Muppet Christmas Carol, hands down. I have sometimes watched that one several times in a row. Not sure if it's the best version of A Christmas Carol ever made, but it's my favorite. Elf is my other favorite.
One more old favorite is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Apart from Santa being kind of a jackass to Rudolph, I enjoy it. I think part of me related to the Island of Misfit Toys.
On point, as usual!! And thanks for the link to the Politico story. I checked them all out. Some other great minds out there. It was kind of depressing, though, reliving everything from the last year.
Great cartoon!!! So on point!!!! I am glad you have given yourself the day off and will just relax with good vibes. Everyone needs that and someone recovering from a stroke REALLY needs and deserves that. All the best, Clay. Proud of you for keeping on through it all❤️
My favorite Christmas films are the original animated Grinch, A Charlie Brown Christmas, any version of A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life. One year I watched about 4 different Christmas Carols including the Muppet one.
I got a good laugh out of "I'm taking back my myrrh".
You picked all my favorites! Have a wonderful Christmas everyone. And Clay, my sister who has been living well with type two says to give yourself a treat every now and then so you don’t snap and eat a whole bag of Oreos.
Good cartoon as always, Clay! You always make such good points in your toon and blog. Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
We saw it’s a wonderful life on a large screen last week. Good to see the whole thing. I like a Christmas story cause I think it’s funny. Not sure what we’ll watch tonight.
Pretty much the only Christmas movie i like is the Rankin/Bass Roudolph, but don't base any decisions on me, I really don't care for the fake feel-good holiday movie troupe. I am one of those people who feels very sad around Christmas!!! I am always shocked that a nation of immigrants is anti-immigration, but then again my Irish ancestors had some issues and my Polish ancestors have been the brunt of jokes forever ... I grew up with white Jesus and until I stopped being a practicing Catholic (Got it right, no need to practice anymore) ... I read more about the world than was taught in my NJ Catholic and later public school once I was not in school ... anyone who looks at Arabs and Sephardic Jews and think that Jesus was a blonde blue eyed savior have no clue outside of their limited world view ... I was fortunate to have a Persian Uncle (by marriage) who expanded my world view as a youth and even more so as an adult!!! He was the most loving person on the planet, I suppose being a Sufi Mystic helped his acceptance of others!!! I have been rambling too much, so Happy Christmas and the fact that you are slowly getting better is a great gift for me!!!
Clay, you forgot the newest racist dog whistle: "heritage Americans". 🙄 Of course only white people count since black and brown people came to the US as either slaves or low-class workers.
What? That's really dumb. Crap, one line of my actual lineage goes back to old Rhys ap Gruffydd, who ruled Wales. Through that, I'm related to Gwenhwyfar, Arctos (Arthur's) wife.
What's that got to do with anything, besides being amusing chatter at DnD and SCA events?
My favorite Xmas film, if it can be called that, is one that I first saw in 1957 or 58. I had a cough and a fever and in those days was give terpenhydrate and codeine as a suppressant. And watched The Man Who Came to Dinner. It's a farce and was a hit on Broadway as a play. In black and white and wonderfully silly. I think the opiates and the film together may have affected my development. When I lived in the UK, I think everyone I knew watched The Great Escape. Every damned year. A better film than It's a Wonderful Life (almost anything is), but not every year, please. Americans don't realize that it was loosely based on a real escape (and recapture) of allied POWs during the Second World War, but that there were no Americans involved.
In 1971, I found myself in the Redwoods of Northern California in the company of 2 young Dutch people. They asked where I was from and I told them NY. They asked if I knew where Nyack, NY is. So I said, you must know Peter and Julie May (my first cousins who had been living in the Netherlands for a couple of years, their father working for the UN as an urban planner. Nyack has about 30,000 people.) Earlier that evening we had all consumed some peyote and were pretty messed up. Anyway, they remarked that my last name is not the same as Julie and Peter's. Makes sense since our mothers are sisters. They asked where my name came from and I told them: it's Hebrew. Their response was shock. Peter and Julie are Jewish?! Their next statement was one I had never heard before: "you are so lucky!" "Why," I asked? Their response: "because you don't have to suffer for the sins of the white people!" What a wonderful thing to be liberated from. But the Israelis have loaded Jewry with a new set of sins - those committed against the Palestinians. Anyway, only a couple of innocent Dutch kids and Charlie Kirk and his chino-clad boys in Charlottesville say that Jews aren't "white." But of all racial categorizations "white" is perhaps the most meaningless. White is a very fluid concept. In America, one hundred years ago, Italians and Greeks were not considered white, nor Jews. Nor Poles, nor Bohemians. Fifty years earlier, Irish were not considered white. Forty years before that, it was Germans. (And Enrico Fermi insisted we learn that Hungarians come from another planet.) So go figure.
