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The Magic Carpet, starring Lucille Ball and John Agar

The Magic Carpet [Lucille Ball]

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The Magic Carpet (1951), starring Lucille Ball and John Agar

I’ve just finished watching The Magic Carpet with my children, having DVR’ed it earlier.  How can I describe this movie?  The word “cheesy”comes to mind; it’s a very typical Arabian Nights-style story, with an evil man overthrowing (and killing) the Caliph of the land, in order to seize control.  The Caliph’s wife, however, manages to send their baby son to safety on the “magic carpet” where he’s raised by a relative, without knowing his true identity.  He (John Agar) grows up, and on his own leads a Robin Hood-style insurrection against the evil, oppressive Caliph.

Dr. Kildare’s Wedding Day

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Dr. Kildare’s Wedding Day (1941), starring Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Lionel Barrymore, Red Skelton

(Editor’s note: originally published at Red-Skelton.info, used with permission)

Red Skelton had a recurring role in the  Dr. Kildare movie series, providing comedy relief as orderly Vernon Briggs.  In  Dr. Kildare’s Wedding Day, he has three memorable comedy routines — as well as a serious moment that we’ll address later:

My Favorite Things lyrics

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Song lyrics to My Favorite Things, performed by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers Raindrops on roses And whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens… 

Winter Wonderland lyrics

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Song lyrics to Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard B. Smith. It’s often regarded as a Christmas song, though the holiday is never mentioned. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists, including Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Amy Grant, Michael Bublé, The Eurythmics, and Radiohead.

The song’s lyrics are about a couple enjoying a picturesque winter landscape. They build a snowman, who they agree to pretend is Parson Brown. They imagine the snowman asking if the couple is married, to which they tell him that they are not and tell the snowman that he can marry them.

Deck the Halls

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Song lyrics to Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls is a traditional Christmas, yuletide, and New Years’ carol. The melody is Welsh dating back to the sixteenth century, and belongs to a winter carol, “Nos Galan”, while the English lyrics, written by the Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant, date to 1862.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town lyrics

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Song lyrics to Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town is a Christmas song, written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie and was first sung on Eddie Cantor’s radio show in November 1934. It became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours. The song has been recorded by over 200 artists, including Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, The Crystals, Mariah Carey, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Chris Isaak, Michael Bublé and The Jackson 5 .

Feliz Navidad

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Feliz Navidad song lyrics

Feliz Navidad is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer and songwriter José Feliciano. With its simple Spanish chorus and equally simple English verse “I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart”, it has become a classic Christmas pop song in the United States, throughout the Spanish-speaking world and internationally.

You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch

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You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch song lyrics – lyrics by Dr. Seuss, music by Albert Hague

You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch is a Christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 cartoon special How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The lyrics were written by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft.

Frosty the Snowman lyrics

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Frosty the Snowman song lyrics

Frosty the Snowman is a popular Christmas song written by Walter “Jack” Rollins and Steve Nelson, first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It was later recorded by Jimmy Durante. It was written after the success of Autry’s recording of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the previous year. Like Rudolph, Frosty was subsequently adapted to other media including a popular television special by Rankin/Bass Productions, Frosty the Snowman.

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