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hellosunshine
12/18/08

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The only, and I mean ONLY Christmas movies I tolerate are Home Alone, Charlie Brown and Elf. Fucking terrifying Claymation. (I'm Christian. I just don't do furry or Claymation shit.)
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Jello Mix
12/18/08

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I was never much for Christmas specials. The animation always creeped me out. As an adult, however, I find I actually have Hanukkah envy. I work for a Jewish organization and every year when the National Dreidel Championships roll around I am ashamed of my ineptitude. This year they are having a make-your-own menorah workshop and I am totally partaking.
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Liz11685
12/18/08

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In my majority Jewish school, Hanukkah totally won- you get eight days of presents! I alas, was a Catholic, and thought I was really missing out.

I LOVE Christmas specials, mostly because there is very little to do with religion in them. My fellow atheist boyfriend and I spend Thanksgiving until Christmas watching Christmas specials, especially Rankin-Bass. Its more about the HOLIDAYS i.e. Spirit of Giving, not really Jesus.

AND- Christmas is within our grasp as long as we have hands to clasp. Such a good message to kids!! You don't need Santa, or presents or Jesus or anything, just love at the holidays!
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O RLY?
12/18/08

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I do remember thinking that kids who believed in Santa were idiots...he was in EVERY MALL and there were so many kid movies showing that he wasn't real! Come on kids, deductive reasoning!
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rollergirl76
12/18/08

@O-RLY: It's all about the suspension of disbelief. It was fun to believe in Santa, and if it were socially acceptable for a 32 year-old woman to believe in Santa, I so would.
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resonanteye
12/18/08

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I'm in favor of every single holiday this time of year. I have eight candles in the window right next to the pentagram and in front of the santy claus poster. I have a solstice party every year, celebrate Hannukah with several relatives, and my family does xmas up. I go out with close friends and do Kwanzaa, too.

I've never minded that the plot sometimes has god stuff in it. Whatever. Mr. Magoo is probably the best one, because it's just about rich people sharing. Sums it up for me.

It's nice to be an atheist.
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FourInchHeels
12/18/08

@resonanteye: I'm a little upset that you've left out the Festivus pole! If you're going to celebrate all the rest, you may as well go for broke and get them all!
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
12/18/08

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Oh and to answer the actual question. Rudolph's okay in my book, but veers off a little towards scarytown. I still watch it though.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
12/18/08

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I love The Grinch. I LOVE A Christmas Story. My family tradition is watching all 24hrs of it. We randomly bust out with references from it, such as: "Meatloaf, meatloaf. Double BEATloaf. I HATE meatloaf." And "Daddy's gonna kill Ralphie!" Oh I could go on. My favorite scene is when Ralphie finally gets to Santa and he's bugging out and Santa's voice saying, "And whats YOUR name little boy.." gets all satan-y sounding. Oh and we were raised as half-assed Catholics, but none of us go to church anymore. So we enjoy our heathen tree and our heathen gifts and our heathen dinner. And then we all go to hell. Happy Holidays!!
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emilyanne
12/18/08

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You know growing up in England I didn't really have this. Our christmas tradition for the last 20 odd years has been watching the Eastenders christmas adddition - now that's real misery, doom and gloom. It's great family viewing.
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emilyanne
12/18/08

@emilyanne: Christmas edition, I am losing my mind.
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rocknrollunicorn
12/18/08

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We had this great vhs tape growing up that has a collection of 5 or 6 short disney winter/Christmas-themed cartoons. The Sants's Workshop one has some racist moments (it's from like the 30s or 40s?) but the video as a whole is totally awesome.
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arodriguez.romero
12/18/08

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slate had a great xmas themed article by Chris Hitchens. He compared the endless public xmas celebrations to Our Dear Leader's Birthday in North Korea.
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Raspberry Swirly
12/18/08

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I enjoy Rudolph, but only the Rankin-Bass claymation one. SHE THINKS I'M KYOOOOOOOOOOOD!
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InCahoots
12/18/08

@Raspberry Swirl's love is on lockdown: Yukon Cornelius, FTW!
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Raspberry Swirly
12/18/08

@InCahoots: The thing about bumbles is, bumbles bounce!
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BlondeGrlz
12/18/08

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I love all Christmas specials, but my absolute favorite movie to watch for the holidays is Love Actually. It is also my mother's favorite. In fact, singing the "Christmas is all around" song has become a family tradition, and making jokes like "Don't do drugs kids...become a pop star and they give them to you for free!" is considered necessary for that true holiday spirit.

