#its no muppets christmas carol of course

[frogothy]

we, as a society, skipped over the netflix christmas carol musical Scrooge way too fast

i watched it half asleep last year but i’m listening to the soundtrack rn and it slays so hard

[twistedtummies2]

Top 12 Ghosts of Christmas Yet to Come

It’s funny how Christmas Eve sees us covering arguably the scariest and most unnerving of the Three Spirits of Christmas, at the end of our journey through some of the side players for Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The irony is almost hilarious. I speak, of course, of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, a.k.a. The Ghost of Christmas Future. The Third Spirit is interesting in that he’s arguably the most well-remembered and exciting of the three ghosts: he’s the dark and brooding payoff on Scrooge’s journey, and getting through his section of the tale - the most gut-wrenching chapter of the entire story - is a challenge for the audience, especially for younger viewers or readers. While the black cloak the Ghost wears in the book symbolizes the shadow mystery of the future - emphasized by the fact the Spirit never speaks, and only the tiniest gestures and nuances give away any indication of its thoughts or feelings - it has never been lost on anyone that the visual representation very closely resembles the iconography of the Grim Reaper. What’s interesting about the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come is that they have honestly changed the least out of all three Ghosts in how they’ve been visually represented over the years. While there have been some minor changes here and there, most versions of the character stick with the same visual basics of a dark figure in a black hooded robe, with only their hands - or even just one hand - visible. Yet, at the same time, along with Christmas Past, the Spirit of the Future is one that artistic people LOVE to toy with in various ways, from more simplistic to more wild concepts, which creates a sort of paradox. You can always tell which Spirit is meant to be the Future in every good take on the Carol, but it’s always fun to see the little additions and changes each rendition brings to the table. There’s not much more to say (fitting for a typically mute character), so let’s just jump right in: in honor of Christmas Eve (still ironically), these are My Top 12 Favorite Portryals of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come!

12. Charlie B. Barkin, from An All Dogs Christmas Carol. (Purely for the sheer INSANITY of this one. That, and the song he gets is catchy…yes, he sings. I told you it was insane.)

11. Czeslaw Konarski, from Scrooge (1951). (While simplicity can be used to great effect, I feel this one is a little TOO simple, hence why he takes a lower tier. But he’s still quite impactful.)

10. D’Arcy Corrigan, from A Christmas Carol (1938). (This version has such a great entrance, just for a start.)

9. Robert Hammond, from Scrooged. (Further proof this movie is basically “A Ghostbusters Christmas Carol.”)

8. Tim Potter, from A Christmas Carol (1999).

7. Paddy Stone, from Scrooge (1970).

6. Pete, from Mickey’s Christmas Carol.

5. The Version from Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol.

4. Jim Carrey, from A Christmas Carol (2009). (Really cool concept having the Spirit act as Scrooge's literal shadow. They did something like that many decades before in the 1935 version, but it's way better here.)

3. The Version from The Muppet Christmas Carol. (Puppeteered by Don Austen and Robert Tygner.)

2. The Version from A Christmas Carol (1971).

1. Michael Carter, from A Christmas Carol (1984). (I love the detail on how, as the sequence goes on, the ghost gets closer and closer to Scrooge, symbolically showing how his future is getting ever nearer.)

[slymewitch]

Christmas Carol autism rant

Honestly of all the stories and songs and such that get oversaturated during christmas, I unironically enjoy how many versions of A Christmas Carol there are. Not only because its a good story in general, but because unlike something like Rudolph, every single version has a uniqueness to them. The simplicity of the plot allows for so much messing around with the setting, the timeline, the mood, its all so malleable. And then there are the characters. Scrooge, Marley, and the ghosts specifically are all fairly simple archetypes, but because of their simplicity, each variant of the story can expand on said archetypes however they want, heck they can even completely zigzag the archetypes and put something completely different in the slot of one of the characters. Especially for the ghosts. Usually they’ll just go with the archetypes of angel, santa, death, but every single version gives the trio their own flavor. An angel can be a lot of things, like a girl, or a candle, or a dirty taxi driver, or the Eleventh Doctor. But Scrooge himself is probably the most interesting. Compared to the other characters in the story, he’s the one that changes the least between each adaptation on the surface. Grumpy old man, hates christmas, greedy, bad childhood, bad friends, bad breakup, the works. These guidelines are mostly unflinchingly rigid, but the exact brand of bitterness, and the details of the events, are left up to whoever’s writing. My favorite version by far though is unironically the Muppets version. Unlike most other adaptations, Scrooge doesn’t seem that hateful in that version. He still does the same greedy and evil crap as the other Scrooges, but he isn’t as angry as the rest are. You don’t get the impression that he hates anyone, and he seems more depressed than anything else. Even when he outright says that poor people should die, he just sounds done. Like he’s only saying it because he doesn’t care enough to filter what he says. And of all other Scrooge’s he’s the most willing to change. When he’s shown his past he immediately brightens up upon seeing simpler, more familiar times. When hes with the ghost of christmas present and sees the cratchets and his nephew, he makes the least wisecracks of any other Scrooge, and seems genuinely hurt by how lowly people think of him. And when yet to come arrives, he goes with him willingly, knowing that this is something he must face if he wants to be saved. Oh yeah, if you can’t tell, the muppets version is my favorite, the Marleys scene solidified Statler and Waldorf as my favorite muppets and is easily the highlight of the movie for me. But for some close contenders, George C Scott’s version is definitely the creepiest version Ive ever seen and it gives a lot more context about Scrooge’s life than most others. The Ghost of Christmas present is surprisingly intimidating, and dear GOD yet to come gives me chills. It’s strange how much mileage you can get out of a creaking gate sound effect. The Doctor Who version is also a personal favorite for being both weird and clever at the same time. Weird because its on an alien planet where sharks float in the air and can be used to drive chariots, but still SUPER clever for how it screws around with the story. I dont want to spoil too much, mostly because I want an excuse to not explain how bonkers the story is, but the way they mess with the “past present and future” theming is genius, because of course it was this is doctor who we’re talking about. And of course theres Spirited which is also extremely clever with how it messes with the story, but is also just really fun and charming to watch.

I’ve already written so much that I do not have the energy for a well written conclusion so uh, my point is that Christmas Carol adaptations are awesome despite the fact they probably shouldn’t be, and um…stay hydrated!

