Friday, December 24, 2021

Laurel & Hardy: March of the Wooden Soldiers


When I was a kid everyone watched WPIX Channel 11 on Christmas Day. It always started with a Christmas parade. It ended with the Yule log. They basically filmed a fireplace and played Christmas Carols that you had on in the background while you opened your presents. But in between we had a beloved tradition.

The March of the Wooden Soldiers.

They played the old Laurel and Hardy movie every year. Some people say that the best Christmas movie is “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Other people say it is “Die Hard.”

To me the quintessential Christmas movie is “The March of the Wooden Soldiers.”

It has everything. Comedy. Tragedy. Fat and Skinny. Even Little Bo Peep.

Enjoy!

12 comments:

ampersand said...

Talk about a movie ahead of it's time. Spoiler Alert! Stan gets same sex married half way through the film. I popped in the blu-ray and watched today. Very entertaining for an 80+ year old film. It was colorized so bonus points for pissing off the "cinema" mavens.

Joe Jackson said...

Merry Christmas Blogger Bud!

ampersand said...

On the first day of Kwaanza Dr. Karenga gave them hos a whipping with electrical cords.

ampersand said...

On the second day of Kwaanza Dr. Maulana Karenga gave them hos karate baton blows,

and a whipping with electrical cords.

ampersand said...

Whatever you do, don't sniff the candles

ampersand said...

On the third day of Kwaanza Dr. Karenga gave them hos
a vice to crush their toes,
karate baton blows,
and a whipping with electrical cords.

ampersand said...

On the fourth day of Kwaanza Dr. Karenga gave them hos
detergent up their nose,
a vice to crush their toes,
karate baton blows,
and a whipping with electrical cords.

ampersand said...

On the fifth day of Kwaanza Dr. Karenga gave them hos
a toaster upside their domes,
detergent up their nose,
a vice to crush their toes,
karate baton blows,
and a whipping with electrical cords.

ampersand said...

On the sixth day of Kwaanza Dr. Karenga gave them hos
soldering irons in their pieholes,
a toaster upside their domes,
detergent up their nose,
a vice to crush their toes,
karate baton blows,
and a whipping with electrical cords.

NorthOfTheOneOhOne said...

It ended with the Yule log.

That generally happens about 12 hours after a big Christmas dinner.

ampersand said...

On the seventh day of Kwaanza the judge gave Dr. Karenga one to 10 years in the hole
for
soldering irons in their pieholes,
a toaster upside their domes,
detergent up their nose,
a vice to crush their toes,
karate baton blows,
and a whipping with electrical cords.

ampersand said...

On the seventh day of Kwaanza the judge gave Dr. Karenga 1 to 10 years in the hole.
for
soldering irons in their pieholes,
a toaster upside their domes,
detergent up their nose,
a vice to crush their toes,
karate baton blows,
and a whipping with electrical cords.