There's 135 Days Til Christmas!
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It's so insane to me that so many Christmas movies and specials have families hunting for a tree days or hours before the holiday. Or waiting until the last minute to decorate it.
As if the stores haven't been selling Christmas decor since mid-October.
Is this a common thing I'm unaware of? Growing up, we always put our tree up on Thanksgiving, or if we were getting a real tree, we'd go out the day after Thanksgiving to get. You can't leave it up long, why wait until the last minute?
All this last minute stuff gives me anxiety.
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i think our ten was 1. the little mermaid 2. the iron giant 3. snow white 4. tarzan 5. thumbelina 6. the secret of nimh 7. oliver and company 8. homeward bound 9. the grinch (which we'd watch Any Time) and 10. freaky friday
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The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree (1979)
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I thought I posted this before but it was something different. o.O
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With the winter season upon us, here is a list of miscellaneous specials to help you get in the spirit of the holidays.
❆ Olive the Other Reindeer
❆ Santa Claus is Coming to Town
❆ Arthur’s Perfect Christmas
❆ Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
❆ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
❆ Wild Kratts A Creature Christmas
❆ Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special
❆ Blue’s Clues: Blue’s Holiday Adventures with Josh (Compilation)
❆ Lamb Chop’s Special Chanukah
❆ Elena of Avalor: Festival of Lights!
❆ The Magic School Bus: Holiday Special
❆ A Rugrats Kwanzaa
❆ Sesame Street: Kwanzaa
❆ Dinosaur Train: Don’s Winter Wish/Festival of Lights
❆ The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas!
❆ Miffy and Friends Winter episodes
❆ The First Snow of Winter
❆ Postman Pat’s Christmas Special
❆ Maisy the Mouse (Miscellaneous)
❆ Kipper and the Igloo/Kipper and the Snowy Day/The Big Freeze/Tiger’s Sled/Christmas Eve
❆ Jack Frost
❆ Nanalan: First Snow
❆ Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater: The Year Scroogenip Swiped Christmas
❆ Hello Kitty Santa’s Missing Hat
❆ Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
❆ The Nutcracker: Starring Elmo & Tango (Sesame Street)
❆ Little Bear - Snowball Fight/Winter Solstice/Snowbound
❆ Max & Ruby - Max’s Christmas/Ruby’s Snow Queen/Max’s Rocket Run
❆ Elmo’s World: Happy Holidays!
❆ Frosty the Snowman
❆ Franklin’s Magic Christmas
❆ A Muppet Family Christmas
❆ Sid the Science Kid: Sid’s Holiday Adventure
❆ Scooby Doo Haunted Holidays
❆ Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas
❆ An All Dogs Christmas Carol
❆ Super Why!: Twas the Night Before Christmas
❆ The Snowman
❆ The Snowman and the Snow Dog
❆ Father Christmas
❆ Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Snowflake Day
❆ The Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree
❆ Barbie in A Christmas Carol
❆ Care Bears The Nutcracker
❆ A Garfield Christmas
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BW's Daily Christmas Special> The Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree
BW's Daily Christmas Special> The Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree
This one comes from the official Berenstain Bears YouTube channel. It has other specials, episodes, and book readings.
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The Berenstain Bears' Night Before Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids
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Mama, Papa, Sister, Brother, and Honey Bear are back in this heartwarming retelling of Clement Clarke Moore’s classic Christmas tale. It is the night before Christmas, and all through the tree house . . . the Berenstain Bears are ready to celebrate!With more than three hundred and seventy-five books published over the past fifty years, the Berenstain Bears continue to be…
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Favorite Christmas Specials Countdown #8
The Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Tree (1979)
First Aired: December 3, 1979 on NBC
Favorite Quote: “Christmas excitement was mounting. The waiting was down to 10 hours and counting!”