[astrangergivingthestrangewelcome]

Tis the season so can I just say, the thing about A Muppet Christmas Carol (and I suppose just A Christmas Carol but the Muppet one is the only one I've ever seen so) is even though its hopeful there's something just so deeply incredibly incurably sad about it. Like when I was a kid (watching the VHS version with "The Love is Gone" on it and crying my eyes out of course) I kept on expecting his fiance, Belle (?) to show up in the climax and reconcile and I thought it was so sad that they didn't. Like Scrooge changed, it wasn't too late, and he will reap the benefits of that for the rest of his life, but he still wasted his entire life up to this point and he can't get those decades back. He can't get the love he let go back. He can't undo the years of loneliness. The time for raising a family has passed by. As an old man he can reform, he can change, he can enjoy a fuller, more fulfilling life than he has ever known and that's wonderful and valuable but he can't get his youth that he squandered back. There's something so mournful about that. The threat of hell means very little to me but growing old and realizing that you ruined your own life... gets me in the gut everytime.

[boxheadpaint]

normal guy watching muppet christmas carol: yeah so heres the differences between it and the original story, and its not a change that drastically alters the story of course. we dont see it here but the spirit of uhh the present actually has two ghoulish withered children under his coat which i think if they were included wouldve made great puppets. that and the spirit of christmas yet to come actually shows the man his own covered lifeless body in his bed originally, but we dont even go inside his house in this one, i guess it might be a bit too grim an implication for kids. hey dont you think scrooge is so cute

[denimbex1986]

'Andrew Haigh’s dark love story All of Us Strangers arrived to Hulu on Feb. 22, after two quiet months of building up word of mouth in theaters. Debuting just before Christmas and competing with a lot of more bombastic releases, it initially reached a small audience — but it was evident that it made an impression, as critics and viewers spun out lengthy online analyses and discussions of its memorable, divisive ending.

Here at Polygon, we’re united in admiring the film, but we disagree about the impact of that ending — whether it’s necessary, fair to the characters, constructive to the film, you name it. And when we have strong disagreements on Polygon’s entertainment team, we send the case to Polygon Court, as we did when we debated the alternate ending of James Cameron’s Titanic, the most important part of the Fast and Furious franchise, the problem of Spider in Avatar: The Way of Water, and the song cut from The Muppet Christmas Carol, among other knotty pop culture cases.

In this case, we have divergent opinions on what the end of All of Us Strangers accomplishes. Polygon Court is now in session.

THE ENDING OF ALL OF US STRANGERS

All of Us Strangers is a quiet love story about a lonely, isolated screenwriter, Adam (Andrew Scott), who returns to his childhood home while working on a script, and finds his parents there, even though they died when he was a child. Over the course of the movie, he gets some much-needed closure with these ghosts, but they also gently tell him that his relationship with them is holding him back, and they leave him behind in a tearful scene.

At the same time all this is going on, Adam meets a neighbor, Harry (Paul Mescal), seemingly the only other person already living in his high-rise apartment building. Harry shows up at Adam’s door drunk one night, seeking company. Adam, shy and awkward, shuts him out. Later, though, they reconnect, and launch an initially tentative, then passionate relationship. Adam eventually tries to introduce Harry to his ghost-parents, which goes poorly, and Harry flees. When Adam seeks him out, visiting Harry’s apartment for the first time, he finds that Harry is dead — and has been dead since the night of that first meeting, when Adam rebuffed him, and Harry returned to his own bed and overdosed.

In the movie’s final sequence, Adam accepts his lover as a ghost, comforts him, and curls up in bed with him. The camera slowly retreats, leaving them in darkness.

OPENING STATEMENTS: THE POWER OF LOVE

Tasha: Pete, the ending of All of Us Strangers had a powerful emotional effect on me. I found it stunning — the performances, the emotional tenor they bring to Adam and Harry’s relationship, the way the sequence pays off the themes that have been building throughout the movie, the use of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “The Power Of Love” both on the soundtrack and in the lyrics Adam quotes. I loved it! So I was shocked to find out it was your least favorite part of the movie. Sum it up for me: What was your reaction to it?

Pete: I found it bitter and disappointing. I absolutely loved the first 80-ish minutes of the movie, gorgeously shot and acted story about the lingering power of love and being loved. But the reveal at the end about Harry’s fate felt like a cheap narrative trick. It’s unnecessarily cruel, without adding much depth or impact to what was already an incredibly powerful story.

PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE: IS THE ENDING OF ALL OF US STRANGERS JUSTIFIED?

Tasha, the case for the ending: There’s a lot to unpack there, but the part that surprises me most is the idea that Harry’s death doesn’t add depth to the story. For me, the ending turns a fairly simple, straightforward “let go of the past, embrace the future” love story into something much more thematically complicated, where we have to consider the differences between Adam’s relationship with his parents and with Harry, and what each of them says about him.

If Adam’s relationship with his ghost-parents was holding him back, are we meant to see his relationship with his ghost-boyfriend in the same way? Is their embrace contradictory? Is it backsliding? Is it fundamentally different because he’s supporting someone who needs him, instead of the opposite? Adam didn’t create Harry’s addiction or depression, but does he bear any guilt or blame for what happened to Harry? Or is he just feeling the responsibility of taking care of someone he loves?

How are we meant to feel about this ending, and what it says about the movie’s themes and Adam’s state of mind? I’ve been weighing all these things ever since I first saw the movie months ago, and I guarantee that wouldn’t be true if it was just a simple tale of someone learning to move past his own past.

Pete, the case against: I think these are all incredibly interesting questions, and at the end of the day, what I’ve settled on is that this narrative choice wouldn’t have felt so jarring for me if it had been established early on. Instead, as a very late twist to what you’ve seen, it comes across to me as too enamored with its own cleverness and ultimately cruel to Adam, sentencing him to a lifetime of misery and loneliness. (And as you noted, bringing the question of guilt and blame into the situation.)

Yes, he “has” Harry in his life, but part of the joy of being in a romantic partnership is being able to share the love of your life with other people you care for — as Adam shows by “taking” Harry out to a bar and to his parents’ house. The reveal tells us how empty their life together will actually be.

Tasha, the case for the ending: I don’t see it the same way at all! It doesn’t seem like Adam has anyone in his life to introduce Harry to. The fact that they can go out to a bar and dance together proves that they aren’t limited to hiding in private, and going out with Harry frees Adam from cloistered isolation. Maybe they aren’t destined for sparkling dinner parties or group vacations with a crowd of friends, but there wasn’t any of that in Adam’s life before Harry came along, either. At least with Harry, he has someone.

I’m certainly not arguing that All of Us Strangers’ ending is a happy one: At absolute best, it’s bittersweet, and yes, pretty lonely. But within that tragic-romance space, there’s a melancholy power to the idea of finding someone you feel so connected to that you’re willing to give up the world for them if need be — and someone you love so much that your romance transcends death itself.

