{"id":29692,"date":"2016-12-08T00:01:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T08:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/?p=29692"},"modified":"2016-12-07T22:43:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T06:43:06","slug":"yuletide-flickers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/yuletide-flickers\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuletide Flickers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"yultide-flickers-Cover\"<\/a>I have word that Yuletide Flickers<\/em><\/a> will be back from replication Friday, so I thought it would be a good day to highlight the set! It\u2019s available on Amazon<\/a> as of today. I\u2019ll be sending the pre-orders with the bonus disc as soon as it arrives. It was a fun one to put together late last year, and in-between other projects I worked on cleaning up the films for this set a little more for this years official pressed release.<\/p>\n

Chris Buchman and Rex Schneider, who collectively form the Blue Mouse Studio, curated the films with me, and provided the nice menus and graphics for this little set. I helped Chris and Rex also produce three other sets: Grotesqueries<\/em><\/a>, Back the Attack<\/em><\/a> and An Interview with Walter Lantz<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

They\u2019ve put together a nice flyer that\u2019s included with the set featuring some great information about the films. <\/p>\n

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The idea was to have a collection that resembled both holiday shows at movie theaters and the home movie experiences of the past. Most of the holiday-themed films for home movie use would likely stay on the shelf at both people\u2019s homes and camera stores most of the time, then would be hauled out for the holiday. It\u2019s a sometimes odd batch of films, with some cobbled together from stock footage from the states as well as other countries. Some of these were best sellers for the home movie companies like Castle Films, in 16mm and 8mm formats. <\/p>\n

Collector and historian Paul Mular was kind in lending some beautiful material for this set, as was collector Jeff Missinne. The very first 16mm print I ever bought was Van Beuren\u2019s \u2018Christmas Night\u2019 (Pals<\/em>) starring The Little King, and I was happy to have this cartoon included on the set. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a complete list of the contents of the set- in the six programs. It\u2019s nearly three hours all together.<\/p>\n

Festive Novelties from the 20s<\/strong>: <\/p>\n

\u2018Santa Claus is Coming\u2019 (1920)
\n\u2018Five Orphans of the Storm\u2019 Aesop\u2019s Fables (1924)
\n\u2018A Visit from St. Nicholas\u2019 (1922)
\n\u2018T\u2019was the Night Before Christmas\u2019 (1925)
\n\u2018The Toy Shop\u2019 (1928) in Technicolor <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nCastle Films Classics: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Christmas Time in Toyland
\nMerry Christmas
\nA Christmas Dream
\nThe Night Before Christmas
\nThe First Christmas <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Claus Toons:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jingle Bells (1926)
\nSeason\u2019s Greetings (1946)
\nSanta\u2019s Surprize (1948)
\nChristmas Daze (1958)
\nHector\u2019s Hectic Life (1948)
\nToys will be Toys (1949)
\nHoliday Trailers <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nMerry Jingles<\/strong>: <\/p>\n

Frosty The Snowman (1951)
\nHardrock, Coco and Joe (1951)
\nSuzie Snowflake (1951) <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Choir Sing Alongs:<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Christmas Carols
\nA Collection of Carols<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Finale:<\/strong> <\/p>\n

The Shanty Where Santa Claus Lives (1933)
\nThe Snowman (1931)
\nChristmas Night (1934)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The set is available on Amazon here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a little preview of the set:<\/p>\n