by Jim Smith | Dec 20, 2022 | Bits & Pieces, Disney, Disney Spotlight Series
Every December (and November, and sometimes October) the jolly mug of Santa Claus appears on television, in films, in shopping malls, outside big box stores, and on countless front yard lawns. It’s hard to escape Jolly Old Saint Nick (thankfully I’m quite fond of 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 17, 2021 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Media
Charles Dickens’ 1843 short novel A Christmas Carol is one of the most oft-adapted Christmas tales in modern times, and Disney is no stranger to putting their heartwarming spin on a classic tale. If you’re a fan of Mickey’s Christmas Carol, then you undoubtedly...
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...
