For some reason both of my children completely lose their marbles at 5pm. Tonight I put a halt to 500 laps around the kitchen-to-living-room circle by busting out a couple of classics. Now I have both small boys completely captivated by some really old-school holiday classics.
I bought the 1969 version of Frosty the Snowman and 1964's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer several years ago for my husband and me to watch together. Another favorite, The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) is the one with the hilarious brothers, Heat Miser and Snow Miser. I've been known to sing along to that one! Now our kids are enjoying them as much as we do.
Rudolph's abominable snow monster scared my 4-year-old son until I pointed out that it is so clearly a stuffed animal. Now he laughs when he sees it. I tried not to cringe when Donner and Rudolph decided it was time to get the women back to the cave. The bucks were probably just hungry.
Even if they're old fashioned and a bit dated, those movies are always fun.
What's your favorite classic Christmas movie?
so do I, sing a long with the music in the movie with my kids
I see I’m not the only one who noticed the old gender roles here! I usually comment out loud in some way when my daughter is watching so that she learns to be skeptical about what she watches.
My 6-year-old daughter loves all the classic holiday movies. I was surprised that her favorite was the B side of the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special. It’s a retelling of the story of the pilgrims, in more detail than I probably would have gone into (sickness & death during the passage & in the harsh first winter). It was a different take on the traditional story, and she really liked the “reality” of it.