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I got home tonight after a particularly hectic/crappy day at work (that included news that the transmission on our 2002 Explorer with only 50,000 miles must be "rebuilt" to the tune of $2,000).
The wife wanted to watch some of our Xmas stuff, and chose something I had forgotten: The "Raymond Briggs Double Feature". This includes the animated features The Snowman, from 1982, a haunting story of a boy whose snowman comes to life (and featuring a beautiful music score), and Father Christmas, from several years later, in which we find out what Santa does for the 364 days of the year other than Xmas eve.
I bought a DVD of these 2 animated features several years ago, but was shocked to find that Father Christmas had been edited and re-dubbed. the crochety British voice in the original had been replaced with a PC benign voice that sounded like Mr French from Family Affair. Luckily, I eventually got a Region 2 British version of the 2 features which included Santa's original gruff but loveable voice, but, strangely, The Snowman had an introduction by David Bowie that was terrible (IMO), so i have had to keep both discs for one feature or the other.
And, yes, sidcupmartin, Scott can take Alistair Sim any day. the Geo. C Scott Christmas Carol aso features such luminaries as David Warner as Bob Crachitt, Susannah York as Mrs Crachitt, Edward (The Equalizer) Woodward as Ghost of Xmas Past, Frank Finley as Marley's Ghost, and Roger Rees as Scrooge's young nephew Fred.
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