And I’d argue that there’s also a really significant power in a movie ending where what the audience feels about the protagonist’s situation and what the protagonist feels about it are radically different from each other. I’m thinking about the ending of one of my all-time favorite movies, Brazil, or more recently, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In both cases, the audience is left somewhere between saddened and horrified in spite of the characters’ happiness. I see something similar going on in this ending, and I respect it as a difficult but emotionally effective thing to pull off.

Pete, the case against: For me, part of the power of the movie is the fact that the questions you raised still linger meaningfully despite my distaste for the ending. It is contradictory, which is fascinating, and I think the movie frames Adam and Harry’s embrace as comfort, even if to me it is a very cold one. I’ll disagree with you on one main point: I think the movie would have been just as powerful for me had it only been about Adam moving on from his parents’ death and moving forward with Harry.

For me, that story still had so much to say about the enduring power of love (something Haigh has said he wanted to communicate with the film) and its ability to cross unfathomable, even metaphysical boundaries. Claire Foy and Jamie Bell’s uncontainable curiosity about their son’s life and interests hit me hard, and I felt his relationship with Harry was a wonderful counterbalance because of the generational gaps (big and small) throughout the movie, and the opportunity it presented for him to finally be happy.

Tasha, the case for the ending: But then how would Harry have interacted with that storyline at all? Would the narrative focus just been a simple choice between the living and the dead, the past and the present?

You said you would have preferred to know that Harry was dead earlier in the movie, but I don’t think that could have worked narratively. And the reason is what you just noted about Adam’s parents. I don’t think we could have processed Harry’s death or decided what to do with it until Adam’s arc with his parents was resolved. Their curiosity about Adam’s life and about their own deaths, their feelings about their ongoing relationship with Adam and what he needs in order to move forward — those are all priming us to understand how ghosts work in this world, and what a relationship with one would be like. (The details are pretty unique!)

Yes, I agree it plays as a “gotcha” kind of twist — not a gleeful one, but certainly a “You didn’t see this coming.” (I’ve thought a lot about whether there’s an argument to be made that All of Us Strangers is a stealth sequel to The Sixth Sense, which features a similar kind of ending twist, though in that world, the dead don’t know they’re dead.)

But I also think it needed to be the last thing that happens in the movie, because until Adam’s wrapped his arc with his parents, he’s still a man in transition. He has to make it through that experience in order to decide how to approach Harry based on everything he’s learned — and we the audience need his relationships with his parents and with Harry to be distinct from each other, related and intertwined, but still not just simple extensions of each other.

Pete, the case against: One thing I struggled with after finishing the film was concern that my distaste came out of a dislike of something bad happening to a character I liked. But then I watched Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film Monster, a movie I love where plenty of bad things happen to characters I like (and that includes some clever twists!). That helped reaffirm where I was coming from here, despite how jumbled my feelings about All of Us Strangers are.

And my feelings continue to be jumbled as we talk about it — I find myself agreeing with a lot of what you’re saying, and the difficulty the movie would have had narratively if it hadn’t positioned Harry’s death as a twist. I do think it’s possible, and in my version, rather than a choice between the living or the dead, it would be the living and the dead — accepting both the permanence and consequences of death, as well as the opportunity of life in the new world he has for himself. As constructed, he does choose between the living and the dead, and the choice he makes is “the dead.” But I’ll push that hypothetical rewrite onto Andrew Haigh instead, and leave that up to him to figure out.

Ultimately what I’m grateful for is this isn’t one of those movies where I’m left completely bewildered by other people’s responses to it. I think there are a lot of excellent things about All of Us Strangers, and I’m incredibly glad that people are responding to it so positively, even if I didn’t all the way through.

Tasha, the case for the ending: And I certainly understand your objections! The thing I’m left questioning the most about the movie is the narrative perversity of Adam having his dependence on two ghosts broken against his will, for his own good — and then turning around and emotionally committing to a third one.

That, and one more thing that does really give me pause: the way this movie unfortunately falls into the “bury your gays” trope. It’s a longstanding, well-noted issue that queer characters disproportionately suffer tragic symbolic endings, and it’s rare to see a queer couple get an uncompromised happy ending. I’m in favor of this specific movie ending, but I’m not entirely comfortable with how the movie fits into the cliché.

Looking into the source material here — the movie is a loose adaptation of Taichi Yamada’s 1987 Japanese novel Strangers — this ending is very much Haigh’s radical revision of a story involving a straight relationship, and a man plagued by predatory ghosts. The Harry equivalent, a woman named Kei, even reads as vengeful and angry about the Adam equivalent refusing her early in the story — a rejection that pushed her to take her own life by repeatedly stabbing herself. There’s no question that the Adam character needs to escape her before she kills him. It’s a remarkably different story all around, which means this version of the story — and the way it falls into that frustrating old trope — is entirely Haigh’s vision. Did that aspect bother you at all?

Pete, the case against: That’s very interesting, and I’m glad you brought that into the conversation. I was curious about the source material, but hadn’t taken the step to look closer into it yet.

And yes, I’d be lying if I said the litany of stories about gay love that end in tragedy didn’t play a role here. But I was less bothered by similar decisions in other 2023 queer films (examples redacted due to spoilers), so I feel confident saying it’s not just that.

CLOSING STATEMENTS: WHAT COMES FROM DARKNESS

Tasha, the case for the ending: Ultimately, to me, the ending of All of Us Strangers is dark, sad, and strange, but none of those things are knocks against it — they come across as daring to me, and thoughtful. I suspect Haigh has clear answers in mind for the questions we’ve posed here, but he’s made it clear with his careful answers in interviews that he doesn’t want to give them away. He wants people to consider them for themselves, and come away from the film moved, engaged, and primed for a discussion. In that spirit, this ending absolutely worked for me.

Pete, the case against: I still have a lot of love for All of Us Strangers, and I’m truly glad that a beautiful, aching queer love story that has thorny elements and takes on difficult topics has been able to connect with audiences in such a strong way. I don’t have a perfect picture of what this movie looks like without the late twist, but as currently constructed, the ending just didn’t land for me, and left a sour taste in my mouth after what was otherwise a wonderful experience. And you know what? I’m okay with that.'

[icemankazansky]

Scrooged

I was talking to my cousins about The Muppet Christmas Carol. They quickly announced it the best film version, and I agreed, except...

"Except Scrooged," I said, "which I would argue is to A Christmas Carol as Clueless is to Emma. A different animal evolved from a common ancestor."

