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Review of White Christmas

March 7th, 2010 No comments
White Christmas

It’s a little annoying that so many people only associate Bing Crosby with Christmas music, given his monumental and pioneering achievements in the recording, movie, and radio industries. But let’s face it, nobody does Christmas better than Bing. Admit it – the Holidays just don’t feel complete unless you’ve heard Bing croon “White Christmas” at [...]

Review of My Little Pony – A Very Minty Christmas [VHS]

March 2nd, 2010 No comments
My Little Pony - A Very Minty Christmas [VHS]

My daughter is a big fan of Dora The Explorer & Sesame Street.Occasionally I can get her interested in something else.I’ve had some luck with the Richard Scarry videos, Winnie The Pooh, Strawberry Shortcake, and the Backyardigans so far.Suprisingly, she actually likes to watch the previews on all these videos.And I noticed she got very [...]

Review of Ugly Duckling’s Christmas Wish [VHS] (1996)

February 28th, 2010 No comments
Ugly Duckling

A warm-hearted tale of Omar, the ugly duckling, whose Christmas wish is simply to find a place where he belongs. Hitching a ride to the big city he meets up with a runaway girl and the two discover the true meaning of Christmas.
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Review of The Christmas Trilogy (3CD/DVD) [BOX SET]

February 28th, 2010 No comments
The Christmas Trilogy (3CD/DVD)

Hard rock. Christmas.
These simply don’t seem to go together. After all, Christmas music is usually fluffy, syrupy stuff about decking the halls, trimming the tree, and spending time with your family, et cetera. They play it in malls, and after a few hundred chirrupy renditions of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” you’re ready [...]

Review of Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)

February 27th, 2010 No comments
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas

Like the PBS show, it has the regular characters we have grown to love, with their respective voices.When The Man w/the Yellow Hat wants to help George write out his Christmas list, George presents him his list in the form of a drawing of shapes (circles, squares,triangles…).The Man w/the Yellow Hat labors over the list [...]

Review of The Andy Williams Christmas Album [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

February 20th, 2010 No comments
The Andy Williams Christmas Album

Andy Williams, along with Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, and Nat King Cole, will always be closely associated with Christmas–and rightfully so.All these crooners made beautiful albums that became part of the soundtrack to the American Christmas celebration.It’s a pity that so manycontemporary artists have made Christmas albums that don’t sound “Christmasy.”
Not to worry [...]