Nothing beats classic Jim Henson there is just something about the old school muppets that I cannot get enough of. Sure the new CGI graphics that many production companies use these days are great but there is just this quality that Henson brought to his productions that have not been reproduced since his passing.
One of his least known features was actually one of my favorites growing up. The Christmas Toy, originally aired on TV around Christmas, it reminds me a bit of an early version of the Toy Story. The toys are restless as its Christmas eve and new toys will be arriving. If you were a toy what would be your worst fear? The toys are a little upset that the new toys might replace them. Rugby the tiger leads the toys out into the living room to check out the new arrivals but unfortunately one of the new toys is ready to start trouble.
Rugby remembers how amazing it was to be the favorite toy last Christmas and wants to be "unwrapped" again, in the process he lets out this kind of crazy doll who has no idea she is a doll at all and she starts causing trouble. The only problem is the toys have to get back to their room before anyone sees them or they risk loosing their ability to move when the people are sleeping.
The Christmas Toy is a awesome production and you can check it out too as its available on DVD and you can pick up your copy on Amazon!
I have one copy of The Christmas Toy to give away to one lucky reader!
To enter :
- Leave a comment on this post. Check out the The Christmas Toy and tell me what was your favorite Christmas movie growing up?
- Make sure there is a way for me to contact you - if your email address is not on your profile or you are not a blogger you may leave it in your comment or email it to me directly (angelaandconnor at gmail dot com) We have had to disqualify a lot of potential winners as of late as many people do not have emails available in their profiles or leave anonymous posts without any way to contact you.
- Please US entries only.
- To get extra credit :
- For an extra entry :
- Bloggers - Blog about this contest and leave me the link on your comment, or add me to your sidebar and let me know its there.
- Non Bloggers (or bloggers) subscribe to my mailing list/RSS feed and earn another entry!
- One extra credit per person. Please post your extra credit in a separate post.
- This contest will end Nov 30th at midnight!
161 Comments:
its a wonderful life truly heart warming
A Christmas Story.. a holiday classic.
I love A Christmas Story. I remember watching it taped off of tv when I was about 7 or 8 years old, before they starting playing it for 24 hours straight on Christmas day.
I always loved frosty the snowman.
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I always loved (still do!) It's a Wonderful Life. Thank you!
It's a Wonderful Life was always our family's favorite and brings back fond memories of sitting around and watching it together.
A Christmas Carol
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
I really loved The Year Without a Santa Claus with the clay figurines. All the songs were wonderful and The Heatmiser and Snowmiser songs were my favorite.
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LOL! I love them all! I LOVE christmas! I like the classics...rudolph...frosty..and now polar express!!!
Thanks for the chance!
I like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer the best. And I still do. My kids own it now, and we watch it every year.(and sometimes in June)
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March of the Wooden Soldiers with Laurel & Hardy. Thanks for offering this contest!
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White Christmas was always my favorite,but the kids liked Frosty the snowman,thanks for hte chance
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I am a subcriber,thanks
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It's a Wonderful Life is my favorite.
Carol M
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all the classics are great but my favorite of all time is NAtional Lampoons - why because it makes me laugh and reminds me noone is perfect and Christmas is what you make it-
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Charles Dickens---A Christmas Carol
I loved the claymation version of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and still do!!
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Miracle on 34th Street - the one from the 1940s with Natalie Wood.
I like a bunch! A few of my favorites are White Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street.
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Scrooge
I still love Miracle on 34th street
it's a wonderful life
It wouldn't seem like Christmas without my seeing It's a Wonderful Life. Thanks so much for this giveaway
I have to say Rudolph. I loved that Bumble! Thanks for the great contest!
I have to say Rudolph. I loved that Bumble! Thanks for the great contest!
When I was growing up I loved, "A Miracle on 34th. Street."
Thank you!
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It's a Wonderful Life was favorite. I now can't get through the holidays without The Christmas Story!
There was a VHS my dad recorded for us when we were little that included The Christmas Toy, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas. Those and A Garfield Christmas make up my favorite combination of childhood Christmas movies/specials.
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christmas story was my favorite
Gosh...my favorite is A Christmas Carol...thanks for a chance to win this great movie. MY grandchildren and I would really enjoy it!!
please enter me.
my favorite christmas story is roduplh the red nose reindeer
Definitely A Christmas Story.
Tie between a christmas carol and rudolph the red nose reindeer.
My favorite holiday show was How the Grinch Stole Christmas. I remember playing Cindy lou Who in a class play when I was in 5th grade. I had 1 whole line..."Can I have a drink of water?" Good thing too because I was terrified standing in front of so many people.
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Mine was the original Miracle on 34th Street with young Natalie Wood.
A Christmas Carol is my favorite!
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Growing up my favorite was the year without a santaclause (I think that is the name - the one with the heat mizer).
A Christmas story.. I would watch it over and over every year
miracle on 34th street
White Christmas!
The Year Without a Santa Claus was my favorite. I loved the Heat Miser.
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer!
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To Gradmothers House we go
It's A Wonderful Life. I bawl like a baby every stinkin' time.
Alicia Webster
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rudolph the red nosed reindeer
I love the movie 'the gift'.
and I would love this movie for my kiddo's.
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I loved TOYS.
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I am a subscriber.
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A Christmas Story was a favorite
Definately A Christmas Story and Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas!
It's not really a movie but my favorite when I was a kid and still to this day is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, I love to watch it with my two girls, it's still too cute! Thanks so much for the grat giveaway, my family would love this movie!
Eloise
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I am also subscribed, thanks again!
