The Christmas Specials We Love

In this season one rewind, we talk multi-gen initial thoughts- how Millennials and Gen Y are ready to cancel Rudolph!  Production notes and the start of scene by scene. Mean Santa- Did the coach have a name and why was the doll even on the land of the misfit toys…? All of this and more and the march to the greatest holiday of the year is HEATING UP! Talk SHAWTLY and Remember- Bumbles Bounce! Comme...

By popular demand, our multi-generational panel breaks down the controversial special. Taken off the air for a period, what were the MANY triggers for BOTH Gen X and Gen Y? Were the songs up to Rankin Bass standards? Why are there two different narrators? Why is the antagonist in this the most empathetic? The beauty and meaning underneath the darkness. Why kids of yesteryear could see the violence...

Welcome back to part 2 of A Charlie Brown Christmas!! We dive into a scene by scene breakdown of the special and all our thoughts along the way! Merry Christmas & enjoy the holidays! :) Talk SHAWTLY and Remember- Bumbles Bounce! Comments? Suggestions? Text Us: 351-251-2511 IG: @Christmasspecialswelove  https://www.instagram.com/christmasspecialswelove Email: Santa@thechristmasspecialswelove.com  ...

We're back- and discussing the ultimate classic A Charlie Brown Christmas!! We talk: Everyone's take on the special All about Charles Schulz (aka Sparky) All the nitty-gritty details on how A Charlie Brown Christmas was made.   Stay tuned for part two!   Talk SHAWTLY and Remember- Bumbles Bounce! Comments? Suggestions? Text Us: 351-251-2511 IG: @Christmasspecialswelove  https://www.instagram.com/c...

We talk Gen X and Gen Y general thoughts- how these deflated Kev into not wanting to go on. Going scene by scene uncovers some beautiful moments- but also some hidden triggers, cancelations and more. How tipping the dishwasher is a good thing. Our march to the holidays- and to us each being World Leading Experts at …? Continues! Talk SHAWTLY and Remember- Bumbles Bounce! Comments? Suggestions? Tex...

We talk production notes, the song track, modern day triggers and a few surprises along the way! Plus Tune in to learn what Milk Duds and Holiday Throw Blankets have to do with this favorite Rankin and Bass classic! How Fred Astaire learned to skateboard in his 70's and married a Sports Illustrated model in his 80's. Kev's talk with Mickey Rooney about this special. How One Foot in Front of the Ot...

We're back!! This time we are diving into the 1974 classic 'A Year Without A Santa Clause' We talk: All the iconic songs The weird stop-motion tears Favorite scenes & more   Comments? Suggestions? Text Us: 351-251-2511     IG: @Christmasspecialswelove  https://www.instagram.com/christmasspecialswelove          Email: Santa@thechristmasspecialswelove.com      Keven Undergaro         Regular Guy Fri...

Based on a true story- find out why the Alf Christmas Special should be part of your holiday annual must sees- or not. Is it poignant or too dark? Our multi-gen panel is split! A brief history on the show, this episode and the cast. Does Alf help us to rediscover the meaning of Christmas? Why a one hundred year old article “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is still relevant today and the surp...

Hiii Holiday Fanatics! Today we're jumping into the 1969 classic- Frosty the Snowman! We talk: The "controversy" of Frosty's friends wearing shorts Thoughts on Professor Hinkle The Frosty sequels & more!   Comments? Suggestions? Text Us: 351-251-2511 IG: @Christmasspecialswelove  https://www.instagram.com/christmasspecialswelove Email: Santa@thechristmasspecialswelove.com   Keven Undergaro Regular...

In this Fireside Chat episode of CSWL, we dive into the history of Black Friday, a phenomenon synonymous with discounted prices, bustling crowds, massive sales, holiday shopping, and sadly crime. We uncover the mysteries surrounding its origin and the incredible journey it's taken over the years. Explore the uncertain beginnings of Black Friday possibly tied to 1950s worker absenteeism the day aft...

