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A Christmas Carol: Santa Rosa
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As part of the 40th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif., is displaying letters that kids sent after the first airing in December 1965. The show, which was funded by Coca-Cola, clearly made an impression, says Jeannie Schulz, the artists widow.
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This ABC Christmas special featured Santa as a happy-go-lucky swinger who comically wades into the marital bed of two neurotic 70s couples, and ... the music of the Carpenters. It was screened for television critics but shelved by the network when the critics, assembled at ABC's New York offices, rose as one to strangle the producers at the post-viewing interview.
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What They Do . Lead characters in Christmas TV movies tend to have glamorous and/or lucrative jobs. A magazine columnist and a restaurant owner ("Recipe for a Perfect Christmas"). A casino owner ("Three Wise Guys"). A museum curator ("Silver Bells"). A toy designer ("Christmas in Boston"). An advertising executive ("Meet the Santas").
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[B]ehold, in slunk a little round-faced kid toting a scraggly Christmas tree. And a dog danced and a little girl said all she wanted from Santa was real estate. Then a bunch of kids sang and a star appeared and, forever more, millions tuned in and hummed along.
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How could this masterpiece of science fiction be considered one of the least successful Christmas specials of all time? (lvi) As Scotty works to keep the power flowing to the shields, Kirk and Bones infiltrate Santa's headquarters. [Read More]
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