When I was a kid, American illustrator R.O. Blechman’s animated Christmas greetings used to play on CBS and a few other stations. Here are a few I can remember playing at Christmas time. Even as a small child, I can remember being completely hypnotized by his spare lines and the way sound effects were employed to fill in the un-drawn details.
Happy Christmas, everyone!
Here’s Blechman’s famous Alka Seltzer commercial. Not very Christmasy, but it’s still his most iconic work, and very clever.
And just to bring it back to Christmas, here’s “The Lord’s Bright Blessing (and Razzleberry Dressing)” from “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol.” Enjoy!
December 25, 2015 at 9:45 am
Hey Lady…Getting ready to open presents on Skype with our son who is stationed at Travis AFB. Isn’t technology great (even if I can’t figure it out most of the time) ? Have a very happy and well deserved break. Merry Christmas to you and Beloved.
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December 25, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Thank you! And to you all!
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December 25, 2015 at 9:55 am
Merry Christmas. This is a time of spreading joy…but you’ve been doing that all year through your blog and your amazing sense of style and wonderful sense of humour. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year (though, I suspect that there will be a post to comment on then as well–no pressure)
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December 25, 2015 at 3:23 pm
Thank you, Anthony! To you and yours as well!
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December 25, 2015 at 12:49 pm
Thanks so much for this, Donna. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol was my favorite when I was growing up. I knew it by heart–in the days before VCRs, when memorization happened from watching it on TV once a year. A lovely launch back into my childhood.
Merry Christmas, Donna. Love and joy to you, today and throughout the new year.
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December 25, 2015 at 3:25 pm
Thanks, Andrea! You make a great point. We DID memorize things we saw only once per year. How did we do that? I can’t remember anything anymore!
Merry Christmas to you and to your people, too!
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December 25, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Thanks for the great memories. And thanks for all the great postings the last year. Very much enjoyed all your hard work with this blog.
Merry Christmas to you and yours and see you next year.
Shine On
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December 25, 2015 at 3:29 pm
Merry Christmas! Thank you for your lovely message. I’m really feeling the love this year! Thank you for being so sweet to me!
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December 25, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Reblogged this on ARHtistic License and commented:
Thank you, Donna, for these wonderful videos!
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December 25, 2015 at 3:29 pm
I’m so glad you liked them!
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December 25, 2015 at 5:21 pm
Wonderful cartoons.
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December 25, 2015 at 5:58 pm
I’m so glad you liked them!
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