Favorite Holiday movie

[CMT]

What is the movie you like to see most during the holidays?

[markbark]

1. Tim Burton's "Nightmare Before Christmas", natch (n/t)

[joeybee12]

2. Alistair Sim, but A Christmas Story almost got my vote

[hlthe2b]

3. Charlie Brown's Christmas...!

It's a Wonderful Life is there too, but for pure nostalgia.... I have to go with Charlie, Linus, Snoopy, Lucy, Schroeder, etc.

[CanuckAmok]

23. Yes, it's a wonderful, timeless story of Compassion.

Brings a tear to my eye, every single year.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

4. What about National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?

That one always rocks.
Duckie

[Red State Rebel]

9. That is a classic at our house!

[tsipple]

5. Some More Christmas Movies...

A Very Brady Christmas
It's so campy, it spoofs itself. Recommended if you haven't seen it yet.

Christmas in Connecticut

Mr. Bean (TV)
There's a Mr. Bean Christmas episode which is just wonderful. Not a movie, I know, but I have to mention it.

[Kahuna]

6. A Christmas Story, of course! ..

I love movies with kids in them.

[mac56]

14. Second on Ralphie and his Red Ryder BB gun.

Him beating up Scott Farkas was the best scene in the show.

[bleedingheart]

7. "I am going to wash my hair with snow"...from the White Christmas

movie with Bing...what an incredibly cheezy song....

I voted for Bishop's wife with Cary Grant... discovered that gem recently...great flick...
Although I love em all.

[Swede]

8. Trains,Planes and Automobiles still cracks me up.

I miss big John.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

10. The Ref-my family watches it Christmas Day

along with "It's a Wonderful Life". The dysfunction in "The Ref" is closer to my family reality.

[Faygo Kid]

11. "A Christmas Carol," the George C. Scott version

But, I am a sap for all of them.

[tom_paine]

18. "A Christmas Carol," the George C. Scott version"

Damn straight, faygokid!

[Quahog]

31. Yup, that's my favorite version

Scott made an awesome Scrooge. He was really fighting the three ghosts right down to the wire. Tough as nails, as I had pictured him from the book. Overall, I think this version follows Dickens most closely. It's definitely the only version that showed what's under the Ghost of Christmas Present's robes! Yipes!

[kixot]

12. Jingle All the Way!

NOT!!

[mitchum]

13. "Caligula"

a Roman holiday movie

[JVS]

15. Jingle all the way

Sucked ass.

[kimchi]

16. Scrooged, of course! n/t

[kimchi]

17. Scrooged, of course! n/t

[Dogmudgeon]

24. Oh, yeah!

This year I'm finally going to rent It's A Wonderful Life, and I really mean it this time!

--bkl

[DEM FAN]

19. My Favorite. The Christmas Story.

NEVER NEVER Miss It. Don't Shoot Your Eye Out. :-)

[lynndew2]

20. Edward Scissor-Hands

[burr]

21. I can't remember the name of it, but I liked it...

it had the actors from the Dukes of Hazard...but they played different roles. In other words, they weren't dukes..and there were no Confederate flags!

One was a truck driver, one was something else, and one was a singer. Two of them got into a fight, but still had a hap-hap-happy christmas!! Anyone know the name of this?? :shrug: It was filmed in the late 80's I think.

[Enraged_Ape]

27. Christmas Comes to Willow Creek

I was involved in the post-production of that one. From 1987, I believe.

"Oh, look, a robot truck!" I still remember that line.

[regnaD kciN]

22. Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol...

...with razzleberry dressing!

;-)

[Lindsay]

28. We're rep-re-hensible,

We'll steal your pen and pen-ci-ble.

One of my holiday rituals, too.

[Barad Simith]

25. RUDOLPH!

It has always been my favorite, although It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story are both tied for second place.

[Piperay]

26. It's a Wonderful Life

I loved it when they showed it practically continuously on all different stations. After it went out of the public domain NBC is the only one now who can show it and they have it so chocked full of commericials that they ruined it. :argh: :-(

[Cat Atomic]

29. Jesus Christ- if I see one more interpretation of the Scrooge story

I'll eat a rat.

[Cat Atomic]

30. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

What can I say? I'm an atheist.

[Quahog]

32. Prancer

I am such a sentimental schmuck. That movie kills me every year. Great story, natural, effortless acting by all involved (Sam Elliot is particularly convincing as the bitter, disappointed, angry single father). And Rebecca Harrell as the little girl who finds one of Santa's reindeer is just captivating. When Sam Elliot is in her room, reading to her from the "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause" letter, just TRY not to cry. Go ahead, I dare ya.