One of the most gorgeous Christmas commercials ever, the Coca-Cola Christmas trucks ad comes and goes from the air so that they don’t wear it out, but thanks to the Internet you can enjoy it any time you want, and it doesn’t even have to be Christmas time! How can you beat that?
While everyone is familiar with the 1960′s Rain & Bass version of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, this wasn’t the first time the story had been animated. This version from 1948 was directed by Max Fleischer who is most famous for his 1940′s Superman cartoons, but he was an accomplished animation director for projects other than [...]
If there is one thing you can never have enough of, it’s Christmas cookie recipes. Christmas-Cookies.com has hundreds of recipes collected from various sites, books and magazines over the years. They are all broken down into different categories that are easy to navigate, and all of the recipes are well presented and easy to follow. [...]
Easter falls on April 4th in 2010, and with the date rapidly approaching, it’s time to start thinking about what to make for the big meal. Well, have you ever thought about turning some of your Christmas cookie recipes into Easter cookie recipes? While most Christmas cookies are thought of as a once-a-year treat you [...]
The Jack Benny Show started off as a radio show, and eventually moved to television in 1950. This Christmas episode came from the first season of the series, and, as one would expect, features Jack Benny being his usual miserly and difficult self. Some 60 years later, and the show still makes you laugh, not [...]
This video of the Carson Williams house from Mason, Ohio got so famous that in Dec. 2005 it was used in a TV ad for Miller Lite Beer. Mr. Williams choreographed his Christmas lights to the the song “Wizard in Winter” by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Yes, this is all real, and Mr. Williams even circulated the instructions for [...]
Sometimes through out the year you need a fix of some Christmas cheer. It may be July and you just feel the need to take a look at lights, ornaments and other decorations. Maybe you just want to start thinking about how you plan for decorating for next year. So, what do you do? Where [...]
Beyond Tomorrow is a film from 1940 about three older businessman who invite two young people, James and Jean, to their home for Christmas Eve as they have no family of their own. The two fall in love, and three men decide to help foster their love. When the three benefactors are killed in a [...]
Sometimes you have to wonder what people were thinking when they gave the greenlight to a movie being made. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is definitely a film that falls into this category. Best known for its appearance as an episode of the infamous Mystery Science Theater 3000, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a movie that [...]
It’s never too early too early to be thinking about Christmas ornaments, and Hallmark is taking advantage of the 2010 International Toy Fair in New York City to unveil its Star Wars ornaments for Christmas 2010. The line-up of new ornaments for the popular Star Wars line includes: Luke Skywalker – 30th Anniversary of Star [...]