On this episode of The Holiday Specials We Love, we go all things Brady with the 1969 classic “The Voice of Christmas,” the very first holiday outing for The Brady Bunch.

How the Brady’s  Zoom-before-Zoom opening sends us into a nostalgia spiral —  three channels, UHF antennas, and a time when families watched TV together. We talk the mix of sweetness and “wait… was this
always a little dribble?” that hits on rewatch, and how losing Carol’s voice
turns into one of the most faith-forward Christmas plots network TV ever
allowed before the 70s sanitized everything.

We talk how Cindy emerges as the show’s true believer, the iconic church
finale, and Florence Henderson’s real-life hoarseness woven into the storyline. We also break down the episode’s writing bumps — from the suddenly “worst Christmas ever” meltdown to the mall Santa who’s clearly just working for his Schlitz, Winstons, and scratch-offs.

We talk cast chemistry, how this episode cemented the Bradys as favs,
and why the nostalgia hits harder now as their fanbase ages out. Plus: real
trees shedding under hot lights, politically incorrect musical cues, HGTV’s
Brady renovation, and even a detour that adds Gilligan’s Island’s
Christmas episode to the winter viewing program.

This one lands a solid 3½ candy canes.

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