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Old 11-12-2009, 04:29 PM   #16
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Why doesn't anyone ever mention "Bell, Book and Candle." A great Christmas movie although the theme is a bit unusual.
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the WWII movie with Steve McQueen???
That's the one! Traditionally on the TV every Christmas.
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I don't really chalk that up there with warm fuzzy feel good movies....
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Old 11-12-2009, 04:40 PM   #19
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That's the one! Traditionally on the TV every Christmas.
Okay, because............?
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Probably because it's very long so gives the TV schedulers an easy time; also the womenfolk are in the kitchen (cooking or washing up or something), and the kids are playing with their toys - so it's something to keep the men happy.
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Okay, because............?
Well, because it's traditional! What more reason does tradition need?
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Well, because it's traditional! What more reason does tradition need?
I understand tradition. I just don't understand why this particular movie is tradition during the Christmas season.

Its a wonderful movie, by the way. I'm not slamming it. I'm just having a hard time correlating the movie with the season.
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I understand tradition. I just don't understand why this particular movie is tradition during the Christmas season.

Its a wonderful movie, by the way. I'm not slamming it. I'm just having a hard time correlating the movie with the season.
And my reply wsn't meant to be flippant either really. It's just one of those films that, presumably, was shown once or twice around Christmas time and has just kind of stuck from there - I guess it's next to impossible to explain why some things become traditional and some don't.
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I understand tradition. I just don't understand why this particular movie is tradition during the Christmas season.

Its a wonderful movie, by the way. I'm not slamming it. I'm just having a hard time correlating the movie with the season.
In the UK there are two X-Mas movie traditions - the Bond film and The Great Escape. You are guaranteed at least one James Bond movie on X-Mas day and The Great Escape is shown near to or on X-Mas day. I'm not sure when the tradition started, but anybody 30+ in the UK is familiar with this scheduling.
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In the UK there are two X-Mas movie traditions - the Bond film and The Great Escape. You are guaranteed at least one James Bond movie on X-Mas day ...
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Why doesn't anyone ever mention "Bell, Book and Candle." A great Christmas movie although the theme is a bit unusual.
A lovely film - but I don't associate it with Christmas particularly.
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well, one thing about those two movies, it sure would give relief to those who don't DO christmas
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A lovely film - but I don't associate it with Christmas particularly.
Yes, you're right. However in the story the witch is depressed by the Christmas season. The gift she gets leads to the battle with her brother and it leads to her falling in love with a non-magical man.

True, it's not Christian, but giving gifts at the Winter Solstice is a tradition going back to the ancient Greco-Roman civilization. And still, there was no direct mention of Hecate.

And besides, it's a fun film.
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Yes, you're right. However in the story the witch is depressed by the Christmas season. The gift she gets leads to the battle with her brother and it leads to her falling in love with a non-magical man.

True, it's not Christian, but giving gifts at the Winter Solstice is a tradition going back to the ancient Greco-Roman civilization. And still, there was no direct mention of Hecate.

And besides, it's a fun film.
X-Mas isn't Christian anymore, right? It's now a secular holiday, so everyone can enjoy it! Ho-ho-ho! I now have a machine gun.
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