tears.
But because of Cindy Lou Who acts,
she uncovered all of the facts.
I end my debate with this.
In the end its about bliss.
Not from cars, trucks, and trains.
Or a game of Zombies and Brains.
Out the door can go your trees and lights.
Forget about sleep and stay up all night.
You won't hear sleigh bells in the snow.
But the most meaningful item of all,
will be found in your doorway or hall.
Hanging from high up above, The Mistletoe.
Merry Christmas to All, now bring me my flask.
Don't forget, Jim Carrey was also; The Mask.
I have to go with "everything else". Charlie Brown IS one of my favorites, but every year there are movies which I must watch as part of my regular, healthy variety of Christmas-time activities. Just having Charlie and the gang is not enough.
Nostalgia is like cocaine. I can't stop at just one hit.
Nostalgia is like cocaine. I can't stop at just one hit.
I will add my voice to the mix - it is just not Christmas without a Doctor Who special. They're always lots of fun! 
HELL YES KISS SAVES CHRISTMAS. PTERODACTYLS AND GUITAR RIFFS, RIGHT ON.
Also, Nazis did celebrate Christmas. They tried to eliminate its religious overtones and make it a celebration of family togetherness, especially mothers and young children. Also the superiority of the German people.
Also, Nazis did celebrate Christmas. They tried to eliminate its religious overtones and make it a celebration of family togetherness, especially mothers and young children. Also the superiority of the German people.
I'm too young to even know anything related to Charlie Brown but the one Christmas related thing that will never ever die in my head is The Nightmare Before Christmas. It perfectly defines Christmas because it approaches it as if it were completely alien and unrelateable and makes it relatable purely because the protagonist discovers its existence and finds its true meaning by trying and failing to make it something else, something that Christmas just isn't.
A very close second is Christmas On 34th Street
A very close second is Christmas On 34th Street