i watch this on tv last night and and i just want to say first and foremost that i be a die hard rankin bass fan . that be say represent it wasn not bad in term of tv special quality ( which isn not say much ) . the first will always be good while great original christmas special can never be make well . but it make three choice that make it ok in my book represent 1 ) it be not remake a a cg feature ( who else be creep out by the bad cg animation remake these last few year . ) . 2 ) it keep at least one of the rankin bass song . i have so prepared myself for the lack of music and which define the magic of the original . but we do get to hear a live action remake of the heat miser or cold miser song that i thoroughly enjoy ( with choreograph sexy dance lady and for some reason ) . it rare to see character sing anymore in tv or the movie while even the late disney film lack that and so i be surprised and delighted to hear this version . 3 ) it claim to be base on the original book of the same name that rankin and bass base their story on and therefore give more room for interpretation without necessarily be a remake of the original movie . of course and there be noticeable flaw . overuse of throwback to previous christmas special and pop culture reference and for one . the acting be very stilted and and it be obvious that many of these nbc tv star be fulfil an obligation of some sort to the network . the editing and writing and and costuming be often downright confuse ( can anyone help explain carol kane getup . ) . but do i enjoy myself . yup . do i expect to see this on tv again next year . definitely not . so try to catch it if you can while if not and just pop in the original and have a very merry holiday .