So: have a happy Christmas, a divine Divali, a kwazy Kwanza, and sublime Saturnalia. If I left you out, then a well-seasoned and tasty fest.
I agree ... the racism IS stupid. White, Brown, Black, Purple or Pink ... we are ALL humans and what we SHOULD be focused on right now is preserving and restoring the environment for future generations of ALL colours. But nope, instead, some would prefer to be arrogant and believe in their own superiority. THEY are the ones who will doom the human species. We either work together, else our children and grandchildren will pay the price. Happy Holiday, Clay! Enjoy your movies ... we watched "Elf" a few nights ago and plan on "Charlie Brown Christmas" tonight!
Podcaster I listen to said he lives in MAGA central, and there's nearly no Christmas decorations this year. He thinks they figured out they are worshipping a guy they would not permit in the country.
Afraid I don't do much with Christmas movies. Maybe Christmas Vacation.
My favorite Christmas movie is "Scrooged." It is just a tad bit dark, but that suits me. The Bobcat Goldthwait and Carol Kane characters are my favorites.
All the rest are just either too forced comedy (I'm thinking "Christmas Vacation") or sappy ("A Christmas Story"). "Elf" (which I only first watched last year! 😮) is OK but a little Will Farrell goes a long way.
Muppet Christmas Carol, hands down. I have sometimes watched that one several times in a row. Not sure if it's the best version of A Christmas Carol ever made, but it's my favorite. Elf is my other favorite.
One more old favorite is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Apart from Santa being kind of a jackass to Rudolph, I enjoy it. I think part of me related to the Island of Misfit Toys.
Have a great Christmas, Clay! ☃️🎄✨️
On point, as usual!! And thanks for the link to the Politico story. I checked them all out. Some other great minds out there. It was kind of depressing, though, reliving everything from the last year.
You asked for merchandise requests. I'd buy today's "Replacement Christmas" if it was on a sweatshirt. Perfect to wear during the holiday season.
Great cartoon!!! So on point!!!! I am glad you have given yourself the day off and will just relax with good vibes. Everyone needs that and someone recovering from a stroke REALLY needs and deserves that. All the best, Clay. Proud of you for keeping on through it all❤️
Congrats on making Politico's end-of-the-year round-up (again)! And, very cool picking up some new followers from Ann Telnaes!
I'm a Home Alone fan but, whatever you decide, enjoy watching your movies and eating Chinese food.
I'm sure my TCM choices aren't popular, but here are mine: It's a Wonderful Life, The Shop Around the Corner, Christmas in Connecticut.
Have a super wonderful holiday!
My favorite Christmas films are the original animated Grinch, A Charlie Brown Christmas, any version of A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life. One year I watched about 4 different Christmas Carols including the Muppet one.
I got a good laugh out of "I'm taking back my myrrh".
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Peezeheads.
You picked all my favorites! Have a wonderful Christmas everyone. And Clay, my sister who has been living well with type two says to give yourself a treat every now and then so you don’t snap and eat a whole bag of Oreos.
Merry Christmas, Clay! Hope your day is wonderful. I, too, love Home Alone, but also laugh my way through Deck the Halls and Jingle All the Way.
Good cartoon as always, Clay! You always make such good points in your toon and blog. Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
We saw it’s a wonderful life on a large screen last week. Good to see the whole thing. I like a Christmas story cause I think it’s funny. Not sure what we’ll watch tonight.
Pretty much the only Christmas movie i like is the Rankin/Bass Roudolph, but don't base any decisions on me, I really don't care for the fake feel-good holiday movie troupe. I am one of those people who feels very sad around Christmas!!! I am always shocked that a nation of immigrants is anti-immigration, but then again my Irish ancestors had some issues and my Polish ancestors have been the brunt of jokes forever ... I grew up with white Jesus and until I stopped being a practicing Catholic (Got it right, no need to practice anymore) ... I read more about the world than was taught in my NJ Catholic and later public school once I was not in school ... anyone who looks at Arabs and Sephardic Jews and think that Jesus was a blonde blue eyed savior have no clue outside of their limited world view ... I was fortunate to have a Persian Uncle (by marriage) who expanded my world view as a youth and even more so as an adult!!! He was the most loving person on the planet, I suppose being a Sufi Mystic helped his acceptance of others!!! I have been rambling too much, so Happy Christmas and the fact that you are slowly getting better is a great gift for me!!!
