Happy Holidays Everyone!

With colored lights shining brightly on many homes and trees, to parties with family and friends, the atmosphere of many people shopping and spreading holiday cheer, Christmas time is my favorite time of year.  I have many fond memories growing up and spending the holidays basking in the glow of it's wonder as well as listening and playing it's music. This year is no exception. Even though it has been a rough two years, I am still caught up in the magic that makes this time of year special and I always look forward to the next year with hope. Here are a few commercials and clips from Christmases Past. Have A Very Merry Christmas Everyone!!

What's Wrong With The Doll?

One of my favorite Holiday specials when I was a child is Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, and it still is to this day. For the many years I have watched the show, I have always asked myself the same question. What was wrong with the doll? Everyone on the Island Of Misfit toys had an obvious thing that made them a misfit, but the doll remained a mystery.

There have been several theories about the toy in question and here are a few of them:

*  The doll had no underwear.

*  Her feet were smelly

*  She could not compete to that infamous Talky Tina from Twilight Zone fame.

*  She had no nose.

*  She had a much seedier side to herself that I cannot reveal on this site because I am   trying to keep it G-rated.

After many years of pondering the many possibilities, I discovered a few years ago that her problem was psychological in nature. According to producer Arthur Rankin Jr. of Rankin/Bass, Dolly was abandoned by her mistress and suffered from depression as a result of being unloved.

Poor thing!