Hallelujah Chorus
Song lyrics to the Hallelujah Chorus – no really, there’s more words than just ‘Hallelujah’ (Praise the Lord, all ye people)
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Song lyrics to It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – written by Edmund Hamilton Sears in 1849 as a poem. The music for It Came Upon A Midnight Clear was composed by Richard Storrs Willis in 1859.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel song lyrics
Song lyrics to ‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’ – one of my favorite Christmas carols
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn – Bing Crosby buys & renovates an old Inn, that’s only open on holidays. He & former partner Fred Astaire fight over Marjorie Reynolds
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George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, starring Kevin Kline, Macaulay Culkin, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Bart Robinson Cook, Darci Kistler
Synopsis of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
Angels and sugarplums. Candy canes and ice. A magic prince, a dreamy young girl, a mysterious old man and a Christmas tree that grows sky high. Enter the world of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, featuring the New York City Ballet, and let this all-new movie version of a timeless Yuletide fantasy, narrated ny Academy Award(R) winner Kevin Kline, draw you under its spell. Starring Macaulay Culkin, Darci Kistler, and Bart Robinson Cook. Year: 1993 Director: Emile Ardolino Starring: Bart Robinson Cook, Macaulay Caulkin, Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel
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(Isn’t it a shame that) Christmas comes but once a year
(Isn’t it a shame that) Christmas comes but once a year – song lyrics, as performed in The Great Rupert
(Isn’t it a shame that) Christmas comes but once a year – song lyrics, as performed in The Great Rupert by Jimmy Durante. And written by Jimmy Durante and Harry Crane as well.
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The Great Rupert
The Great Rupert (1950), aka. A Christmas Wish, starring Jimmy Durante, Queenie Smith, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, by George Pal
Synopsis of The Great Rupert
The Great Rupert – A down-on-their-luck vaudeville family can’t afford to pay rent on a run-down ground floor apartment at Christmas. An unexpected guardian angel in the form of a squirrel comes into their lives, showering them with money. Will the windfall continue? And, will their daughter fall in love with the landlord’s son? Will Jimmy Durante entertain?
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I’ll Be Seeing You
I’ll Be Seeing You (1944) starring Joseph Cotten, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple
In short, I‘ll Be Seeing You is a wonderful film. It’s set towards the end of World War II. A veteran (played very well by Joseph Cotten) is suffering from what we would now call PTSD. He’s jumping at any sound, and thinks that he’s likely to be attacked at any moment. His doctors at the VA are letting him out from the psych ward …. In order to see how well he’s able to function in normal society. On his train ride, he meets a beautiful young lady (played very well by Ginger Rogers). She’s a lady who’s also out on furlough — from prison.
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