J-rap Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Every year I discover another Christmas movie that I had no idea existed! I especially love some of the older ones. I'd love to hear what people's Christmas movie traditions are to add to my list. :) I'll start with few: ********** It's A Wonderful Life White Christmas A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott Christmas in Connecticut A Muppet Christmas Carol ********** I'll add more later, when I have a chance to research the names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 "Christmas in Connecticut" with Barbara Stanwyck is a favorite....but it makes me hungry. "Bishop's Wife" with Cary Grant. :) Also the remake "The Preacher's Wife" with Whitney Houston. "Elf" "Miracle on 34th Street" "The Santa Clause" Shirley Temple's "A Little Princess" Pretty much any are fine for ages 10+. No sex, nudity, swearing...but I"m not sure how much younger kids would follow. May work for 7+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I will put actors names next to a movie if there are multiple movies with the same name. we're no angles - Humphrey bogart it happened on 5th avenue. Christmas card best Christmas pagent muppet Christmas carol it's a wonderful life miracle on 34th street - with Edmund Gwynne. Charlie brown christmas Christmas in Connecticut - Barbara stanwyck. the bishop's wife - cary grant, has it's charms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 The only ones we watch every year: Elf Muppet Christmas Carol We own Polar Express and tend to forget about it--I want to watch that again this year. Finally watched It's a Wonderful Life and White Christmas all the way through last year--they were okay, but won't be a yearly thing here. But that reminds me that I need to get Miracle on 34th Street put on hold at the library--tried last year but it didn't come up before Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Holiday Inn Going My Way Any version of The Nutcracker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 home alone 1 & 2 the santa clause 1 - 3 trading places the lion in winter - henry the 2nd and Eleanor of Aquitaine (never thought of this as a Christmas movie, but it is) Katharine Hepburn and peter o'toole -who also played henry the 2nd in becket. another piece of trivia - it was Anthony Hopkins film debut. while you were sleeping I haven't watched it for years, but: A wish for wings that work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowlark Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Could we possibly share what ages these are appropriate for? That would be so helpful to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagsWife Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Joyeux Noel My family loves this movie. It is not a traditional Christmas movie, but it is based on the Christmas Truce during WWI. If you are not a fan of subtitles, you may not like it. It shows British (Scots), French, and German soldiers--all who speak their native language. We think it is pretty neat--more realistic. I would pre-screen the movie before I let younger kids watch it. It portrays a war and then there is one scene between the German opera singer and his wife/girlfriend that we have to skip over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Elf Polar Express Last Holiday The Holiday For some hallmark movies- November Christmas- you might need a tissue or two this is so good. A Princess for Christmas-very cute for the family Trading Christmas Don't forget the classic- A Christmas Story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Red Boots for Christmas White Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 We like to watch the first part of Jesus of Nazareth. ETA: And Rudolph. :D But that's not really a movie, now, is it... ETA 2: And I guess neither is JoN, but it feeels like a movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5of5 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Ok, I'll say it: The Nightmare Before Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 We *just* discovered Holiday Inn (Bing Crosby) and Christmas in Connecticut (Barbara Stanwyck) and loved 'em both! A few others we like that I didn't see mentioned above: Christmas with the Kranks (Some families may want to skip the scene where they go to the tanning booth.) The Christmas Box and its sequel Timepiece Little House on the Prairie Christmas episodes Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Not the one with Jim Carrey -- not a fan, sorry.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 the Christmas wish - Debbie Reynolds the Christmas box the ultimate gift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Jack Frost, both the one with Michael Keaton and the animated version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas! The old version before they removed Kermit the Frog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Miracle on 34th Street--only the original with Natalie Wood. Good for all ages. White Christmas--all ages It's a Wonderful Life--all ages Elf--all ages (which is, BTW, the only Will Farrell movie I care for) The Homecoming (Waltons pilot)--all ages Home Alone 1 & 2--ditto Jack Frost (with Michael Keaton) --ditto Prancer--ditto Polar Express--ditto Claymation Christmas--ditto Scrooge (George C. Scott; the more recent one with Patrick Stewart was disappointing; the one with Alistair Sim...I just don't care for it)--for all ages if those ages won't get weirded out by the ghosts, lol Scrooged--adults, because there is some language, but if language isn't an issue, then go for it. :-) Santa Claus (with Dudley Moore)--all ages The Best Christmas Pageant Ever--ditto A Christmas Story And then we have the unlikely Christmas movies, the ones which might only have a Christmas tree in the lobby that the character walk by; these are the ones that give me permission to watch during Christmas as well as during other times of the year--win-win! Princess Bride About a Boy Better Off Dead Three Days of the Condor Bourne Identity Die Hard Hook Desk Set While You Were Sleeping (which has a very nice Christmas scene) Ghostbusters 2 Jumanji Funny Farm Auntie Mame Karate Kid I Sleepless in Seattle (I usually save this for Valentine's Day, but it does have a Christmas scene--a two-fer!