One of the great benefits to the TiVo is that you can find all of those old Christmas shows that are rather kid-friendly. In fact, it’s amazing that there are SO many old shows out there. Of course, my favorite was and is ‘The Grinch Who Stole Christmas’. My dad and I always watched it together; he got so tickled at the song lamenting how bad a person the Grinch was. I mean, there’s just something humorous about saying you wouldn’t touch someone “with a 39 1/2 foot pole” or “You’re a triple decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauceeeeee (silly music following)”. Also, I always really liked the clay / still figure animation Santa Claus / Rudolph films by Rankin & Bass. (more…)