If you celebrate Christmas all year long this is the channel for you! Christmas Aficionado focuses on videos discussing pop-culture Christmas movies and television. From feature films to television specials to Hallmark films, the channel will feature reviews, rankings, and discussions of your favorite pop-culture Christmas media!
I remember that Christmas well. I was 9 and we were homeless. Sleeping in a basement shelter a baptist church provided for us. We had to move from one place to another every week. I remember they rented Back to the Future on VHS so we could watch it. My eyes were glued to the TV the whole time. We were fed and clothed and church parishioners even chipped in to get my siblings and I gifts. They even took us christmas caroling to a bunch of really nice houses. I found it to be a tease. But I wasn't jealous. I remember wishing I had a home just as nice though.
I was 4. I got the A-Team van and some of the characters. i Also got a pound puppy, a stuffed animal that was popular for a short time. It was way better than christmas 84 for me because I understood better what was going on, the night before we left pecan sandies for santa. Later it occurred to me that is my dad’s favorite cookie. Lol.
It’s nice to be reminded of good holiday memories from ‘89. I always associate that year with the Loma Prieta earthquake, as I was living in SF at the time.
I was 5 and I started using at 13. I got clean for the last time, 30 years later. When I watch this I’m looking for missing pieces of myself, my childhood home, my tire swing hanging from a tree in the back yard. I appreciate this. Thank you!🙏
Ahhh, Christmas........back in the 70s and 80s Christmas was pure magic for me. The 90s was the transition point towards humdrum, and at the start of the 00s Christmas took on a nwe kind of magic 🪄........more humdrum and commercial than ever!!!!!!
Harry's name was Ioke, not Loki. That was so poignant. As they were running to the ship,the Viet King attached. His childhood friend died,and,he never found his parents on the ship. He wanted to join the police force,because a policeman helped him,when he first arrived.
@Joe, just so you know, I’m from the UK and MOTU The Motion Picture came out Christmas 1987 in the UK and was marketed with lots of Christmas related language, so feel free to do a video on that! I have some clips and press from the time that say “coming this Christmas” around that film!
@@ChristmasAficionado I have found one UK trailer advertising it as being in cinemas from "Boxing Day" (our celebration the day after Christmas Day). I have cuttings from local press, etc., including a competition to win tickets to see it over the Christmas period in 1987 in the UK.
I love how the red head white guy slaps the black lady's ass at 23:15, lol. He probably did not mean anything by it...or did he? Perhaps they were a little friendly with one another off set? Notice whomever was doing the editing made sure there was a sound effect of him smacking her, lol. Holy....
Thanks for the memories and the nostalgia! I love this series. I think this was the Christmas I have the fewest memories of. I remember the ones before and after more clearly but I think it also blurs with '87 to be honest. Definitely felt the shift from TF and GIJoe after this year when it came to toys. The shows were winding down as well alongside He-man, even though he was less relevant by now. I think this was the year I got a few MASK vehicles because of that.
Every Christmas or Holiday Special on TV is exactly what made that season special! I remember running to the TV to watch every episode I could of what ever Special was on!
Christmas '88, I was 9 and had/was going through some significant life changes. The neighborhood we lived in was changing up and kids were moving out. Many friends were gone for good and others were moving to different parts of town, as well as getting a few new ones. However, it always felt like more were leaving than coming in (and my family would move the next summer). My sister was two months old, so it was her first Christmas. It was the first without my Grandfather who had passed just weeks after my sister was born. It affected me deeply because we had such a great relationship, and my mother had only recently remarried so he was the most significant adult male role model in my life at that time. He used to brew beer, and his last batch was drunk in celebration/memory of him that Christmas Eve with everyone there.
Yea we only moved across town but it was still a new neighborhood, new school, etc. But that Christmas I got the Real Ghostbusters Proton Pack, and it was my favorite gift that year...even if it was like 2 years after it came out lol. But that's what it was like sometimes lol. We didn't even get an NES until like 90/91 lol.
