There is a difference between "best" and "favorite." The "best" in a category is well done, culturally important, and critically noted. A "favorite" is just whatever one you like the best, subjectively. Last week we took a deep look at the best Christmas movie, It's a Wonderful Life. But today, on Christmas Eve, I want to just watch my favorite Christmas movie, A Muppet Family Christmas.
Here is the full version as it appeared on TV in 1987, including old-school commercials that aired during breaks. Watch it before YouTube kills it! [Editor's note: YouTube indeed killed the one with the commercials, so here's one without the commercials, but otherwise still completely intact.]
I love this holiday special because it epitomizes what I believe to be the true reason for the season—togetherness. Being with the ones you love is the most important part of Christmas, whether it's your actual family (Mrs. Bear drops everything to accommodate Fozzie) or your chosen family (every Henson-created lovable weirdo gathers to sing Christmas carols). The Muppets show us the true meaning of Christmas through singalongs and bad puns. God bless 'em.
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