Bert the Enforcer? In a “nondenominational” school Christmas [not Winter or Solstice Holiday?] play? Am I confused, or is Nerwin? Of course, we both could be….
It is the story of a lonely enforcer, whose job is to club individuals who have the audacity to refer to the dec 25 holiday as ‘christmas’. he stalks the streets preying upon salvation army volunteers and santas ringing bells for ‘christmas’ donations
then one night he is visited by a holiday ghost who……
we were coming out of a local store saturday night and one of those salvation army volunteers was playing a trombone, it was a nice change from those annoying bells
Maybe Bert’s the bad guy, and his role is to go around forcing people to say “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays” because he can’t stand to see everyone included in the holiday spirit. Then the Supreme Spirit (whose many names include God, Nature, and Conscience) convinces Bert to reform by showing him that other people matter too, and that they don’t all have to be just like Bert to be good people.
Why don’t we ever see a Rankin/Bass special like that?
margueritem almost 15 years ago
Wonder what he’d play if it was denominational?
Sisyphos almost 15 years ago
Bert the Enforcer? In a “nondenominational” school Christmas [not Winter or Solstice Holiday?] play? Am I confused, or is Nerwin? Of course, we both could be….
Yukoner almost 15 years ago
Sisyphos, I’m partly with you. My avatar tells you where I stand.
Rakkav almost 15 years ago
More like antidenominational.
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Nerwin hardly looks the enforcer type. Better get Eastwood.
pearlandpeach almost 15 years ago
So, give us a hint as to the story line…. Whats he enforcing?
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 15 years ago
It is the story of a lonely enforcer, whose job is to club individuals who have the audacity to refer to the dec 25 holiday as ‘christmas’. he stalks the streets preying upon salvation army volunteers and santas ringing bells for ‘christmas’ donations then one night he is visited by a holiday ghost who……
oh ,never mind
bald almost 15 years ago
we were coming out of a local store saturday night and one of those salvation army volunteers was playing a trombone, it was a nice change from those annoying bells
pearlandpeach almost 15 years ago
Thank you , nighthawks.
briankblough almost 15 years ago
THIS time, I’m going to avoid the religious conversation by not even commenting!
Sherlock Watson almost 15 years ago
Maybe Bert’s the bad guy, and his role is to go around forcing people to say “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays” because he can’t stand to see everyone included in the holiday spirit. Then the Supreme Spirit (whose many names include God, Nature, and Conscience) convinces Bert to reform by showing him that other people matter too, and that they don’t all have to be just like Bert to be good people.
Why don’t we ever see a Rankin/Bass special like that?
EuphoniusWhale almost 15 years ago
Well now, if Bert is the Enforcer, what role gets played by Ernie? Or, Big Bird, or Oscar the Grouch? Hmm….