Scrooged, though.

The thing, to me, about all film versions of A Christmas Carol is that the Scrooges aren't truly changed until they are reminded of their own mortality. They are reminded that their death is inevitable, and after that, they have an eternity. After death, they will be judged on their actions, and sent to heaven or hell accordingly. Dickens's work, of course, was very much a product of its time and while it's often a critique on the (then contemporary) Christian church and "good" Christians, even modern interpretations tend to be less "be good for goodness's sake" than, "live a life that actually follows the teachings of Christ rather than performing Christianity because all this ends, and when that happens, you will be judged."

As someone who is not a Christian, this always felt a bit selfish and pointless to me. But this isn't what happens in Scrooged.

Frank does have to come face to face with his mortality to finally understand the message, but his lesson is, "No matter what you do, you are going to die. Nothing you do can stop that. So what are you going to do until then? What is worth doing until then?" It's best summed up in my favorite quote from the TV show Angel:

"If there's no great glorious end to all this, if ... nothing we do matters ... then all that matters is what we do. 'Cause that's all there is. What we do. Now. Today.... I want to help, because I don't think people should suffer as they do, because if there's no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world."

The answer to Frank's question is helping other people. Doing what you can for other people, and loving them however you can. It's not about God, it's not about the afterlife, it's not about avoiding hell. It's about the things we as human beings owe to each other just because those things are what make us human, and they are what make life worth living. And because living the other way may bring you the markers of success, but you'll be locked every day in a hell of your own making.

And that's what makes sense to me. I give a damn about that.

Also:

Note: There are a lot of very informative posts re: how Christmas can never be separated from Christianity, written by people much more qualified than me, so I'm going to acknowledge that but not speak to it at all.

[safetycar-restart]

When you started the ask with ‘you want soft?’ I really feared that you were 🍁 anon the next words would be ‘you aren’t getting any’.

thats right. i strike fear into the hearts of everyone who knows the name ‘🍁 anon’. here to deliver justice and bunny smut.

but i swear i am the kind of person who can read hardcore, toe-curling smut with a straight face and the second anything cute comes up im smiling and and kicking my feet whilst squeaking. ask my boyfriend i can’t deal when he says cute shit to me.

anyways. christmas. that means more advent calendar. except todays has an extra little note. its an envelope with the words ‘day 12 = choose a buttplug to wear for the day and we’ll go out’ with an extra note reading ‘christmas tree time’. and bunny is so excited and so happy. so once he nom noms on his normal advent calendar, he rushes to the bedroom with pierre in his hand and pierre holding your hand as a three person chain. and he picks out a green one that’s longer than it is wide, but it nudges his prostate perfectly and stretches him just enough. and he lets mommy choose his outfit because how can he think with a plug in him.

you all pile into the car and drive out of monaco, about an hour to the middle of nowhere. in the car he’s already grinding down on the plug and leaking so much. so halfway into the journey you tell pierre to suck bunny off and clean him up so he can settle just a smidge bit more. you get to the christmas tree farm and know bunny will try to overindulge on how tall it can be. you have a note with ‘9ft max’ on it to remind yourself how tall the apartment walls are and watch bunny run over to the 12ft ones. you remind him no and eventually choose a nicely shaped, evenly spread 9ft tree. and he’s so happy. pierre hauls it back to the car (ofc he does cause hes a butch baby) and the car ride home is full of singing (screaming) christmas songs.

at home you get the boxes of decorations and decorate the tree with bunny making sure it’s perfecto. must be 100% perfect. and once he’s deemed it acceptable you turn the lights on and curl up on the couch all three of you. and halfway into ‘a muppets christmas carol’ bunny just shamelessly grinds on his mommy’s leg. thats enough of a sign to know he just wants to cum now, he’s had a great day let the poor thing cum. and you do. softly, still curled up. poor thing can’t even register what you could get him for christmas better than this.

-🍁

'Here to delivery justice and bunny smut' is such a good tag line oh my god. But anyway, I absolutely adore this it's so fucking cute and completely on point for chaos horny bunny.

Firstly, I mentioned this before but I'll say it again: I think Charles would refuse to let you and Pierre out of his sight for more than a few hours throughout the entire holiday. His one and only wish for Christmas is to not have to spend a single night without one of you, to always share a bed with you and Pierre every single night until the new season starts.

Obviously doing that requires telling your family about each other and that is absolutely terrifying but you guys do it anyway because it's just so important to Charles. And so you can include things in the advent calendar for plans for the day and long kinky plans because it will just be the three of you for most of it.

Which means that bunny is so excited when he sees what the advent calendar says because he's going out with his mommy and his Pierre, and it's Christmas tree time!!! He's so excited!!!

Bunny absolutely LOVES Christmas, because everything is so pretty and warm and he gets to see family and give gifts. So he's so excited to go get the Christmas tree!!!

Of course he must first have his normal advent calendar chocolate (Maybe he buys three calendars so that every morning he can give you and Pierre a piece of chocolate as well because it's only fair that his Pierre and his mommy also get some chocolate). And then bunny goes to go get his plug in, he chooses his plug (though he does look at you to make sure he's made he right decision, and of course you nod to make sure he knows you're happy).

Pierre opens Charles up while you kiss and cuddle him and then puts the plug in for Charles.

Originally, bunny is sitting on the passenger seat while you drive and Pierre sits in the back. You drive in Charles's car and Charles loves when you drive his car and have a hand on his thigh the whole drive, so that's what happens with Pierre sitting in the back making comments and controlling the music and leaning over to whisper dirty things in Charles's ear.

But after halfway there, you can see Charles is grinding down on the plug and getting very hard and needy, maybe taking your hand that's on his thigh and holding it for comfort.

Normally, you would have just let him be desperate, but you're going to choose a Christmas tree and you know how much Charles has been looking forward to this. You dont want him to be too distracted by how desperate he is and then not enjoy choosing the Christmas tree.

So you pull off for a moment and have Charles get in the back with Pierre, telling Pierre to suck Charles off to get him to calm down. Of course Pierre is more than happy with that, always wanting to suck bunny off.

Pierre sucks Charles off perfectly and then cleans him up and lets him cuddle against him for the rest of the drive. They're such a cute sight, all cuddled close and for the rest of the drive.

And then when you get there, bunny has so much fun! He loves looking at the trees and you spend a good while just wandering around. Of course you MUST be holding hands during this because holding hands is a requirement. Bunny has a plug in, so he MUST have his hand held at all times.

Originally you were planning on fucking bunny when you guys got home, but Charles insisted on decorating the tree IMMEDIATELY. He didnt want to wait, not even to be fucked.