I loved the Perfect Strangers Christmas episodes with Balki and Cousin Larry. The lessons of giving and being together made me understand what Xmas is all about and made the holiday season seem so much more special.
🎄Christmas🎄is the best time of year. One more memory of my childhood Christmases was actually in books or catalogs. The JC Penny's Christmas Catalog and the Sears Wish Book. Those two catalogs would bring so much joy to a kid. Paging through every single page, front to back, picking the best toys you hope to get for Christmas. I can remember Mom taking me to Southridge Mall and I had only two destinations, JC Penny's and Sears, well maybe Kay"🅱️"Toys too. LOL. The 80's still had the catalogs, but I was a teenager(13) by 1980. I did still like to see the Video game sections. I used to love to shop for my Mom and Dad, and especially my Grandparents. Those were some really wonderful times. In 1982 my Grandpa, who helped raise me, had a massive heart attack and passed away on November 13th, 1982. That was a rollercoaster year for me. The Brewers had won their Division, then they won the American League title and were headed to the World Series! I was beyond excited! Then they lost to the St.Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3. And a few weeks later my Grandpa passed away. That was a tough year and probably why I see the 70's Christmas as a "better" time for me. But Christmas was special for us. As a little kid it's more "eventful", more exciting, and more special. Then in the mid 90's my Mom passed away on December 5th. And a 2½ years later on the 4th of July my Dad lost his battle with Cancer. The Holidays for me after 1982 started to slowly lose a little joy. Again it's why I see the 70's as being so much more special and wonderful for me. It was the last decade where I had my entire family together. That said, I really do love these videos, no matter what the year it is. There are some good memories from most every year, and these videos bring those memories back. Thank you.
I was 9 years old back in 89. I remember went to go see Christmas Vacation at the movies. For Christmas that year i remember i got clothes and Barbie Dolls a bottle of Exclamation purfume coloring book.
I was 7 years old back in 87 i remember my mom use to watch Franks place and Hooperman i always liked it his dog. That year for Christmas i got more Legos and Barbie Dolls every year at our church use to give out big bags of Apple and Oranges Nuts and candy 😊
congrats. I had two audio mistakes where I read something different than what was in my script. I had a few brain farts and said something different. I caught this after the video went live. Oh well. LOL
Was 19 years old, my girlfriend who would also become my wife in several years was also 19. Met her at a Christmas party back in December of '85 while watching a video on MTV. We dated for several years, married and she blessed me with three beautiful children. 37 years later we're still married and now enjoying our three grandchildren. The '80s with its music, movies, TV shows, video games, fashions and more was a memorable decade to remember. Thanks for sharing!
I agree. Those were the best years for toys and cartoons. I remember getting the hydrofoil from GI Joe and He-Man toys. And watching’80s Christmas cartoons. Best years ever
Wow, I sure do miss Christmas in the 80s and just miss the decade of the 80s in general. What a fantastic time to grow up as a young child during this decade. I was nine years old and yes, remember all of these toys and how patriotic the nation was and how wonderful television culture, movies and radio in general was fantastic
@@ChristmasAficionado yes me too. We had some of the best toys in the 80s and I remember my best friend had Castle Gray school and all of the he man action figures. It was truly one of my favorite cartoons. next to Transformers and go bots.
I remember that year so well. I was 12 and in seventh grade. My close friend Andy,whom I had known since I was 3 and he was 2, saw rocky 4 when it first came out. The whole theater was cheering during the fight. One of my most memorable Christmas eves was that year also. During the day,Andy and me rode our three wheelers through the woods to this local store had the best hot dogs I’ve ever had and we each ate 5 of them. Who would have known he would be gone in 9 years, killed on a motorcycle less than a half mile from that same store. I miss him so much.
The Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire was the only full length episode of the Simpsons to air in the 80's. Whenever I'm discussing/arguing the Simpsons with someone younger than me who asks me what I think the best episode that did not come out of the 90's was I cheekily reply the 1989 Christmas special.
