Genre Christmas special | Writers Dave Foley | |
Executive producers Dave Foley, Crissy Guerrero Nominations Gemini Award for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series Cast Dave Foley, Jason Priestley, Tom Green, Kevin McDonald, Dave Thomas Similar Choices of the Heart: The Marg, Bob & Doug McKenzie, Murder at the Presidio, Sister Kate, Teen Angel | ||
The True Meaning of Christmas Specials is a Canadian television Christmas special, hosted by Dave Foley. It was first broadcast on CBC Television on December 22, 2002.
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Synopsis
Dave Foley has reached a milestone in his career, He is hosting his very first Christmas special, live from the beach, featuring surf-guitar legend, Dick Dale. The special seems to be going well, but as Dave begins to try to sell kitchen gadgets to the television audience, he senses there is something wrong with his Special; but can't place his finger on it. After some deliberation, he decides to move the beach party north to Canada, depicted as a snow-covered cabin, which strangely appears to be located only fifty feet from the beach.
Upon arriving, Dave teams up with El Vez ("The Mexican Elvis"), Elvis Stojko, Bing Crosby, Thomas the Butler, Santa Dude, Mike Myers, and "The Ghosts of Christmas Specials Past, Present, and Yet to Come".
He consults a priest and many of his new friends, but cannot gain passion for his Christmas special.
Eventually, Dave dreams about "Christmas Specials Yet to Come", which is a future reminiscent of Soylent Green, only with Christmas specials. He wakes with a start when he discovers that in the future, there are people-flavored chips, and that the people chips are made from people. He resumes his Christmas special with added fervor, as El Vez and Dick Dale party the night away.
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