Surprise!!! It's a special minisode today!! We are talking all about Underdog. How was his balloon created for the Macy's Day Parade? The Underdog special where he may or may not have saved the Parade. And mentions of Underdog in different beloved TV shows! A Thanksgiving present from us to you! Enjoy :)   Comments? Suggestions? Text Us: 351-251-2511 IG: @Christmasspecialswelove  https://www.insta...

It's almost Thanksgiving so we thought... what's the most iconic Thanksgiving event? MACY'S DAY PARADE!! Today we are joined by Keven, Anne, Kelsey, Elain and the VERY SPECIAL Jeffery Graham. What are the routes of the parade and we discuss why we think the distance changed. The iconic balloons in the parade - Do Elain and Kelsey know who certain characters are? The horrific accidents that have ha...

The gang is back for another CSWL fireside chat. This week, the subject turns to toys of the 1970s. We poke through two 'Sears Christmas Wish Books' from the era while reminiscing about the importance and pivotal role of the Sears Catalogue with regard to Christmas. We also ponder if Christmas, toys, and presents are less appreciated by younger generations and why. We also go over the long list of...

This week on The Christmas Specials We Love, our panel of 'blockheads' covers 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'.  Did Charlie Brown ever get to kick the football? Who really started the bullying between Lucy and Charlie. What drove Peppermint Patty? Woodstock's first appearance as well as Franklin's. Franklin's origins post the MLK assassination. These days, if the holiday season starts November 1st,...

Today we have a not-so Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving episode! Seinfeld is known for never celebrating or fully mentioning Thanksgiving, but this show is too iconic for us to pass up. What happened to the Mom and Pop Shop? Where did Jerry's sneakers go? Did George really buy Jon Voight's Volvo? The team shares their past Thanksgiving experiences. Kev teaches us an important lesson that we need to impl...

Season’s Greetings, on this episode of CSWL, we cover the 1980's sitcom 'WKRP in Cincinnati 'and its famed Thanksgiving Day special.  You don't need to be a WKRP fan or even have seen the episode in question. You just need to tolerate Kev hosting with Covid and brain fog. Still, we discuss everything from how this show and episode was based on true life and what life working at radio stations was...

As you know at CSWL our hosts hail from so many generations, and no recent show touched as many generations so profoundly as Friends, including Matthew Perry's beloved character Chandler Bing. The Funny One will long be a favorite of ours and so many others. While we will most likely cover other Friends episodes in the future- for now- we rewind to our last year’s coverage of the Friends Thanksgiv...

When to Put the Tree Up? Season's Greetings Noel-stalgics, on this Fireside Chat edition of the Christmas Specials We Love we salute November 1st being the holiday season's opening day! We also discuss the origins and history of the Christmas tree, the all-important question of when to start decorating, and a comprehensive look at how that has changed through the decades.   Should November 1st be...

The CSWL multi-gen cast breaks down this lesser-known late 80's Thanksgiving Day cartoon.  Those classic specials we love due to childhood sentiments and those specials we love due to quality (ie Home Alone and It's a Wonderful Life.)   The comic section of the Sunday paper and comic strips of the past.  What Snoopy had to do with Garfield and are you a Snoopy person or a Garfield one?  Charlie Br...

It's the CSWL 'preseason' aka Halloween! Thus our multi-gen hosts couldn't help but cover Halloween then vs. now, particularly Halloween in the decades of the 1970s and 1980s. Join us for a deep dive into the costumes, candies, habits, trends and behaviors. From cheap costumes and decor to streets swarming with kids to egging houses and spraying shaving cream to haunted houses. We discuss how fewe...

CSWL: Rankin Bass Mad Monster Party? Welcome back Holiday Fanatics to the season two premiere episode of the Christmas Specials We Love Podcast! Supporting our belief that the holiday season begins October 1st AND that Halloween is the cornerstone of the Holiday 'preseason', we break down the Rankin and Bass animagic, non-Christmas, lesser-known,  cult classic, Mad Monster Party? (Yes there is a q...

Halloween is in 2 WEEKS!! Keven can't help but reminisce on the nostalgic Halloween special: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Joining Keven is Kelsey, Anne and Rick, they share their childhood memories, break down the special scene by scene and share notes from the production side of things. We love the holidays and can't wait to share so many more specials we love!! Happy halloween, friends...