Brian: there is nothing real anymore. also, it s a wonderful home alone 2 is out there. no one watches that. it s a wonderful life is the best ever. absolute classic, brian. the line no man is a failure who has friends. i absolutely love this movie. jimmy stuart is a genius in this performance. it s a film, brian, as you mentioned last week was not a huge hit when it first came out and really expanded and became a very big classic for a lot of people throughout the decades and over the years. i think everybody watches this now and very timeless and message driven about the idea of appreciate what you have in your own life. definitely it s a wonderful life. griff: here s the thing it s in black and white and grew up watching with my parents then die hard came out. lisa: is it a christmas movie though, kevin? yes. it 100 percent is. my wife and i watched it again last night. i know there is a big debate about this. traditionally speaking, yes. this movie is r-rated very,
Lisa: what do you tell them? it s okay. you can tell them, buddy. i don t remember. brian: seeing himself on the monitor he is loving it. griff: we have to take a commercial break here. thanks for coming here. can you look at the camera and say merry christmas, america? merry christmas, america. brian: you got your dad back, right? yep. lisa: thank you for your service? thank you guys. good job abel. you did a great job. the left slamming president trump after he announces defense secretary mattis will be out january 1st. but is the reaction overblown? former white house communications director anthony scaramucci here to react next. lisa: he has been hard at work all morning creating an ice sculpture on the ice square. we have that big recereal coming up next. stay tuned so delightful since we have no place to go let it snow let it snow
Film footage he had forensic lip readers. watch the footage, find out what that person or soldier was saying. look at their uniform and find out whatever part of the u.k. find out where they re from find the voice actor who had that accent and do the voice for them. bringing the entire message from world war i to life. have the veterans themselves narrate you through what happened in world war i. lisa: that looks cool. the movie incredibly well done 4 out of 5. only playing on december 27th. if you are watching this now, type your zip code into google. find out where it is playing so you can see it on that day. also in 3-d. they added a depth to it very well done and very interesting and really really cool idea how to remember these veterans. lisa: now we know about it because of you. thank you for that. griff: kevin, merry christmas. 10 seconds. who gets to pick what christmas movie you watch tonight you or your wife? we already picked it out.
Pretty big wish about his dad in the army. his letter said, quote: i wish for my daddy to come home and for my family to stay healthy. well, santa came through big time this week when this happened. [cheers] brian: here to tell us about it, the people who lived it. army private timothy zeller. welcome, guys. good morning. brian: you are seeing yourself on camera. . and, tim, first off? lisa: brian has the same reaction. yes, i did. that was unbelievable scene. oh, yeah. brian: bring us to that moment when you set up with the school that you were going to do the surprise? we decided few days before we originally wanted to show up to his class and surprise him and then the
You in some of your christmas photos. and actually your christmas cards. take a look. see what you got. this christmas card is from ken and also for grandson gabriel. what a cutie. brian: fantastic. definitely an action shot. there are three dogs asking for peace, dogs and belly rubs this christmas like the theme. i like it. another animal one. here are sheila s cats pictured on top of the christmas tree. email us your there it is. lisa: that looks dangerous. griff: who doesn t put cats on top of a tree. brian: do you put them up there or choose to be there. griff: they probably live there all year long. email us your christmas cards. in wisconsin there is a bar are in appleton, wisconsin named clios and keep christmas lights up all year long. lisa: they do. i love christmas it, make me happy. do you know what doesn t make me happy, day three of the government shut down.