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    Skellington (voiced by Chris Sarandon)‚ the “Pumpkin King” of Halloweentown. Jack is tired of scaring people‚ and he sees a chance for that to change when he accidentally discovers Christmastown. He plots to kidnap and replace Santa‚ giving him rule over Christmas. However‚ Jack’s plan goes horribly (and sometimes hilariously) wrong. However‚ don’t let the fact that it’s an animated film stop you from watching this movie. The difficulty of good stop-motion animation is incredible‚ and the levels of dedication

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    camera device‚ and streamlining these frames together forms a motion picture that is life-like and similar to other animation styles. Stop-motion is a term that may be unfamiliar‚ but if you have ever watched movies such as “The Nightmare Before Christmas‚” the concept can be grasped. As a younger child‚ my eyes would never fail to spot a stop-motion masterpiece from the first scene of a trailer. The life-like activities

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    eventually fade away‚ however‚ I just didn’t think my grandma would go through it so soon. Before my grandma’s death in 2006‚ I was always ecstatic to be around her and any day spent with her was going to be a good one. I would always visit her for Christmas‚ Easter‚ and Thanksgiving; every time I went over there I knew I would leave her house very upbeat thanks to her. Her death created a ripple effect in my family that could never be recovered from. Although this event did forge ripples‚ my family

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    had a small five year old crush on me. Jimmy was a shy little boy with glasses‚ so him coming up to me to say “Hi‚” was surprising “hi” i reply. The students are finally silent on the carpet; “okay class I am going to play “The Nightmare Before Christmas” so please‚ no

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    Front Cover: Is There Room? Sub title: A Christmas Nativity Story of Welcome (Illustration) Sr. Sandra Sears CSBC Illustrations by Sr. Sue Nirta CSBC ————————————— Title page: Is There Room? A Christmas Nativity Story of welcome (small illustration) Sr. Sandra Sears CSBC Illustrations by Sr. Sue Nirta CSBC —————————————- Pp. 1 & 2 2 page spread illustration of Joseph‚ Mary & donkey approaching the Inn in the distance (no text) ————————————- P. 3 Said Joseph‚ “Kind sir

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    In the movie A Christmas Carol‚ Ebeneezer scrooge was on his way to meet Belle who was his girlfriend in the past. When he arrived to where she was waiting Belle told him that she was worried about him‚ that she was worried about him‚ because he took so long. Then Ebenezer tried to explain what happened. Belle told him to be happy with the life he had. Scrooge woke up and realized that he was dreaming. In the play the man in the gown has a green robe and in the movie he has a dark green robe.

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    The 1977 version of “A Christmas Carol” by BBC is a very accurate rendition of the book it was based on by Charles Dickens written in 1843. This movie comes with its strengths and weaknesses‚ most of its weaknesses coming from the quality of the film production and the movie’s strengths coming from it’s striking resemblance to the earlier made novel. The short movie mirrored the book in so many ways that only really small details were left out such as Scrooge going to the tavern to get his dinner

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    The War on Christmas refers specifically to the controversy surrounding the celebration or acknowledgment of the Christmas holiday in government‚ media‚ advertising and other secular environments. Modern-day controversy occurs around the world‚ and stems from the holiday’s significant annual role in celebrating cultural values in Western society. See The War on Christmas: How the Liberal Plot to Ban the Sacred Christian Holiday Is Worse Than You Thought. Fox News has been particularly vocal in the

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    Concert Report On Thursday‚ December 24th of last year I attended the Christmas Carol Service held by the Cathedral of the Madeleine in downtown Salt Lake. I enjoyed that the concert was featured by youth and young adults‚ some around my age‚ and also that nearly all of the songs were accompanied by an organ. The organ completed the whole feel and mood of the songs; it made them more meaningful and enjoyable. The accompaniment added an element to the music that made it sound more dramatic and it

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    Charles John Huffam Dickens was born in Portsmouth‚ England to John and Elizabeth Dickens. Dickens wrote many books and plays that are still read and performed today. One of his most iconic characters is Ebenezer Scrooge from the book turned play “The Christmas Carol”. Charles Dickens had an interesting life and many accomplishments. Although many early critics persisted that his works are “shapeless” ‚ many critics today do not agree with that idea. Modern- day critics‚ now see Dickens novels as brilliant

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