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dixiegrrrrl

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14. I'm with Brother Buzz, above.

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 12:20 PM

Dec 2017

A Christmas Story is great at re-creating the late 40's-early 50's so many of us remember.

It hooked me when I saw those big bulbs on the tree. Remember them well, and if you tried to save them for next year, you'd find that some of the paint covering them had chipped off. It was always a challenge of how much missing paint made the bulb unusable. Generally the least painted ones would be relegated to the wall side of the tree, with the painted bits facing the tree,
to add any remaining color.
the big drama of lighting the tree and blowing a fuse is also spot on.

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Christmas Poll [View all] gopiscrap Dec 2017 OP

A Christmas Story Brother Buzz Dec 2017 #1

Absolutely! Bayard Dec 2017 #11

Beat me to it! inanna Dec 2017 #19

Absolutely... 2naSalit Dec 2017 #20

Bingo! n/t tazkcmo Dec 2017 #26

Yes! I used to listen to Shep on WOR in NY... SeattleVet Dec 2017 #29

Ditto, ditto, ditto! OldHippieChick Dec 2017 #35

Yeppers. nolabear Dec 2017 #36

Same here.... amazed it was left off the list. Adrahil Dec 2017 #41

Die Hard underpants Dec 2017 #2

Another vote for Die Hard Pope George Ringo II Dec 2017 #15

White Christmas mnhtnbb Dec 2017 #3

Bad Santa GrapesOfWrath Dec 2017 #4

I thought Bad Santa was bad when it first came out Brother Buzz Dec 2017 #9

All my friends tazkcmo Dec 2017 #27

Nightmare Before Christmas. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #5

Fireplace For Your Home Season 1 episode 3 lunasun Dec 2017 #6

Christmas Carol with George C. Scott lisby Dec 2017 #7

I don't get to watch Xmas movies. pangaia Dec 2017 #8

Fanny and Alexander MineralMan Dec 2017 #10

Other ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #12

A Christmas Story CanonRay Dec 2017 #13

I'm with Brother Buzz, above. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #14

Scrooged freddyvh Dec 2017 #16

I feel that Scrooged is the absolute worst Christmas movie. FSogol Dec 2017 #24

hmm freddyvh Dec 2017 #30

Don't watch Xmas movies. Igel Dec 2017 #17

Perhaps, but Christmas makes a nice secular holiday also. FSogol Dec 2017 #28

Agreed - it is a nice secular holiday also. OhioBlue Dec 2017 #44

Toss between "A Christmas Story" and "Christmas Vacation" Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2017 #18

This... Grassy Knoll Dec 2017 #21

Eight Crazy Nights ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #22

Love Actually Freedomofspeech Dec 2017 #23

Home Alone. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #25

The Ref BannonsLiver Dec 2017 #31

Depends on whats on and my mood benld74 Dec 2017 #32

Terry Pratchett's Hogfather catrose Dec 2017 #33

Is that a movie? Where can I see it? N/t FSogol Dec 2017 #37

It is catrose Dec 2017 #38

Thanks, didn't know any of pratchett's work made it to film. FSogol Dec 2017 #39

There's also Wyrd Sisters catrose Dec 2017 #42

Trading Places DinahMoeHum Dec 2017 #34

The Bishop's Wife. TeamPooka Dec 2017 #40

A Christmas Story or Elf OhioBlue Dec 2017 #43