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Ramones dance music: h5. There was a guy at the piano bar last night in KW singing along with this one.

The Eagles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE-U5e78WHc

Very good, twinkeee! *Jumanji* ends with a Christmas party.

Wonderful sentiment, Lori3. thank you. Lori3 wrote: >Think on These Things and be Thankful > >"Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

Today I am thinking of my early childhood, and my secret desire to grow up to be just like Dale Evans, riding a Palomino stallion that could somehow jump fences like a Arabian (it's possible, since Palomino is a color and not a breed) and enjoying the freedom of the never-ending range. This was before I fell in love with Todd from *Route 66* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-uINfk9Lzc Kool! Bonus: A Command Performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0EWsdnAetk

I have *Mon Oncle*, and *Playtime* on DVD. I would love *Jour de Fete.*.

Johnny Mathis:

May all of you have a happy day and I am thankful for you all..

Oh, I thought it was about the Book into Movie theme. Oh, well...

That sounds wonderful, SansFin. I may try that for Christmas. I will be roasting/baking first a turkey tenderloin, then later a Tofurkey roll (one son's semi-vegetarian and the other more traditional like me. We will also have the usual carrots, potatoes and gravy, maybe stuffing, candied sweet potatoes, buttered broccoli and dinner rolls. Of course, pumpkin pie for dessert here. *A happy Thanksgiving to all!*

I cannot watch Dr Z for I find the winter cold.. well, I choose not to endure now. Totally unrelated, another movie with a Christmas side story, *Boogie Nights.*

*Babe.* The little guy singing fa-la-la-la,,, is so cute!

*Lady and the Tramp*

Okay! Redemptive endings, through some very terrible pain. Here's some of my favorites: *Enchantment* *Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (a Thanksgiving story)* *Jane Eyre* *Magnificent Obsession* *Apartment for Peggy* and though it's recent: *Cinema Paradiso*

I guess this time, method acting isn't quite what we imagine it. Maybe method means only how he feels playing baseball, not the actual ability.. I don't think I am much of film geek, though I do recognize some character actors and sometimes I can place a costume or a prop that is used in more than one production. I think that's trivial knowledge, but not geekiness,,?

Creedence Clearwater Revival: And I cannot hear this and NOT think of my Junior High Friday night dances:

*The Miracle of the Bells* is a good one. then there is *Susan Slept Here* (1954) http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1064/Susan-Slept-Here/

Headslap! *MEET JOHN DOE* very good, BingFan.. and *HOLIDAY INN* is another one. more to come, I hope.

I second all previous mentions ( Casablanca being the standout) and let me add this favorite: h4. The More the Merrier. Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

I take what you mean, a cheery, the protagonists win-antagonists lose type of ending and not necessarily redemptive ending, then I would suggest: Adventures of Robin Hood Sabrina Alice Adams Quality Street The More the Merrier A Letter to Three Wives Going My Way Stagecoach Miracle on 34th Street The Farmer's Daughter Snow White Cinderella

h3. Here's a tribute to one of my favorite snack cakes.. Creedence Clearwater Revival:

Oh, thank you! I have been eating Oreo Cakesters in anticipation of this sad time. I have culinarily moved on. I will always love chocolate! Long live my love of Chocolate! Have you tried Brownie Brittle yet? Absolutely wonderful..

The Proclaimers:

*Since You Went Away* is another favorite, and we get to see a Christmas party gathering during the duration.. *Moonstruck* is a good one! though the story sticks to early December. By that standard, *Casablanca* (Dec 2, 1941) and *From Here to Eternity* (ending around Christmas time) would qualify. It has been a awhile; doesn't *Empire of the Sun* open at the Christmas party of the British Foreign Service? Did Hitchcock have a Christmas setting in a movie?

sfpcc1, you're right; I don't think of the holiday watching that one!