# Special Feud: Christmas Specials by Zebra \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 24, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483 "2008-12-24T01:05:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/1 "2008-12-24T01:05:08Z")
This is a feud about television Christmas specials. **DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS** **Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer,** to get the most people matching you. Google or other research is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that are “serious” will be scored. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points. If any of you have ideas for Feuds -_and would like me to score them_- PM me and I’ll get you on [The List.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10488145#post10488145) _ **FORMATTING OF ANSWERS IS IMPORTANT!** _ **Write your answers like this** ; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks. JUST LIKE THIS: **1. answer \<\<—There is a space after the period! 2. response 3. rejoinder** The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at **4:00 PM Central** on Thursday, 12/25/08 whichever comes first. (If I have time. :)) Good luck! For the sake of this feud, movies that get played on televison should be considered ‘Christmas Specials’ 1. Name a Cartoon (hand drawn) Christmas special 2. Name a Rankin and Bass Christmas special 3. Name a Christmas song that originated from a TV special. 4. Name a Chirstmas special that is based on a song 5. Name a Christmas special that first came out after 2000. 6. Other than A Christmas Story, name a movie that gets played a lot at Christmas time. 7. Name a Christmas special/movie that makes you cry, even if you are embarrassed to admit it. 8. Other than Bing Crosby, name a Star that used to host one of those old fashion Christmas specials. 9. Name the funniest part of A Christmas Story. 10. Name a Christmas Special that you wished they would play more. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/2 "2008-12-24T01:11:50Z")
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 3. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas 4. Frosty the Snowman 5. Name a Christmas special that first came out after 2000. 6. It’s a Wonderful Life. 7. None 8. Bob Hope 9. The dogs steal the turkey 10. Emmett Otters Jugband christmas 11. I had visit with Santa in there at first. 12. I have no idea… i just took a stab ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/3 "2008-12-24T01:15:27Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 5. I Want a Dog For Christmas Charlie Brown 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Bob Hope 9. Seeing Santa Claus 10. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/4 "2008-12-24T01:17:51Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 3. Holly Jolly Christmas 4. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer 5. Olive the Other Reindeer 6. It’s a Wonderful LIfe 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Perry Como 9. Tongue on the Metal Pole 10. Emmet Otter ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/5 "2008-12-24T01:18:57Z")
1. _A Charlie Brown Christmas_ 2. _Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer_ 3. _Silver and Gold_ 4. _Frosty the Snowman_ 5. _Bad Santa_ 6. _It’s a Wonderful Life_ 7. _It’s a Wonderful Life_ 8. Fred Astaire 9. “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!” 10. _The Year Without a Santa Claus_ 11. Heat Miser vs. Snow Miser! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/6 "2008-12-24T01:19:08Z")
1. Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 3. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch 4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. Charlie Brown Christmas 8. Pass 9. Christmas at the Chinese Restaurant 10. Year Without a Santa Claus 11. New Version ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/7 "2008-12-24T01:24:41Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 3. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch 4. Frosty the Snowman 5. A Colbert Christmas 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Bob Hope 9. Tongue frozen to the lamp post 10. Laurel & Hardy’s “Babes in Toyland” (aka March of the Wooden Soldiers) ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/8 "2008-12-24T01:31:05Z")
1. Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown 2. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer 3. Put One Foot in Front of the Other (from “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”) 4. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 5. pass 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown 8. Perry Como 9. Ralphie meets Santa 10. Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/9 "2008-12-24T01:36:04Z")
1. Frosty the Snowman 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 5. The Shrek Christmas special 6. Miracle on 34th St. 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Bob Hope 9. When he gets the boot from Santa Claus 10. The Charlie Brown Christmas special 11. Not really, but I’m hoping other people will put this. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/10 "2008-12-24T01:37:52Z")
1. Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer 3. You are a mean one, Mr. Grinch 4. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer 5. Colbert Christmas \* 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Bob Hope 9. That kid getting his tongue stuck to the metal pole 10. Mr. Hanky’s Christmas Classics \*I so with Mr. Hanky had come out after 2000. It came out in 1999! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/11 "2008-12-24T01:46:43Z")
