At The Cocoanut Grove

I'm back after taking last week off. I'm here with January's schedule.  Highlights For January Patricia Neal is Star of the Month airing Tuesdays.  TCM Spotlight features The Roaring '20s airing Wednesdays. TCM Special Theme: Overlooked African American Performances airs January 20th and 23rd.  TCM Special Theme: Holocaust Remembrance airs January 13th and 27th. SAG Life Achievement Award to Robert De Niro airs January 16th with 3 films.                                                 Films Airing This Month to Check Out                                                            The Major and the Minor (1942) airs 1/5 at 12:15 p.m./11:15 a.m. Some Like it Hot (...

So for this post I decided I'd post about my favorite Christmas movies I loved as a kid. These are movies from the 80s and 90s, so they aren't completely classic but they have the theme of Christmas and they are still fun to watch.  Prancer (1989) Directed By: John Hancock Starring: Rebecca Harrell, Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman Running Time: 103 Minutes The Nutcracker (1993) Directed By: Emile Ardolino Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel Running Time: 92 Minutes Home Alone (1990) Directed By: Chris Columbus Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern Running Time: 103 Minutes The Santa Clause (1994) Directed By: John Pasquin Starring: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson Running Time: 97 Minutes To Grandmother's House We Go (1992) Directed By: Jeff Franklin Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Jerry Van Dyke Running Time: 96 Minutes Until N...

This post is late and I apologize! Last year I made a post about animated Christmas specials and a few years ago another one . Since it's the holiday season and I'm someone that loves watching holiday specials even animated ones. Here's five more to check out.  Mr. Magoo's Christmas Special (1962)  Note: The link is for the opening.  Care Bears: The Nutcracker (1988) Ziggy's Gift (1982) The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973) The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975) Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

It's officially December and we are getting closer to Christmas. While I have made three playlists in the past I found out there are still several songs that I've never added to my playlists. Here are parts one , two and three incase this playlist doesn't suit you or you want more music.  It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Frank Sinatra Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by Nat King Cole Up On the Housetop by Gene Autry Twelve Days of Christmas by Perry Como We Three Kings by The Beach Boys Angels We Have Heard on High by Andy Williams I'll Be Home for Christmas by The Carpenters The Christmas Song by Mel Torme Jingle Bells by Ella Fitzgerald Winter Wonderland by Dean Martin Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses  O Holy Night by Nat King Cole It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas by Johnny Mathis   Until Next Time, Ashley A.