The Christmas specials are coming! The Christmas specials are coming!

It's Christmas specials time on TV again, and that means they're dusting off the best of the best of the best, sir! (Know that line?)  So, we're dusting off our DVDs too and having some movie nights as we watch pop culture on family room screen.

(You can click on the DVD picture and it'll take you to the Amazon.com page, just in case you *gasp* might not have the DVD/blu-ray and want to order it.)

Our Family Favorites:   

#5 

Full of suspense and love and cuteness, this is the quintessential Christmas coming-of-age tale. And the song rocks. That sound Rudolph's nose makes when it lights up is one of the most aggravating sounds ever, though.

#4

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch. As beautiful as it is to see his heart burst out of the x-ray box, I have to admit I watch the Grinch to see two things: Max the dog and Cindy Lou Who (who was no more than two) because Max reminds me of Pepper and Cindy Lou Who reminds me of Kelsey when she was little.

#3

Linus's speech. That is all. I watch this DVD multiple times each hear just to hear Linus tell the Christmas story.

#2

Heat Miser and Snow Miser. I hate the Mother Nature part, but the Heat Miser and Snow Miser songs are priceless.

#1

Who doesn't love a good Christmas back-story? The good guy raised by elves. The evil Burgermeister Meisterburger. "Put one foot in front of the other" ... yes, I know he's the Winter Warlock, but he's much more Gandolf-like that witchy. And the penguin... we have one almost exactly like him in our front yard each year. And the best part is when they talk about Christmas Eve being the holiest night of the year.


Love, love love the Christmas specials. What about you? What are your favorites?