Monday, December 25, 2006

Muppets!!


It's a Christmas tradition that mom and I watch some of our fave movies. Last night was White Christmas. Today I pulled out my brand new DVD of Muppet Christmas Carol. I do so love that movie. It has some great quotes:

Gonzo: I am here to tell the story.
Rizzo the Rat: And I am here for the food.

Rizzo the Rat: Light the lamp, not the rat, light the lamp

Rizzo the Rat: I fell down the chimney and landed on a flaming hot goose!

So many more...

It's also a fun musical-- what better than singing muppets with happy Christmas messages?

Well imagine my fury when I got to what I think is one of the most touching songs of the movie, and poof-- the song was gone! Apparently Disney execs thought the ballad "The love is gone" was too long and would be "boring" for kids. It's the song young Belle sings to Scrooge when she realizes that he will not marry her.

It's such a powerful part of the story because older Scrooge (played by Michael Cane) looks back on one of his biggest mistakes with tears in his eyes. He comes up behind the woman he once loved and starts to sing with her:

It was almost love
It was almost always
It was like a fairy tale we'd live out, you and I
And yes, some dreams come true
And yes, some dreams fall through
And yes, the time has come for us to say goodbye

Yes, some dreams come true
And yes, some dreams fall through
Yes, the time has come for us to say goodbye...........

It always made me cry because as he sings with her, he starts to weep as he realizes what his cold heart has cost him.

YES, that's right-- I cry during Muppet movies! Don't judge me!

I was so upset when the song was missing. Plus it was a really awkward cut. I immediately went online and found an entire community of other muppet fans who were as incensed as I. But I learned that if I click "full screen," I get my song. Okay, I guess I won't write that angry letter to Disney. But seriously, what's the world coming to?

Ah, happy Muppet Music:
Life is full of sweet surprises, everyday's a gift
The sun comes up and I can feel it lift my sprit
It fills me up with laughter, it fills me up with song
I look into the eyes of love and know that I belong

Bless us all, who gather here
The loving family I hold dear
No place on Earth, compares with home
And every path will bring me back from where I roam

Bless us all, that as we live
We always comfort and forgive
We have so much that we can share
With those in need we see around us everywhere

Let us always love each other
Lead us toward the light
Let us hear the voice of reason
Singing in the night

Let us run from anger
And catch us when we fall
Teach us in our dreams and please, yes, please
Bless us one and all

Bless us all with playful years
With noisy games and joyous tears
We reach for you, and we stand tall
And in our prayers and dreams we ask you bless us all

Merry Christmas everyone!

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