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Little House on the Prairie - Christmas

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Two wonderful stories from the beloved Little House series to warm your heart and make you smile at Christmas Time or anytime!

Take a trip back in time to a vintage holiday classic episode. In "Christmas At Plum Creek",you'll feel the love as you may be reminded of "The Gift of the Magi". It is the first Christmas in Walnut Grove for the Ingalls family. Ma and Pa, Mary and Laura busy themselves trying to get just the right presents for each other. Their days are filled with joyous secrets, loving sacrifices, smiles and tears.Will Laura give up her beloved pony "Bunny" so Ma could have a stove? Even little Carrie will make your heart swell as she remembers the true meaning of the holiday.This one includes the Olsen family....Harriet at her most Scroogelike self, Nels is affable as always, and mean ole Nellie! And it's always a delight to see Mrs. Whipple make an appearance.

In "A Christmas They Never Forgot", Laura and Mary are now grown and married, and are visiting Ma and Pa Ingalls along with Hester Sue. The whole family gets snowed in the tiny house and while the youngsters worry about Santa's arrival, the grown ups, each take turns telling heartwarming tales of special Christmas' of their youth. Caroline's story of how she came to love her step father, especially, had me all choked up! It's a wonderful episode to watch at holiday time or anytime and will have you running the usual range of emotions we are always treated to in these wonderful stories.

These stories sold separately from the season sets are nice for anyone who just has a couple of favorites, or as a wonderful addition to you family holiday viewing. Look other single episodes and double features sold separately.

So gather the youngins around,'get out the way for Old Dan Tucker' and go get those Kleenex, (you know you'll need em) and...Enjoy.....Laurie

another great episode sold separatly:
Little House on The Prairie Remember Me

In a very unclear and probably intentionally confusing marketing move, both of these episodes are or will be available on the Complete Season box sets being released by the same company. This disc includes the Christmas episodes from Seasons 1 and 8. Season 1 is already available on DVD in a complete set, including this episode. Season 8 will be available in the near future. Unless you must have this Season 8 episode now, you are much better off to wait and buy the complete sets (a much better value).

I had no idea this was TWO Christmas episodes! Imagine my surprise when it arrived! I thought it was just "A Christmas They Never Forgot." Anyway, I have been a fan of this much-loved series for years. As kids, my bother and I grew up watching "Little House on the Prairie" and every Christmas I get him a DVD. I really think he's going to like this. Every show is always perfect! Michael Landon set the bar of excellence so high that no one in the past 30 years has ever been able to even come close!

These are the main cast members of this family-friendly series:
Michael Landon (played: Charles Ingalls)
Karen Grassle (played: Caroline Ingalls)
Melissa Gilbert (played: Laura Ingalls)
Melissa Sue Anderson (played: Mary Ingalls)
Matthew Laborteaux (played: Albert Ingalls)
Ketty Lester (played: Hester-Sue Terhune)
Dean Butler (played: Almanzo Wilder)
Victor French (played: Isaiah Edwards)
Linwood Boomer (played: Adam Kendall)
Richard Bull (played: Nels Oleson)
Alison Arngrim (played: Nellie Oleson)
Melissa "Missy" Francis (played: Cassandra Cooper Ingalls)
Jason Bateman (played: James Cooper Ingalls)
Rachel Lindsay & Sydney Greebush (Carrie Ingalls)
Wendi & Brenda Turnbaugh (played Grace Ingalls)

These are the 2 eps that this DVD incldues, with the original air dates & show descriptions:

Christmas at Plum Creek December 25, 1974
The entire Ingalls family works (extra) hard to earn money for Christmas gifts. Carrie even finds a penny in an old hat box. Laura decides to trade Bunny to Mr. Oleson! Charles raises extra money, as well, by reconstructing a set of wagon wheels. Ma and Mary each take up sewing as their family contribution. And, on Christmas morning everyone gets the surprise of their lives! This ep is from Season One .

A Christmas They Never Forgot December 21, 1981
Mary and Adam come back to Walnut Grove (from NY) for a rare surprise visit. When the entire family is snowed in, everyone sits around the kitchen table and tells some of their fondest memories. And, one of the stories even includes is a Christmas clip from the Little House Original Pilot Movie, with Mr. Edwards! "A Christmas They Never Forgot" is from Season Eight .

Merry Christmas!!!

I have a 4yr old boy and a 6yr old girl and cant tell you enough about how much we enjoyed this movie especially over the Christmas season. The plots are clean yet interesting and teach us the true meanings of Christmas. These shows are a great lesson on working on conflict resolution and how simple life could be. I only wish television could be this clean again.

If you are a Little House fan or grew up watching the show like I did then I recommend this DVD for your collection. It is wonderful to have for those Holiday home programming nights! Right along with Rudolph and Santa Clause is coming to town. I am purchasing all seasons of Little House so these are in there respectively, but having them separately together on one DVD is special. The first one Christmas at Plum Creek teaches as always lessons on humanity, love and true giving. The second one as they are older is more like a family reunion with Little House family. I would recommend buying it.

Love this DVD - I have already started watching it despite the fact that Halloween is 2 days away!

I love how each character tells their fondest memory of Christmas. Each story gives you a little insight into the character. What makes the program so awesome is that it feels like family. I honestly would not mind holing up with my kids and husband in a tiny cabin on Christmas Eve if it meant we would talk, remininisce, eat, laugh, cry and bond. Being a Christian, the whole idea of family is always very welcoming to me. And this DVD really allows me to reflect.

This program makes me think of when we pull out the ornaments after Thanksgiving and relive our happy childhood moments.

As for the quality of the DVD, mine is very crisp. No issues with quality at all.

I will be sharing this, as well as all my boxed LHOTP sets, with my children as they grow - hopefully they will realize that not everything related to Christmas has Santa or a price tag associated with it. It's all about the spirit, the heart and the family.

Hurray for NBC. They are finally putting all the episodes on DVD. A well put investment if you are a fan of the show. I have always wanted too see one episode and have to wait months untill the aired it again. Dont waste money on something you can get foreven better when th 8th season comes out.
Meanwhile checkout Season 1-3 and at the end of Jan Season 4 Where Mary goes blind and introduces Character Adam Kendall. Highly reccomend buying Seasons instead of individual episodes.

This DVD is everything I remember about Little House. I wanted to get a Christmas movie that actually meant something. No Santa, just family getting by with very little but gaining riches not able to be deposited to the bank. My girls watched this for the first time this season and gained some perspective. Now we are making presents for each other and sharing so much more joy than in past years.

Great viewing. This movie is a great accounting of Christmas memories shared among the Ingalls family and friends. Good clean entertainment for those that love the simple things in life. Also touches on the healings affects of by showing love and understanding during tough situations of life.

All 9 Seasons of Little House on the Prairie provided wholesome entertainment for the whole family... God is mentioned in nearly every episode and people are encouraged to have love, compassion and understanding of each other. You just can't find entertainment like this on DVD or TV anymore.. :-) If there were more than 5 stars to rate Little House on, I'd make it the BEST!!