Favourite Christmas Movies

[Marilyn. 340]

What are your favourite movies to watch around Christmas time???

Mine are...

The Santa Clause - (only the first one - the 2 sequels suck.. why mess with a good thing?? )

American Christmas Carol - Henry Winkler is in this one...

The Muppets Christmas Carol

While You were sleeping - I know it isn't really a Christmas movie but the story does take place around Christmas time

Little Women - the one with Winona Ryder - same reason as above...

Miracle on 34th Street - the newer version

there are probably more but that is all I can think of right now...

[Jenn! 918]

Home Alone

A Christmas Story

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Guess I like the funny ones!

[SteveLaura 0]

'It's a wonderful life'. Gotta see that again sometime next month.

[Amby 490]

national lampoons christmas vacation & christmas with the kranks

[Marilyn. 340]

I have never understood why people like the movie, "the Christmas Story" .....

it was ok but just not my cup of tea, I guess

[LoriLawless 0]

A Christmas Story

It's a Wonderful Life

Scrooged

Christmas Vacation

Home Alone

The Santa Clause - 1st one

The Grinch

Edited November 27, 2007 by LoriLawless

[Jenn! 918]

Oh, I forgot my all-time favorite! The Snowman.

I have never understood why people like the movie, "the Christmas Story" .....

it was ok but just not my cup of tea, I guess

OMG, I love it. The leg lamp?! Fa-ra-ra-ra-ra...ra-ra-ra-ra. You'll shoot your eye out! ROFL.

[sarah and hicham 3]

"A Christmas Story" is so funny. It's my favorite. The humor is right up my alley. I see that movie once a year and it nevr gets old.

[Marilyn. 340]

we watched "the Santa Clause" while we put up our Christmas tree on Sunday....

[Jaseball 0]

I knew "A Christmas Story," would be posted fast.

I personally loved that movie for several reasons. It captured being a little kid and wishing and wishing for a gift and the waiting and anticipation for that month.

It showed the dynamics of bullies, being the oldest kid, family squabbles, and was placed in the 50's when American nuclear families were the norm and family dinners, one income families, classical parental figures, etc., were not just common, but warmly accepted.

It was also funny and had so many classic scenes. I remember laughing over and over when I first saw that movie.

[JeanneVictoria 55]

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

A Christmas Story

It's a Wonderful Life

[Sister Fracas 5]

Christmas Story

old classics like White Christmas, Holiday Inn & The Bishops wife (the original)

but I'm more of a TV "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" & "Peanuts Christmas" kind of person...

[Jenn! 918]

I knew "A Christmas Story," would be posted fast.

I personally loved that movie for several reasons. It captured being a little kid and wishing and wishing for a gift and the waiting and anticipation for that month.

It showed the dynamics of bullies, being the oldest kid, family squabbles, and was placed in the 50's when American nuclear families were the norm and family dinners, one income families, classical parental figures, etc., were not just common, but warmly accepted.

It was also funny and had so many classic scenes. I remember laughing over and over when I first saw that movie.

The part where he comes back to his parents blinded by all the soap that he had to eat really resonates, doesn't it? I remember thinking those things as a kid, "I hope something bad happens to me because of this punishment so I can really lay on the guilt".

[LoriLawless 0]

we watched "the Santa Clause" while we put up our Christmas tree on Sunday....

I was watching it too.

I agree with Jaseball about A Christmas Story - takes me back to being a kid again.

The dad reminds me a lot of mine.

[Marilyn. 340]

i also am a sucker for all those sappy Christmas movies they show on TV but it can't be too sappy...

I watched this one the other day called "Three Days" it was pretty good.. just enough sap .... it had Kristin Davis in it....

Ten years ago, Andrew married his childhood sweetheart, Beth. Now Andrew's a high-powered literary agent, but his relationship with his wife has not fared as well. When Beth is tragically killed just days before Christmas, an angel gives Andrew the chance to relive the last three days his wife was alive. But he can't change fate and Beth will still lose her life. However, Andrew can still discover the gift Beth needs most from him. Written by FFC

Andrew and his high school sweetheart Beth were married for about ten years but their relationship is not as great as it once was, now that Andrew is a high-powered literary agent. Beth is tragically killed on Christmas Eve while rescuing the neighbors' dog. Lionel, an angel, gives Andrew a chance to relive the last three days his wife was alive. But there's a catch, he cannot change the fate of his wife. There's only one gift he can give to save her life and he only has a very short time to figure out what that gift is.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301935/plotsummary

Christmas Story

old classics like White Christmas, Holiday Inn & The Bishops wife (the original)

but I'm more of a TV "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" & "Peanuts Christmas" kind of person...

oh I like to watch "how the Grinch stole Christmas" at least once during the holidays.. . the original version of course...