I’ve always loved the The Berenstain Bears. My Dad and Mom would take turns reading the books before bed when I was a kid. This was another special we had on VHS so it’s one that’s been with me forever. I really love how the entire special is narrated in rhyming couplets. The Bear Family learning that the real meaning of Christmas is being with your loved ones and not just your decorations always resonated with me. I really love the song that the family sings throughout the special about looking for a Christmas Tree. The end song always makes me tear up a little too. I really hope you all check this one out.
You can watch it for free on Youtube!
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The Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree 🎄✨ Berenstain Bears Official
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The Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree 🎄✨ Berenstain Bears Official
It’s Christmas Eve in Bear Country and the Bear Family has everything but a Christmas Tree! Papa Bear and the cubs set out on an adventure to find the perfect Christmas Tree but run into some trouble. “The Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Tree” Originally aired as an NBC Christmas Special on December 3, 1979 .
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NAME SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER PROVIDED FOR EACH CATEGORY:
LETTER B
A Beverage
Beer.
A Mammal
Bear.
Something You Drive
Boat.
A City
Boise.
Free Activity
Board games (after the initial buy of course)
Someplace you would spend money
Bowling alley.
A Cartoon Character
Blue from Blue’s Clues.
A Sea Creature
Blue whales.
A Comedy Movie
Bridesmaids.
A Children's Book
The Berenstain Bears books.
A Dessert
Banana bread.
A Boy's Name
Brian.
A Girl's Name
Brianna.
LETTER M
An Old Fashioned Boy's Name
Michael.
Items That are Frozen
Milkshakes.
Television Show From the 2000's
Mad TV.
A River
Maple River.
A Vegetable
Mushrooms.
A Fruit
Melons.
Things That are Yellow
Mangoes.
Trees
Maple trees.
Marching Band Instrument
Mellophone.
College Subject
Math.
Dish Made From Pasta
Macaroni and cheese.
Book about Animals
Mammals by Edwin Gould.
An Insect
Monarch butterfly.
LETTER C
Type of Sport
Croquet.
A Poem Title
Child Whispers by Enid Blyton.
Part of the Human Body
Chin.
An old Fashioned Girl's Name
Carol.
An Ethnic Dish
Curry.
Type of Transportation
Car.
A School Supply
Colored pencils.
An Item found in a Library
Computers.
A Type of Bird
Cardinal.
A Type Of Flower
Carnations.
Types of Shoes
Crocs.
A Halloween Costume
Clown.
LETTER T
Flavour Of Ice Cream
Triple chocolate.
An Actor
Toby Maguire.
An Actress
Tina Fey.
A Television Series
That’s So Raven.
Types of Balls
Tennis balls.
An Animal in a Zoo
Tiger.
Things found in a park
Trees.
Types of Cats
Tabby.
A gemstone/crystal
Topaz.
A reason a child may be grounded
Talking back.
A colour
Turquoise.
Something found in a work office
Table.
LETTER E
Book Author
Elle Gray.
Country
England.
Something that is round
Earth.
Types of Clothing
Earmuffs?
Games played at school recess/lunch
Eenie meenie miney mo? lol not a game, but I literally can’t think of anything that stars with an E.
A Mammal
Elephants.
Types of Relatives
Extended.
A Holiday Destination
Europe.
Something found in a Forest
Evergreen trees.
A Colour
Eggplant purple.
LETTER P
Sports Star
Peyton Manning.
Restaurant
Pizza Hut.
A Villian
Poison Ivy.
A Superhero
Peter Quill aka Star Lord.
A Toy
Polly Pockets.
A Weapon
Pistol.
Something that is Square
Picture frame.
Something used by a bodybuilder
Protein powder.
Something you would find in a bathroom
Paper towels.
Something found in a backyard
Playground (like a swing set).
A Dessert
Pie.
Type of Exercise
Push-ups.
Something found in space
Planets.
LETTER S
Something at a picnic
Sandwiches.
An Athlete
Serena Williams.
A Body part
Stomach.
Someplace you want to visit
Sweden.
An Occupation
Secretary.
