Christmas movies

After the midday feast sometimes it's nice to sloth out on the couch with a couple of Christmas themed DVDs to watch. The library has many different DVDs - from TV specials (a LOT of TV specials) to various versions of "A Christmas Carol". Here's a small selection.

The Mr. Bean collection. Vols. 1, 2, 3 (G)
Merry Christmas Mr. Bean

The Billy T James show. Vol. 2 (PG)
It's Christmas time in the James' household and naturally Billy has decided to take control of the festivities. As the rain dampens and delays Billy's plan for a real traditional "Kiwi Christmas", he amuses everyone as they wait for dinner to cook, by recounting the stories of Christmas past.

Doctor Who. The next doctor (PG)

Christmas Eve, 1851, and Cybermen stalk the snow of Victorian London. When the Doctor (David Tennant) arrives and starts to investigate a spate of mysterious deaths, he’s surprised to meet another Doctor (David Morrissey) - and soon, the two must combine forces to defeat the ruthless Miss Hartigan. But are two Doctors enough to stop the rise of the CyberKing?2008 Christmas special.

The office : the Christmas specials (M)
Three years after the cameras stopped rolling, the BBC returns to Wernham Hogg to catch up with the staff, past and present, of the most famous paper merchants in Slough.


A Christmas carol - the versions (Story: A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.)

An all dogs Christmas carol (G)
Bah, humduck! : a Looney Tunes Christmas (G)
Blackadder's: A Christmas carol (PG)
A Christmas carol (Broadcast BBC Television in 1977 )(G)
A Christmas Carol (Broadcast BBC Television in 1977. (PG)
The Muppet Christmas carol (G)



And I couldn't resist - my favourite title...

Olive, the other reindeer (G)
Olive is really a kind-hearted dog who sets out to save Christmas when she hears that Blitzen is injured and Santa can't find a replacement.