Pretty Good

One of my all time favorites.

Admirable film.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

I love this video. It s my favorite one. Glad I found it on DVD! I remember seeing it on TV as a child in the 60s. Am almost 60 now. Love that it s about Jesus and forgiveness. I always tear up at the end. There are a couple of other cute films out too. The Star-is one. I prefer these films to others with Santa. They tell what Christmas is really about. Enjoyable watch. Since I have the DVD.I watch every year. I also like the Littlest Angel. Good films.

An orphan drummer boy who hated humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men on route to Bethlehem.This film is very good but small children might be frightened of the death of the Aaron's parents. There is also the kidnapping scene of overwhelming images of violence (The parents are killed and the home is burned down to the ground) Aaron is also forced into labor and says several times that "He hates people". What I said above is just a parental warning but that doesn't mean this isn't a good in fact it is EXCELLENT.This a basically a crash course about the birth of Jesus and the power of forgiving and moving forward. Please watch it with your small children. They might need a little comforting.

I have watched this movie since childhood. I would really like to know if it is airing on TV in 2006. I also love the story it tells regarding the birth of Christ. My son is 26 years old and should be having children soon, I would love for them to be able to enjoy some of the classic holiday specials I enjoyed as a young child. My son is also an musical artist and some of the music in this particular special he could probably appreciate for his type of music. He is an hip hop artist that writes his own lyrics and is currently working on a Christmas demo, The Little Drummer Boy is has a classics song and he could probably incorporate some of that music on to his demo. Anyway, if it is airing on network television this year, would someone please let me know?

**DEFINITE SPOILERS AHEAD**I've always had mixed feelings about this borderline Christmas classic since I first saw it on television as a child.The story with Aaron, the little drummer boy, and his slow coming to terms with his grief and his grief-born rage are well done for a children's program. Ted Eccles does the usual excellent voice acting as Aaron, and it's almost impossible not to love José Ferrer in any role, particularly ones in which he gets to play wily rascals such as Ben Haramed with such relish. Greer Garson makes a lovely storyteller.However, the song lyrics are often perfunctory and unworthy of the simple but catchy tunes. One song focuses on "when the goose is flying high" as a metaphor for good times (???) while Aaron in his song about the inability of animals to smile directly contradicts his first appearance when he lovingly scolds one of his animal friends to smile even more enthusiastically than he is already smiling.Still, the sequence in which Aaron greets "The Child" is touching, and the fact that both Ben Haramed and his flunky succeed in their selfish schemes with neither punishment nor redemption adds a realistic touch to the tale's overriding message that with the coming of Jesus, divine mercy has arrived in a world lacking in earthly justice and fairness.I own a videotape of this special, and I watch it as part of my let's-be-kids-again Christmas celebrations with friends.