Before our feature presentation, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to start the evening with the 1941 The Night Before Christmas MGM cartoon, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (Sorry, earlier version of this post had the wrong cartoon posted.)
As this film was made before the US' entry into WW2, the background and general holiday decorations and gifts reflect a pre-war opulence. This would be toned down during wartime cartoons, as manufacturing, and electricity use, would be given over to the war effort.
Before the start of our feature presentation, in case you are already overwhelmed by the holidays, we found this very sweet holiday short, featuring Dick Van Dyke and Valerie Harper:
The short was created about 10 years ago. It's nice to think that Dick is still with us; it's sad the think Valerie isn't.
Happy Holidays! We here at ACME are sure that you are just starting to run around doing your holiday shopping. So why not sit back and relax (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack (perhaps, some popcorn,) and a beverage and put The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour on in the background and watch this forgotten Christmas film, Beyond Tomorrow, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring veteran character actors, Charles Winninger, Maria Ouspenskaya, C. Aubrey Smith and Harry Carey.
This was the most famous of the handful of films produced by Lee Garmes. He was better known as one of the industry's leading Directors of Photography.
Our second holiday theme - Frosty
December 7, 1969 –
This was Jimmy Durante’s final film (not counting documentaries and one short film appearance).
The original recording of Frosty The Snowman by Gene Autry was his seasonal follow-up to his successful recording of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1949.
This time he peaked at #7 in December 1950.
The Snowman in July (1944)
Frosty The Snowman (1953)
Snowman’s Dilemma (1960)
The Snowman (1982)
When this program first aired on PBS stations in the United States, the introduction featured a newly filmed introduction by David Bowie instead of Raymond Briggs on the grounds that the animation needed a star.
Before you go – I couldn’t resist this mashup of I Melt With You and Frosty The Snowman by Les Skivvies
I should have known what the costumes for The Skivvies were going to be.
I will not play the songs featuring Olaf from Frozen (the earworms they cause has led to a UN report being issued concerning possible war crime being committed by yours truly.) Really, don’t bother to look for them if you can help yourself.
Demand Euphoria!
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