The Grinch v. Charlie Brown

The Great Christmas Special Debate

"...The Grinch or Charlie Brown? Snoopy or Max? All the Who's in Who-ville..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Screens Feature

It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas

Jingle Bell Rocks! spins under the musical mistletoe

"...and devotional music. In my house, it's not really Christmas until we break out the A Charlie Brown Christmas..."

Dec. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: White Christmas

The one we can't seem to quit

"...How many generations does White Christmas have left in it, I wonder?..."

Dec. 13, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

City Theatre's Christmas Belles

At City Theatre, this comedy about the Christmas program at a small-town Texas church isn't the Southern-fried campfest it could be

"...two things is happening in City The­atre's production of Christmas Belles, penned by playwriting trio Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope,..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Color Arc Productions' People of Color Christmas

With her new holiday comedy, theatre artist Christine Hoang makes a safe place for everyone

"...Hoang calls characters in her play People of Color Christmas: The White Elephant in the Room "misfit toys," she..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

On the 12th Day of Christmas

"...album isn't on the shelves in time for the Christmas shopping season, then it won't be released until February,..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Have Yourself an Animated Christmas

"...Blondie movies (AMC) and the all-day run of A Christmas Story (TNT) right out the window, I choose Christmas..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Something Sassy for Christmas

Avant Glam Cabaret says Hello Holiday!

"...Like a risqué Charlie Brown special, it seems like it's not a holiday..."

Dec. 23, 2015 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Season's Repeatings

Austin Chamber Music Center's lessons on developing a holiday tradition with A Charlie Brown Christmas

"..."It just doesn't feel like Christmas until we ...."..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Swingle All the Way!

Stritch, Caruso deliver hit holiday cabaret from Birdland

"...ever wondered what it would be like to celebrate Christmas at Birdland, you can find out this week. Cabaret..."

Dec. 20, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

TV Eye

Reflections on the memorable television specials of Christmas past

"...eggnog with a splash of dark rum -- joyous Christmas carols floating like silk in cavernous churches -- sweetly..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Tonight: The Dark Side of 'The Muppets'

'It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie' at Blue Starlite Drive-In

"...network (NBC) holiday offering, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, which, conveniently, the Blue Starlite Drive-In is screening..."

Dec. 22, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

"...the rest of our lives, but the fact that Charlie Brown's dad (so to speak) died wilted something inside..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Holiday television fare

"...tale is offered in VH1's musical adaptation, A Diva's Christmas Carol. Vanessa Williams stars as Ebony Scrooge, a miserly..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

There Ain't No Sanity Clause: Nasty Videos for Your Inner Naughty Child

Counter-programming Christmas with bad cheer and body counts

"...Likewise our other favorite holiday tradition, A Charlie Brown Christmas, which leavens Young good man Brown's existential..."

Dec. 19, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Record Reviews

"...Geezinslaw Christmas Double (Step One)..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Review

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...Forget Die Hard: Batman Returns is my ultimate Christmas movie. Yes, John McClane in the air ducts is..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Benefits, Parties, and All-Around Crucial Concerts for the Week

Graham Reynolds, Big Bill, Urban Heat and more

"...In the grand Christmas tradition of weird holiday music, composer, provocateur, and experimentalist..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Five Arty Things to Do: Dec. 8-10

Tick-tick-tick goes the year-end timepiece, better do these now …

"...how to party – and this year their Karaoke Christmas Carol will lull you in with tasty adult beverages..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Man Behind the TV Grinch

"...both specials were drawn from the printed page: A Charlie Brown Christmas from the funny pages, where the round-headed..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Screens Feature

Top 10 (+1) Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2012

In 2012, dance memorably explored profound topics, and classical embraced Charlie Brown and George Washington

"...6) 'A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS' (Austin Chamber Music Center) Hearing Vince Guaraldi's..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

Xmas-Rated?

"...What makes a Christmas special a classic? There are several factors, the most..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Point, Ben Buck, and some holiday options highlight this week's recommended shows

"...Curtin BERTO'S BANQUET by The Point A Very Merry Christmas ShowParker Jazz Club, Thursday 22 – Friday 23..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Urban Heat, Jonathan Terrell, Dayglow, Marcia Ball, and a smattering of metal headline our recommended shows

"...Elvis warned us about a blue Christmas, but what about a blues one? Texas trifecta Carolyn..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Cookie Swaps and Cool Yules

Daily Austin food news

"...and her Mistletoes of Mayhem team were eliminated from Christmas Cake Wars last night, one week shy of the..."

Dec. 8, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Playback

Austin's version of 'Bad Santa' at a bar near you

"...there," says alt-alt-alt-country singer Wild Bill of his new Christmas play, Honky-Tonk Holidaze...."

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Holiday Markets for a More Pleasant Shopping Experience

Local vendor pop-ups worth your seasonal spending money

"...bluegenieartbazaar.com Armadillo Christmas Bazaar..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

"...for Easter dresses or Bible studies or Mass (except Christmas Mass, which I still like). There was that unfortunate..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Braving the Wintry Mix of The Baltimorons

Jay Duplass gets back to directing with an unlikely Christmas movie

"...streets of Baltimore, shooting, freezing our asses off at Christmastime in Baltimore. ... It was rainy and snowy, and..."

March 14, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The children singing the vocals in “Christmas Time Is Here” and “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing”..."

June 21, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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