by Jim Smith | Dec 12, 2023 | Beyond Disney, Seasonal Holidays, Spotlight
“Christmas had come officially. We plunged into the cornucopia quivering with desire and the ecstasy of unbridled avarice.” To say A Christmas Story is my all-time favorite holiday film is not at all a stretch. It is a certain, unquestionable fact. I first saw the...
by Jim Smith | Dec 4, 2022 | Disney Connections
Family traditions run long and deep – especially around the holidays. Trees, stockings, turkey dinner, and the question of “whose turn is it to play Santa Claus” are perennial family heartwarmers in the month of December. In November 1983, a whole new Christmas...
by Jim Smith | Dec 13, 2021 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Beyond Disney, Seasonal Holidays
Ho Ho Ho! It’s Christmastime again. The season of giving (way too much money to gigantic retailers). That time of year when kids daydream about presents, parents have nightmares about credit card bills, and Santa invades almost every television and radio station. When...
by Jim Smith | Dec 16, 2020 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Beyond Disney, Lists, Seasonal Holidays
It’s Christmastime friends – let’s see and hear that holiday cheer! Everyone likes to feel happy during the holidays, and with plenty of cheerful music and jovial specials, the amount of Christmas spirit available is virtually limitless. The undisputed...
by Jim Smith | Dec 9, 2019 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Beyond Disney, Media, Seasonal Holidays
Without a doubt, A Christmas Story is one of my top three all time favorite Christmas films (and in my top ten all-time favorites). It just might be number one for me, depending on my mood. Written by Jean Shepherd, this classic story features a young boy’s...
