Favorite Holiday Movies?
 

Just finished watching The Christmas Story with FishChick and my kids! Great Christmas movie, one of my favorites and a perfect night to watch it! :lurk: Just curious about what some of your favorite Holiday movies might be? Here is my list in order of favorite!

1. It's A Wonderful Life- probably my favorite all time movie also, big Jimmy Stewart fan, have seen this movie, without exageration, about 400 times minimum!:uhuh: Got the words memorized from start to finish! Simply the best.:kewl:

2. Christmas Story- close second, only seen this one about 200 times!:doh: Funny, funny, funny!

3. Miracle On 34th Street- not the remake...the original with Natalie Wood, this was my Dads favorite, and many a Christmas we would watch it together, kind of tradition.

4. White Christmas- Bing Crosby always a favorite, simply a classic movie. Danny Kaye is great with Rose Mary Clooney.

5. Holiday Inn- The Binger again, he made some great movies and they do not make them like this anymore! Fred Astaire is a plus.

6. Bells Of St Mary's- Baddah Bing again....another classic with the Bingster.

7. The Gathering- a very touching movie, if ya ain't seen it...do! Stars Ed Asner of Mary Tyler Moore fame.

8. A Christmas Carol- a #^&#^&#^&#^&ens classic, there are so many versions however the best one is the original 1938 with Reginald Lockhart and family, his daughter is June Lockhart of Lost In Space fame, she is in the movie. They never show this on television anymore! Always show the crappy ones.

By the way, I never watch the colorized version of an originally black and white movie....to me that is a sin!

Got any favorites? Did I forget any?:happy:

1) Eight Crazy Nights

2) Santa Clause 2

3) Disney Xmas specials (past and present)

Notaro, I know you are a young guy....have you seen any of the movies on my list? You gotta try some of these classics man! Also, what was the name of the one with Arnold Schwartenwhatever in it? That was pretty good for laughs!:laugha: :hihi:

Christmas in Connecticut with Barbra Stanwyck

The Bishops Wife with Cary Grant

A Charlie Brown Christmas........

Frosty The Snowman.... the animated original 1969

How The Grinch Stole Christmas animated 1966

March Of The Wooden Soldiers....dunno its colorized though 1940's?

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer..

and them playdoh series of christmas classics... hehe

LOL ya.. with sinbad....

Jingle all the way

It's a Wonderful Life
The Muppets' Christmas Carol
Reindeer Games
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Bruce Almighty (ain't a Christmas movie, but feels like a christmas movie)

I will give ya the first two...just talking MOVIES! You know, with real people! Not animated shows, those are for another thread!:jump1:

Adam Sanler is a real people in an animated movie!

:doh:

besides, it's a R toon movie. You will like it. It's a riot, man

Fine :af: :laughs: :laughs:

It's a wonderful life
Reindeer games
Bruce almighty

Happy?:smash:

Meet John Doe... another 1941 with Barbara Stanwyck

Holiday Inn... 1942 Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire

Yer lucky i cant get to my Uncle's collection.. lol He's got them all even the.. OOH

Shirley Temple made 3 that i remember...
Her Father returning from the war...

Her meeting Santa Clause....

Her with her GrandFather...

i feel a little embarassed when u made that remark and i reflect on my post, i feel ashamed about myself.
jingle bell.
home alone #1&2 (those are good x-mas movies)
i have some lists on my mind, but i cant seem to remember them all.

A Christmas Story with Ralphie!
I gotta get that one on DVD.

Some very relaxing movies I saw today...

Apocalypse Now, Director's Cut

Hellraiser

Hellraiser II

Saving Ryan's Privates (xxx) :hihi:

Its a Wonderfaul Life is always a classic. Probably the Best. We always put it on while we're loading up the Tree w/ Xmas presents on Xmas eve. Took the wife to go see it on the big screen at The Wang a couple of years ago

A Christmas Story - i still crack up huge at The tire changeing Scene and Chinese Turkey

Miracle on 34th Street is always great to watch to get you in the spirit.

Huge Grinch Fan - Thats one that I absolutely HAVE to see at Christmas

And I got to tell you I took the Kids to go see Elf and that is Going to be a Christmas Classic in the Future..Very Funny Flick

An X-mas story with ralphie. you'll shoot your eye out! i swear that movie is the reason my parents never got me a bb gun.

Notaro...not my intention to embarrass you...sorry! Just trying to recommend these movies to you dude! Your a first rate guy!:kewl:

I have seen most of those movies over the years!!
But i am not much of a Xmas kind of a guy!! I hate all the disruption in my regular life that comes with it!!
I like being in my own little world doing what I want. I hate having to go to all these peoples houses and stuff. I hate rearranging the house to make room for the tree and all that stuff!! I told my wife when the kids are all grown (3 more years) I am buying a 2 foot tree all lit and decorated and thats all i want to see!
BUT I LOVE THE GIFTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:laughs:

Ya gotta love a guy that has no problem stating his opinion! You da man MJ!:kewl: What can I get ya for Christmas?:laugha:

Watched one of the Band of Brothers episodes they other night - if you think this snow sucks, at least the germans across the next hedgerow are not directing arty at ya....

My Christmas Favs:


Christmas Story...you'll shoot your eye out;)

The National Lampoons Christmas....

Scrooge

My favorite is the Grinch. Does anyone know when it's coming on?:happy:

Chart Plotter Please BF!! :D

yes, the scrooge, liked that movie. im getting a seasonal spirit now.

BF, thanks, man, you are a first rate guy too. ill check those movies out.

Hey guys, have u checked will ferrel's new movie yet?

Ah.. I, love the smell of Napalm early in the morning

What about this classic xmas movie that everyone forgot..
Nat'l Lampoons Christmas Vacation, was on last night, one of my favorites...:happy:

Saw elf w/ the gf last weekend, so-so at best, some funny moments surrounded by sappiness galore.... not will ferrells best by far... :yawn:

'hound

Christmas Story is my favorite a true classic.

I think you guys hit most of our favorites. Sometimes I like to go in my archives, and though they aren't Xmax flicks per se, sometimes I like to watch some of my war movies that might just take place over Xmas, or in the snow, like John said. Like Battle of the Bulge or 12 O'Clock High. Makes me feel for the military folk who are workin' or worked in harsh times keeping peace on earth for me while I have it all warm and cherry. But, ya can't beat Cousin Eddie emptying his septic tank in the sewer and "Save the neck for me Clark."
I always liked The Little Drummer Boy, too.

Forgot Scrooged, my alltime favorite!

"The Ref"

"Die Hard"

Schwarzenegger's was "Jingle All The Way"