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Annotated White Christmas: Lisa’s Home Bijou

November 12, 2018 by Lisa Grable 6 Comments

Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen take us on a mid-century show biz romp through a Vermont Christmas. Lisa's Home Bijou: The White Christmas (1954)

White Christmas (1954) is a favorite Christmas musical for so many people. This is another classic that doesn’t really need a review. Being over 60 years old, I think it’s time for an annotation for younger viewers. Here’s my take on some of the sayings and culture in White Christmas that might need some explanation….

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1954, Bing Crosby, Christmas movies, classic films, Danny Kaye, Dean Jagger, holiday films, Irving Berlin, Lisa's Home Bijou, musicals, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, White Christmas

Annotated It’s a Wonderful Life: Lisa’s Home Bijou

November 6, 2017 by Lisa Grable 12 Comments

Jimmy Stewart gives up all his dreams to raise a family with Donna Reed and make a difference in his small town. A Christmas classic! Lisa's Home Bijou: It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) is a favorite Christmas film for many people. Some folks don’t like it, because they don’t like Scrooge stories in general. It’s a Wonderful Life been shown on TV so many times it doesn’t really need a review. But the film had its 70th anniversary in 2016, so I think…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1946, Christmas movies, classic films, Donna Reed, Frank Capra, holiday films, It's a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Lisa's Home Bijou

Lisa’s Home Bijou: The Muppet Christmas Carol

December 2, 2016 by Lisa Grable 2 Comments

Michael Caine as Scrooge in a faithful adaptation of a beloved holiday ghost story. Lisa's Home Bijou: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

Film Festival: Christmas classics The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) is a great version of the Dickens’ Christmas ghost story of Scrooge and Tiny Tim. This faithful adaptation uses the Muppets cast to great effect with Michael Caine as a very believable Scrooge. The Charles Dickens novella was published in 1843 and is given credit for…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1992, Christmas movies, classic films, Dickens Christmas Carol, holiday films, Lisa's Home Bijou, Michael Caine, muppet Christmas carol, muppets, musicals, Paul Williams

Lisa’s Home Bijou: The Bishop’s Wife

November 18, 2016 by Lisa Grable 3 Comments

Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven in a holiday fantasy when an angel helps a bishop get what he wants. Lisa's Home Bijou: The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Film Festival: Christmas classics The Bishop’s Wife (1947) takes us back to an old-fashioned Christmas with snowball fights, choirs singing, tinsel on the tree, and an angel coming to answer prayers. The angel is a very dapper looking Cary Grant, sent to help the Bishop, David Niven, figure out what he really needs to be…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1947, cary grant, Christmas movies, classic films, David Niven, Elsa Lanchester, holiday films, Lisa's Home Bijou, Loretta young, Monty Woolley, Robert Nathan, the bishop's wife

28 Christmas movies for happy holidays

November 4, 2016 by Lisa Grable 4 Comments

28 Christmas movies for happy holidays include Scrooge, Santa, romance, classic films, contemporary films, and TV specials. Happy Holidays!

Do you love Christmas movies and watch them over and over? I was recently challenged to make a list of my top ten favorite classic films, a task I find close to impossible. But it became clear that Christmas movies are at the top of the list. Every year I watch the same films over…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 25 days of Christmas, Christmas movies, classic films, countdown to Christmas, Dickens movies, holiday films, Lisa's Home Bijou, musical films, Santa Claus movies, very merry Christmas

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Lisa Grable, Casa BouquetI’m an educator, grandmother, classic movie fan, sewer and crafter, and I love Hawaii. Read more about me …

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