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 You all have reminded me of ones that I haven't watched in years! and ones I hadn't heard of before, too. I've thought of a couple more: The Shop Around the Corner with Jimmy Stewart The Lemon Drop Kid with Bob Hope (although I only watched that one once, and I think it was kind of dumb, from what I remember...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 A Child's Christmas in Wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 In addition to many mentioned above, we like Meet Me In St. Louis at that time of year. "Have yourself a merry little Christmas" and all that. :) I should order Bells of St. Mary's and the Best Christmas Pageant Ever for this year. I never watched the latter, but I loved the book. I have The House Without a Christmas Tree but haven't watched it except for once when I was a kid. Anyone think it's any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 And then we have the unlikely Christmas movies, the ones which might only have a Christmas tree in the lobby that the character walk by; these are the ones that give me permission to watch during Christmas as well as during other times of the year--win-win! Desk Set :wub: Every year I try to convince my family this is a Christmas movie. You have just confirmed it. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 My favorites: Scrooge with Albert Finney. Miracle On 34th Street It's a Wonderful Life Muppet's Christmas Carol Were No Angels Elf The Nativity Story How the Grinch Stole Christmas(original cartoon) Christmas In Connecticut The Ultimate Gift Polar Express The Santa Clause White Christmas Veggie Tales St. Nicholas Mickey's Christmas Carol Small One Charlie Brown Christmas Ernest Saves Christmas We watch all of these with the whole family. Oh and I also like watching cheesy Hallmark Christmas movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Okay...I'll say it and call me a Scrooge. I don't particularly like Christmas movies. But, I do love Charlie Brown's Christmas. and A Christmas Story is good for a laugh - but it's not something I want to watch over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 :wub: Every year I try to convince my family this is a Christmas movie. You have just confirmed it. Thank you. Well, of COURSE it's a Christmas movie!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I agree about Love Actually, but for adults/teens only. If you've seen it on TV/on a plane, they often cut a whole thread from the movie which involves two stand-ins who meet when working on a porn movie. It's very touching - no pun intended (the actor is Martin Freeman) - but it may not be to everyone's taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Christmas with the Chipmunks Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Definitely family friendly. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Did anyone mention "Christmas Vacation"? That one just makes me laugh until I cry. I'm laughing right now just thinking about it. Oh, and I like all the rest people mentioned,too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ofus Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 The only ones you can count on us watching every year... Elf A Christmas Story Christmas Vacation Now you know exactly what kind of family we are :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Also, Jingle All The Way (I only watch this one every now and then -- I have a couple of friends in it so I watch it to see them. :)) Little Women (with Winona Ryder) -- I know, not technically a Christmas movie but it has such lovely winter/Christmas scenes in it! Here's an old one I've never watched but just learned about: Remember the Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Christmas Carol (with Patrick Stewart) Christmas Card Grandpa for Christmas Christmas Wish (with Debbie Reynolds) Peanuts' Christmas special The Bishop's Wife (Cary Grant) and before Christmas: A Family Thanksgiving (Hallmark movie) a couple "honorable mentions" Christmas Choir A Boyfriend for Christmas A Princess for Christmas Christmas with Holly Eve's Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candicane Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 The only movies we watch are The Santa Clause series with Tim Allen (sometimes we leave out 3 because we don't care for it) and How The Grinch Stole Christmas (older/cartoon-y one, not the real people one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 My kids sing Nightmare Before Christmas songs from October through December. It could be worse. :lol: They love that movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 In addition to the ones mentioned, Home Alone. The grownups here watch the first Die Hard late every Christmas Eve... :closedeyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 The only ones you can count on us watching every year... Elf A Christmas Story Christmas Vacation Now you know exactly what kind of family we are :). LOL, funny how much you can learn about a person by browsing their bookshelves when you visit.... or peeking at their Christmas movie list. :lol: Dh and I used to LOVE Christmas Vacation, but after having not seen it for a few years, we started watching it again with the girls last year and turned it off. (Actually, I don't remember if we turned it off, or just fast forwarded through a whole lot of scenes.) There was a LOT more crudeness in it than I had remembered. :huh: Did I mention Funny Farm, or did anyone else? For those who like Chevy Chase, FF is a good alternative to Christmas Vacation if you want to keep things a little more on the cleaner side. