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Davey and Goliath: Christmas Lost and Found
On this episode of The Holiday Specials We Love, we dive into Davey and Goliath: Christmas Lost and Found — the 1965 holiday special that takes a quieter, more serious approach to Christmas- and earns a solid four to four and three-quartas Candy Canes!
We talk Davey starting the special with no Christmas spirit at all, his
attempt to find it by decorating the house, buying presents, smelling the tree, eating cookies, and organizing a nativity play with the Jickets- who- by the way- may have turned dark in their teen years. Goliath stays by his side, Sally anchors the story, and the creche-whatever that is- sits at the center as Davey tries to make sense of what Christmas actually means.
We talk what makes this one feel so different — kids running the world,
no adults in sight, Christmas trees being sold on the side of the road, long
stretches of silence, and the bold choice to open a Christmas special with “I
hate Christmas”.
We talk why it works — how Christmas isn’t found through decorations or
tradition, but when Davey gives up the one thing he enjoyed most to help
someone else. It’s understated, sincere, and lands without ever spelling out
the lesson.
Text us your thoughts to 351-251-2511, and please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!
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On this episode of The Holiday Specials We Love, we dive into Davey and Goliath: Christmas Lost and Found — the 1965 holiday special that takes a quieter, more serious approach to Christmas- and earns a solid four to four and three-quartas Candy Canes!
We talk Davey starting the special with no Christmas spirit at all, his
attempt to find it by decorating the house, buying presents, smelling the tree, eating cookies, and organizing a nativity play with the Jickets- who- by the way- may have turned dark in their teen years. Goliath stays by his side, Sally anchors the story, and the creche-whatever that is- sits at the center as Davey tries to make sense of what Christmas actually means.
We talk what makes this one feel so different — kids running the world,
no adults in sight, Christmas trees being sold on the side of the road, long
stretches of silence, and the bold choice to open a Christmas special with “I
hate Christmas”.
We talk why it works — how Christmas isn’t found through decorations or
tradition, but when Davey gives up the one thing he enjoyed most to help
someone else. It’s understated, sincere, and lands without ever spelling out
the lesson.
Text us your thoughts to 351-251-2511, and please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!
Talk Shawtly
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