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Ahh Christmas. The tree, the stockings, the mistletoe and - of course - the holiday Телевидение programming.

Some of my fondest Рождество memories were spent in front a of Телевидение watching such classics as the animated Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer или one of the myriad versions of Dickens' 'A Рождество Carol'.

So without further ado, I am presenting Ты with my big, big Список of holiday specials. I've tried to categorize the Список into subsections to make it a little еще bearable and consumable. The...

Back when I was a kid watching Рождество specials on TV, Mrs. Claus was invariably portrayed as a sweet but dowdy older woman of slightly plump stature. She could cook a mean pie and reminded Ты of your Grandma. Of course, we loved her and so did Santa.

But did Ты ever wonder what Mrs. Claus might have looked like when she was younger? I mean, I assume she must've be smokin' (natch).

So why is it that so many of the classic holiday programs Показать us a Santa Claus surrounded by androgynous little elves and a matronly Mrs. Claus? I mean, it's cold up at the North Pole. Surely Santa isn't adverse...