Name Brand
Swiss Miss.
Something associated with Christmas
Santa.
Something at a Theme Park
The swings ride.
A Frozen Food
Sorbet.
Something you would keep refrigerated
Soda.
Something Green
Spinach.
A random word
Spaz.
LETTER A
A State
Alabama.
A Tool
Axe.
Something found in a cafeteria
Avocados? lol I got nothin’.
Something found on a farm
Animals. ha.
A fear
Agoraphobia.
Something Sweet
Apple fritter.
A Dental Procedure
A root canal.
A Perfume
Amor Amor.
A Type of Candy
Almond Joy.
A Type of Chocolate
Andies mint chocolate.
An Accessory
Ankle bracelet.
Things Used by the Handicapped
Assistive devices.
Sounds an animal makes
Alerting sounds.
LETTER F
Something Hot
Fire.
Something Cold
Frozen drinks.
A Breakfast Food
Fried eggs.
A Graduation Gift
Funds.
A Type of Drink
Frappe.
Something found in or by the ocean
Fish.
A Hobby
Fishing.
A Child Actor/Actress
Elle Fanning.
A Health Issue/Complication
Fibromyalgia.
A Type of Cheese
Feta.
A Type of Transportation
Ferry.
A reason to be late
Feeling unwell.
A profession
Firefighter.
LETTER G
Something that is cold
Gelato.
A Topping for Pizza
Garlic.
A College
George Washington University.
Something with Spots
Goals.
An Item found in a dresser drawer
Gloves.
A Way To Relax
Gel eye masks.
Something found in the Sky
Giant clouds.
Type of Bread
Garlic bread.
Something Australian
A popular ice cream, Golden Gaytime.
A Food:
Fried chicken.
Something Pink
Flamingos.
LETTER W
Fictional Character
Walter White.
An Item on a Lunch menu
Wheat bread.
A Magazine
Woman’s Day.
A Book
Wicked.
Something with a Tail
Wolf.
A Crime
I’m blanking.
Vanilla Item
Vanilla wafers.
A Type of Popcorn
White cheddar.
A Large Ticket Item (Something expensive)
Weight machines.
An Item you'd find in your grandmas kitchen
Whitman’s chocolate.
A Dog Toy
Kong Wobbler.
An Item found in a backyard
Water hose.
LETTER H
Something Sticky
Honey.
An Award
Honor roll.
Type of Vehicle
Honda.
A Herb
Horseradish.
A Utensil for Cooking
Herb chopper.
Cosmetics
Huda Beauty.
A Bad Habit
Habitual nail biting.
A Reptile
Hairy Frog.
A Scandal
Home wrecker.
Monthly Expense
Household bills.
A Leisure Activity
Hobbies.
Something found on a Construction Site
Hardhat.
LETTER D
A Pet Name
Dino.
A Toy
Dolls.
Something you can buy used
Dresser.
A Game
Dungeons and Dragons.
A Clothing Company
Dickies.
On Your Feet
Doc Martens.
A Candy
Dove chocolate.
Something you Love
Desserts.
Someone Famous
Dakota Fanning.
A Bird
Dove.
Something you'd pack in a suitcase
Deodorant.
An Animal
Dog.
A Website
Doordash.com
A Cereal
I saw that Dunkaroos is a cereal now.
LETTER N
A Name
Nicole.
A Food Snack
Nachos.
An Animal
Newt.
Something Red
Nesquik’s strawberry syrup.
Something Blue
Navy uniform.
Something you can see close by
Nice painting by my uncle.
An Occupation
Nurse.
A Movie
Napoleon Dynamite.
A reason to be late
Nauseous.
Something you can cook
French fries (in the oven).
Something you can bake
Funfetti cupcakes.
LETTER R
A piece of stationary
Ruler.
A place you can visit
Rome.
Something you'd find in Disneyland
Railroad.
Something you could use at a BBQ
Relish.
A Name
Rebecca.
