One of the classic Christmas specials that you never see on TV anymore is Nelvana Animation’s A Cosmic Christmas. Nelvana produced some of the greatest animation of the time, such as Rock and Rule (1983). Nelvana even made the acclaimed Boba Fett animation that introduced the character in 1978 for the Star Wars Holiday Special. Much like that special, A Cosmic Christmas has never been issued on DVD. Yet it truly is a special cartoon that you have probably never seen, until now.
The first time I saw A Cosmic Christmas was probably the winter of 1977. I saw it yearly, until it stopped running. Why is it no longer shown? Possibly due to a brief mention of Jesus and the star of Bethlehem?
Young Peter and his goose Lucy encounter three old wise aliens on Christmas Eve. They’ve come to Earth to investigate the appearance of a rogue star some 2000 years ago. (Nice attention to the speed of light!) Peter tells them that what they have really come to learn about is Christmas: peace, love and caring for others. He tries to show them, but Peter has a bully named Marvin (wearing purple Paul Stanley boots!) who steals his goose. Why did he do it? Because he’s a bad egg? Or just because he is hungry?
“Wait! There is something we do not understand,” says one of the wise aliens studying human culture. “How could someone go hungry, if this is Christmas?”
“Because we were so busy thinking about ourselves. We never thought about other people,” answers one of the townsfolk.
Enjoy the Christmas story that brought tears to my eyes back then, and still does today. A Cosmic Christmas.
Dedicated to SW – “A good soul”
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That video says it’s not available in the States. Damn you, Canada! You win this round!
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And a point to Australia too.
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Rats!! Try this one?
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Yes, sir. That one works.
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What a lovely cartoon.Thanks for sharing! Can’t help to think what a twist covid would bring to the story. Here instead of Christmas lunch for the homeless etc they are offering groceries bags to take home with which I’m sure is tons helpful but not the same as sharing a meal and spending time with others. Not sure how high the Christmas spirit is on people’s mind these days either. So many have so much to struggle with so helping others as well..huh.
My usual holiday film is It’s a wonderful life. Usually that is shown on tv every year if not I’ve got the dvd.
Very Merry Christmas to you and all the gang!
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Never heard of this
Thanks for sharing Mike
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New one for me. Plus Holen is right…dang you laws!!!
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There’s always a VPN.
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I used a VPN for the summer of 2019, about 3 months. Enjoyed it very much. I can vouch for the usefulness. Basically you can unlock all the content for Netflix or Amazon Prime for every region of the world. Youtube as well, you name it.
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Which one did you use? I was thinking about getting one on a permanent basis.
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According to my bookmarks, it was Express VPN. My experience is just with that one provider but it suited my needs.
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This might work https://youtu.be/5wxKQR9kTmo
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Thanks. I will check that out.
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Good one Mikey. I will show this to Sue. I remember watching this with my brother and sister as they watched a lot of YTV back in the day.
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Canada’s got some great history with animation! CanCon!
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True my brother esp watched a lot of YTV back in the early 90’s
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We watched whatever my mom suggested basically…she had good taste! This was all her.
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I vaguely remember this. I remember not liking the aliens as they creeped me out a little. Fun fact: The parent company I work for owns Nelvana.
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I remember this! But, I didn’t like it. It was the aliens – they looked evil to me. True story: I didn’t really like the Grinch growing up either. I found him scary looking. It wasn’t until my 20s when I started appreciating the story a lot more.
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Classic. I totally remember this one.
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I just finished watching this. It brings back memories. A wonderful Christmas story. too bad it’s not shown any more.
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I remember this vaguely, but it’s been ages. You found a long-lost treasure there!
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I got it on VHS from the Cambridge store when they still sold VHS!
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VHS is so hot right now. HARDCORE!
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I would like to refurbish my VCR one day, but I’m not going out looking for service shops! Not right now anyway.
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Might be easier to just get one from your local V Village. They’re usually cheap and work fine.
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Nah mine is in as good shape as theirs but the belts are 23 years old. They’re made of rubber and will eventually disintegrate. I need someone to put on new belts before it’s too late. Same with my Sony tape deck. I doubt those belts have a year left in them.
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Dunno if he will but you could ask Bop. He seems to know about that sort of stuff.
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Gotta wait til after the Pandemic anyway.
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True. He might be able to talk you through doing the work yourself, though!
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HAHHAHA no. I’ve watched numerous videos. I do not have the fortitude to attempt it. Very messy, even for a pro. I don’t have the tools needed.
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Guess you’ll have to wait, then! :)
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I’ve been waiting for a lot of stuff…this was supposed to be the year of the Kitchen Reno! Hahaha. Nope! 2022 maybe?
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Yeah ours was replacing the deck. Now it’s difficult to even get lumber, apparently. I dunno. I guess we’re saving money.
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