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2. Frosty the Snowman 3. You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch 4. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 5. A Colbert Christmas 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Bob Hope 9. The kid with his tongue frozen to the flag pole 10. Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/12 "2008-12-24T01:53:09Z")
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2. Santa Claus is Coming To Town 3. Frosty the Snowman 4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 5. Olive the Other Reindeer 6. It’s A Wonderful Life 7. None 8. Bob Hope 9. Kid’s tongue stuck to the pole 10. How the Grinch Stole Christmas ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/13 "2008-12-24T02:00:38Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 3. Holly Jolly Christmas 4. Frosty the Snowman 5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. Charlie Brown Christmas 8. Bob Hope 9. Tongue frozen to the metal pole 10. Charlie Brown Christmas And BTW A Charlie Brown Christmas is the _best Christmas special ever_. The only one who talks about what Christmas really is all about. The Grinch comes close but doesn’t go all the way. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Grinch, But love and happiness are not “the true meaning of Christmas” ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/14 "2008-12-24T02:04:53Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch 4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 5. South Park - Woodland Critter Christmas 6. It’s A Wonderful Life 7. It’s A Wonderful Life 8. Bob Hope 9. When Ralphie’s classmate gets his tongue stuck to the metal pole. 10. Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/15 "2008-12-24T02:08:26Z")
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2. Frosty the Snowman 3. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch 4. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer 5. Shrek the Halls 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. A Charlie Brown Christmas 8. Dean Martin 9. The Chinese Turkey 10. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1. the Chuck Jones animated version) (7. Well, I don’t cry for any Christmas Special, but the emotional resonance on this one is pretty strong) (8. This one’s a Hail Mary) I hope Santa brings me a top ten… ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/16 "2008-12-24T03:24:46Z")
1. Mr. Hanky the Xmas Poo 2. Rudolph the Red nose Reindeer 3. Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer 4. Rudolph The rednose reindeer 5. Mr. Hanky the Xmas Poo 6. Wonderful Life 7. none 8. Osmond Mob 9. The fixing of the flat 10. A Christmas Carol ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/17 "2008-12-24T04:06:15Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas 4. Frosty the Snowman 5. **Elf** 6. **It’s a Wonderful Life** 7. **It’s a Wonderful Life** 8. Bob Hope 9. B-E-S-U-R-E-T-O-D-R-I-N-K-Y-O-U-R-O-V-A-L-T-I-N-E 10. The 1970 animated version of “A Christmas Carol” 11. I don’t think anyone else will pick this but I want to vouch for it. This version was animated by Richard Williams and produced by Chuck Jones and drawn in the style of Victorian illustrations. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/18 "2008-12-24T04:11:44Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Name a Cartoon (hand drawn) Christmas special > 2. Name a Rankin and Bass Christmas special > 3. Name a Christmas song that originated from a TV special. > 4. Name a Chirstmas special that is based on a song > 5. Name a Christmas special that first came out after 2000. > 6. Other than A Christmas Story, name a movie that gets played a lot at Christmas time. > 7. Name a Christmas special/movie that makes you cry, even if you are embarrassed to admit it. > 8. Other than Bing Crosby, name a Star that used to host one of those old fashion Christmas specials. > 9. Name the funniest part of A Christmas Story. > 10. Name a Christmas Special that you wished they would play more. 1. Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the red Nosed Reindeer 3. You’re mean one, Mr Grinch 4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 5. Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Bob Hope 9. Tongue stuck on metal pole 10. Miracle on 34th Street (original) 11. IAWL should be a conch 12. I was way too emabarassed to say Rudolph, but it did when I was a kid:o 13. Bob Hope or Perry Como…? Merry Christmas everyone ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/19 "2008-12-24T04:29:31Z")
1. The Grinch 2. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. The song from The Grinch 4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 5. wubba 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. Miracle on 34th Street 8. Burl Ives 9. The Bunny Suit 10. Mythbusters Christmas episodes 11. I know there were some songs written for some of the Rankin/Bass stuff - but mostly they were utterly forgettable. Whereas the Whoville Christmas song is an earworm of the first water. 12. No clue 13. Now that I own my own copy of the Grinch the rest can all burn up and be destoyed. Bah, Humbug! ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/20 "2008-12-24T12:16:35Z")
1. Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Frosty the Snowman 3. You’re a mean one, Mr. Gricch 4. Rudolph the red nosed reindeer 5. Shrek the Halls 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. A Christmas Carol 8. Perry Como 9. Fragile 10. Star Wars Holiday Special #7 - The Allister Simms version #8 - It is a must see for all children of the 70’s. Although it’s only been broadcast once, George Lucas is apparently destroying all copies. I downloaded it a few years ago but the quality was terrible…so was the storyline and musical numbers but a must see nonetheless. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483.md?page=2)