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The***OFFICIAL***Weekend Singles' Thread-(December 22-25, 2006)Christmas Stories ~ Christmas Weekend
December 22, 2006 | DollyCali and Snugs

Posted on 12/22/2006 4:56:30 PM PST by DollyCali





CHRISTMAS
STORIES




Tim Burton's holiday classic, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993), makes a return to the big screen each holiday season.The dazzling new make-over of the musical-fantasy was led by writer/producer Tim Burton and the technical wizards at Industrial Light + Magic.

Audiences will get closer than ever to Halloweentown's beloved Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, as he attempts to take over the Christmas holiday. Against the advice of Sally, a lonely rag doll who has feelings for him, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters – Lock, Shock, and Barrel – to help him kidnap Santa Claus. Jack eventually realizes his mistake but has to contend with the evil Oogie Boogie before he can make things right and restore the Christmas holiday. Fueled by an unforgettable soundtrack featuring ten ghoulishly delightful songs by Danny Elfman who also provided the singing voice for Jack.





A CHRISTMAS STORY (1985) is humorist Jean Shepard's vignette-laden, nostalgic view of Christmastime in Indiana during the 1940s.

The main story involves nine-year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas -- and is waging an all-out campaign to convince his reluctant parents that the toy will be safe in his hands. Meanwhile, Ralphie prepares for the big day with his rather idiosyncratic family. For example, his brother has a strange relationship with food, and his dad is obsessed with a crossword puzzle contest. But the most important question of all is...when Christmas Day arrives, will Ralphie be the proud (and careful) owner of a Red Ryder BB Gun?





IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's Christmas ! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn't been for all his good deeds over the years. Will Clarence be able to convince George to return to his family and forget about suicide ?




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KEYWORDS: christmas; movies; singles; wonderfullife
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To: ilovew
Merry Christmas. :)
221 posted on 12/24/2006 10:14:19 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: rzeznikj at stout

So have I, just like last year. Too bad...


222 posted on 12/24/2006 10:14:47 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: darkangel82

Mostly because I've been stocking and having to think about Christmas for the past three months, and now that it's here, I'm just sick of it.


223 posted on 12/24/2006 10:17:00 PM PST by rzeznikj at stout (Boldly Going Nowhere...)
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To: rzeznikj at stout

Mostly here because I have no one around to celebrate it with.


224 posted on 12/24/2006 10:17:46 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: darkangel82

Ah, I see...


225 posted on 12/24/2006 10:20:40 PM PST by rzeznikj at stout (Boldly Going Nowhere...)
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To: rzeznikj at stout

Don't feel bad, it's been like this for half my life, but I won't bring that on a Christmas thread.


226 posted on 12/24/2006 10:22:10 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: darkangel82
Hey, that's not true.



Come on, it's time to party :)
227 posted on 12/24/2006 10:23:20 PM PST by ilovew (Merry Christmas to all of our brave soldiers who are far from home this Christmas.)
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To: ilovew
Now that looks good. :)
228 posted on 12/24/2006 10:24:28 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: darkangel82

Fair enough. However, and granted that I only know you from here, I can tell by your posts that you are indeed a good person.

So many of us here (myself included) cannot help but feel bad...8^)


229 posted on 12/24/2006 10:26:11 PM PST by rzeznikj at stout (Boldly Going Nowhere...)
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To: darkangel82

Well, it should. I worked *hours* on it (well, okay, not really). So eat, drink, and be merry.


230 posted on 12/24/2006 10:28:16 PM PST by ilovew (Merry Christmas to all of our brave soldiers who are far from home this Christmas.)
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To: rzeznikj at stout

Thanks. Just trying to keep up the holiday spirit here, even if I don't have much myself.


231 posted on 12/24/2006 10:30:14 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: darkangel82

No problemo--we're all in this together...


232 posted on 12/24/2006 10:31:45 PM PST by rzeznikj at stout (Boldly Going Nowhere...)
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To: darkangel82; pcottraux

you all know what time it is...

dead thread ping...


233 posted on 12/24/2006 10:51:51 PM PST by rzeznikj at stout (Boldly Going Nowhere...)
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To: rzeznikj at stout

Everyone's probably in bed, as I will be in a few minutes.


234 posted on 12/24/2006 10:54:46 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: rzeznikj at stout

You sound a lot like me. I was too analytical for my own good at 6 years old, and my father told me the truth about Santa, when I posed a few questions to him.


235 posted on 12/24/2006 10:55:01 PM PST by Rca2000 (True believers who practice what they preach are rare nowdays.)
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To: darkangel82

Kinda figured--but just in case anyone was lurking...8^)


236 posted on 12/24/2006 10:57:24 PM PST by rzeznikj at stout (Boldly Going Nowhere...)
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To: darkangel82

I'm not. I can't sleep. But I hope you have a great night's sleep :) I have to be up in 4 hours anyway. My youngest brother is still young enough to want to get up at the crack of dawn.


237 posted on 12/24/2006 10:57:42 PM PST by ilovew (Merry Christmas to all of our brave soldiers who are far from home this Christmas.)
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To: Rca2000

I was, and remain so to this day.

Coupled with the fact that I was reading fifth-grade level in kindergarten made my teachers nuts and alienated me from my peers early on...


238 posted on 12/24/2006 10:58:38 PM PST by rzeznikj at stout (Boldly Going Nowhere...)
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To: rzeznikj at stout
I was reading third grade level then. When I was in first grade, and the other kids were just 'poking along" trying to sound out their words, I would often be 10 pages ahead of them--somethnig the teachers could NOT tolerate. (And I have known (and still do know)alienation from my peers since I was about 5 years old.)

And it REALLY bothered them when I would try and check out books that were 6th grade level when I was in 2nd and 3rd grades. Not too mention, that some of those books were about energy, electronics and such. I even remember talking about energy storage, in KINDERGARTEN one time,(It was during the "energy crisis" at the time, and something was brought up by the teacher IIRC) about "why can't we store the energy in batteries to use later at night"...I did NOT understand the complexities of energy conversion then--but I was on my way!!

Being a geek is a lonely life...being a conservative, Christian geek is an even lonlier life today!!

239 posted on 12/24/2006 11:12:03 PM PST by Rca2000 (True believers who practice what they preach are rare nowdays.)
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To: Rca2000
Being a geek is a lonely life...being a conservative, Christian geek is an even lonlier life today!!

Yeah...I noticed that strolling out of mass tonight at 11:30.
240 posted on 12/24/2006 11:14:44 PM PST by Old_Mil (http://www.constitutionparty.com/)
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