Christmas Movie List!
'Tis the season!! So, I've been absent for about a week and it's Christmas Day which should mean no posts but my mind was focused on this topic! I was in CO for a week rehearsing and performing Handel's Messiah while driving all around the state visiting fam and friends. Tiring! It also meant not doing any usual Christmas-y season stuff aka watching awesome seasonal movies! When it comes to Halloween there is Hocus Pocus or Thanksgiving brings movies like Planes, Trains, and Automobiles but Christmas takes the cake with a plethora of offerings.
I did 5 masses in the past 24 hrs including cantoring at 3 and I am wiped so my day consists of eating my candy from my stocking. Mmm. AND movies!
Ok, my definitive Christmas movie list!
(I love using "definitive _____ list" it's such nonsense)
The list is in no real order btw!
1. A Christmas Story
It really doesn't seem like Christmas without watching this classic. They transport you to the 40s (even though it's made in the 80s) and it makes me laugh from start to finish. And talk about memorable lines! If you can't quote at least one line right this very instant, I'm judging you!
Just watched this!
2. Love Actually
I know there was "controversy" over this movie this year but whatever, people are weird! This movie rocks my holiday season and I am super bummed I didn't watch it at the beginning of December to kick off the season. I'm hoping to get to it tonight (while eating fondue in my warm jammies) so I can watch some Prime Minister dancing. You know what I talking about.
3. Home Alone
I always want to watch this and since we don't own it (or didn't) I never got around to it! Well, CJ brought his parent's own VHS player to TX and I brought our old VHS of it and last night around midnight after working 3 Christmas Eve services we watched it. And it was as amazing as I remember! 90's hijinks are the best.
4. Home Alone 2
This one actually seems more Christmas-y than the first with the toy store and all but it's not as good as the original and I will not be watching it this year.
5. White Christmas
Why did I wait until last year to watch this!?? It's sooo good. The dancing, the singing, the comedy, it's all gold. Ugh, it's so good! I made CJ watch it with me right before our trip home and he's a convert. SOOO good!
6. The Nightmare before Christmas
This probably won't be on a lot of people's lists but it's a must-see on mine. I actually first saw it after my sister got it in a Christmas present swap. I have since stolen that original DVD for my own collection. This movie is a tough-y since it's a "is it Halloween, is it Christmas?" movie but it's classic Burton and oh-so-good. Hope to get to this today.
7. Scrooged
If you haven't seen this, you are missing out, yes there are a million takes on this classic tale but Scrooged is the best! Bill Murray is fantastic and it makes you laugh from the beginning. We just paused it to do some cooking/I could write this. It's really great- I made CJ watch it the other year and it's one of his favs now too.
8. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Ok, all of the Vacation movies are etched in my head from childhood but the Christmas-light fiasco is definitely a big memory for me. This is one of those movies that was better the first you saw it or better when you were a kid but it's worth a watch every so often! Not this year for me, not enough time!
9. Elf
Honestly, I've been a bit Elf-ed out to care too much for this one but people just go crazy for it. It's still pretty hilar but for some reason the marathon Elf showings burn me out as opposed to the 24-hr A Christmas Story marathons on TBS which don't seem to bother me (I don't actually watch it all or anything though). Anyway, this isn't something I was dying to watch this year!
10. Miracle on 34th Street (remake)
Ok, I just wanted to round out the list to 10 but I have been dying to watch this remake of this movie recently! I grew up with it (I mean, it starred Matilda) and having not seen it for some odd 10 years is bumming me out! Maybe next year!!!
Honorable Mentions:
I don't have time to make a real "definitive" list with the 100s of movies but here's some other goodies!
Classics:
It's a Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th St.
Holiday Inn
Babes in Toyland
Christmas in Connecticut
Confession: I haven't seen 4 of these!
"Christmas" movies:
Die Hard & Die Hard 2
Lethal Weapon
Gremlins
The Ref
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Iron Man 3
Trading Places
Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts
Batman Returns
Brazil
I have never seen Die Hard. Craziness. This makes me want to watch Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Gremlins again! And Brazil is soo good!
Comedies/Cheesy Movies:
Bad Santa
Jingle All the Way
The Santa Clause (and sequels)
Jack Frost
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (live action)
While You Were Sleeping
About a Boy
Bridget Jones' Diary
There are soo many more. Remember when Arnold and Sinbad were in a Christmas movie together? Eek.
Dickens:
A Christmas Carol
The Muppets Christmas Carol
Mickey's Christmas Carol
People will fight me but Scrooged beats the Muppets- sorry
Cartoon (and the like):
The Polar Express
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frosty the Snowman
Ok, that's it. I'm tired. Time for more Scrooged!
Tell me, what's your fav movie this season!?!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
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