What's Your Favorite Christmas Movie?
Vote in our poll and share your thoughts in the comments.
In the midst of all the holiday hoopla, do you stop every time you find Miracle on 34th Street on television?
Between the made-for-TV offerings, the newbies and the annual chestnuts, there are lots of opportunities to get some holiday spirit from the comfort of your couch.
Vote in our poll and share your favorites in the comments!
Do you need some modern humor, like Elf, or are you hooked on classics like It's a Wonderful Life and White Christmas when it comes to Christmas movies?
Which variation of A Christmas Carol has you wishing for roast goose and plum pudding, Alastair Sim's version or Scrooged?
Are there TV movies that you remember, even though few do, like The Homecoming (which led to The Waltons series) or The House Without a Christmas Tree?
Do you have a leg lamp, a la A Christmas Story?
If there's a beloved holiday movie you can't hit the remote fast enough to escape, share that, too. You're among friends.
Susan Ruiz Patton
12:28 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
I love most of these movies, but I gave my vote to A Christmas Story because of the fact that it was filmed in our own backyard. :)
Susan Ruiz Patton
12:28 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
But if I could add a movie to the poll, it would be National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Squirrel!
Amanda Harnocz
12:32 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
CHRISTMAS VACATION is my favvvvv! I also like Muppet Christmas Carol and the animated Grinch.
Amanda Harnocz
12:37 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
Did anyone know a Christmas Vacation 2 was made? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367623/ I got it as a gag gift for my cousin. I can't wait to watch it and see how awful it is, haha.
Chellsea Mastroine
12:38 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
Technically my favorite is Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas - but that wasn't a choice. I do love Elf though - so many good quotes came from that movie.
Amanda Harnocz
12:59 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
"Watch out for the yellow ones, they don't stop."
Michelle Simakis
1:04 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
Elf is hilarious. But "It's a Wonderful Life" is a classic that we watch every year, so I'd say that's my favorite.
Jenn Elting
1:22 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
Miracle on 43th Street, hands down.
tarcy bubster
1:25 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
Vacation!! Chevy Chase is a genius!
Kate Spirgen
2:06 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
I love "White Christmas" even though I can't stand Bing Crosby. (He gives me the creeps.) Danny Kaye is hilarious and it's a really sweet movie!
Tamie Eynon
10:07 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Oh, I love "White Christmas." I make my kids watch it every year as we put up the Christmas tree. I really like Rosemary Clooney and the ending scene is just perfect.
Andrea S
2:27 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
Still love the Santa Clause (1994) with Tim Allen.
Peter Grossetti
4:18 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
For some reason we always watch "The Golden Child" (1986) on Christmas Day .. but favorite is "It's a Wonderful Life"
Kaye Spector
6:58 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
I also like the musical "Scrooge" starring Albert Finney. Great music.
Abe Froman
9:57 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
How about Scrooged? Bill Murray is hilarious. "Hey. Are you glad to see me, or is this a shotgun in your pocket?". Hard to believe it not even his best roll in a holiday-themed movie. Groundhog Day would be a run-away winner there.
Patrick Giusto
5:41 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
I voted for Bad Santa. If something about drinking and swearing at children around the holidays doesn't appeal to you, you might not have a central nervous system.
James Thomas
11:02 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
You might also need to invest in therapy
Jack Kelly
6:25 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
+1 for "Bad Santa"
Sandie S.
1:56 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Love Bad Santa (Badder Santa - unedited)!
Morgan Day
10:12 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
It's not necessarily a movie, but my sister and I try to watch Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (featuring Little Richard, Cher, Grace Jones, Magic Johnson and all kinds of other celebs) every year. It's from 1988 and we absolutely love it.
Other than that, I'll always love "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "While You Were Sleeping," which is only a little bit Christmas-y.
Rick Uldricks
11:20 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Yes, Morgan!
Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special is fantastic!
James Thomas
10:49 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
By far and away, with no apologies required, the absolute essential Christmas Movie IS:
MR. MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Marissa
10:58 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
OMG! I LOVE Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. I have it on a VCR tape and it makes me laugh and cry -- I thought I was the only one who loved this classic.
James Thomas
11:03 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Also available on dvd now. I have one copy to watch and one to have and to hold.
James Thomas
11:07 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Marissa,
LA, LA, LALALALALA. LA, LA, LALALALA. LA, LA, LALALALALA, WE'RE JUST BLANKETY-BLANK-BLANK, ALL BAD!!!! You'll be the only one who gets it.
Cory Shaffer
11:17 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
My Top 3, that aren't on this list for some reason:
3. Jingle All the Way
2. Santa's Slay
1. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
I assume next year's list will be updated accordingly.
Melissa Hebert
11:32 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
I'll try to remember to include "Silent Night, Deadly Night" next year.
Jack Kelly
6:23 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
OMG "Silent Night, Deadly Night". LOL
I remember the controversy surrounding that movie when it came out in the 80's
Chris Mazzolini
12:22 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
I vote for "Gremlins" - a movie that takes place at Christmas and has a very good holiday message: A weird animal with restrictive care instructions is not a good present.
Morgan Day
12:41 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Nice. I had to stop watching that when I was little. Too many nightmares.
Melissa Hebert
12:26 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
My favorite holiday entertainment isn't a movie, it's Yule Log (the original WPIX Channel 11 version).
Susan Ruiz Patton
2:18 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Melissa: Like!
Christina Weyrick-Cooper
1:07 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The Family Stone. Hands down.
Susan Ruiz Patton
2:19 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Oh wait, I forgot about Die Hard!
Steve
2:21 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
My favorite is, How the Grinch stole Christmas, the 2000 remake by Ron Howard. Jim Carey was awesome as were the rest.
Allison Smalley
2:19 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Nightmare Before Christmas... some say it is a Halloween movie, I say it is a Christmas movie.. (and... of note: our very own Lakewood 'resident' has a bit part in Christmas Story; Hixon's Raggedy Ann... pay close attention to Ralphie after he is kicked down the slide. She is on the bottom right.
Sharon Barrett
4:41 pm on Friday, November 2, 2012
"Bad Santa" was the funniest if the most irreverent Christmas movie ever. My late husband chuckled about it for days after we saw it. It makes me happy to think how much a kick he got out of it.
Jaime Shine
9:56 am on Sunday, December 23, 2012
I have to watch A Christmas Story and The Grinch (Jim Carrey version) every year. They put me in the spirit!
Rose
10:14 am on Sunday, December 23, 2012
It's A Wonderful Life it has such a good moral
Resident of Kent
12:36 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
What about all the other GREAT ones?!? LAME POLL ! ! !
Jack Kelly
6:24 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
Like what, Anonymous Troll?
Or was typing your favorites too much work? Get back to work and get the carts out of the Gabriel Bros. parking lot.
Debbie S.
9:30 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
"Holiday Inn" with Fred Astaire and ALL the Rankin-Bass specials, but especially "T'was the Night before Christmas" with the clock-maker and mouse families. I love the music of all of those! I am so thankful for DVD's because all these specials I used to anticipate playing on TV I can now watch whenever I want.
Susan Diaz
12:41 am on Monday, December 24, 2012
I love Elf! It ranks as my second all time favorite with A Christmas Carol coming in second. http://www.schoolanduniversity.com/ I just watched Elf the other night. that’s one I never tire of seeing :)
Loretta Sexton
8:51 am on Monday, December 24, 2012
Besides It's a Wonderful Life, another classic is The Bishop's Wife. I highly recommend it!
Penny
9:08 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Home Alone, Bad Santa and Jingle All the wY