Something Black
Black roses.
A type of Car
Rolls-Royce.
Something in the office
Rolling chair.
Something Green
Radish.
LETTER O
An Animal
Orangutan.
A Sea Creature
Octopus.
Something you would find at an arcade
Uhh.
A Name
Olivia.
An Australian Animal
Olive Ridley turtle.
Something in Nature
Ocean.
Wildlife
Ostrich.
A Soda
Orange soda.
A Colour
Orange.
A Movie
Oliver and Company.
A Television Series
Once Upon a Time.
A Bird
Owl.
A Medical Procedure
Obstetric ultrasonography.
Something from History
Operation Overlord.
Something you would Paint
Original piece.
A Country
Oman.
Something Sweet
Orange popsicle.
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This is me and my Dad. He passed away four years ago today. He was 83 years old. While the passing of a parent is always going to be an emotional quagmire, his quality of life had deteriorated to the point that his passing brought a certain measure of relief. Since the coronavirus pandemic, I’ve contemplated the small mercy that is not having to deal with the fact that he would have been locked in a long-term care facility, his dementia causing him to wonder why his family wasn’t visiting him.
I think about him all the time. I’ve got his fine, wavy hair and his narrow, high-arched feet. His aptitude for math and his pigheaded stubbornness. My son, his only grandson, shares his name. When my brothers and I yawn, we make the same descending chord of three sounds. It’s really weird. When I’m in nature, it’s Dad’s voice I hear in my head, commenting on the types of trees and rocks, which way the wind is blowing and what fraction of the route remains. Maybe that’s why I hike - because when I do, he’s always with me.
He was born during the Depression. The Hungry Thirties, he would call it. His father ran a logging locomotive, which meant they were the rare family who could afford to eat, but you could see how it shaped him. Leaving food on your plate was tantamount to spitting in the face of God. There was nothing the man couldn’t fix. He placed his faith in arable land, livestock, and the type of friendship common in the working class - you didn’t send Christmas cards, but you’d give a kidney without batting an eyelash.
He was 42 when I was born, and I was 42 the year he died. There’s a mathematical elegance to that he would have appreciated. He quit school when he was 12 to go to work in the woods, but he was almost mystically gifted when it came to numbers. When he was 17, he lost three fingers on his right hand at the second knuckle, feeding raw lumber into a planer saw. His boss lied about his age when filing the report, and he received a tiny monthly stipend for the loss until he finally retired. He taught himself to write with his left hand, but asked me how to spell the names of common vegetables as he wrote out the weekly grocery list in his cautious, old-fashioned script. I remember sitting on his lap as a little girl, and listening to him struggle to read the Berenstain Bears aloud to me.
He was the smartest man I know.
They say that Scots are thrifty, and if that’s true then he was quintessentially Scottish. Hunting for coupons and buying items in bulk gave him an unreasonable amount of pleasure. The clothes that weren’t suitable for town became work-clothing (he had very high standards of dress for someone who came home covered in oil and sawdust most days). When they were too torn to wear for work, they became rags. When the rags were too soiled... well... the rags were never too soiled. On our farm, we raised Black Angus cows and Ayrshire pigs and there was always a Collie around to herd them. He rarely swore in polite company, but it was ‘dog-shite’, not ‘dog-shit’ when you stepped in it. Every year a logging truck backed down our driveway and deposited a load of raw logs at least a dozen feet high. Dad would power up his chainsaw and start bucking. Sharpen his axe, and start chopping. Day after endless day, after working an eight hour shift at the mill, he’d come home and face that pile. And cord by cord, it was barked, chopped, and stacked in our woodsheds, to be burned all winter to heat our house. He was tireless in the face of hard labour.
A few days after he died, I stood in front of a congregation of people who loved him, in the church where I was baptized. I told them many of the same things I’ve written here today. Here is how I ended his eulogy:
He is no longer here, but we will remember him, because he is everywhere.
He was the best person I know.
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