Davey & Goliath's Snowboard Christmas

Growing up watching Davey & Goliath was a special treat. Not being from a "religious" home, we still enjoyed watching the adventures and life-lessons that came from this program each week. The series lasted from 1960 to 1977 and can still be enjoyed by fans new and old in syndication.

Now- (in 2005) the writers/creators of this animated series have delighted us with a modern and updated version just in time for Christmas.

Still true to the puppet-like characters, we get to spend a unique Christmas in way of a snowboarding adventure.

Davey and Goliaths new friends. Yasmin is Muslim, while Sam is Jewish. The three find out that although they are different in the way they celebrate the holidays- they are also very much alike.

The movie is geared toward the young viewer, but can be very much enjoyed by parents as they watch together.

If you get an opportunity to watch this new adventure with some old friends- do so.

Let me first state that I love the original Davey & Goliath series. It taught and continues to teach great life lessons, strong morals and the importance of having a relationship with God. Yet, it did all that without being heavy-handed, and while simultaneously being thoroughly entertaining and fun - not to mention, extremely charming to look at with that great stop-motion animation. So I was very excited when I'd heard that Davey & Goliath was being resuscitated for a new special. I hadn't counted on even the ELCA being infected with the awful Political-Correctness-bug! In this special we are hit over the head with the notion we should be getting along with everyone regardless of their religion. Great. Wonderful. But shouldn't the main mission of the ELCA be to reinforce children's relationship with Jesus? In this "Christmas" special, Jesus' name is never mentioned (to be fair it rarely was in the Original series either) But you know what else is never mentioned? Christmas! Not once! In an ELCA-produced Christmas special!! - not even even a mere mention of the birth of Christ, or any of the other symbols we relate to even a non-secular Christmas! Snow on the ground is the only symbol we see. Why is it Christianity is the only religion that has such PC-pressure put upon it? I wonder if they are making Muslim or Jewish holiday specials whose main goal is to get along with Christians. Me thinks not! Sad to see the ELCA failing their mission. I say stick with the Original series and beware even then, as several episodes of that have been trimmed for the same idiotic PC-reasons!