tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post8081913829962172381..comments2023-12-07T09:29:21.331-05:00Comments on Just Janga: Watching Christmas: My Top Ten Christmas TV EpisodesJangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-90703012659134016222011-12-12T19:18:13.097-05:002011-12-12T19:18:13.097-05:00Irish, I considered the Brady Bunch show where Car...Irish, I considered the Brady Bunch show where Carol loses her voice and Cindy asks Santa to help her when I made my top ten list. It almost made the cut. And I remember well the Dick Van Dyke show where Rob and Laura danced in Santa Claus suits. That one still makes me smile.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-6577732859795564802011-12-12T19:04:00.342-05:002011-12-12T19:04:00.342-05:00Beth, I miss the Bob Hope Specials too. They were ...Beth, I miss the Bob Hope Specials too. They were an institution, and he made a distinction between the politics of war and the troops when very few people were doing so. <br /><br />My mother loved variety shows, and we watched all the Christmas shows as kids--Bob Hope, Andy Williams, Perry Como, the King Family. I'm sure I'm forgetting some.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-75164812839212693582011-12-12T18:49:05.305-05:002011-12-12T18:49:05.305-05:00Q, I'm not surprised that your TV viewing is d...Q, I'm not surprised that your TV viewing is different from mine--probably for many reasons. :)<br /><br />I too love the Nutcracker, although I prefer live productions to televised ones. Does your granddaughter watch with you?Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-80815319934276143872011-12-11T19:58:45.334-05:002011-12-11T19:58:45.334-05:00When I was a kid they used to play all the Christm...When I was a kid they used to play all the Christmas shows from the various series the week before Christmas. It was such a treat. <br /><br />Some of the ones I remember fondly are that Andy Griffith episode you mentioned, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family and The Waltons. I'm probably dating myself too! Right back to the 70's! LOLirisheyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730974733998991144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-54449768132339759482011-12-11T19:30:19.789-05:002011-12-11T19:30:19.789-05:00I so miss the Bob Hope Christmas special. So much...I so miss the Bob Hope Christmas special. So much fun and so moving when he had the lineup of all the overseas service men sending Christmas wishes. I like the Bing Crosby and Andy Williams specials too, but none compared to Bob Hope.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871779531721798279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-54219051902789823512011-12-11T16:19:17.191-05:002011-12-11T16:19:17.191-05:00Afraid I haven't seen any of the shows highlig...Afraid I haven't seen any of the shows highlighted Janga. <br /><br />I tend to watch some ballet (love the nutcracker) and if I'm on my own I might dig out an old Tony Hancock video of Christmas in 'Railway Cuttings, East Cheem' <br /><br />The interaction of Hancock and Sid James always puts me in hysterics! LOLQuantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-67817855441711979122011-12-10T13:36:53.228-05:002011-12-10T13:36:53.228-05:00LOL! I'll show my age right along with you, J...LOL! I'll show my age right along with you, Janga. I clearly remember watching <i>December Bride</i> even though I was only eight when it went off the air. The star was Spring Byington and I loved both her and Harry Morgan in the show. I watched <i>Pete and Gladys</i> too. :)pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-70768116150857438862011-12-10T08:23:49.968-05:002011-12-10T08:23:49.968-05:00Thanks, PJ. At least at this point in my life, I h...Thanks, PJ. At least at this point in my life, I hang out with some definitely "cool kids." :)<br /><br />I did see the announcement of Harry Morgan's death.He was wonderful on M*A*S*H, but I remember him from even further back. One of my mother's favorite shows when I was <b>very</b> young was <i>December Bride</i>. Harry Morgan played a neighbor, Pete Porter, in that show. Later his character had what must have been one of the earliest spin-off shows, <i>Pete and Gladys</i>. I'm showing my age here.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-36795234440167199922011-12-09T08:41:38.007-05:002011-12-09T08:41:38.007-05:00Oh, and as far as you not being one of the "c...Oh, and as far as you not being one of the "cool" kids? I can't speak to your youth as I didn't know you then but these days? Definitely a cool kid!!!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-64538164577923624162011-12-09T08:40:43.385-05:002011-12-09T08:40:43.385-05:00You forgot the kleenex alert, Janga! I've see...You forgot the kleenex alert, Janga! I've seen every one of these episodes and remember them all fondly. And, yes, I'm sitting here with tears streaming down my cheeks as I remember. :)<br /><br />The M*A*S*H reference was particularly poignant, with the photo of Colonel Potter, as Harry Morgan, the actor who played Potter so brilliantly, died this week.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.com