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From this Saturday at 2am Eastern, that’s 8pm Saturday in NZ, 6pm in Sydney and 7am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Deck the Halls from 2006 and A Charlie Brown Christmas from 1965.
deck the Halls is a 2006 American Christmas comedy film directed by John Whitesell, written by Matt Corman, Chris Ord, and Don Rhymer, and starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, and Kristin Chenoweth.
Optometrist Steve Finch loves those Christmas traditions he has set up with his family and his town. As such, he has a schedule of activities for his family starting on December 1, and is the unofficial consultant for anything Christmas-related in his town of Cloverdale, Massachusetts.
During the Christmas season, the Halls move into the house across the street from the Finches'. The Halls in general are different in outlook and temperament than the Finches.
Unlike Steve, Buddy Hall scams his way through life and never follows through with anything he starts. While Kelly Finch and Tia Hall and their children begin friendships based largely on those differences, Steve and Buddy butt heads based on those differences.
It begins with Buddy striving to have his house seen from outer space by decorating it as lavishly and brightly as possible. One of the results of Buddy's task is that he becomes the new go-to guy for anything Christmas-related in Cloverdale, usurping Steve's coveted position.
As Steve and Buddy's open animosity grows, they may threaten the joy of Christmas for all, most specifically their families who have their own ideas of what they would like to do over the Christmas season.
The film was released on 22 November, 2006.
Directed by: John Whitesell.
Produced by: Arnon Milchan, Michael Costigan and John Whitesell.
Written by: Matt Corman , Chris Ord and Don Rhymer.
Starring: Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis and Kristin Chenoweth.
Music by: George S. Clinton.
Cinematography: Mark Irwin.
Edited by: Paul Hirsch.
Production company: Regency Enterprises.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox.
Release date: 22 November , 2006 (United States).
Running time: 93 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $51 million.
Box office: $46.8 million.
A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 animated television special, and is the first TV special based on the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz.
Produced by Lee Mendelson and directed by Bill Melendez, the program made its debut on CBS on 9 December, 1965.
In this special, Charlie Brown finds himself depressed despite the onset of the cheerful holiday season.
Lucy suggests he direct a neighbourhood Christmas play, but his best efforts are ignored and mocked by his peers.
After Linus tells Charlie Brown about the true meaning of Christmas, Charlie Brown cheers up, and the Peanuts gang unites to celebrate the Christmas season.
After the comic strip's debut in 1950, Peanuts had become a phenomenon worldwide by the mid-1960s. The special was commissioned and sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company, and was written over a period of several weeks, and produced on a small budget in six months.
In casting the characters, the producers took an unconventional route, hiring child actors.
The program's soundtrack was similarly unorthodox, featuring a jazz score by pianist Vince Guaraldi.
Its lack of a laugh track (a staple in US television animation in this period), in addition to its tone, pacing, music, and animation, led both the producers and the network to predict the project would be a disaster.
However, contrary to their collective apprehension, A Charlie Brown Christmas received high ratings and acclaim from critics.
It has been honoured with an Emmy and a Peabody Award, and has become an annual presentation in the United States, airing on broadcast television during the Christmas season.
Its success paved the way for a series of Peanuts television specials and films.
Its jazz soundtrack achieved commercial success, selling four million copies in the US.
Live theatrical versions of A Charlie Brown Christmas have been staged.
Based on: Peanuts: by Charles M. Schulz.
Written by: Charles M. Schulz.
Directed by: Bill Melendez.
Voices of: Peter Robbins, Chris Shea , Kathy Steinberg , Tracy Stratford , Bill Melendez , Ann Altieri , Chris Doran , Sally Dryer , Karen Mendelson and Geoffrey Ornstein.
Theme music composer: Vince Guaraldi.
Opening theme: "Christmas Time Is Here".
Ending theme: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing".
Composer: Vince Guaraldi.
Country of origin: United States.
Original language: English.
Production: Executive producer: Lee Mendelson.
Producer: Bill Melendez.
Running time: 25:25.
Production companies: Lee Mendelson Films.
Budget: $96,000.
Release: Original network: CBS.
Picture format: 4:3 35mm film.
Audio format: Monaural.
Original release: 9 December , 1965.
Chronology: Preceded by: A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1963).
Followed by: Charlie Brown's All Stars! (1966).
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