I did because I really feel sad on Christmas night when we're nearing the end of Christmas, the scenes with Mom and Dad watching the snow fall on Christmas night makes me feel a little sad knowing that Christmas is nearing the end just like I do in real life.
shareDefinitely. Christmas night, while one of the best nights of the year, is a little sad because that which we've been waiting for all year has come to pass and tomorrow will be the longest part of the year until more Christmas! I just wrote another post about how the anticipation is almost the best part!
shareYes, you are right the anticipation of the season is the best part and helps me get through the year but i don't forget to enjoy the season while it's here as well. While it may not be as exciting as when i was a kid it's still a lot of fun to see old friends and family.
To your question, the last scene only makes be sad on the last showing of ACS on the evening of Christmas Day. I hate seeing it go knowing i am a full 365 days away from the next time i will see it.
I think 'sad' is an overstatement, & yet Christmas night does feel like an exhale, one of those few exhales we don't really want to embrace.
The scene probably plays heavier if one actually watches the movie on the 25th, thus mirroring the event.
I'm usually so busy & wrapped up with family & friends (& work) between the 23rd & New Year's, I always take time to dig into the holiday season for myself with food & movies end Nov until Christmas week. In a way, I get the cliched holiday fare played out, & leaving time for real social involvement at the actual holiday dates.
I watch this movie I'd say yearly between Dec 10th & 20th. My viewing habits for Christmas movies is start with more Hollywood fun stuff like Lampoon's, & wrap with the traditional It's a Wonderful Life - A Christmas Carol 1951.
By January 2nd, I'm ready for spring.
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Only for the final showing for the marathon. For me the end of the marathon has basically come to represent the Christmas letdown I felt as a kid. That feeling would begin just about the time it would get dark outside. I'd feel it every Christmas because it meant I'd have to wait a year for it to come around again. As I get older it comes ina different form now and much of it occurs at the end of the marathon. I may be in the minority but I won't even watch this movie until the marathon starts. They might show it in early December some years but sorry, I'm not watching!
He's taking the knife out of the Cheese!
Do you think he wants some cheese?
I just can't get into Christmas movies after sunrise on the 25th. So many of their payoffs are the journey, if you will, to Christmas Day itself. Watching a Christmas movie in the afternoon or evening of the 25th feels for me like getting a year's head start on the next Christmas.
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Yes! I'm always a little down on Christmas night. The magic and joy of Christmas is over. I know for me what I love about Christmas is the month, weeks and days before it.
shareChristmas for me is over New Year's day. That's when all the Xmas music stops and the holidays are all over. Then there's nothing left but 2 months of cold and snow! But now is the fun time to enjoy :)
shareDont know if sad is right, but sombering. We watch faithfully first and last airing. Yes the last airing feels like an adrenaline crash. The excitement and build up is done everything wrapping up holidays over time to return to normal for 11 mos. But the final scene feels so authentic perfect way to wrap up the marathon and the holiday season
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More of a melancholy feeling than an outright sad one.
He's taking the knife out of the Cheese!
Do you think he wants some cheese?
I honestly only get a little sad because it's the end of the movie lol!
shareMy dad LOVED that scene. He always used to call our attention to it. He loved the darkness of the room, the radio playing softly, the snow fall through the window. Dad was one of the most sentimental (and intelligent) men I've ever known and I miss him endlessly.
For me, Christmas seems to be over just after noon or so on the 25th. Even by the middle of the afternoon I don't want to see any Christmas movies or hear any music, and I can't really explain why.
Christmas Eve seems to hold the magic for me. Even when I'm working on Christmas Eve there's something magical about the whole day.
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For me, the scene is very nostalgic. Though I wasn't living during the 40s, I've seen enough old movies and photographs to realize that Christmas back then was really something special. The trees were resplendent, the carols sounded better (no rap or rock), and the toys looked great, too. Everything was better, post World War II.
In a Christmas Story, the day is done, the parents are alone. Snow is softly falling outside the front window, and as Christmas carols softly play in the background, they wish each other a Merry Christmas. Then, in a beautiful move, they hug one another.
Meanwhile, upstairs, Ralphie is dreaming the best kind of Christmas dream. It's just a wonderful way to end a totally charming and endearing film!
I also feel the same way about Christmas Eve being the pinnacle of the entire year. All the anticipation leading up to Christmas is what makes this season "the most wonderful time of year," as it says in the song.
You're right about Christmas Day itself having a bittersweet or even melancholic feel about it. The realisation that it is ending usually hits me around the mid-afternoon of the 25th.
I wish there were a way to revive the old custom of observing the Twelve Days. Many people have forgotten that the "First Day of Christmas" refers to December 25th. At one time Christmas was a twelve-day celebration that ran until the night of January 5th (Twelfth Night), followed by Epiphany (visit of the Magi) on January 6th.
Another thing that would help would be to begin the holiday season and countdown on December 1st. I've seen stores put up decorations in October. Our local "classic hits" radio station began their annual Christmas playlist this year a week before Thanksgiving Day. Way too early! All this over-saturation is what makes people say they are "glad the holidays are over." How sad to look at this special time of year in such a manner.
My goodness, yes! I thought I was the only one! I always feel a little sad watching the last showing of the movie, especially the last scene, because it really does signify the end of Christmas. I look forward to the 24 hour marathon every year, it's been a tradition in my family my whole life. And I agree with poster who stated they don't watch it until the marathon, as I do the same thing. It makes it more special
that way, IMO.
Actually that final scene with the parents never makes me sad. The husband touches his wife's back and they sit there enjoying a quiet moment alone after what was probably a hectic shopping marathon getting ready for Christmas. I find it to be a sweet and tender moment.
Ralphie is holding his red Rider BB gun in bed and he's so happy. Sure it's a letdown after all the buildup to the holiday. But it's not sad.
On Christmas night, I remember my mom would tuck us into bed and ask us if we had a good Christmas. I always said "YES". The long anticipation was over, but it was still a good feeling.