Jean Shepherd's "A Christmas Story" has always been my favorite. It perfectly captured my childhood dreams in the '50's, and always brought a smile to my face. The movie was pretty good, too!
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No love for “Gift of the Magi” by O Henry?
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3 posted on
12/22/2007 8:45:44 AM PST by
ex-snook
("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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"Set during the Depression in an Indiana steel town..." I was always under the impression it was set in the late 40's - early 50's, but certainly post-war.
5 posted on
12/22/2007 8:49:22 AM PST by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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My all time favorite “It’s a Wonderful Life” with
Jimmy Stewart. Marlo Thomas’ version was a mess.
I owned a theatre for a while and di this as a
musical (Joseph Robinette wrote it). If you ever
get the chance to see this or be in it... do it.
Merry Christmas... Jo
6 posted on
12/22/2007 8:49:51 AM PST by
Jo Nuvark
(Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. Gen 12:3)
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While not necessarily on of the, "five best Christmas stories," Chet Williamson's,
"O Come Little Children..." makes for a pretty good read.
8 posted on
12/22/2007 8:54:13 AM PST by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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“We’re no Angels”, Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray & Peter Ustinov.
9 posted on
12/22/2007 8:56:21 AM PST by
ops33
(Retired USAF Senior Master Sergeant)
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How about the classic Christmas Carol? "Scrooge" has become a verb, a part of our language.
17 posted on
12/22/2007 10:08:56 AM PST by
IronJack
(=)
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It appears there is a demand for ten or twelve favorites. By the way, how Dickens'
A Christmas Carol was left off that list is beyond me.
Anyway, another popular one to add to the list of a dozen is Home Alone.
22 posted on
12/22/2007 11:17:42 AM PST by
Hebrews 11:6
(Do you REALLY believe that (1) God is, and (2) God is good?)
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“The Three Trees” was always my favorite!
25 posted on
12/23/2007 6:35:36 AM PST by
Bommer
("He that controls the spice controls the universe!" (unfortunately that spice is Nutmeg!)
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A Christmas Story is one of the best movies ever made. It was not set during the depression though.
26 posted on
12/23/2007 6:39:40 AM PST by
Vision
(Thompson/Hunter '08)
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27 posted on
12/24/2007 12:42:02 AM PST by
Gigantor
(McCarthy’s conspiracy theory has become an American reality.)
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