It's not actually that Christmasy either, so I recommend it for non-Christians too. Plus - nudity!
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the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
12/18/08

@BlondeGrlz is having a BlondeBoyz!: Yesss I love watching that movie around Christmas. I always get the song stuck in my head too. It's one of the few rom-coms/Christmas movies that I actually like.
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hellosunshine
12/18/08

@BlondeGrlz is having a BlondeBoyz!: LOVE ACTUALLY IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE, BUT ESPECIALLY CHRISTMAS MOVIE, EVER. AND YES, THIS DESERVES ALL CAPS.
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ae
12/18/08

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I come from a line of Protestant Christians for as long as I can trace my family, and I still dread the Christmas season every year. Curiously, my devout, full-blooded Jewish roommate loves Christmas music and the whole season. We made a deal: If I can claim lox with bagels from her people, this Midwestern shiksa will gladly give her "White Christmas" and "Jingle Bell Rock."
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tscheese
12/18/08

@ManicPixiePoliticalGirl: Related: I would cut a bitch for some Hanukkah gelt. That shit is fucking delicious.

I've said it here before, but: You know how we Protestants get that crappy cheap fakey rice-puff Easter candy? Hanukkah gelt is SO FUCKING MUCH BETTER. It's like, that whole Messiah thing keeps us from having good chocolate.
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info*ninja
12/18/08

@Macloserboy: I will repost this here:

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info*ninja
12/18/08

@info*ninja: the world is screwy
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info*ninja
12/18/08

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I think this is the appropriate place to post this:

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arodriguez.romero
12/18/08

@info*ninja: our dear leader has blocked access to that clip. Do you have an alternate?
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info*ninja
12/18/08

@info*ninja: I actually agree with Sarah Silverman for once.

I think x.mas should be secularized, i mean people: it is no coincidence that most religions have holidays around the solstice and darkest time of year, we can all get behind peace, love, sharing, family.
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info*ninja
12/18/08

it wont wor in any embedded site but it is playing on youtube, here are the lyrics:

I hate to say this Santa but you're acting like a dick

you should give presents to everyone that's good

and not just to your personal click

if you bring me a toy to open Christmas morning

I'll let you be my boyfriend all bearded, fat and horny

oh yeah oh yeah

What does Jesus have to do with you?

You've got as much to do with Jesus as you do with Scooby doo,

what do you have to do with Jesus,

you have as much to do with him

as you do your mother's penis oh yeah

so I don't think he's the son of god

I think he was still a nice boy

if you ask yourself what would Jesus do

he'd say give the Jew girl toys,

give the Jew girl toys, give the Jew girl toys,

don't be a doosh, what would Jesus do,

he'd say give the jew girls toys,

Klaz - is that german,

Santa Claus, Santa Claus,

you made a list and I checked it twice

and there's nobody named Silverman, or Moskowitz or Weiss,

you have a list well Schindler did too,

Liam Neeson played him, Tim Allen played you,

give the jew girl toys,

don't be a doosh, what would Jesus do,

he'd say give the jew girl toys

give the jew girl toys
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rocknrollunicorn
12/18/08

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I can't so much comment on this as I am a dirty Christmas-loving Christian type, but I had an Indian friend (Hindu by family but not really religious, I guess) in college who was openly hostile re: Christmas. Like I would try to give her a gift -- because I was celebrating and wanted to buy all my close friends a gift -- and she would get mad.

Now, of course, she is dating a Catholic and LOVED their first Christmas, when they got a tree and stuff. That damn love is always winning out in the end, huh?
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rocknrollunicorn
12/18/08

@rocknrollunicorn: omg I HAVE an Indian friend from college. We're still totally friends!
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