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Perhaps the best-known Christmas Specials are the animated ones (including the stop-motion animations produced primarily by [[Rankin/Bass Productions|Rankin/Bass]]) from the 1960s through the 1970s that rerun annually. Far more numerous, though, are the various celebrity specials, which usually take the form of a low-key holiday-themed [[Variety Show]]. Usually the latter are rather forgettable by virtue of their one-off nature, but sometimes they can generate moments that survive decades. A case in point would be the Bing Crosby-[[David Bowie]] duet of "The Little Drummer Boy", which has taken on a life of its own above and beyond the 1970s-vintage Crosby special from which it sprang. |
Perhaps the best-known Christmas Specials are the animated ones (including the stop-motion animations produced primarily by [[Rankin/Bass Productions|Rankin/Bass]]) from the 1960s through the 1970s that rerun annually. Far more numerous, though, are the various celebrity specials, which usually take the form of a low-key holiday-themed [[Variety Show]]. Usually the latter are rather forgettable by virtue of their one-off nature, but sometimes they can generate moments that survive decades. A case in point would be the Bing Crosby-[[David Bowie]] duet of "The Little Drummer Boy", which has taken on a life of its own above and beyond the 1970s-vintage Crosby special from which it sprang. |
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Compare [[Christmas Episode]] ([[Separated By a Common Language|generally known as Christmas Specials]] [[A Very British Christmas|in the UK]]) and [[Halloween Special]]. If the holiday celebrated in the special only looks like Christmas but is renamed to match the setting, it's a [[You Mean Xmas]]. |
Compare [[Christmas Episode]] ([[Separated By a Common Language|generally known as Christmas Specials]] [[A Very British Christmas|in the UK]]) and [[Halloween Special]]. If the holiday celebrated in the special only looks like Christmas but is renamed to match the setting, it's a [[You Mean "Xmas"]]. |
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* [[Leap Frog (Animation)|Leap Frog]]'s ''A Tad Of Christmas Cheer'' (2007) |
* [[Leap Frog (Animation)|Leap Frog]]'s ''A Tad Of Christmas Cheer'' (2007) |
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* ''[[Christmas Is Here Again (Animation)|Christmas Is Here Again]]'' (2007) |
* ''[[Christmas Is Here Again (Animation)|Christmas Is Here Again]]'' (2007) |
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* ''[[The Colbert Report (TV)|A Colbert Christmas]]: The Greatest Gift Of All''. Contains both [[As the Good Book Says|actual religious issues]], and [[Everything's Worse With Bears|killer bears]]. (2008) |
* ''[[The Colbert Report (TV)|A Colbert Christmas]]: The Greatest Gift Of All''. Contains both [[As the Good Book Says...|actual religious issues]], and [[Everything's Worse With Bears|killer bears]]. (2008) |
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* ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'' (2008) |
* ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'' (2008) |
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* ''[[Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation]]!'' (2009) |
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation]]!'' (2009) |
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[[Category:Christmas Special]] |
[[Category:Christmas Special]] |
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