Clay, you forgot the newest racist dog whistle: "heritage Americans". 🙄 Of course only white people count since black and brown people came to the US as either slaves or low-class workers.
Is that just the Heritage foundation trying to be important to people who could care less?
What? That's really dumb. Crap, one line of my actual lineage goes back to old Rhys ap Gruffydd, who ruled Wales. Through that, I'm related to Gwenhwyfar, Arctos (Arthur's) wife.
What's that got to do with anything, besides being amusing chatter at DnD and SCA events?
My favorite Xmas film, if it can be called that, is one that I first saw in 1957 or 58. I had a cough and a fever and in those days was give terpenhydrate and codeine as a suppressant. And watched The Man Who Came to Dinner. It's a farce and was a hit on Broadway as a play. In black and white and wonderfully silly. I think the opiates and the film together may have affected my development. When I lived in the UK, I think everyone I knew watched The Great Escape. Every damned year. A better film than It's a Wonderful Life (almost anything is), but not every year, please. Americans don't realize that it was loosely based on a real escape (and recapture) of allied POWs during the Second World War, but that there were no Americans involved.
In 1971, I found myself in the Redwoods of Northern California in the company of 2 young Dutch people. They asked where I was from and I told them NY. They asked if I knew where Nyack, NY is. So I said, you must know Peter and Julie May (my first cousins who had been living in the Netherlands for a couple of years, their father working for the UN as an urban planner. Nyack has about 30,000 people.) Earlier that evening we had all consumed some peyote and were pretty messed up. Anyway, they remarked that my last name is not the same as Julie and Peter's. Makes sense since our mothers are sisters. They asked where my name came from and I told them: it's Hebrew. Their response was shock. Peter and Julie are Jewish?! Their next statement was one I had never heard before: "you are so lucky!" "Why," I asked? Their response: "because you don't have to suffer for the sins of the white people!" What a wonderful thing to be liberated from. But the Israelis have loaded Jewry with a new set of sins - those committed against the Palestinians. Anyway, only a couple of innocent Dutch kids and Charlie Kirk and his chino-clad boys in Charlottesville say that Jews aren't "white." But of all racial categorizations "white" is perhaps the most meaningless. White is a very fluid concept. In America, one hundred years ago, Italians and Greeks were not considered white, nor Jews. Nor Poles, nor Bohemians. Fifty years earlier, Irish were not considered white. Forty years before that, it was Germans. (And Enrico Fermi insisted we learn that Hungarians come from another planet.) So go figure.
So: have a happy Christmas, a divine Divali, a kwazy Kwanza, and sublime Saturnalia. If I left you out, then a well-seasoned and tasty fest.
However you celebrate the turning of the seasons may you be happy!
(Actually, I leave the flagellates out of that. Just no. If that's what makes them happy, they need therapy.)
I prefer cilia to flagella. But thanks for the good wishes. (I've often been called cilia than the next man)
I agree ... the racism IS stupid. White, Brown, Black, Purple or Pink ... we are ALL humans and what we SHOULD be focused on right now is preserving and restoring the environment for future generations of ALL colours. But nope, instead, some would prefer to be arrogant and believe in their own superiority. THEY are the ones who will doom the human species. We either work together, else our children and grandchildren will pay the price. Happy Holiday, Clay! Enjoy your movies ... we watched "Elf" a few nights ago and plan on "Charlie Brown Christmas" tonight!
"Jews will not replace Jesus! Oh, wait. . ."
Podcaster I listen to said he lives in MAGA central, and there's nearly no Christmas decorations this year. He thinks they figured out they are worshipping a guy they would not permit in the country.
Afraid I don't do much with Christmas movies. Maybe Christmas Vacation.
My favorite Christmas movie is "Scrooged." It is just a tad bit dark, but that suits me. The Bobcat Goldthwait and Carol Kane characters are my favorites.
All the rest are just either too forced comedy (I'm thinking "Christmas Vacation") or sappy ("A Christmas Story"). "Elf" (which I only first watched last year! 😮) is OK but a little Will Farrell goes a long way.
Not watching any Christmas movies...but this toon and blog are spot-on. Relax!