A Charlie Brown Christmas
The iconic World War I Flying Ace beagle takes the hearts of Christmas movie enthusiasts every year in “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
This classic short film spotlights a group of elementary school students in Minnesota staying home for the holidays. Charlie Brown attempts to understand what Christmas is about through his friends and seeks to find the holiday spirit that he lacks. This holiday
mission proves difficult for him since everyone celebrates it differently.
“I watch it every year with my mom,” said junior Wyatt Kittleson.
This short and entertaining watch emphasizes that there is no specific way to celebrate the holiday season and that spirit can be found in many different ways.
The Office “Christmas Party” S2 E10
What better way to spend Christmas than being in your Dunder Mifflin office building on a winter day in Pennsylvania? This beloved episode of “The Office” is a holiday favorite among many television lovers.
In this episode, Dwight holds a Secret Santa for his coworkers in hopes of bringing holiday cheer to the office, but all goes wrong when Michael’s hopes are dashed after he receives a handmade oven mitt rather than an over-the-top gift. Out of his disappointment, Michael changes the rules of the game into a white elephant.
“In sixth grade, I watched all nine seasons of ‘The Office’ five times,” said senior Maddie Dunn. “Aside from the rewatch, I went back to this episode many times.”
This classic, festive episode is a short, humorous watch that is perfect for sitcom lovers.
Magic School Bus: “The Family Holiday Special”
The childhood classic show that has everyone “Cruising on down Main Street” has an episode that celebrates both Christmas and Hanukkah while teaching the importance of recycling.
As the town prepares for the holidays, the students in Ms. Frizzles’ class sort the recyclable materials and take their bus to a recycling center. There, one student recycles another student’s nutcracker, destroying it.
This causes the student to be upset and say that recycling is useless. So Ms. Frizzle drives the students around and undoes the recycling around the city with a bus beam.
From this, they learn that many things are made of recycled materials: their local park, the bus, their newspapers and how damaged the environment can get from trash.
After their fun adventures, the students celebrate recycling and the holidays together.
