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• “Disney Prep & Landing” : The making of a modern Christmas classic

  Jim Hill talks with Dorothy McKim, veteran WDAS producer, about how what-was-originally-supposed-to-have-been-a-theatrical-short grew into Disney’s first-ever holiday special for ABC Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 08, 2009 12:05 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Disney, TV, ABC, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Store, WDAS, Prep and Landing, Christmas, 2009, Lanny, TV show, Prep & Landing, holiday season , holiday perennial, TV special, holiday story , How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, holiday special, Christmas special, Magee, Wayne, story, holiday, elves, Dorothy McKim, Disney Prep and Landing

• Disney's "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation" is one special holiday special

  Jim Hill reviews the Xmas edition of this hit Disney XD / Disney Channel series. Where the step-brothers really step things up in order to show their appreciation for Santa Claus Read More... Posted Friday, December 04, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, TV, Disney Channel, television, Christmas, 2009, television program, TV show, holiday season , TV special, holiday special, Christmas special, Christmas present, television show , holiday, Disney XD, Phineas, Ferb, Phineas and Ferb, holidays, Christmas tree, Christmas gift, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Dan Povenmire, Candace, Phineas & Ferb, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Jeff Marsh, Perry the Platypus, Tri-state area

• “Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol” book is sure to be a hit with baby boomers

  Jim Hill reviews Darrell Van Citters’ making-of book. Which takes you behind-the-scenes on the production of TV’s first animated holiday special Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, A Christmas Carol, CBS, NBC, Robert Zemeckis, television, ImageMoversDigital, Christmas, UPA, 2009, television program, holiday season , holiday story , A Charlie Brown Christmas, holiday special, Christmas special, holiday classic, 1962 , animated version, holiday treat, 1964, television show , performance capture, Charles Dickens, holiday, holidays, ImageMovers

• "Shrek the Halls" puts the fun back into dysfunctional family gatherings

  Jim Hill reviews this new holiday special from DreamWorks Animation, which debuts tonight on ABC at 8:00 p.m. EST Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:00 AM | 14 Comments Filed under: animation, TV, DreamWorks, ABC, Shrek the Third, DreamWorks Animation, television, Christmas, television program, TV show, Tis the season, holiday season , gingerbread man, Twas The Night Before Christmas, Gingy, holiday perennial, TV special, holiday special, Christmas special, Puss in Boots, Donkey, ogre, Shrek, Shrek the Halls, Fiona, George Bailey, Zuzu's petals, Kleenex, The Island of Misfit Toys, Christmas present, Grinch, subversive, marshmallows, sweet potatoes, White Christmas, holiday guide, Christmas for Village Idiots, family Christmas, Pinocchio, The Three Little Pigs, The Three Blind Mice, The Big Bad Wolf, dragon, Doug Smith, triplets, holiday classic, waffle, Waffle Santa, jolly old elf, butter, syrup, Santa Claws, Christmas ain't Christmas 'til someone cries, fart, fart joke, kazoo, Ogre Claus, Clement C Moore, Christmas goose, black lace, sheer black lace, chocolate kiss, harried holiday season, harried holiday, palate cleansed, dysfunctional family gathering, dysfunctional family, family gathering, The Gingerbread Man

• Tube Tuesday: Gary Trousdale tries to "Shrek the Halls" without first wrecking DreamWorks Animation's most important franchise

  Jim Hill chats with this WDAS vet about many of the ogre-sized challenges he faced while directing this new holiday special. Which airs tomorrow night on ABC Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DreamWorks, ABC, CG, Epcot, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek the Third, DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney Animation Studios, television, WDAS, Future World , Christmas, film, gags , film franchise, Happy Holidays, Tis the season, feature film , Shrek Goes Fourth, ratings, color coordinated , Godzilla, midnight snack, chimney, Disney Mix, cookie, It's the most wonderful time of the year, holiday season , gingerbread man, Twas The Night Before Christmas, Gingy, holiday perennial, dated , timeless , film parody, in-joke, Disney in-joke, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers , recording session, DreamWorks campus, character bits , TV special, holiday story , How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Best Picture nominee, Richard Purdum , 1980s, Cranium Command, Kirk Wise, holiday special, Christmas special, Gary Trousdale, fairytale, Santa's workshop, The North Pole, Puss in Boots, Donkey, Saint Nick, Saint Nicholas, naughty list, Santa Claus, ogre, Shrek, Shrek's First Christmas, Shrek the Halls