It's the most wonderful time of the year again! The Christmas TV movies have already begun airing, Christmas music is playing on local radio stations, the days are growing shorter, and the air outside is crisp. The viewing options for Christmas movies and specials during November and December each year are plentiful. Even though this year's TV programs and movies are far fewer than usual because of the months-long writers' and actors' strike, there is still an abundance of yuletide entertainment. Let me help you with the details of where to find the best holiday programming for 2023. This is n ..read more

  Merry Christmas in July! Were you able to keep up with the daily posts during the month-long marathon? In case you were late to the party this summer, here's your chance to catch up. Below is a complete list of links to each of the discussions on creative TV & film adaptations of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." This month-long list of adaptations is NOT an exhaustive list by far. From the dozens and dozens of adaptations of "A Christmas Carol," I purposefully selected thirty that featured a variety of programming and interpretations. A complete list of TV and film adaptations ..read more

The dramatic anthology series started on radio and continued on television throughout the 1950s.   Merry Christmas in July! It is Day #30 in the month-long celebration of Christmas entertainment. Each day this month I will be sharing brief reminisces about Christmas TV episodes, specials, and movies that are a creative or imaginative adaptation of Charles Dickens' tale A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Just a little something different and a way for me to show off the diversity of holiday stories I've collected in the encyclopedia Tis the Season TV (the updated and expanded 2nd edition will be ..read more

  Merry Christmas in July! It is Day #29 in the month-long celebration of Christmas entertainment. Each day this month I will be sharing brief reminisces about Christmas TV episodes, specials, and movies that are a creative or imaginative adaptation of Charles Dickens' tale A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Just a little something different and a way for me to show off the diversity of holiday stories I've collected in the encyclopedia Tis the Season TV (the updated and expanded 2nd edition will be released soon).  Today's discussion is on the 1994 feature-length animated special A Flintstones Ch ..read more