And then he wants Christmas movies, not to be fucked? Both you and Pierre are very shocked about that, both so sure he'd want to be fucked.

But honestly he just feels so safe and loved and so warm? He's just truly SO happy and he doesn't want to ruin this sweet soft mood by being fucked. He just wants to be held tight and watch Christmas movies.

You and Pierre are more than wiling to do that. Though of course bunny starts grinding against you about halfway through the first movie. He's been so good, and he still has the plug in so of course he's desperate.

The poor little bunny absolutely deserves to cum now. So you let Charles lay on top of you because you know how much he adores getting to grind against you and cum in his boxers like the horny little bunny he is.

However, Pierre cant resist turning on his side to face bunny and then slipping his hand under Charles's sweats to gently tug at the plug and start to fuck Charles with it.

Charles just soft against you, stuck between grinding down against you and shuffling up to try and get more of the plug in him.

This is already the best Christmas of his life, and he cant think of any way a gift could be better than this.

[commonguttersnipe]

Favourite TV/Film adaptations of "A Christmas Carol" and why?

My 3 favourites imo are:

A Muppet Christmas Carol (1993) cuz its Muppets, of course it's gonna be epic!

2. A Christmas Carol (2009) starring uncanny valley Jim Carrey, ok yeah even though the motion capture cgi isn't the greatest and is a lil weird and uncanny, I personally think it suits the tone of the movie in a weird way, plus it has a special place in my heart as it's the version I remember first watching when I was younger!

3. A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017), which imo is the FUNNIEST adaptation by the Mischief Theatre crew! I also love how the story within the live show also parallels Chris Bean's arc with learning to appreciate the other Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society members, which is really wholesome <3

Muppet Christmas Carol probably!

I also adore Alastair Sim’s one as well!!

[jazzytrait]

I just mentioned this on a comment elsewhere, but this is a serious issue around this time of year and it needs to be addressed: (hold onto your hats)

A great injustice has been perpetrated upon the youth of today. Someone took the very heart of the season and ripped it out, leaving current generations a hollow shell without even knowing what they're missing.

I am of course referring to... A Muppet Christmas Carol.

Ladies and gentleman of the jury, this beloved Christmas classic was released in 1992 starring Gonzo as Charles Dickens, Rizzo the rat as his helpful sidekick and Michael Caine as Scrooge alongside a host of other familiar muppet faces. This movie was not only accessible, funny and heartwarming for kids, full of songs that downright slapped, but also dark and scary- a typical late 70s to early 90s trait of Disney films that they try to cover up today (i.e. Return to Oz and Escape to Witch Mountain). HOWEVER... Some asshole in charge of the final cut of the film before release to vhs (an archaic form of physical media like a dvd, but with no menu, in the shape of plastic rectangle that you must treat gently and pay homage to or it will spit its soft filmy guts into your media player, ruining the movie and forcing you to sit there trying to untangle it for years to come) decided that this example of family film perfection was, in fact, too good. You see, the original cut of the film included a beautiful break-up song titled "When Love is Gone" sung by Belle and Michael Caine as Scrooge visits his mid 20s. It is my theory that this fuckwad (technical term) was unhappy in his marriage and/or reminded of his own inadequacies in his relationships by this song. This incensed him to execute his own personal agenda and bias on the film by ripping out this magical centerpiece of a scene. The official story is that he thought "kids won't care about this stuff". I. Call. Bullshit.

As if this wasn't already enough of an insult to the community at large - especially those who had already seen the film in its original form several times and were expected to just forget - the reprisal of the song at the end of the film was left unchanged, reminding us as rudely as possible of the missing key to the story as they sing "The Love We Found" to the melody of the now-squarely-on-the-cutting-room-floor masterpiece.

Ladies and gentlemen, this act of aggression towards the children of the modern age must not be forgotten. May we never again let some fuckface suit in editing remove our beloved tunes that defined our childhood from all future versions of the film. Never forget. Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk. EDIT: It is important to note that the film was not truncated due to concerns about length. A VHS can easily hold an average of 2hrs of content and this film clocks in at only 1hr 25min. Nope. This monster just wanted to destroy something beautiful.

[princesssarisa]

A Christmas Carol Holiday Season: "A Flintstones Christmas Carol" (1994 animated feature)

Here we find yet another classic family franchise, The Flintstones, giving its characters the Dickensian treatment. While less well-known than Mr. Magoo's, Mickey Mouse's, or the Muppets' versions, this Carol starring "the modern Stone Age family" has also been a TV mainstay during the holiday season and has probably introduced a fair amount of children to Dickens's story. It's also a bittersweet landmark in Flintstones history, as it was the last cartoon to feature Jean Vander Pyl and Don Messick, the original voices of Wilma Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble, and Henry Corden, the second and longest-running voice of Fred Flintstone. (Barney and Betty Rubble, meanwhile, are voiced by Frank Welker and B.J. Ward, as their original performers had already died.) For that reason alone, it's worthwhile for any Flintstones fan to watch.

Much like Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, this Christmas Carol is framed as a stage play: the Bedrock Community Theater's Christmas Eve performance of the classic story by "Charles Brickens." Unlike the Magoo version, however, this one has more of a plot outside the play. Said plot is that Fred's casting as "Ebonezer Scrooge" (i.e. "E-bone-ezer") has swelled his ego, and he can think of nothing except his starring role, even forgetting to buy Christmas presents and forgetting to pick Pebbles up from daycare. Meanwhile, a seasonal stomach flu, "the Bedrock Bug," spreads through the play's cast, forcing stage-manager Wilma to take the roles of both the Ghost of Christmas Past and Belle. Ultimately, performing Scrooge's journey teaches Fred to be less selfish as well – although he still contracts a karmic case of the Bedrock Bug at the end.

As for the Christmas Carol portion itself, it's surprisingly faithful to the original – apart from the pseudo-prehistoric setting, of course. Alongside Fred and Wilma, the play features Barney doubling as "Bob Cragit" and Fezziwig, Betty as Mrs. Cragit, Bamm-Bamm as Tiny Tim, and Mr. Slate as the ghost of "Jacob Marbley." The setting is Piltdown (a reference to the "Piltdown Man" fossil hoax) rather than London, nephew Fred is renamed Ned to avoid confusion with Fred Flintstone, and the happy ending takes some liberties, with Scrooge making Bob his new partner (a la Mickey's Christmas Carol), and with Fred and Wilma improvising a reunion and reconciliation between Scrooge and Belle. But much of the book's original dialogue is used, and the story's emotions are given due weight.

