I absolutely love the Christmas season, and there are some movies that I try and watch every year around this time. Here are my favorites:
1. White Christmas. This is such a classic and full of wonderful music, and the dancing is so fun! I never get tired of it. I love the scene when Rosemary Clooney sings "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me" and is wearing that fantastic black dress.
2. A Christmas Story. The fact that I love this movie drives my family crazy because I always want to watch the marathon of it on Christmas day. I think it is just hysterical, especially the scene where they eat Christmas dinner at the Chinese restaurant.
3. Meet Me in St. Louis. Another classic musical. I don't know that this is actually considered a Christmas movie, but for me it is. I love Judy Garland in it, and the character of Tootie is adorable.
4. Elf. A modern-day classic, full of quotable lines. "I like smiling. Smiling's my favorite."
5. It's a Wonderful Life. Can you have a list of Christmas movies without including this one? I don't think so!
What are your favorite Christmas movies?
Holiday Inn for sure!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy top five has two of your favorites. :D
ReplyDelete"It's a Wonderful Life"
"Elf"
"Edward Scissorhands" (not necessarily a Christmas movie by most people's standards, but I always watch it at Christmas)
"Home Alone 1 & 2" (only the ones with Macaulay Culkin)
"Little Women" (with Winona Ryder =))
Gina, "Holiday Inn" is a great one!
ReplyDeleteHeather, I was *this* close to putting "Little Women" on my list as well, but I figured it wasn't technically a Christmas movie, so I didn't. Still, I love watching it at Christmas!
White Christmas is my #1, then probably Charlie Brown's Christmas and I also love to watch Meet Me in St. Louis (I think we consider it a Christmas movie b/c the song "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was actually written for this movie (and the original lyrics were super depressing!!)
ReplyDeletehubs & I had a date to watch White Christmas while putting up our tree this year :)
#1 Miracle of 34th Street
ReplyDelete#2 A Christmas Story-FRAGILE...my favorite part
#3 Home Alone 1&2
#4 A Charlie Brown Christmas- Not really a movie, but my kids and I watch it every year
#5 National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
1. Sleepless in Seattle...always always watch this at least 2 or 3 times this time of year. And once every month after that.:)
ReplyDelete2. Little Women...I agree that it is a Christmas movie...I love the scene on Christmas morning when Amy is so excited about the orange...oh for the simple things.:)
3. Miracle on 34th Street...the new one...I know I know. She is just so darn cute.
4. The Family Stone...I know they are totally dysfunctional but I love them for it.
5. I know this isn't really Christmas at all(except for like two scenes) but I always watch You've Got Mail as well.
6. I also love Elf...but not enough for it to boot the others out of Top 5.:)
White Christmas is definitely the best!
ReplyDeleteWhite Christmas and Elf are my favorites!
ReplyDeleteOh my. Elf has been my favorite since the first time I saw it. I LOVE it. I wanna marry it. Okay, maybe not marry it, but I L O V E it.
ReplyDeleteI really like It's a Wonderful Life, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! I know they are completely opposite of each other, but there it is!
ReplyDeleteTop Five:
ReplyDelete~ A Christmas Carol (with George C. Scott
~ A Muppet Christmas Carol
~ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Cary version)
~ A Christmas Story (be sure to drink your Ovaltine!)
~ The Best Christmas Pagent Ever (One of the best ever made, imho)