Christmas movies my family looks forward to

[Dave Porter]

Muppet Christmas Carol

The kids like to watch the Santa Clause movies, but I can't get into them.

And it has been a tradition since it aired, to watch the MacGyver christmas episode (The Madonna, season 5 ep 11)

 

[Shade88]

Well here is my list:

A Christmas Carol, (George C. Scott, best version ever!)
Christmas Story
Elf, (Uncut, DVD, not USA's rerun all day marathon crap...)
It's a Wonderful Life, (Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed=Classic!)

Now for the awesome TV classics:

Santa Clause is Coming to Town
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
A Charlie Brown Christmas, (I will also listen to the soundtrack repeatedly.)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Batman: The Animated Series episode 2: "Christmas with the Joker." (One of the best episodes ever!)

I am sure I missed a few, but these are the ones I KNOW we'll be watching.

 

[stormtrooperguy]

We always watch A Christmas Story, Charlie Brown Christmas, and White Christmas.

 

[Solo4114]

Personally, it's not really Christmas unless I watch one of two MST3K episodes:

#321 -- Santa Claus vs. the Martians

or

#521 -- Santa Claus


Usually it helps to have a mini MST3K marathon in there, too, since that's what they used to do back on Comedy Central (also for Thanksgiving).

 

[jcoffman99]

Ahhh the Adam West hosted Turkey Day marathons. I miss the old Comedy Central.

 

[Solo4114]

Ahhh the Adam West hosted Turkey Day marathons. I miss the old Comedy Central.

He actually only hosted it once, I think, but it culminated with HIS movie -- Zombie Nightmare. Gotta love it. And yeah, I miss the old Comedy Central, too.

 

[Moviefreak]

It's a Wonderful Life, White Christmas, A Christmas Story, Charlie Brown Christmas, Holiday Inn with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby and The shop Around the Corner with James Stuart.

 

[MooCriket]

Trading Places

 

[Celtic007]

Home Alone 1 & 2 and A Christmas Story

 

[Zombie_61]

Bad Santa

...bad santa...

Badder Santa. :cool

And, of course, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (the 1966 animated feature, not that p.o.s. with Jim Carrey).

 

[Laspector]

One of my "newer" classics is Santa VS the Snowman. The longer version, not the shorter IMAX version.

Great TESB-like snow battle!!

 

[PotionMistress]

Favorites are:

Nightmare Before Christmas

Ron Howard/Jim Carry's Grinch

Rudolph

Miracle on 34th St. (Natalie Wood version)

 

[Polexia]

In no particular order...

• The Santa Clause - I can still remember sneaking my giant peppermint stick in the the theater up my coat sleeve. But I only really like this one, not so much the sequels.
• Home Alone 1 & 2 - I bought the 1 and 2 Blu ray collection weeks ago at a fantastic off season price!
• Miracle on 34th Street (Natalie Wood)
• Christmas Vacation
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Cartoon & Ron Howard/Jim Carrey)
• The Holiday
• A Christmas Story
• A Charlie Brown Christmas
• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
• Frosty the Snowman

and probably so many more.

 

[Jumpergal]

All good choices! Me, it's

Christmas Vacation
Scrooged
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon and live action)
Scrooge (has to be the Alistair Sim)
And for the Canadians on the board - Bowser and Blue Two Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire (Hey, Santa! Where's me ****ing Bike!)

Can't deal with A Wonderful Life again, seen it too many times.

 

[payton paison]

Christmas Story- Darren McGavin best performance, classic one liners the whole movie

 

[EvilRocketeer]

Home Alone
Jingle All the Way
Trading places