Back when I was a kid watching 크리스마스 specials on TV, Mrs. Claus was invariably portrayed as a sweet but dowdy older woman of slightly plump stature. She could cook a mean pie and reminded 당신 of your Grandma. Of course, we loved her and so did Santa.

But did 당신 ever wonder what Mrs. Claus might have looked like when she was younger? I mean, I assume she must've be smokin' (natch).

So why is it that so many of the classic holiday programs show us a Santa Claus surrounded 의해 androgynous little elves and a matronly Mrs. Claus? I mean, it's cold up at the North Pole. Surely Santa isn't adverse...

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Ahh Christmas. The tree, the stockings, the mistletoe and - of course - the holiday 텔레비전 programming.

Some of my fondest 크리스마스 memories were spent in front a of 텔레비전 watching such classics as the animated Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 또는 one of the myriad versions of Dickens' 'A 크리스마스 Carol'.

So without further ado, I am presenting 당신 with my big, big list of holiday specials. I've tried to categorize the list into subsections to make it a little 더 많이 bearable and consumable. The...