Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I wish the Uk showed all these - none of the classics I grew up with in the states are shown. There are only two traditional ones on here - The Snowman (which is really great - is this ever shown in the states?) and Robbie the Reindeer (voiced by Robbie Williams - and it's rubbish). But no Grinch, or Charlie Brown, or Yogi Bear, or Frosty, or Rudolph. Here you would not know it is the holidays on TV unless it's a commercial, Christmas Eve, Christmas or Boxing Day - and even then it's the boring Queen's speech, James Bond repeats, and some 4 - 6 year old blockbusters.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 <<<There are only two traditional ones on here - The Snowman (which is really great - is this ever shown in the states?) and Robbie the Reindeer (voiced by Robbie Williams - and it's rubbish).>>> As far as I know, the Snowman isn't show on this side of the pond. And I haven't seen Robbie the Reindeer, but I will say that I can't imagine Robbie Williams doing an animated cartoon--and a Christmas special, to boot!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x One Christmas favorite of mine is "Olive the Other Reindeer" Olive thinks the song is about her, and goes to help Santa! She's voiced by Drew Berrymore!
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 A Wish for Wings that Work is my all time favorite Christmas special. It never comes on TV anymore, though, so we bought it last year. It's not even on DVD, and the VHS is hard to find. So we had to pay $25 dollars for a VHS. Best money I ever spent, though.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I've seen Robbie the Reindeer here in the US, and it's kind of...blah. Robbie Williams does OK, but the whole show is just not that funny. Plus the designs on the characters are kind of ugly. They have also shown the Snowman here in the US, but not often.
