Top Three: Generation X-Mas

Tis the season to spend spend spend! As a generation x-er, I thought I'd go ahead and name my top 3 X-mas Specials and top 3 X-mas Movies. For the TV specials, I've included some clips with some diddies from each special. I can almost smell cookies baking in the background!

Top 3 Generation Xmas Specials

3. Emmet Otter's Jug-band Christmas (1977)
If you were born before 1980, then you watched the Muppets, and you likely saw this Jim Henson HBO special. The lesson I learned from this one is don't go poking holes in your mama's washtub. Oh yeah, and the best thing to go with jug band music is a mess of mama's bar-bee-cue!


2. How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
You grew up watching it, and you loved it! And you KNOW I'm not talking about the Jim Carrey live action bull shit that almost ruined this holiday classic. Mr. Grinch sure was a mean one.


1. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
One thing about the Charlie Brown specials is that the Vince Guaraldi Trio played all of the soundtracks. When I worked for Sam Goody in high school, this was the very first CD we'd open to play for the holidays.


Top 3 Generation Xmas Movies

3. Scrooged (1988)
Bill Murray played the best Scrooge EVER in an updated version of this Xmas classic. With the addition of a love interest, this movie is definitely a pleaser for the holidays.


2. Santa Clause: The Movie (1985)
Some people have forgotten about this one, but with John Lithgow and the late Dudley Moore in it, how could you?


1. A Christmas Story (1983)
"You'll shoot your eye out!" I saw this one in the theater more than once because my mom loved it so much. I probably watch this movie 10 times a season. INSTANT CLASSIC