Eloise
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Thank you for having this. I really liked Santa Clause growing up. Thank you!
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"It's A Wonderful Life"
The Christmas Story
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White Christmas - loved it.
I am a subscriber
How the Grinch Stole Christmas was my favorite Christmas movie growing up.
A Christmas Story
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I loved the Night Before Christmas with George Gobel as Father Mouse.
My favorite movie was "It's a Wonderful Life"!
I subscribed to your feed!
A Christmas Story, you'll shoot your eye out!
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my favorite is THE SNOWMAN (raymond briggs), the animation is excellent and the ending is the perfect mixture of depressing and beautiful.
Frosty the Snowman
My favorite has always been A Christmas Story. So funny! Thanks!
I loved Emmitt Otter's Jugband Christmas.
The claymation Rudolph, by far!
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My favorite was always the Christmas Story. It never failed to make me laugh and get me into the Christmas mood. Thanks for the giveaway!
A Christmas Story
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The Christmas Story
Rudolph !!
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I loved the cartoon Grinch. Also Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol.
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I have you in my feed list on my blog!
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The muppets christmas carol - watch it EVERY christmas.
hmmm I love the old Rudolph movies.. I also love The Muppets Christmas Carol!!
Tara
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I am a subscriber
Tara
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My favorite growing up was A Christmas Story. I watch it every year.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Thanks!
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it's a wonderful life!
a christmas story!
I love A Christmas Story and also White Christmas. Oh, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. That's probably my all-time favorite!
I always loved A Christmas Carol...although it also scared me a bit! :) justicecw@hotmail.com
miracle on 34th street
Who doesn't love a Christmas Story? Thanks for the giveaway!
A Christmas Story.
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I really have to be honest and say A Christmas Story. It's just too funny and we always watch the marathon they have on Christmas Eve.
Im a subscriber!
I guess Frosty the snowman was mine thanks
A Christmas Story and Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer are my two favorite Christmas movies from growing up.
Thanks so much!!
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Thanks so much!!
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I loved watching Frosty the snowman!
Liked the Charlie Brown cartoons
Rudolph the red nose reindeer
it was definitely A Christmas Story. I still watch it.
I also subscribe
Frosty the Snowman. I always cried when he melted.
Christmas Story is the best!
Frosty the snowman.
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I am a subscriber.
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Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer.
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I used to love the animated version of The Grinch.
Miracle on 34th Street - the one from the 1940s with Natalie Wood.
the orginal Rudolph the Red nosed reindeer. And maybe Yes Virginia there is a Santa Clause. . The Grinch who stole christmas (the cartoon)
growig up I always loved a Christmas Carol, my son in law and I have watched 20 different versions. We have made it our november tradition to watch them all. We have even made a drink called Smoking Bishop that is mentioned in the book and movies
Smoking Bishop
Recipe
5 unpeeled oranges
1 unpeeled grapefruit
36 cloves
1/4 pound of sugar
2 bottles of red wine
1 bottle of port
Thank you for the contest
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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
I always loved Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
The original Grinch. "Put one foot in front of the other..." (That was the Grinch, wasn't it?)
I have your button on my blog.
my fave was definitely a christmas story
The Grinch That Stole Christmas
A Christmas Story and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation are two of my favorite movies of all time, AND they happen to be Christmas ones! Hope to win the contest. Thanks.
It's a Wonderful Life is my favorite movie all around.
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My favorite growing up was the Christmas Carol and it is still my favorite. However I don't get scared when the ghosts come anymore! LOL
Your button is in my sidebarand thanks so much!
My favorite Christmas movies are Garfield's Christmas and Peanuts Christmas. It's hard to find the Garfield one, but so good, especially when everybody goes "oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh" when they plug in the christmas tree!
Thanks for the chance to enter and win! I don't like to leave email addresses in comments - but if you follow my link to itmightbelove.com you can leave me a comment there or use the contact form! Thanks again!
hard to pick on but I guess I would have to say It's a Wonderful Life
It's A Wonderful Life.
Rudolph
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Growing up and still one of my favorites is Rudolph
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I love A Christmas Story. I still watch it when they do the marathon every year.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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A Christmas Story
Thanks for a great giveaway:)
a christmas story is my favorite. i never get tired of seeing it.
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Its a wonderful life.
Please accept my entry. Thank you.
My favorite is the classic Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
My favorite is another Jim Henson movie, "Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas."
A Christmas Carol is my favorite. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I love A Christmas Carol and watch it every year!!! Thanks
It's a Wonderful Life has always been a family favorite.
"It's a Wonderful Life"
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Mine was Frosty the Snowman and The Little Drummer Boy.
a christmas story
Those claymation shows, like frosty and rudolph...but then it was The Christmas Story.
Home Alone! that's such a great movie!
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When I was very young my favorite was "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," probably because it was animated. As I grew older my favorite became "It's A Wonderful Life." Either way I couldn't go wrong - they are both classics :)
Miracle On 34th Street still a great movie. Thank you!
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It's not Christmas without It's a Wonderful Life!
I'm a subsciber!
I'm a subsciber!
My favorite is Miracle on 34th street, enter me please.
White Christmas
A Christmas Story - too funny
My favorite Christmas movie growing up was How The Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon version). Thanks!
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Rudolf the red nosed reindeer. The abominable snowman scared me every time!
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It would have to be the one and only original film "A Christmas Carol" starring Alistair Sim.
My Favorite Christmas Movie Growing Up Is Its A Wonderful Life
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A christmas story!
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the christmas story!
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