Claymation Christmas Celebration

Release: December 21, 1987

From Will Vinton and co-hosted by Rex (Johnny Counterfit), an erudite Tyrannosaurus rex, and Herb (Tim Conner), a dimwitted and bespectacled Styracosaurus with a gluttonous appetite. Two characters who appeared in previous Will Vinton videos dating back to 1980 including "Dinosaur", but this Christmas special is the first in which they have dialogue and contemporary personalities, vaguely parodying Siskel and Ebert respectively. Situated in a facsimile of London's Christmas Square, Rex and Herb introduce several stand-alone videos of Christmas carols and holiday standards and discuss the origins of each song relating to different holiday traditions around the world.

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.20 "Tonight [12/21/87]" CBS premiere promo (opposite 'Garfield Xmas Specia...

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Rex: "One of the most beloved symbols of Christmas is the Christmas tree, festooned with lights, and ornaments..."

Herb: "And candy canes and popcorn chains!"

Rex: "Yes, of course, Herb."

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Rex: "Uh, thanks for joining us for our claymation Christmas carols!"

Herb: "Merry Christmas!"

Rex: "And a happy New Year!"

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Herb: "Says here: wassail is derived from the Celtic word for lamb's wool. Must be an old sheep-sheering song!"

Rex: "It's not a sheep-sheering song, you bone head! Wassail comes from the Anglo-Saxon "wassail", which means be in health."

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Rex: "Thematically speaking, we will be looking at Christmas carols as they relate to specific traditions..."

Herb: "Yeah! Songs about Christmas trees, and stacks of gifts, reindeer, and jingling bells, holiday ballet, Santa Claus, universal joy, and Christ - mas snacks!"

Res: "There is not a carol about snacks."

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Herb: "Now that, I like! Let's wassail!"

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Rex: "Magnificent! Uh, who was that conductor again?"

Herb: "Oh, I don't know, but his face sure rings a bell."

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