# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/21 "2008-12-24T13:04:34Z")
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. 11. Charlie Brown Christmas Special 12. Frosty the Snowman 13. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas 14. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 15. Powerpuff girls 16. It’s a Wonderful Life 17. Charlie Brown Christmas special 18. Bob Hope 19. the Bumpus dogs eating the Christmas turkey 20. White Christmas LOL! Yes, Charlie Brown’s little tree makes me cry, and the Bumpus dogs eating the turkey makes me cry too. 😃 Seriously, though, I don’t know of any new Christmas specials, so #5 was a total guess. And I love those old musicals and do wish they’d show them more. Thank goodness for Turner Classic Movies. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/22 "2008-12-24T14:07:21Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Frosty the Snowman 3. Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi 4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. The Gathering 8. Dean Martin 9. When the neighbor dogs stole the turkey 10. A Wish for Wings That Work ---
**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, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/23 "2008-12-24T14:48:26Z")
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red–Nosed Reindeer 3. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch 4. Frosty the Snowman 5. Deck the Halls 6. A Christmas Carol 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Dean Martin 9. “It’s smiling at me!” 10. Scrooged ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/24 "2008-12-24T15:00:00Z")
1. _A Charlie Brown Christmas_ 2. _Frosty the Snowman_ 3. The Grinch theme 4. _Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer_ 5. _Rugrats_ Holiday Special 6. _It’s a Wonderful Life_ 7. _White Christmas_ 8. Andy (that singer who didn’t move his shoulders - ever) with the brown hair 9. “fra-jee-lay” 10. The animated _How The Grinch Stole Christmas_ ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/25 "2008-12-24T15:01:40Z")
It’s Andy Williams! I remembered! Yay! That’s good enough for me. Now **jali** walks to her normal place in line, behind 40 or so contestants. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/26 "2008-12-24T15:09:32Z")
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 3. Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas 4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 5. The Colbert Report Christmas Special 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Andy Williams 9. Tongue stuck on metal pole 10. The Year Without a Santa Claus Notes: 3. I think that originated with Rudolph 5. I suspect it has a more formal title 10. Only for the heat/cold miser duo ---
**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, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/27 "2008-12-24T15:09:34Z")
Andy Williams! Good answer! How come they don’t do those shows anymore? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/28 "2008-12-24T15:09:54Z")
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 3. White Christmas 4. Frosty the Snowman 5. The Santa Clause 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Perry Como 9. The leg lamp 10. The Little Drummer Boy ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/29 "2008-12-24T15:51:20Z")
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. Elf 6. Miracle on 34th Street 7. White Christmas 8. Andy Williams 9. Ralphie and the bunny jammies 10. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/30 "2008-12-24T16:00:39Z")
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. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Lawrence Welk 9. Oh, fudge! 10. Emmit Otter’s Jugband Christmas ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/31 "2008-12-24T16:27:57Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. “Holly Jolly Christmas” 4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 5. Name a Christmas special that first came out after 2000. 6. Miracle on 34th Street 7. A Charlie Brown Christmas\* 8. Bob Hope 9. The kid in the bunny suit\*\* 10. The Denis Leary Christmas Show \*Not so much that it makes me sad…it just kind of makes me all wistful. \*\*I can’t stand this movie, so my guess is probably not very good. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/32 "2008-12-24T16:28:50Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Holly Jolly Christmas 4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 5. Ebby 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Bob Hope 9. The kid’s tongue stuck to the pole 10. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol 11. The movie where Susan Lucci plays a female version of Scrooge 12. Actually, I can’t stand it, but it should be a popular answer ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/33 "2008-12-24T16:35:51Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] 10. Laurel & Hardy’s “Babes in Toyland” (aka March of the Wooden Soldiers) [/QUOTE] Excellent answer, **astorian**! That was my second choice, and one of my favorite movies! _“Big bait catches big rat!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/34 "2008-12-24T17:07:33Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 3. Put One Foot in Front of the Other 4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 5. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. Miracle on 34th Street 8. Burl Ives 9. Triple Dog Dare 10. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 11. Either this or The Grinch 12. I was going to say _Olive_ but research showed it came out in 1999 13. This or Mircale on 34th Street 14. Well _The Star Wars Holiday Special_ made me cry but for reasons that I don’t think the question is intending ---
**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, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/35 "2008-12-24T17:27:31Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > 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! It does not matter. You are matching answers. If everybody says Hanky and you agree ,you get a bunch of points. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/36 "2008-12-24T17:35:53Z")
1. Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 3. Holly Jolly Christmas 4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 5. I’ve got nothing. 6. A Christmas Carol 7. The West Wing, “In Excelsis Deo” 8. Perry Como 9. Mispronouncing Fragile as fra-geel-lay. 10. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol 11. I know it isn’t a special, but I get all misty eyed when I see it. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/37 "2008-12-24T20:45:19Z")
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Mr. Hanky, the Christmas Poo 4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 5. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All 6. It’s a Wonderful Life 7. Scrooged 8. Perry Como 9. “My tongue is stuck to the pole” 10. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus The last is one of the last Rankin-Bass Christmas specials and is based on the extremely odd Lewis Carrol story of the same name - think “Lord of the Rings” meets “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” kinda odd. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/38 "2008-12-24T23:21:09Z")
ghaaa - that should be L. Frank Baum and not Lewis Carrol above…argh…grumble…grumble… ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/39 "2008-12-25T00:15:25Z")
Yeah, I tanked on the beers. Not even gonna try with the TV 🙂 But A VERY MERRY HOLIDAY SEASON TO YOU ALL! ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483/40 "2008-12-25T02:19:31Z")
1. Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown 2. Frosty the Snowman 3. Mr Grinch 4. Grandma Got run over by a Reindeer 5. Polar Express 6. Miracle on 34th Street 7. Frosty the Snowman 8. Dinah Shore 9. Fa-Ra-Ra-Ra-Ra, Ra-Ra-Ra-Ra 10. Jingle all the Way SSG Schwartz [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-christmas-specials-by-zebra-game-over/478483.md?page=3)