This is no definitive Christmas Carol in the least, but if you're a fan of The Flintstones, it still offers plenty to enjoy.

@ariel-seagull-wings, @thealmightyemprex, @reds-revenge, @faintingheroine, @thatscarletflycatcher

[raychleadele]

I’m going to Blaze my first post for this, so listen up.

Looking for a good Christmas movie to watch for the holidays? Check out Scrooge.

I grew up on this movie, and just found it again today. It’s been shared in its entirety on YouTube, and I recommend watching it. It’s my second favorite version of A Christmas Carol (after the Muppet version because of course) and it really is worth watching. Albert Finney’s Ebenezer is really great, Bob Cratchitt’s love for his family is palpable, Jacob Marley is delightfully eerie, the songs are great, and it gets wonderfully funny at moments. (On that note, please give me your thoughts on the song Thank You Very Much, it fucking cracks me up.) Also it’s just a few years older than Goncharov, so if you enjoyed that one you might enjoy this one too.

Okay, okay, I’ll be serious. I do wish more people appreciated this movie. That’s why I’m paying money to tell you about it. Take some time this week to watch this movie. Happy Holidays.

[kafkaguy]

hello franz my dear mutual do uou have any muppets recommendations.... my muppets knowledge is deeply deeply limited (to like. knowing who about half of them are at most) and i would like to change that 💥💥

omg it is an honour ‼️‼️prepare for a long and wordy answer:

if u want recommendations for the muppets i would just say watch all the muppet movies, but there are many, so definitely start with The Muppet Movie (1975), and then my personal favourites are muppets treasure island, a muppet christmas carol, the great muppet caper and muppets from space :3

also of course the muppet show is amazing and a classic. again there are many episodes so start with the first episode cos it sets it up and all, and then maybe browse the episodes for a celebrity or figure you recognize? or just go in order if u want. each episode is labeled by the human guest they have each time and there's some absolute legends in there :) I recommend the Vincent price episode which is abt horror, and the liza minelli one just cos I love her :) otherwise everything else is a free for all.

there's also a newer ABC tv show about the muppets which is much more modern and more self aware(?) its not as good as the classic muppets imo show but it's still really funny and goes more into depth of the muppets as characters Now and their relationships, its silly and I like it :)

I guess that's about it. there is SO much muppets content cos there's also a plethora of interviews and side stuff they've done. and there's other Jim henson/muppet projects like sesame Street (which is completely for little kids but has some really great moments) and fraggle rock (also very much a kids show but it's SO endearing and the fantasy element always appealed to me) so yeah... there's a lot if you care enough to dive deep enough. otherwise I'd say just stick to the movies and maybe the show :) have fun i hope you enjoy it all!!!!

[clarktooncrossing]

Giraffe's Eye View: Christmas Specials Special (2023) | A Muppet Christmas Carol

Chestnuts are roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost is nipping at your nose. Mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again. All the dogs in the neighborhood somehow learned to bark Jingle Bells in sync. Yet retail workers are still more annoyed with Mariah Carey. Snow is getting shoveled, tossed, and formed into sentient beings leading parades without permits. It makes for an excellent distraction as the Krampus abducts children for bad behavior. Fruitcake is exchanged only to find its permanent home in the garbage. Terrorists have hijacked the Holiday office party right before your boss can give you a Jelly of the Month Club membership as your bonus. And of course, the Turducken has returned to wreak its fiery vengeance upon an unsuspecting world! If all this doesn’t put you in the Christmas spirit, perhaps these following Holiday specials will!

Greetings people of today and robots of tomorrow! It is I, Santa Clark, your geeky giraffe friend with a deep love of Christmas! My obsession for the yuletide is rivaled only by Maleficent’s hatred for it, which is saying a lot considering she once teamed up with Mad Madam Mim to kidnap the literal Spirit of Christmas. Yes, that really happened. I know this due to my annual pilgrimage to the Island of Misfit Specials, home to obscure or nerdy festive media ranging from movies, TV episodes, and comics. It’s no easy journey. Constantly I find myself confronted by sinister snowmen, genocidal gingerbread men, and worst of all, crappy commercials. Getting stabbed in the foot by a candy-cane wielding cookie is one thing, but I swear I’ve seen that ad for Wilbur’s White Elephant Gift Emporium more times than I’ve seen Miracle on 34th Street! Sometimes at night I catch myself reciting that jingle. Wilbur’s White Elephant Gift Emporium: Where Christmas meets Convenience! Huh, maybe Maleficent had a point.

Nah, my deep-rooted appreciation for this time of year can weather even the most moronic marketing! It helps that most of the merry media I’ve seen have put me in the perfect Holiday mood! Examples include the time a Ninja Turtle found himself trapped in a truck full of stollen toys, a drunk department store Santa stumbling onto a wish-granting magic bag, Big Bird nearly becoming a popsicle, Gwenpool waking up in a world where Galactus took the place of jolly ol’ Saint Nicholas, a terrifying tree stump trying to slaughter some saps over a stupid ship war, and the year when Death gave the Little Match Girl the greatest gift of all. Needless to say, I thought I had seen it all. That is, until I took my friends on a trip to the Island, tasking them to find me new, strange, seasonal specials to review! Some of them were fair, finding me festive favorites as comforting as coco in front of the fireplace. Others were fiendish, wanting to feed off my misery like Gremlins after midnight. Regardless of how naughty or nice my companions were, I’ve compiled all of their suggestions into a makeshift advent calendar! So stay tuned everyday until Christmas to see how badly my buddies can shred what little sanity I have left.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my buddies gave to me...

Jim Henson was dead, to begin with. In life he was a storyteller, bringing life to the felt friends from Sesame Street and The Muppet Show to delight audiences around the world. He was also a director, creating fabulous new fairy tales in the form of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Not too shabby for a guy who didn’t think he could build a career off of puppets. With Kermit on his arm the world would know Jim as an artist, optimist, visionary, innovator, comedian, winner of the Best Beard Award, and friend. When he died, the rest of the world wept tears. The same could sadly not be said for Richard Hunt, the company’s first openly gay puppeteer who had provided life to roles such as Scooter, Beaker, and Sweetums the Ogre. Yet these losses were felt by the caring colleagues they left behind. So when they were approached by Walt Disney Studios to produce their own take on A Christmas Carol, all of them sought to prove that life continued after death. With Jim’s son Brian acting as first time director, did they succeed?

