Stumbled across this on WGN and stayed to be captivated, and not just by the discovery that Jason Alexander can play a character who isn't a schmuck. Most of my toys growing up seem to have been from the AC Gilbert Company--Erector sets, science kits and of course the ONLY electric train worth its salt, American Flyer. I mean, how many steam locomotives needed a third rail? Fie upon thee, Lionel, I'll take S over O any time. It's pretty factual in the big arena though one can niggle about details. Still, Gilly really did save Christmas during WWI, and except at the end it's remarkably light on holiday schmaltz and sentimentality. A welcome relief from the hammered-home messages of the rest of the Christmas pudding.
Review of The Man Who Saved Christmas
The Man Who Saved Christmas
(2002 TV Movie)
A side of my childhood I knew nothing about
22 December 2008
Warning: Spoilers