Tuesday's Overlooked TV: Simple Gifts, "No Room At The Inn"

For the last Tuesday before Christmas, I present the last installment of the long-lost PBS holiday special Simple Gifts. This installment is "No Room At The Inn" by R. O. Blechman, and it details Joseph and Mary's travel to Bethlehem and their inability to get a proper place to stay for Jesus' birth. Beautiful in its simplicity, it's easily my favorite segment of the special.

This isn't the first time I've featured Blechman's work. Here are two short promo pieces for CBS television from the 1960s that showcase Blechman's heartfelt style.



Thanks!

Popeye The Sailor, "Spinach Greetings"

Ahoy sailor! Sit ye down for a sea shanty tale, that of Popeye and his yuletide run-in with the witchy Sea Hag, who tries to stop Santa Claus from making his Christmas Eve ride! Well blow me down!

Enjoy!

Brian's Musical Advent Calendar: The Royal Guardsmen, "Snoopy's Christmas"

If you know me at all, you knew I had to include this at some point!

Tuesday's Overlooked TV: Simple Gifts, "My Christmas" and "December 25, 1914"

Tuesday's Overlooked TV continues to present the obscure PBS animated special Simple Gifts this holiday season. This week, the short segment "My Christmas," describing a Christmas of a childhood-era Theodore Roosevelt, and "December 25, 1914," a soldier's telling of the Christmas truce that took place that year during World War I.

Enjoy!

Brian's Musical Advent Calendar: The Monkees, "Riu Chiu"

The Monkees wish you a Merry Christmas!

Brian's Musical Advent Calendar: Clarence Carter, "Back Door Santa" (1968)

A weekend during the holidays deserves a holiday weekend song!

Brian's Musical Advent Calendar: The Futureheads, "Christmas Was Better In The 80s"

I completely agree!