
Retro Video Christmas Special
2016 : 12 minutes
This video is only available with Night Flight+.
Director: Various
synopsis
Welcome to our Retro Video Christmas Special, a tour through through the warped prism of 50+ years of Christmas television. Culled from thousands of tapes in Night Flight's archive partner Retro Video, this compilation of Christmas clips through the television ages cruises through almost every television fad and music genre to bring you a survey of the often ludicrous depiction of the holiday season.
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