Favourite Christmas Movies

[FussyElmo]

Folowing on the christmas song thread...................................

I am a bit lacking on the christmas film watching - alot of the classics i havent seen so which ones are your favourites?

Mine is Home Alone

[Maza]

Will be watching this thread with interest!

I also like Home Alone. The Grinch is lovely. Mouse will say Muppet's Christmas Carol but I haven't seen that one yet. I do love Scrooge though. I've never seen 'It's a Wonderful Life' but everyone loves it. We never really took to Polar Express. We do love The Snowman and The Snow Dog. I guess Love Actually is a Christmas Movie too - I love that one. I love the really cheesy ones but I never know what they are called. There's quite a cute one with Ben Affleck where he borrows a family for Christmas.

[Pixie dust]

I love Home Alone too as it was a favourite of my 2 boys as they were growing up..I love Miracle on 34th street (the newer version) it was on Sunday.

[FussyElmo]

Will be watching this thread with interest!

I also like Home Alone. The Grinch is lovely. Mouse will say Muppet's Christmas Carol but I haven't seen that one yet. I do love Scrooge though. I've never seen 'It's a Wonderful Life' but everyone loves it. We never really took to Polar Express. We do love The Snowman and The Snow Dog. I guess Love Actually is a Christmas Movie too - I love that one. I love the really cheesy ones but I never know what they are called. There's quite a cute one with Ben Affleck where he borrows a family for Christmas.

Oh how could I forget the muppets christmas carol i remember seeing it when it first came out on christmas Eve before we started the late shift and we kept singing one more sleep till christmas. I probably still have it on video somewhere. Not a big lover of the polar express I feel it tries too hard.

Not seen Its a wonderful life, the grinch or the snowman.

[FussyElmo]

I love Home Alone too as it was a favourite of my 2 boys as they were growing up..I love Miracle on 34th street (the newer version) it was on Sunday.

Not seen the miracle on 34th street

[SYLVIA]

Miracle on 34th street always on my list to watch. I love white Christmas too. I like all the cheesy ones too but I just can't stand the grinch.

[loocyloo]

Miracle on 34th street always on my list to watch. I love white Christmas too. I like all the cheesy ones too but I just can't stand the grinch.

Love Grinch! ( Which is odd as I usually loathe Jim Carey! )
Love Muppets Christmas Carol and White Christmas, but for me it has to be The Nightmare before Christmas.

Don't really like home alone or polar express.

[Mouse]

Will be watching this thread with interest!

I also like Home Alone. The Grinch is lovely. Mouse will say Muppet's Christmas Carol but I haven't seen that one yet. I do love Scrooge though. I've never seen 'It's a Wonderful Life' but everyone loves it. We never really took to Polar Express. We do love The Snowman and The Snow Dog. I guess Love Actually is a Christmas Movie too - I love that one. I love the really cheesy ones but I never know what they are called. There's quite a cute one with Ben Affleck where he borrows a family for Christmas.

Ha ha! You know me very well!

Muppet Christmas Carol is definitely my favourite, followed by Nightmare Before Christmas. Other than that, I haven't really got any favourites. I spent a lazy Sunday afternoon watching cheesy movies. Like you say, I haven't a clue what they were called, but Christmas is the only time I can sit and watch them without cringing too much!

[FussyElmo]

Miracle on 34th street always on my list to watch. I love white Christmas too. I like all the cheesy ones too but I just can't stand the grinch.

Not seen White Christmas

[FussyElmo]

Love Grinch! ( Which is odd as I usually loathe Jim Carey! )
Love Muppets Christmas Carol and White Christmas, but for me it has to be The Nightmare before Christmas.

Don't really like home alone or polar express.

Not seen nightmare before Christmas but eldest dd has been saying we have to watch it this year

[mama2three]

I know its not officially a xmas film , but the wizard of oz was on telly every christmas day when i was a child ...its my favourite by far xx

[SYLVIA]

It's funny how we assossicate films with different times. The first time I watched Mary poppins was Christmas Eve afternoon whilst standing up, rocking my teething 5mth old baby to keep her quiet. I always think of Christmas when I see that film now.
I don't like home alone films either

[bunyip]

I love Miracle on 34th Street. Although the plot differs significantly between the 1947 and 1994 versions, they are both excellent, each in their own way.

Love Actually - always makes me laugh (a lot), cry (even more), and want to slap the Kiera Knightly character.

Muppets Christmas Carol - and a Dickens expert at the Dickens Museum told me (one Christmas Day) she regards it as the best film interpretation of the book.

Die Hard - great performances. pure indulgence, cocky scripting in which Bruce Willis clearly revels.

Oddly enough, I've never seen It's a Wonderful Life all the way through in one sitting. I've tried mny times, but always get interrupted. So I aim to put that right this year by treating myself to a Christmas Eve showing at my local independent cinema.

Now, does The Gruffalo's Child count as a Christmas movie...?

[FloraDora]

As a child, It's a wonderful life was Definately a winner.
As my boys grew up Santa Claus the movie was Definately a favourite.
But nothing can replace the wonderful feeling I had when the Snowman was first shown. It was an awe and wonder mom
moment, nothing had been made like this before, silence....totally focused ...all the children and adults were Hooked. When I watch it now that same memory returns...but I see that it isn't the same awe and wonder now.

[cookiesncream]

Gremlins - love it!

[Maza]

Gremlins - love it!

I think Gremlins says something about Santa not being real though. I put it on last year for DD and couldn't believe it. DH was really cross with me but thankfully it was above DD's head.