MERRY CHRISTMAS! On today’s holiday podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss:

• 45 minutes all to myself



• Holiday shopping



• Holiday favorites



• Rosemary Clooney’s phenomenal performance of “Love You Didn’t Do Right By Me”



• Fred Astaire was the original choice to play Phil Davis.



• VistaVision and the beautiful colors that pop off the screen.



• George Chakiris cameo



• Vera-Ellen’s tiny waist



• What happened to this business?



• Modern Musicals VS Classic Musicals



• Weirdsmobile!

FILMS REFERENCED:

• HOLIDAY INN (1942)



• CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)



• IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)



• MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (1947)



• AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)



• WE’RE NO ANGELS (1955)



• SOUTH PACIFIC (1958)



• WEST SIDE STORY (1961)



• SCROOGED (1988)



• HOME ALONE (1990)



• THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992)



• HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (1992)



• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017)



• MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)



• BLOCKERS (2018)



• BUMBLEBEE (2018)

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