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« on: December 08, 2011, 09:24:35 AM »
with the holiday approaching I figured this would make a  good topic

here are mine:

It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Die Hard, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, Bad Santa, Trading Places, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Santa Claus (1959)
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2011, 10:28:12 AM »
We've got a Christmas Classics set of the old Rankin Bass shows:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty Returns
The Little Drummer Boy

We watch one of those each evening for the five days before Christmas - with Rudolph on Christmas Eve.
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2011, 10:51:26 AM »
A Christmas Story will always be a favorite of mine and will never get old. The classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is far and away the best of the old stop-motion Christmas movies in my opinion. My oldest son who is turning 4 soon is starting to get into it.
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2011, 11:42:20 AM »
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It's a Wonderful Life (of course)
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2011, 05:00:08 PM »
In no particular order:

* A CHRISTMAS CAROL (aka SCROOGE) (1951) - The one starring Alastair Sim
* SCROOGE (1970) - Albert Finney.  How could you not like a movie that shows Scrooge in hell?
* A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983)

When I was a kid, I enjoyed THE HOMECOMING (1971), the pre-Waltons movie.  I haven't seen it in many years, so I'm not sure how much I would enjoy it now.

Is it wrong to say, SANTA'S SLAY (2005)?

Does anyone remember THE LITTLEST ANGEL (1969) with Johnny Whitaker and Fred Gwynn?  It was on TV every year around Christmas when I was a kid.  I think it was pretty cheesy, but I remember I always felt bad when the kid died and went to heaven.
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2011, 07:44:57 PM »
Every year I find I must watch all the following and they've naturally become faves:

Scrooge (A Christmas Carol) (1951) - with Alistair Sim, the best and my favourite of them all by far.

A Christmas Story (1983) - a close second. A lot of laughs albeit a bit of a dark film in many ways too.

It's A Wonderful Life - classic all the way. Wouldn't be the same without it.

White Christmas - Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye and a lot of musical and dance number fun has become a real personal fave of mine.

Miracle on 34th Street - classic in which a man goes on trial to prove he really is in fact Santa Claus.

The Bishop's Wife - the other Christmas classic featuring an angel, here played by the almost always likable Cary Grant, that sadly often gets overlooked.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - funny film with some great classic comedy moments.

Home Alone and Home Alone 2 - yeah they're guilty pleasure fun but they've become a yearly tradition now.
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2011, 08:36:09 PM »
A Christmas Story which is in my top 5 favs. 
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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2011, 05:54:13 AM »
The 1938 and 1950 versions of a CHRISTMAS CAROL.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
RUDOLF THE RED NOSE REINDEER.
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS.

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And-my all time favorite HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS -with the wonderful animation of Chuck Jones-and of course-Boris Karloff.

 
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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2011, 06:37:03 AM »
Christmas Evil
Silent Night Deadly Night 3
Scrooged
Trading Places
Home Alone
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
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« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2011, 01:21:36 PM »
Eyes Wide Shut (you knew I'd go there, heh).
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« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2011, 01:02:38 AM »
Quote from: The Burgomaster on December 08, 2011, 05:00:08 PM
...When I was a kid, I enjoyed THE HOMECOMING (1971), the pre-Waltons movie.  I haven't seen it in many years, so I'm not sure how much I would enjoy it now...
I own it on VHS and DVD.  One of my favorite movies, I think I know it by heart.

Quote from: The Burgomaster on December 08, 2011, 05:00:08 PM
Does anyone remember THE LITTLEST ANGEL (1969) with Johnny Whitaker and Fred Gwynn?  It was on TV every year around Christmas when I was a kid.  I think it was pretty cheesy, but I remember I always felt bad when the kid died and went to heaven.
I remember THE LITTLEST ANGEL.  Sad.  Does anybody remember J.T.?  This is also a made-for-TV movie, about a fatherless boy who forms an attachment to an injured cat at Christmastime?  If you've not seen it, start at part 2, below, that will get you hooked.  If you are interested to watch the whole movie, all of it is available on YouTube in 5 parts.  
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« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2011, 04:34:43 AM »
huh, nobody mentioned "Santa Clause The Movie" from the '80s ?

my personal favorite christmas movie is "Christmas comes to Willow Creek"

yep,  John Schneider and Tom Wopat from 1987

also starring Hoyt Axton and a young Kim Delaney

the movie's not the best christmas flick by a longshot, but I like it.
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« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2011, 07:34:47 AM »
I remember seeing a Grizzly Adams TV show Christmas special a long time ago.  Fond remembrances of that.  Some people were up on Grizzly's mountain and they got lost in a blizzard and I remember them exchanging hand carved wooden toys at the end. 

Tried doing a search on Youtube for it but after typing in "Grizzly Adams Christmas" I get results like "Explanation for Nazi Elves Who Mate w/ Virgins"   Question
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« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2011, 11:55:25 AM »
Quote from: Jack on December 11, 2011, 07:34:47 AM
I remember seeing a Grizzly Adams TV show Christmas special a long time ago.  Fond remembrances of that.  Some people were up on Grizzly's mountain and they got lost in a blizzard and I remember them exchanging hand carved wooden toys at the end. 

Tried doing a search on Youtube for it but after typing in "Grizzly Adams Christmas" I get results like "Explanation for Nazi Elves Who Mate w/ Virgins"   Question


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« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2011, 05:19:55 PM »
I like to do a double feature of the Black Christmas movies.
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