Customer Reviews

Holiday Family Collection

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This "FAMILY HOLIDAY COLLECTION" with 12 Holiday Movies (from 1935 - 1964), 49 Holiday TV Episodes (1950's and 60's) and 27 Christmas Cartoons (1940's - 1960's) is a very nice mix of seasonal Favorites of yesteryear. 8 DVD's and over 40 hours of Holiday entertainment!

NOTE: Most is in Black and White format, direct VHS transfers, ALL 4:3 aspect ratio (Standard) and some are grainy with some audio inferiority. But for the most part a very enjoyable and entertaining mix for the holiday's.

My favorites and suggested viewing for the movies: Beyond Tomorrow (1940) a very nice story about 3 old rich gentlemen who take in a young forlorn couple during the holidays (with a nice twist). The Miracle on 34th Street (1955 made for television) not as good as the 1947 version with Natalie Wood but still a fun story. And Scrooge (1935) a rare English version nice touch (a little grainy but a treat to experience).

My favorite Cartoons were The First Christmas, Howdy Doody Christmas, Jingle Bells, and Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer.

My favorite Tv episodes were many; All 5 of the "Ozzie and Harriet", Racquet Squad (the Christmas caper), Charles Dicken's The Christmas Carol with Vincent Price as the narrator, The RUGGLES (Christmas Eve 1952) and the A Child is Born. Also there is a BONUS virtual fireplace sequence too!! (very clear with crackling burning logs in COLOR)

Just sit back and enjoy some really memorable Christmas / Holiday fun!! I recommend this Collection for any family there something here for everyone!!!! Enjoy.

Hours Of Holiday Watching!
That is the best thing I can say about this. From the old classic TV shows to very strange and forgotten Holiday movies of old - there is a lot to see on this DVD collection!

Most everything on here is fun and some quite good. However the production value is that of its original broadcast or film quality. The video tapes of the original broadcast would never hold up to the digital quality we have now with HD and more.

They compiled many Holiday Themed obscure TV shows, commercials and movies and made a really good comprehensive collection of some of the most extremely classic celebrities, performers and actors in the Holiday Theme.

Great deal for the price - just don't expect much in the quality department. The DVD's are fine - its just these are the original broadcasts that go back to the early 50's and the quality of TV back then was very scarry!

I enjoyed this collection - most of the time. 3-26-09

We saw this in a store last year and my wife wanted it for our collection. How right she was! It contained holiday episodes featuring not only some legendary favorites like The Beverly Hillbillies and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, but some forgotten early shows definitely worth a second (or first) look. My son was complaining when we started watching these because, as every teenager knows, if it's black and white, it isn't right. But by the time the first couple of episodes were over, he was getting into it, cheering on Captain Gallant, laughing at Jack Benny's antics and almost moved to tears by a particularly moving episode of Dragnet. I'm getting another copy this year as a gift for someone special. If you have a few extra bucks and need to beef up your Christmas DVD collection, give yourself a gift and add this one to your cart!

This DVD is loaded with content. It is great for the holidays. I love getting to watch the older Christmas episodes without advertising. A lot of good episodes are included. 5 stars!

I bought this 8 dvd set of old TV shows, cartoons and movies from an era gone by. It has some wonderful shows, movies and cartoons of Christmas shows along with all the wonderful memories. Some of the TV shows are Ozzie and Harriet, The Bob Cummings Show, Liberace, Burns and Allen, Dragnet, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol with Vincent Price, The Ruggles, Red Skeleton and other various TV shows of that era. The movies are, A Christmas Without Snow (1980), Scrooge (1935), The Miracle on 34th Street (1955), Santa Claus (1959)just to name a few of the movies. The cartoons are Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer, Jack Frost, Jingle Bells, Howdy Doody's Christmas, Merry Christmas, The elf and Mr. Little, Hector's Hectic Life just to name a few of the cartoons. Some of these shows are black and white and some are color. It is a great collection to have at Christmas time. It brings back so many memories of what Christmas used to be. Anyone who likes these old shows I would recommend buying this 8 dvd set of some great old shows, movies and cartoons of an era gone by. Amazon sells it for a great price to make it easier for you to own this 8 dvd set. I'm glad I purchased it. Sandy McClaflin

Let me start by saying that the amount of Christmas related shows on this DVD is incredible, as is the content- some very rare and hard to find cartoons and shows appear on the list. I was so excited to see some of my childhood favorites- old cartoons from far before my time that I watched with my family every year. But the quality of the transfers on these dvds is absolutely horrid. Some of the cartoons actually look like someone shot a (shakey) video of the the program while it played on a TV. My other issue with the dvd is that 2 of the cartoons that I bought this collection for are mislabeled and not the ones I was looking for. "Silent Night" and 1968's "The Night Before Christmas" are excellent and extremely rare cartoons that I cannot find on DVD. They are listed on this box (under cartoons) but when I played the dvd they were on they were not the correct cartoons- rather neither was a cartoon at all. I thought that perhaps all would be saved by "Santa and the Three Bears" (another favorite and one that is hard to find) but the quality was so poor that I could not stand to watch it. I am so disappointed and hoping I can find these wonderful cartoons elsewhere with good quality. Heck, after seeing how bad this transfer is I would settle for dvd with decent quality.

This is an exhaustive collection of holiday specials, Christmas cartoons, and holiday episodes from tv through the years..with many Christmas movies...a tremendous value and exciting gift.

I really enjoyed the Holiday Family Collection of DVDs. Great variety of programs! Every entertaining.

I didn't give it 5-stars because some of the dvds would not play properly in my tv/dvd combo, which is a few years old. Some of the dvds when played, would make a noticably loud noise. Some of the programs would skip or not play. If I wanted to watch these programs, I would have to play them in a newer dvd player.

Also, I first saw this dvd collection in a mail order catalog. I looked on Amazon to see if I could find it at a cheaper price, and I did!

Don't buy this for the 50's picture quality, but what a hoot to see these old shows-- most likely for the first time if you're under 55.

Sitcoms from Peter Lawford & Betty White; a Dragnet "stolen Jesus" story; Ozzie & Harriet Nelson's teen idol son Rick (w/ legendary guitarist James Burton!) rocking the Eve; so-not digital cartoons; a Jimmy Durante film; Howdy Doody; beaucoup variations on A Night Before Christmas .... The list goes on & on.

Good stuff, and lots of it, especially at the price. A great gift: make some cocoa and share the old-school warmth.

This is an excellent collection of truly classic Christmas and holiday movies, cartoons, and TV shows. They bring back many good memories of "Christmas's Past". I remember watching many of these when I was a kid. And while some of the shows are not the best quality, I think that adds to their character. Lets face it, some of us that have been around as long as these films, have a few wrinkles ourselves. So don't hesitate to buy this collection if you like good wholesome entertainment.