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Keeping classic Christmas TV shows alive
By: Carolyn Klarecki
The annual December television trend has begun. Year after year, we can count on the major networks to fulfill our desire for holiday cheer with their festive programming, but the majority of these programs are monotonous and mediocre, especially made-for-TV movies revolving around typical holiday themes like family and selflessness. It's not that these themes aren’t enjoyable, but the movies play so incessantly that by the time Christmas comes, we’re grateful for this odd genre of television to go into hibernation for another 11 months. Despite the yearly repetition, there are a few holiday specials that make this month of programming worth noticing. And you can thank Rankin/Bass for that.