Considering two of my own friends wanted me to review A Muppet Christmas Carol, I’d say that’s a resounding yes. Heck, I’m surprised it was only Hobo and Young (YoungSamurai18) who wanted me to assess this adaptation, everybody and their grandmother loves talking about it. Still, I didn’t want to deny Hobo the chance to contribute to this special, so I convinced the geeky, gaming gecko to pick Power Rangers instead. Jee, thanks for selecting something of equal quality. That left the wrestle-maniac wide open to pile-drive his pick right into my skull. At last, I’m free to sing this picture’s praises to the high heavens! Nothing can stop me from cementing this cinematic classic as the seasonal staple that it is! From the highest mountains I can shout that this is the greatest thing in the history of the-

Yeah, I think it's okay.

Assuming all of you haven’t left by now, let me explain. None of this comes from a hatred of Henson, as I hope the opening made clear. In fact, I love the Muppets. Their show would play on a constant loop in my house whenever I wasn’t watching the original Muppet Movie, which happens to be one of my all-time favorite films. Both it and this movie were scripted by Jerry Juhl, a man I believe knew these characters better than even Jim did. That same understanding is shown here too since every character is cast as the perfect counterpart from the book. Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire) unsurprisingly portrays Bob Cratchet with Miss Piggy (Frank Oz) acting as his wife. 'Acting' being the keyword here. No doubt Kermit kept reminding her that their marital bond was fake only for Piggy to bring up the wedding from Muppets Take Manhattan. Joining these two is Robin (Jerry Nelson) as Tiny Tim and three original characters standing in for their kids. If you thought adult Piggy was a handful, wait ‘til you meet her identical twin daughters. Her genes must’ve karate-chopped the crap out’a her husband’s! 

If that all wasn’t amazing enough, we have Fozzie (Oz) as Fozziwig, a pun so perfect I’m convinced the entire film was made around it. His normal hecklers, Statler and Waldorf, also fill in the roles of double Marleys magnificently. I could go on, but I know you’re all waiting for me to mention the actual best part of this movie: Gonzo the Great (Dave Goelz) as Charles Dickens! Oh my gosh, that is too amazing for words! You can keep Dan Stevens, this little blue weirdo is the definitive on-screen Dickens. People already loved Gonzo before this flick, but now? He may as well be the main Muppet! Every time he’s on screen narrating the story or interacting with Rizzo (Whitmire) you’re glued to his every word. You can tell he’s loving simply being here and that enthusiasm is infectious! That alone makes this movie worth a watch.

Still, what would Mr. Dickens's story be without ghosts? Here it was decided to produce new puppets for the parts in place of choosing old classics. First there’s Christmas Past, a strange, uncanny specter brought to life via a water tank and a green screen. She’s also the most unsettling of the trio, looking like a reject from Labyrinth. The only reason she doesn’t haunt my nightmares is her sing-song voice provided by Jessica Fox. Not to mention her colleague is a right jolly old elf. I always laugh when I see him, in spite of myself. Of course I’m talking about Christmas Present (Nelson), this version easily being the best. He’s larger than life, endlessly kind, and absentmindedly can only focus on the present moment. Like Dory he forgets whatever was mentioned mere seconds after it happened. Unlike Dory he doesn’t belittle his coworkers behind the scenes. If nothing else, he at least gets the best song on the soundtrack. Finally we're left with a lackluster Christmas Future, looking like some tall doofus in a hood. Whenever I see him walk around I expect him to hit his head on something before hearing Robert Groves yell, “Ow!”

Having said that, he’s still more lively than Scrooge. Yup, we’ve reached the point where your respect is thrown off the windowsill. Michael Caine is a fine enough actor, even making for an awesome Alfred. However, his Scrooge leaves something to be desired. When he was cast in the role, Caine decided to treat the material as seriously as Shakespeare, a decision I ultimately believe hurt his performance. Dude refuses to emote for a good chunk of the runtime. His best scenes are when he’s angrily shouting at his book keepers, crying over losing Belle (Meredith Braun), or at the end when he’s singing about his newfound sense of purpose. Otherwise he seems bored. Worse, it appears as though he’s faking emotions. Some may argue that’s what acting is, but I’d argue great actors can make you feel along with them. This wasn’t a problem for Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island. It wasn’t a problem for former Scrooges like Jim Carrey, Starlight Glimmer, Chris Bean, or any of the freak’n ducks! All of them are puzzle pieces placed perfectly to enhance the overall picture while Caine was forced in. Nothing against him personally, he’s just not one of the great Scrooges of cinema, at least not to me.

Despite that, I get why folks love this retelling. On my list of Christmas Carol adaptations it ranks number eight. Everything else about it has stood the test of time terrifically. The puppet performances are phenomenal, the script smartly streamlines the story for all audiences, and the music by Paul Williams is the Swedish Chef’s kiss. Unsurprising, really, given this man almost won an Academy Award for writing Rainbow Connection. All of this makes for a good introductory film. Chances are you first saw this when you were a kid and it’s what introduced you to both the Muppets and A Christmas Carol. It’s why you’re so happily familiar with both now and eagerly await to share this movie with your own children someday. When that day comes, I hope you all enjoy that Christmas feeling together. After all, it is a movie from the heart! Made with a special kind of caring with the ways of love made clear!

Get it? They’re the words to the song! Wakka Wakka! Ah. whatever! Now I’m in the mood for more classic Disney Christmas specials...

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Blu Christmas Holiday Movie Asplosion 2022! ⛄ Chapter 47: The Muppet Christmas Carol 🦌 While this may not be the version of A Christmas Carol that I personally feel is the best version (though close), I do think it's probably the most enjoyable to watch, and the coziest feeling, and of course, the most Muppety version (and because of the inclusion of Gonzo as Charles Dickens, it may be the version with the most actual writing from the original book). Wherever it places in your heart, there's no denying its charm. Also, Michael Caine is an excellent Scrooge. Also, this was the first theatrical Muppets release after Jim Henson had passed, as well as the first movie directed by his son, Brian Henson. Oh, and you can bet I didn't stay restricted to just my blu-ray for this one, as Disney+ has released the 30th anniversary edition of it with the song "When Love is Gone" seemlessly restored (though the "full length" version is only available under the Special Features for it, oddly) and the whole thing in a pretty good 4K scan. Now I just wish they'd release the properly restored full version of it on a 4K disc, but anyways, it's great and a classic in its own right! 🌲 ❄️ 🎄 🎅 #TheMuppetChristmasCarol #1992 (#MuppetChristmasCarol ) #MichaelCaine #MichaelCaineAsScrooge #GonzoAsCharlesDickens #DaveGoelz #JerryNelson #FrankOz #BrianHenson #JerryJuhl #JimHenson #TheMuppets #BluChristmasHolidayMovieAsplosion2022 #iLoveMovies #christmasmovies #holidaymovies #xmas #christmasspecials #holidayfilms #holidays #movies #christmas #iLoveChristmas #blurays #bluray #MovieNerd #abluchristmas #christmasfilms #christmasmoviemarathon . https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7cQRvvmqAmv4pAi-CEf5KxxpQSHv85pA55QA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[beautifully-lumpy]

the beautiful person's journal - #12: christmas videos

it's the most wonderful time of the year, and youtubers are ramping up their production quality for their final video of the year. everything for the past 12 months has led up to this point, and audiences have their expectations increased. whether or not this season finale is tied to any holiday celebration, it is sure to be a riot.

