Christmas Special Countdown #1

Christmas Vacation

This is the mother of all Christmas specials, this is the one that most of your family has seen hundreds of times, this is the movie that most people quote over and over around Christmas, this is Christmas Vacation! Clark Griswold wants nothing more than to give his family the perfect Christmas, and to do that he invites his whole family to stay at his house for the entire holiday season, and this can only turn into trouble. This film is loved by many of my family members and friends, and it’s a tradition to watch it every year. It has great music, great comedy, relatable family moments, and it expresses the true meaning of Christmas. I hope you have spent this holiday season with as much of your family and friends as possible and I know I’ve written a lot about Christmas specials over the last twenty-four days, but I had to. I had so many thoughts going on that I just needed to empty out my mind, the shitter was full. Merry Christmas EVERYONE!!!!

Christmas Special Countdown #2

Twas the Night Before Mxymas

Mr. Mxyzptlk arrives on earth on Christmas Eve with a plan to take over the planet by destroying hope. To do this, the magical imp puts a spell over the people of the world that causes them to relive Christmas Eve over and over again. His theory is if you take away tomorrow, you take away hope. The only person to notice that he is reliving the same day over and over again is Clark Kent, who begins to notice that the people of earth are becoming more hateful each time Christmas Eve resets itself. This Christmas special does take it pretty dark as there are talks of world war and wide spread disaster at points, but with Howie Mandel playing the part of Mr. Mxyzptlk the comedy helps balances out the story. Can Clark Kent stop the evil imp and save Christmas? This looks like a job for Superman!

Christmas Special Countdown #3

Christmas with the Joker

This is a classic Christmas tale about a psychotic killer who breaks out of jail on Christmas Eve. All he wants for Christmas is to toy with Batman for the night at the expense of people’s safety. This episode has everything, Christmas music, out of control trains, killer toys, even Joker in an ugly Christmas sweater. The special is part of the classic Batman: The Animated Series and still holds up today. What more can you ask from Christmas than hearing Mark Hamill singing “Jingle Bells Batman Smells” while riding a flying Christmas tree?  Check it out this year and remember to smile.

Christmas Special Countdown #4

Mickey’s Christmas Carol

To me, Mickey’s Christmas Carol is a timeless classic; it has timeless characters playing other timeless characters. The story of a Christmas Carol has been done to death, you can even find some of the examples in my countdown, but one of the best is with Mickey’s cast. Mickey plays poor Bob Cratchit who works for Ebenezer Scrooge. One of the best parts is Donald, playing Scrooge’s nephew, burst into the office trying to sell Christmas wreaths. Goofy plays Jacob Marley, and makes a pretty terrifying ghost in my opinion. All that set aside, the thing I love most about this special is that Scrooge McDuck plays Ebenezer Scrooge. When I was a kid, seeing Scrooge playing a different Scrooge blew my mind. This is a must watch every Christmas, and I highly recommend you grabs some friends and watch with them.

Christmas Special Countdown #5

Fred Claus

Fred is the brother of Santa Claus, and he works for a reposition company in Chicago. When Fred needs some extra cash he calls his brother, but Santa will only give his bro some money if he helps out around the North Pole for Christmas. This leads to Fred making changes of his own around Santa’s workshop in which leads to Santa getting upset at his brother. Vince Vaughn plays Fred and he’s great in the movie but my favorite character is played by Kevin Spacey. For those of you that know me well, there is an awesome Superman moment in this film with Lex Luthor himself. This is a fun movie that my friends usually get together to watch every year, if you haven’t seen it yet it’s a treat. Enjoy and Merry Christmas.

Christmas Special Countdown #6

A Very Supernatural Christmas

This is a fun special, but might not be for the kids in the family. The episode starts out with a grandfather dressed as Santa getting pulled up a chimney and murdered as his grandson watches from the stairs. As more and more murders begin to happen, Sam and Dean arrive in Ypsilanti, Michigan to investigate. For most of the episode, the Winchesters are hunting what they believe to be an Evil Santa, but it could be something else all together. Supernatural is great, especially when they do their experimental episodes. Grab some friends, turn out the lights and enjoy A Very Supernatural Christmas.

Christmas Special Countdown #7

The Looney Tunes Show

A Christmas Carol

A heat wave hits and everyone in Bugs’s town is losing their Christmas spirit, including Bugs. In an attempt to show a little Christmas cheer and raise everyone’s spirits, Lola decides to put on a play for the whole town. After she does a few rewrites and adds a few characters, she comes up with a messed up version of A Christmas Carol, and attempts to have Bugs and company learn the part in a few days so that they can entertain the town. Meanwhile, Daffy and Foghorn Leghorn make their way to the North Pole to install a massive fan that will blow cold air downward and wipe out the heat wave. Not only is this a funny Christmas special but it ends with a fantastic Christmas Song sung by the cast.