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The Christmas TV Companion: a Guide to Cult Classics, Strange Specials and Outrageous Oddities

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While you may not want to read it straight through, the Christmas TV Companion is one of those books that is fun to thumb through and discover new tidbits. It examines some of TV's best and worst Christmas specials, from the traditional to the blasphemous. Sections of the book include Macabre, Sci-Fi, Variety, Animation, and Dark. It devotes five pages to the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, including a photo of Harvey Korman and Bea Arthur from the show.

It also features several marathon suggestions, including ones centered around Star Trek and Elvis Presley. Many of the shows mentioned are available on DVD, but you'll have to hunt YouTube and similar locations to find some of the rare ones. If you enjoy watching a variety of Christmas specials and want to find out about some of the ones you may have missed (or forgotten about) over the years, this is the book for you.

Ms. Wilson does a great job at discussing many of these forgotten cult classics and some not so forgotten. Highly recommended for anyone who loves Christmas and the great tv and movies this holiday has fostered. These are fun shows that also deserve a bit of a higher profile on tv during the holiday season. It also makes me wonder, what else does Wilson have up her sleeve. She clearly loves film, especially those odd ones that have only appealed to a few but should at least be seen once by everyone.

Well written and fun, this book brings out the funniest stuff I've read about Christmas on TV! So much fun to find that other people are interested in stuff like Santa Conquers the Martians just like me!