Woot! I’m awake! Sort of! I will be making myself coffee in the middle this for sure.
Miracle on 34th Street! Make sure you get the original good black and white version, not that 90s nonsense. It’s on HBOMax if you have it, or you can rent it on youtube.
At 8am I will put up a “and PLAY” comment and we will go along from there. CHRISTMASSY!
dontcallitbollywood 
Psychologists, the best and the worst thing to have ever been invented.
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oooh Santa’s aggression comes out!
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people must have spent so much money on their clothes!!
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But they had that 10% Macy’s discount!
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Wait – he’s being kidnapped!! She did not know.
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Have you caught yet that the real doctors, the ones who are doctor-doctors, are good psychologists? It’s just stupid Mr. Sawyer who is an armchair psychologist who is bad. I can get behind that message
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Seven year old has joined us, but he is a little late to the party.
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Does he understand that Santa is Santa?
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Yes.
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Oh good
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I don’t think there was a Mr. Fields at Marshall Fields, because the heir was shot inside the Everleigh sister’s brothel. CHICAGO! A REAL CITY!!!
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Yes, being shot in a brothel is a sure sign of reality.
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Is this Fred Mertz?
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It is!!!
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Hey FilmiKudhi! Have you decided yet if Baby SRK will be taught about Santa?
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He is going to be taught about Santa. My MIL did a really nice job explaining Santa and the spirit of Christmas to my husband. So we will do the same.
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My parents hadn’t decided yet, and then my sister came home from pre-school and told them all about Santa, so they just went with it. I always heard that story and thought “you had 3 years and you never thought to make a decision on this?” It’s a lot of responsibility on a little girl!
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Oooo, John Payne! Legal GENIUS!!!!
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Well, they got serious abotu dating real quick! Hello Darling and regular table and all that.
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I don’t like it! ANd now they are having a couples fight without any actual couplehood. They do fight better than they love though.
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Do you think Maureen OHara is wearing all black outfits, or are they all in fabulous different colors only we can’t see in the black and white?
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They are calling eachother darling but they are NOT a couple. He’s gay and she is not interested.
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But she needs a respectable husband instead of being a divorcee and he needs a beard. Thus, the “wonderful plans” they had talked about.
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Oh Maureen OHare!!!! You sent away the only man who will ever love you and your soiled working divorcee sel!
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Beautiful, but not likable – but she is beautiful, there will be other men.
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I do like Mr. Macy.
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He does the right thing out of selfish greed and good image, but at least he does the right thing.
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Except there is that second thought he has remembering seeing the kids smiling and then maybe he is telling the truth.
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Oh right I forgot about that
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Ready for a horrible HORRIBLE story that none of you parents should ever do? My aunt was remembering a few years back that when she was 7 years old, and her little sister was 4, and her little brother was 1, her parents took her out all by herself for the day and sat her down and said “we have to tell you the truth, there is no Santa Claus. Don’t let your siblings know”. And Grandpa didn’t even remember doing it! His best guess was that Grandma read an article somewhere about being honest with children and they decided it was a good idea.
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My sister said to my then 10 year old nephew – Oh, you know there is no santa, and he said okay, then went into another room and sobbed. She calls it her worst day of parenting ever.
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At least she didn’t follow it up with “don’t tell your siblings”
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the nine-year-old has never really believed in SAnta. The 13 year old just started doubting last year.
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I hope the 7 year old is still all in, as 7 year olds should be.
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yes, but then to understand the movie I told him that most adults don’t believe and now he is confused.
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Well, most adults are stupid.
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Oh look, they’ve tied commercialism to the holiday spirit!
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Comic I always think about with Santa discussions, you can read it after the movie:
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=236
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Just googled, the “Letters to Santa” Post Office program has been in place since 1911!!!!! The Postmaster General ordered that all letters addressed to Santa Claus be distributed to deserving local charities to fulfill the request.
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Aw, that is so wonderful!! Here’s the one we have in Finland!
https://korvatunturi.fi/en/region-information/send-greetings-to-santa/
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My Dad volunteered with our local organization 3 years ago, SO STRESSFUL. They gave him a letter and then he agonized over getting exactly what Santa should his kid.
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I don’t like the pom poms on MAureen’s hat.
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Feel the passion! They are absolutely in love with each other!
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I’m not going to say absolutely, but it was a good kiss.
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See, he is Santa!!!! He left his cane by the chimney after the went up it!!!! And he arranged for them to drive by the house so Susan can have what she wants!
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Well, I still love it! And I still think that is one of the most accurate depictions of Santa EVER!!!! He’s a nice old man who is super interested in children.
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Thank you for this lovely watch! Now off to packing because I am going home tomorrow! 😀
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Yaaaaaaaaaaay! Home!!!!
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My family is going to see the National Opera’s production of ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ on Monday, which is why I am going rather early. It is based on the same production they have in the Netherlands, except localized for Finnish audiences with a Santa Clause and a Yule Goat (in the most Pagan sense of the word) instead of Sinterklaas and Black Peter. It is a lovely production!
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7 year old and I ignored you guys for a bit to watch the movie! Loved the neighbor in the final scene, made up for all his earlier uncomfortableness. And the last kiss was good. Thank you for the watch-a-long Margaret!
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Yaaaaaay! Glad you watched it together and enjoyed it!
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