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Also, Jingle All The Way (I only watch this one every now and then -- I have a couple of friends in it so I watch it to see them. :)) Little Women (with Winona Ryder) -- I know, not technically a Christmas movie but it has such lovely winter/Christmas scenes in it! Here's an old one I've never watched but just learned about: Remember the Night YES, to Little Women! :thumbup: That's our favorite version, too, with Winona Ryder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Did I mention Funny Farm, or did anyone else? For those who like Chevy Chase, FF is a good alternative to Christmas Vacation if you want to keep things a little more on the cleaner side. ;) On my list of "Unlikely Christmas Movies." :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 A Child's Christmas in Wales This is such a wonderful movie. It's really the only one we watch. I did so each year as a child and I introduced it to ds several years ago to continue the tradition. The language and poetry are so musical through Thomas's lens. It begins... "One Christmas was so much like the other, in those years around the sea-town corner now, out of all sound except the distant speaking of the voices I sometimes hear a moment before sleep, that I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I was twelve, or whether it snowed for twelve days and twelve nights when I was six. All the Christmases roll down towards the two-tongued sea, like a cold and headlong moon bundling down the sky that was our street; and they stop at the rim of the ice-edged, fish-freezing waves, and I plunge my hands in the snow and bring out whatever I can find. In goes my hand into that wool-white bell-tongued ball of holidays resting at the rim of the carol-singing sea, and out come Mrs. Prothero and the firemen." It looks like it's available on youtube in its entirety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas! The old version before they removed Kermit the Frog! There's a version with Kermit? Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I have The House Without a Christmas Tree but haven't watched it except for once when I was a kid. Anyone think it's any good? This was one I was going to mention. I grew up watching it and now have the dvd. I watch it every year. I think it's a lovely story of a relationship between father and daughter. One reviewer said it was like watching a play. There is a ring of truth to it. I highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Could we possibly share what ages these are appropriate for? That would be so helpful to me. Probably best for you to look them up. People have wildly different ideas about this. In addition to many of those listed above, how about The Man Who Came to Dinner with Bette Davis? Suitable for all ages, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I can't believe no one mentioned it! Every year on Dec 23 we watch Eloise at Christmas. Appropriate for all ages. Oh, and you can look at the ages of my kids, but this is my movie. I love Eloise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tori@thehomefront Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I know it's not most people's style, but my favorite Christmas movies (for adults only, of course) are: First Blood Die Hard The Long Kiss Goodnight Lethal Weapon Cobra ...and It's a Wonderful Life and Scrooge (Alistair Sim version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Well, of COURSE it's a Christmas movie!!!! I have forgotten how to insert a video directly ::head desk:: so this is the link to a Christmas scene from Desk Set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I have forgotten how to insert a video directly ::head desk:: so this is the link to a Christmas scene from Desk Set. The Christmas party is one of the best scenes in the movie. I always loved that Hepburn played such a smart woman in this movie, I wanted to be like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 We always start the holidays with a family watch of Christmas Vacation on Thankgiving day. Elf Polar Express Die Hard and Die Hard 2 Prancer the entire Rankin and Bass Christmas collection (Santa Claus is Coming to Town, The Year without a Santa Claus, Rudolf, Little Drummer Boy, Frosty the Snowman,Jack Frost, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus and Nestor the Longearred Christmas Donkey) The Santa Clause Home Alone Christmas in Connecticutt (remake with Kris Kristofferson and Dyan Canon) Muppet Christmas Carol The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas Eloise at Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 We also enjoy the Mrs. miracles movies from the hallmark channel. There are two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 There's a version with Kermit? Why? Kermit is the narrator in the original. When the muppets were sold, Kermit wasn't part of the deal, so he was removed from that movie. It's very cool to own the original! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Those of you who have mentioned The House Without a Christmas Tree--is this about a little girl who lives with her dad and grandmother during the Depression? If so, I read the book repeatedly when I was a kid but had no idea it was ever a movie. If I have the wrong book, I will just slink away in embarrassment. . .. ETA: Just looked it up on Amazon, and this is it! Addie--I thought her name was Annie or Addie. Off to spend MORE money on Amazon. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Those of you who have mentioned The House Without a Christmas Tree--is this about a little girl who lives with her dad and grandmother during the Depression? If so, I read the book repeatedly when I was a kid but had no idea it was ever a movie. If I have the wrong book, I will just slink away in embarrassment. . .. This reminds me of another one we used to watch years ago, but I'd forgotten all about it.... Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus. It stars John Boy Walton. Errr, Richard Thomas. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 My kids love all the old claymation Christmas movies (Rudolph, Mr. Magoo, Cricket on the Hearth, Santa Claus is coming to Town). Elf The Santa Clause (all of them!) Rise of the Guardians (not really Christmas, but close...) The Little Princess (feels Christmassy) Arthur Christmas Fred Claus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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