Do you remember the magical feeling of the first time you caught a commercial for your favorite holiday TV specials? I can remember being in elementary school and feeling the shame and sadness that could only come from missing the current holiday installment of Charlie Brown or Garfield or Rudolph or whoever the current hot character might be. It was how we kept our calendar as children, or at least it was for me.
Is it just me, or did that excitement over the holiday specials seem to die out in the past couple of generations? Just as video killed the radio star, have DVDs, 24 hr kids channels, and On-Demand movies killed the fun and excitement of waiting all year to watch a favorite holiday show? Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE all of the options and choices that our kids have for entertainment, but still miss the innocent excitement that I cherished as a child.
Tonight is the yearly installment of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” I plan on sitting down with K and D to enjoy what was a treasured part of my own childhood. I can only hope that they enjoy the show as much as I did and look forward with anticipation to watching it again next October. ‘Cause we all know that it means that “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” is just around the corner, with “Frosty the Snowman” nipping closely at it’s heels.
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We have Charlie Brown on DVD…and I still cuddled on the couch with my toddler to watch it on TV tonight. My husband thought I was crazy, but it just feels different to watch it on TV!!
Want to hear something funny? We own Charlie Brown specials on DVD but when “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” was on, the hubby sent me a text to remind me and all of the kids gathered around the TV to watch it. I start watching the Holiday Specials that we have on DVD from October to January. It helps keep me in the holiday spirit.
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