the caddicarus show has had its fair share of christmas specials. its 2020 reboot to this day still hasn't had anything close to a halloween special - if you read my entry about the month of terraaarrr then you'd know that halloween used to mean serious business on this channel. but the reboot has managed to get 2 christmas specials so far, with the 3rd just around the corner in the form of a 1 million subscriber special we've been waiting a hot minute for.

so how about we discuss these christmas specials? it's the perfect time of year, and i have plenty of nostalgic memories with these videos.

2012-2015 specials (old kingdom/first intermediate period)

the first caddicarus christmas special was santa claus saves the earth. this episode is still such a classic all these years later. it's got one of those classic 2010's game reviewer special story arcs where the evil spirit of telegames "possesses" caddy's PS1 and caddy is forced to shoot it. he then lays it to rest at the playground behind his house while lip-syncing to a muppets christmas carol song. it's also where the lesbians clip is from.

when i came along in 2014, this video was blocked here in the US for featuring most of that muppets song. however, 12-year-old me was able to find it on the hidden block website. i watched it on the family computer in the dead of night with the volume low. a formative experience.

next year, caddy reviewed the grinch PS1 entirely in rhyme. yes, seriously.

in 2014, he counted down his top 10 snow levels in video games. i have a warm and fuzzy memory of watching this with my best friend on her TV in her room while we ate pizza. this was back during the times of frozen fever and i was vehemently on the side of frozen hatred - so that "do you want to build a snowman?" reference pissed me the hell off. XD

then in 2015, he reviewed legoland, which was the first non-explicitly-christmasy subject for a caddicarus christmas video - never again would he take a look at a (secular) christmas-themed game for a christmas video lmao. i remember making my first tumblr account on the day this video came out.

2016-2018 specials (middle kingdom/second intermediate period)

in early november of 2016, caddy uploaded this update video. in it, he announced that he'd be taking a 1-month break from the channel - the longest break the channel had ever been on at that point. this was because he was moving, and because he was working on a very elaborate christmas special. this christmas special wasn't a part of any show - in fact, it was its own thing.

the cadvent calendar was a series of videos in which caddy counted down his top 25 video games of all time. every single day in december through the 25th, we got a new short video for each game. this was the craziest thing at the time...we were already getting 3 videos a week, but now we were getting videos every day?

i don't really have anything much to say about the videos themselves, it was pretty much just a normal top list but without any filmed segments or cutaway gags - maybe that's why they weren't as memorable, imo. but of course, this was his way of still providing us with a neat Christmas special while he was making a pretty big move!

jan animations created the intro sequence. i remember watching jan create the intro on his streams - he'd play so much banger music and at one point he actually played some caddicarus videos and we watched them on stream XD i also made a hip hop remix of the theme song - it sounds very wonky because i created the thing in audacity. 💀

december 2017 was the first and only december in which every caddicarus episode was christmas-themed. well, okay, they were very LOOSELY christmas-themed...

caddy donned a christmas sweater in every video (except for the proper christmas special, where he wore a mario onesie). there was the episode on the die hard trilogy (i haven't seen die hard but i know it's considered a christmas film for some reason), there was the silent hill episode (silent hill has snow so therefore = christmas), the mega man 8 collab with gillythekid had a bit where gilly sent him a present that just so happened to be the topic of the video, and the peppa pig game episode had a similar setup. they're also all officially considered christmas videos because they're in the "a crazy caddy christmas" playlist.

these 4 episodes actually still hold up pretty well today for being from what i used to consider the worst season of the original series. i actually hated the mega man 8 episode when it dropped...i guess i thought it wasn't funny and/or that caddy and gilly didn't work as well together. upon rewatch, it wasn't as bad as i remember. yeah some jokes fell flat but overall it's a solid episode. it's nowhere near as mid as the entirety of the season that came after this one.

before i rewatched the die hard episode, i'd completely forgotten about the "yippie ki yay muddy phillip" bit and then promptly laughed my ass off.

the proper christmas special on the peppa pig game dropped on christmas eve, and that whole day is a warm and fuzzy memory. i went to the christmas eve service at church with my family, then we got taco bell and went home and watched the santa clause, and right after that i got the notification for the new caddicarus episode. that night i ended up getting the galaxy-themed new nintendo 3DS XL to replace my previous 3DS that broke.

in 2018, caddy produced his sequel to the cadvent calendar - the BADvent calendar! this was originally supposed to air in 2017, but too many things got in the way. it worked the exact same way as the cadvent calendar did, except it was now the worst games caddy ever played.

funnily enough - i haven't watched this special in full until very recently. when this was released, i was kinda losing interest in caddicarus, and just a day after this special started, jontron returned to youtube after a year. needless to say, my mind was set on jontron for the remainder of the month, and for the next several months as well. that didn't help with my waning special interest.

but yeah, nothing much to say about this one.

2019 is currently the only year we've gone without a caddicarus christmas special. we don't know yet if the spyro video will have slight christmas themes or references in it, since that's pretty much the only requirement for a mid-late december caddicarus episode to be billed as a christmas special.

2019 actually was going to have a christmas special, but it was abruptly canceled due to reasons i'll get into in the entry about the second intermediate period. i keep teasing this entry lmao...it'll be a lengthy one.

2020-present specials (new kingdom)

the caddicarus show's reboot has had 2 christmas specials so far - one about the PS5 release and one on jesus games. the jesus games video in particular had one of the first explicitly christmasy subjects we've seen in a hot minute - albiet not secular.

as usual for the 2020-present videos, they're bangers. obviously, i was absent for these, but mannnnn after watching these, i know that i missed out.

over the years, this channel has stayed consistent when it came to christmas specials. a lot of happy memories were made with these videos!!

in the next entry, we're going to be looking at a certain side-show that made its debut in december of 2015...and how it affected the channel and its fanbase.