Customer Reviews

The Christmas Collection

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Upon ordering this 3 disc collection I wasn't really sure what to expect but am plesantly surprised to say the least. I have always adored anything with a Christmas theme and this set doesn't disappoint in the least.
Total content on these 3 discs are 13 hours and 35 minutes.

Disc 1 contains 11 classic television Christmas episodes: The Beverly Hillillies - Turkey Day, Christmas at the Clampets & Home for Christmas.
The Burns and Allen Show - Gracie and Relatives
The Jack Benny Show - Christmas Shopping (Note: Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and numerous others cartoon characters, appears in this one)and New Year's Eve
Ozzie & Harriet - Late Christmas Gift, The Christmas Tree, Piano for the Fraternity and Busy Christmas
The final show on this disc is Liberace, The Christmas Show
The entire first disc has a 4 hour 48 minute playing time.

Disc II: Classic Christmas TV Specials
I recognised a few of these but not all.
The Little Christmas Burron - Narrated by Lorne Greene
Brightest Night
The Little King - Christmas Night
The Christmas Visitor
Toys Will Be Toys
Santa's Pocket Watch
Ginger Nutts Christmas Circus
Silent Night, The Story of the Christmas Carol
Little Gray Neck
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Not the famous version)
Santa's Surprise
Christmas Comes but Once A Year
Snow Foolin
Hector's Hectic Life
Jack Frost (Not the famous version)
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
Somewhere in Dreamland
The Night Before Christmas
The Candlemaker
The Star of Bethlehem
Jack Frost (The popular version)

Disc III: Beyond Tomorrow (Excellent Christmas film from 1940) runs 1hr 24min
Scrooge, the 1935 version starring Seymore Hicks runs 1hr 27 min
A Christmas Without Snow 1981, runs 1 hr 35 min
Miracle on 34th Street 1957 version runs 47 minutes.

I hope that this helps you in your shopping.

I love almost anything that is done for the Christmas season! I chanced upon this little gem after reading one of the reviews, and thought it was worth the money (less than a lot of dvds with only one movie) to at least take a look.

I wasn't disappointed.

There are three disks: the first is full of old 1940's and 1950's television shows that I hadn't seen in ages, and they brought back some happy feelings I used to get as a kid at this time of year. The second disk contains a variety of cartoons, Christmas and winter themes; I thoroughly enjoyed the ones I remembered, and now have some new favorites from the oldies I've never seen before! The third disk has some Christmas "TV movies" which I don't even remember being on TV!

The video quality is something to be desired for some of these little gems, but for the money, it is well worth having in your Christmas library!

For under 10 bucks you get three dvds. One has movies, the second has tv shows and the third has cartoons, all with a Christmas theme. I most enjoyed the rarely shown TV version of Miracle on 34th Street (with Uncle Billy as Kris Kringle) and the almost forgotten Beyond Tomorrow, both on the movie disc. I also got a big kick out of the Bev Hillbillies, Burns and Allen, and Jack Benny episodes on the TV disc. Picture quality varies from feature to feature (don't expect restored prints at these prices) but even so, you'll find hours of holiday entertainment for next to nothing. So, if you're over 40, go for it! Enjoy and Merry Christmas.

This collection is marvelous! It contains many of the Christmas shows I remember from my childhood, and I even discovered a few wonderful shows that I had missed. The DVD format is great. I had a great time playing these shows for my children this season. Many of them were also the perfect length for playing on our DVD player in our van when we were driving to various holiday events and parties.

First I must say my deepest sympathy goes to anyone who is disappointed with this collection.

I do not believe the review by "Mysterious Mr Wong" can be improved, but perhaps I can expand it a bit.

Disc I, without a doubt offers humor and nostalgia.

Disc II, is a windfall for fans of animated cinemaphotography. For them, the Jack Frost title noted by "MMW" as, "(Not the famous version)" is an Ub Iwerks, classic ComiColor Cartune. With a little Googling you may discover that Iwerks, a fantastic innovative animator was the creator of Mickey Mouse, it wasn't Walt Disney. Several Fleischman productions are included on this disc too.

Disc III, the movies are excellent Christmas fun. In my opinion, "Beyond Tomorrow" aka "Beyond Christmas" could easily rate with "The Bishop's Wife", "A Christmas Story" or "It's a Wonderful Life" as a forever classic. "Miracle on 34th Street", was first aired on TV, Dec. 14, 1955 on "The 20th Century-Fox Hour". A review of that may be found at The Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

If you buy this, enjoy!

5 stars from me because this is what I expected when I ordered. All Christmas themed, vintage B&W TV episodes along with old 2 star quality, no longer shown on TV, B&W movies and cartoons from a bygone era. Enjoy!

This was a good DVD if you like very old shows. There were some shows that clearly told the Christmas Story that we had never seen. But there were many that we clicked quickly through because the quality of the piece was so poor.

The Christmas collection has over 13 hours of Christmas entertainment. It contains everthing from TV shows from the past, such as Ozzie & Harriet and The Jack Benny Show, to TV classics like Rudolph and Jack Frost. There are also several movies, Miracle On 34th Street being my favorite. I think anyone who loves Christmas will find several shows that bring back memories and help to make new ones.

There were many other features I might have added to this collection were I the one in charge, but then, it would have been a 40-disk collection. Let me just say that I got an awesome collection of good old, nostalgic Christmas goodies I'll be a long time viewing and re-viewing. Lots of baang for the buck - 6 stars worth. 'Nuff said.

This was a nice collection. I thought it was worth the money. I especially liked the TV shows. I hadn't seen Ozzie and Harriet for some time. Alot of laughs.