For the first time since the beginning of December, we had a couple of days with no holiday events on the calendar. So Mother and I spent Tuesday and Wednesday indulging in Christmas classic movies and shows. Since the TV is within viewing range of the kitchen, we also prepared Christmas goodies. Hubby, who isn't interested in seeing these shows for the 100th time, busied himself with outdoor chores.
The two-day movie marathon included the animated features, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown," "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," narrated by Boris Karloff, and "Polar Express." We also watched the movie musical, "Mrs. Santa Claus," starring Angela Lansbury (I love her in anything she does), and "Scrooge," the lively and fun 1970 musical starring Albert Finney. To round out our marathon, we watched the incomparable Mikail Baryshnikov in his classic performance of "The Nutcracker."
We're not done watching Christmas classics, but we need to spend today sprucing the house for guests coming tomorrow...Hubbie's family will be here. So we'll resume our marathon Saturday. Can't let the holiday get away from us without seeing "It's a Wonderful Life," "A Christmas Story," "Miracle on 34th Street," and my all-time favorite, "Scrooge," starring Alastair Sim.
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