Favorite Christmas movies

[SimonDoom]

What are your favorite Christmas movies? A few of mine:

A Christmas Carol, the old one with Alistair Sim
Die Hard (yes, it's a Christmas movie)
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (my favorite character is Herbie, the elf who wants to be a dentist)
Elf -- goofball movie but it sticks out for me among recent Christmas movies

 

[StillStunned]

Blackadder's Christmas Carol.

 

[AsianFusion]

Love, Actually

 

[Duleigh]

A Christmas Carol, the old one with Alistair Sim
Die Hard (no, it's not a Christmas movie, it's a Bruce Willis movie, but I still love it on Christmas)
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (my favorite character is Sam the Snowman, I've always loved Burl Ives folksiness)
The Bishop's Wife (In glorious B&W with Cary Grant - accept no substitutes!)
It's a Wonderful Life (In glorious B&W, I hope they burned all the colorized editions)

 

[Zootonius]

Alistair Sim is the definitive Scrooge!

 

[Euphony]

Christ I need this cereal back in my life.

 

[samhasstories]

Die Hard (absolutely a Christmas movie)
Home Alone (or, the family-friendly Die Hard)
Christmas Vacation
It's a Wonderful Life
I grew up watching the George C. Scott Christmas Carol, so that's my version of choice.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Elf, Miracle on 42nd Street (every version), The Family Man (a version of 4nd Steet), The Santa Clause, Ice Station Zebra (no it isn't a Christmas movie, but saw it the first time on Christmas Day) and Scrooged.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Scrooged
The Hogfather
Elf

(In no particular order.)

 

[alohadave]

The older I get, the more I appreciate A Christmas Story.

 

[AchtungNight]

It’s a Wonderful Life is my favorite Christmas film. The hero is an advocate of smoking, female promiscuity (look at his number of children and friendship with the town hooker plus when he realizes his wife is near him naked in public), violence against police (“shut up, Bert, or I’ll hit you again!”), swearing, and disbelief in angels. It still gets rated TV-G every time it airs. The plot and characters are great too.

 

[Duleigh]

Scrooged
The Hogfather
Elf

(In no particular order.)

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Happy Hogswatch!

 

[Duleigh]

It’s a Wonderful Life is my favorite Christmas film. The hero is an advocate of smoking, female promiscuity (look at his number of children and friendship with the town hooker plus when he realizes his wife is near him naked in public), violence against police (“shut up, Bert, or I’ll hit you again!”), swearing, and disbelief in angels. It still gets rated TV-G every time it airs. The plot and characters are great too.

He believed in the end, that was the secondary point of the movie.

 

[AchtungNight]

He believed in the end, that was the secondary point of the movie.

Well, yeah, because it was true. I’m just poking fun, not denying the truth of angels btw. I’m an advocate for them and aspirant myself. Wish there were more good people in the world. But I don’t deny others the right to disbelief. Makes it fun to surprise them.

 

[KeithD]

I don't watch Christmas movies.

 

[jaF0]

Nobody ever mentions Funny Farm.

 

[SyleusSnow]

The Grinch. The original Chuck Jones cartoon narrated by Boris Karloff. There are no others.
Love Actually (despite its many problems)
The 1951 Alistair Sim Christmas Carol
It's a Wonderful Life
And not movies, but Christmas cannot happen without hearing Alain Maitland reading The Shepherd and The Gift of the Magi

 

[gtnlynn]

As an old fart, the only Christmas movie I watch every year is "White Christmas."

 

[MillieDynamite]

I haven't watched White Christmas for years, and the original it was based on,"Holiday Inn," I've only seen once.

As an old fart, the only Christmas movie I watch every year is "White Christmas."

 

[MillieDynamite]

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[SimonDoom]

It’s a Wonderful Life is my favorite Christmas film. The hero is an advocate of smoking, female promiscuity (look at his number of children and friendship with the town hooker plus when he realizes his wife is near him naked in public), violence against police (“shut up, Bert, or I’ll hit you again!”), swearing, and disbelief in angels. It still gets rated TV-G every time it airs. The plot and characters are great too.

Not to mention, profligate and irresponsible banking practices. George Bailey, all-around scoundrel. The best Christmas hero until Hans Gruber took Nakatomi Plaza.

 

[SimonDoom]

I don't watch Christmas movies.

This is the perfect KeithD answer.

Happy holidays, Keith. I hope you are feeling better.

 

[Cjbdd]

Elf, A Christmas story, Love Actually, White Christmas, the original how the grinch stole Christmas

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

 

[Bramblethorn]