Favorite Christmas movies

[Big Man]

I have the fondest of childhood memories of gathering around the television with my family watching "White Christmas" and "Holiday Inn" every year. It would be a big deal where my mother fixed hot chocolate and cookies, dad would build a fire in the fireplace, and we all enjoyed the movie. As I get older those memories become more and more special to me.

As for my family (wife, children, and now grandchildren), I hate to say it, but we have a family tradition of watching "Christmas Vacation" each year. Many lines from that movie have become interwoven into our family. What ever you do, don't ask one of my children to "say grace" at the dinner table ...

 

[John in Covina]

We could go really crazy including favorite Chrisrmas episodes from TV shows. I remember one great Kojak episode, where all sorts of crimes happen all day long. But Kojak never loses his "Christmas cheer".

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The Original Simpson's Christmas episode with the origin of Santa's Little Helper as family pet. Homer feels he has failed yet shines as a dad.

 

[John in Covina]

As for my family (wife, children, and now grandchildren), I hate to say it, but we have a family tradition of watching "Christmas Vacation" each year. Many lines from that movie have become interwoven into our family. What ever you do, don't ask one of my children to "say grace" at the dinner table ...

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Grace died twenty years ago!
No! The Blessing!
Oh!

I pledge alligeance....

 

[Big Man]

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Grace died twenty years ago!
No! The Blessing!
Oh!

I pledge alligeance....

Bingo ...

 

[Dexter'sDame]

Classics and a modern sitcom

The Bishop's Wife
It's a Wonderful Life (thanks to that movie, someone in our family always shouts "Telephone!" when the phone rings...including myself)
Christmas in Connecticut
My favorite holiday episode of a modern sitcom is the Frasier in which Frasier's new girlfriend's mother wants her daughter to date a nice Jewish boy...So when when the girlfriend and her mother stop by on the way to the airport, Frasier has his family pretend to be Jewish...and Niles is portraying Jesus in a Holiday pageant. Hilarious!

 

[Haversack]

My wife is a great fan of the Christmas movie. Besides the original _Miracle on 34th Street_, she is particularly fond of _We're No Angels_, the 1955 version with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Ustinov. The one where the escaped convicts decide to help the family that took them in instead of killing them.

For myself, I find certain pieces of music and certain smells more evocative of the season than movies.

Haversack.

 

[celtic]

...We're No Angels_, the 1955 version with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Ustinov. The one where the escaped convicts decide to help the family that took them in instead of killing them...

Oh wow, I forgot about that one! great movie, I need to watch that again.

I saw the Deniro/Penn movie of the same name and thought it was a remake.

When I saw the 1955 version, I was PLEASANTLY surprised.

 

[Kermez]

I confess it:

I have never seen It's a Wonderful Life.

Ever.

 

[Big Man]

I confess it:

I have never seen It's a Wonderful Life.

Ever.

 

[scotrace]

I confess it:

I have never seen It's a Wonderful Life.

Ever.

And what forum you gonna hang out at now?

(see it)

(of course, Ive never seen A Christmas Story.)

 

[ShoreRoadLady]

I confess it:

I have never seen It's a Wonderful Life.

Ever.

shakeshead

'Tis OK. I only watched Holiday Inn and White Christmas for the first time in the past month or so. (But enjoyed them! Go watch it!)

Christmas in Connecticut
Lady on a Train is set during the Christmas season

Nontraditional:

Catch Me If You Can

Oh, and I've never watched A Christmas Story either!

 

[Mahagonny Bill]

I have always thought that John Huston's The Dead was the quintessential Christmas movie. It really typifies the more introspective "Auld Lang Syne" feeling that the year end celebrations always bring.

That said, "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Story" are still must see movies. Maybe watch them after "The Dead" to lighten the mood.

 

[John in Covina]

(of course, Ive never seen A Christmas Story.)

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For Shame!!!

 

[John in Covina]

Oh, and I've never watched A Christmas Story either!

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You may have to tear up you membership card right now!

 

[scotrace]

I have always thought that John Huston's The Dead was the quintessential Christmas movie. It really typifies the more introspective "Auld Lang Syne" feeling that the year end celebrations always bring.

That said, "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Story" are still must see movies. Maybe watch them after "The Dead" to lighten the mood.

Agreed! The Dead is one I watch every year.

 

[John in Covina]

Amazon has about 10 different version of the DVD "A Christmas Story" with New copies going from $10 to $21 and Used $5 to about $20.

Remember it only take minutes to order a copy for that deprived family!
Only you can make their Christmas Story hopes and wishes come true.
Give the gift that keeps on giving.

 

[SamMarlowPI]

Die Hard...

"Don't you have any Christmas music?"
"This IS Christmas music..."

 

[Kermez]

Die Hard...

"Don't you have any Christmas music?"
"This IS Christmas music..."

Please note from my post above that Die Hard is my #1 favorite Christmas movie.

 

[Hondo]

Even through this its set in late 1940’s, as a kid growing up in Anchorage Alaska in the late 1950’s, I swear I lived and dressed exactly like that in a Christmas story, Mom over dresses kids in bunky snow suits, reminds me so much of Alaska in winter. Never did the "tongue on flag pole" lol
I also like Bill Murrays “Scrooge" and while not a big Will Ferrell fan, I did enjoy him as Buddy in "Elf" lol

A Christmas Story--I never get tired of seeing the cranky elves, the leg lamp, the boy with his tongue stuck the to flag pole, the sparks from the plug-in, or anything else. As I recall, that movie was nearly shelved.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

Christmas in Conneticut

This is my favourite Christmas movie, but it has to be the original 1945 version with Barbara Stanwyck, shame its not in colour, not the tacky version made in the 80's with Farah Fawcett?




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