Fine films celebrate the season

Star-Advertiser staffers share their favorites for holiday viewing

By Christie Wilson

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 23, 2012

~~Everyone from the Flintstones to the Jetsons has co-opted Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol,” and as sure as Tiny Tim will walk again, you can bet I will be watching each and every version of this holiday chestnut no matter how treacly or far-fetched.
My favorite is “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol,” which I first watched as a tot when it debuted in December 1962 — the first animated holiday TV special. The play within a play “stars” the hilariously nearsighted Magoo (Jim Backus), but most memorable are the alternately delightful and melancholy songs by Broadway composer Jule Styne and songwriter Bob Merrill, who collaborated on “Funny Girl.”
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Everyone from the Flintstones to the Jetsons has co-opted Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol,” and as sure as Tiny Tim will walk again, you can bet I will be watching each and every version of this holiday chestnut no matter how treacly or far-fetched.

My favorite is “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol,” which I first watched as a tot when it debuted in December 1962 — the first animated holiday TV special. The play within a play “stars” the hilariously nearsighted Magoo (Jim Backus), but most memorable are the alternately delightful and melancholy songs by Broadway composer Jule Styne and songwriter Bob Merrill, who collaborated on “Funny Girl.” Login for more...