Christmas Movies

[bnichols23]

Santa Clause (1 & 2, not 3), Donovan's Reef, Christmas Carol (1938 version), Holiday Affair (Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey), & Nightmare Before Christmas.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I like almost all mentioned, but especially... Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

 

[mikethompson]

I try to watch this every year. I think it is very well done and as a bonus Dr. Bashir from Deep Space 9 plays the angel Gabriel.

We just watched the Polar Express with the kids. I found the animation to be a little... distracting.

 

[workman]

The Die Hards, the Home Alone movies with the kids, perhaps Love Actually with the fiancée. And I recently discovered a gem of an animated short film that I've watched about 10 times with my youngest. She doesn't tire of it and neither do I. I seldom find movies "cute", but this one is. Angelas' Christmas, I think the title is.

And Bad Santa for a night with whisky.

 

[Chasing Embers]

 

[wyfbane]

I watch White Christmas every year for my Christmas fix.
I also watch The Ref and Die Hard. Any other movies are targets of opportunity.

 

[mikethompson]

Angelas' Christmas

I caught that on Netflix as well, very nice.

 

[pappymac]

The Christmas Chronicles

A Christmas Carol - 1951 Alistar Sims version

A Christmas Carol - George C. Scott Version

The Man Who Invented Christmas
and of course the animated features: Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer, Frosty, etc. and my favorite Yes, Virginia There is a Santa Claus.

 

[chilipalmer]

In no particular order:
White Christmas

A Christmas Carol (I prefer Basil Rathbone and Patrick Stewart)

A Christmas Story

Home Alone

Christmas With the Kranks
The cartoons:
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

The Grinch
Cheers,
Chili

 

[crashthegrey]

Besides the classic Home Alone, I am surprised there isn't more love for Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

 

[mso489]

I assiduously avoided "Elf" for years. The trailers and clips looked corny and sentimental. Someone on a news show recommended it, so we took a look, thinking to turn it off, but it is surprisingly good, sweet, sardonic, and funny. Re-read "A Christmas Carol." It's a whole new story in the original. Also, unrelated to Christmas, re-read Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein." The movies derive from it, but the novel is a different and much richer experience, a real tragic dramatic depth.

 

[autumnfog]

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

 

[derfatdutchman]

A Christmas Story is still my favorite, it's just not Christmas unit I hear Santa say "You'll shoot your eye out kid! Merry Christmas!"

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

A lot of great movies and shows have been mentioned. I've been intending to check out The Man Who Invented Christmas. And I really want to watch Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas. I loved that one when I was a child, and haven't seen it in many years.

 

[mechanic]

National lampoons and a christmas story always big favorites around my house

 

[mechanic]

Local christmas parade couple years ago guy had a station wagon like the griswalds with the tree rootball and all strapped on it was pretty funny

 

[lordofthepiperings]

Every Christmas season there are a few MUST watches:
Home Alone
The Rankin Bass Christmas specials (I have two DVD sets of them)
Charlie Brown's Christmas Special
Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbuncle (Jeremy Brett version, a priceless gem jammed in a Christmas goose to steal... it's a goodie)
The Santa Clause with Tim Allen, classic Christmas movie.
Scrooge, the one starring Albert Finney, favorite of all time.
And I ALWAYS ALWAYS watch Muppet's Christmas Carol the last thing Christmas Eve.
I will add, I'm not a huge fan of A Christmas Story. It was okay, but after whatever channel started looping it 24hrs of Christmas day it's just gotten over played and I'm tired of it.

 

[lifesizehobbit]

My wife and I have a stack of DVDs for Christmas that we set out to watch every year (starting shortly after Thanksgiving). Sometimes we get them all in, sometimes not; those that we don't, we prioritize for the next year. We also check out those that may hit our airwaves, but since we've killed cable, I've missed some of them.
3 Hallmarks - The Christmas Card, The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year and Moonlight & Mistletoe.

Must Watch - White Christmas, A Christmas Story and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

The Classics - A Christmas Carol (various), Patrick Stewart, George C. Scott and one I found starring Henry Winkler.

The Lesser Known - Trapped In Paradise

The Animated - Rankin Bass series, A Charlie Brown Christmas
No Netflix so I've been unable to catch The Christmas Chronicles; I'm hoping it becomes available either on an Amazon outlet or for sale after the holiday.