Christmas Countdown: Now Toons on the Tube

[packerbacker180]

I wanted to do something cartoon related because one of the best things of Christmas was all the cartoon specials that air. Even now I still look forward to many of the classics that still air while resorting to DVDs and online for other ones I loved growing up. But I didn't want to do long writes up on them like the Toon thread, and I didn't want to just post parts of them because that didn't make much sense, and besides, like with Halloween they could be put in the catch-all Christmas thread. And then I got an idea.

I got a terrible, awful idea.


Ok, well it isn't really terrible or awful, but it was an idea. There's lot's of Christmas songs I love that come from cartoons, and hell, if I wanted I could take up the entire song thread with just songs from toons. But there's also so many great Christmas songs that they probably deserve their own separate threads, and so, I decided we'll do a thread of just songs from cartoons.

And since we're a day behind, I'm going to start off with a two-fer. And please, share whatever songs you might like.



One of my favorite songs frm one of my favorite specials...




And Fred spreading yuletide joy...

[AcidDragon]

Out of that lot, probably that Fred Flintstone tune is my favourite. Really brings me back. Doesn't he also sing Dino the Dinosaur on this flick?

[packerbacker180]

When I was a kid, Jack Frost wasn't really one I cared for. I don't know if it's because there was no Santa or reindeer, or what, but in more recent years I've come to really like it. I still sing this one all the time. In fact, my wife gave me the stink eye the other day for singing it. Rubbadub-dub-dub-dub-rub!

[AcidDragon]

For a moment there I thought you were singing the song from Sesame Street where Ernie sings with a bunch of other characters in his tub and Bert puts his ear to the door and has this expression that cracks me up to this day.

[BrandonDaCollector]

This is all wonderful. First one comes to mind is The Grinch. My Mom recorded it for Me when I was a youngster, still such a classic

Trailer!



Song!

[packerbacker180]

Ah, the Grinch, a classic. When I was a kid we had the record of the show and i still remember the B-side was a song called The Kitty Ate the Tinsel Off the Christmas Tree.



Another favorite of mine was A Mickey's Christmas Carol. I remember as a kid it would always be on NBC on a Friday in December. Then for a few years in the 90s it wasn't on and I was disappointed. Until my Aun found a VHS copy of it somewhere for me. Now it's on Disney+.

I always loved the opening credits song...

[BrandonDaCollector]

Oh yes, all that is great. I seen that Disney one, it was one of the many that My Mom Recorded Me back then but its been quite sometime since I've seen it and yes its a great one

Toyday is Charles M. Schulz Birthday, the creator of PEANUTS

His Wikipedia page ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz

[packerbacker180]

Happy birthday, Mr. Schulz!

[AcidDragon]

Happy birthday to Mr. S!

Was the entire Spongebob episode done in that style?

[packerbacker180]

Yes, yes it was. They also made a Halloween one a few years ago.