I'm a mere two Christmas movies into the season...

The Santa Clause II and last night "The Polar Express".

"It's A Wonderful Life", (since it's my favorite), I usually save until right before Christmas. The rest -

Random order. Each year I try to add one or two Christmas movies I have never seen before... and this year I think I'm going to give those Hallmark movies you guys/gals talk about so much. To my knowledge I have never seen any of them. Last year I saw "Miracle on 34th Street" - the version with Natalie Wood, for the first time in my life.

As far as movies I watch EVERY year - well, obviously "It's A Wonderful Life"... a few TV specials... Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Frosty. Polar Express. A Christmas Story. Christmas Carol. White Christmas.

Now A Question for those of you who can remember the days before HBO, DirecTV... IOW... back when you got maybe 3-6 channels total.

Around my part of the country... and I'm sure it had to be national... there was a movie shown every New Year's Eve... can any of you remember the title? I'm going to reveal it... but try to make a guess before I do. We're on the honor system.

Ok... lets see how well you did. I have not seen this movie in many, MANY, years... but I'm planning to watch it this NYE... or most likely sometime before. It's called The Horn Blows At Midnight and stars Jack Benny. If for no other reason it's a great watch because you'll see dozens of those old never-Starring character actors doing their thing. Actors you've seen many times but don't know their names. I've said this before, and I really believe it.... the very best actors, (the majority that is), were not nor have ever been the "STARS" of the movies... chosen for dashing good looks rather than acting skills. Now that is NOT to say that no beautiful stars were good actors... some were, very much so... BUT... and IMHO, the character actors were for the most part better.