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Christmas Movies You Can't Live Without?
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Author:  Calloniel (PD) [ November 20th, 2007, 12:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Christmas Movies You Can't Live Without?
Well, since I've just entered the Christmas spirit I've felt like talking a bit more about Christmas.... and what's more fun than watching your favorite Christmas movies to put you in the holiday spirit? :P so what are your top-must-sees during the holiday season?

Mine are definitely the old, cartoon "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "It's a Wonderful Life", "Home Alone", and how can you go without one of our family's all-time favorites, "A Christmas Story"? :teehee: That movie is a staple for us every Christmas season. :P
Author:  Johnny's Fan [ November 20th, 2007, 1:11 pm ]
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Yay for the Christmassy feeling! :wave:

Ooh, well I always try and watch one version of "A Christmas Carol" and then I have to watch "A Muppet's Christmas Carol" as well. I haven't seen "It's A Wonderful Life" for many years, but I'm going to watch it this time. "White Christmas" is another film, but I think I'm getting it for Christmas, so a bit late this year. :P

I used to watch "A Christmas Story" every year when I was little, haven't seen it for 9 years.

"Polar Express" is another good one, but I only saw it recently so... :eyeroll: ...
Author:  Meldawen [ November 20th, 2007, 2:18 pm ]
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The Grinch. All the way. Not the new one but the old Dr Seuss animated version - BEST THING EVER. I watch it every Christmas :) And the Charlie Brown Christmas special, too. Classic.
Author:  Pigrider [ November 20th, 2007, 4:08 pm ]
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I always watch this video of a local ballet school performing 'The Nutcracker'. They do such a great job. ^^
Author:  ethelfleda [ November 20th, 2007, 5:13 pm ]
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this year i'm starting what i hope will become a life-long tradition - i'm going to watch matthew bourne's nutcracker! on christmas eve and it's a wonderful life on christmas day. i almost always end up watching one version of a christmas carol around christmas too.
Author:  Elanor [ November 20th, 2007, 7:22 pm ]
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*moves post into the movies section*

It's a Wonderful Life is my all time favourite Christmas film. I'll usually watch it really close to Christmas once we've got the tree up so the whole room smells Christmassy. Mmm... such a good film and such an amazing ending.

I also like to watch Little Women every Christmas. I know it's not really a Christmas film but it starts at Christmas, and it's a good excuse :P Me and my sister are also looking forward to watching Love Actually but we're really trying to wait till the start of December.

Oh and Die Hard :P You need Die Hard on at Christmas time.
Author:  ErulissëEnethNîn [ November 20th, 2007, 7:30 pm ]
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Ingmar Bergman's Fanny & Alexander - The whole first act is so wonderfully nostalgic and Christmassy!

Home Alone - It doesn't get better than this. This film is a must see for me every year (along with the sequel).

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Absolutely hilarious. Chevy Chase is a genius!

Tomten Är Far Till Alla Barnen [Santa Claus Fathered All The Children] - Hysterically funny Swedish Christmas movie about a woman who's on her fourth husband and she has decided to celebrate Christmas with all her three ex-husbands and their new significant others along with all the kids. When they're all sitting down for dinner she announces that she's pregnant with her new husband (something he didn't know). The only problem is... he's sterilized! OOPS! It's pretty much a "who slept with who/everyone's slept with everyone" kind of film. It's brilliant!
Author:  StarCollector [ November 20th, 2007, 9:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Christmas Movies You Can't Live Without?
Its A Wonderful Life.....classic.:)

A Season For Miracles.....sweet TV film

The Christmas Box.........ditto :-D

The Bishop's Wife...........cute,and funny old classic

Sometimes I watch Meet Me In St. Louis,Miracle On 34th Street,A Charlie Brown Christmas,and Seasons of the Heart. :bye2:
Author:  StarCollector [ November 20th, 2007, 9:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Christmas Movies You Can't Live Without?
Its A Wonderful Life.....classic.:)

A Season For Miracles.....sweet TV film

The Christmas Box.........ditto :-D

The Bishop's Wife...........cute,and funny old classic

A Christmas Carol.......... :bounce:

Sometimes I watch Meet Me In St. Louis,Miracle On 34th Street,A Charlie Brown Christmas,and Seasons of the Heart. :bye2:
Author:  pirateoftherings [ November 20th, 2007, 11:41 pm ]
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The Star Wars Holiday Special, of course!


....What? Okay, so I haven't actually seen it, and George Lucas has specifically stated that he'd be happy to see every copy of it tracked down and burned because it was so bad, but I plan to watch it eventually. One of these days. After all, every Star Wars fan deserves to go through at least one ritual viewing, for good or for ill.



Anywho, I agree with Melda on Grinch (though I personally love the live one too, for its own reasons). I also consider It's A Wonderful Life, Home Alone, and A Muppet's Christmas Carol to be holiday musts. Oh, and Miracle on 34th Street. That movie's gotten better as I've gotten older.
Author:  The Nightingale [ November 21st, 2007, 12:22 am ]
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We have a video of ABT's Nutcracker, we usually watch that, and White Christmas.

Though White Christmas is usually watched in summer. :P

Last year we watched "The Christmas Shoes," (the one with the song by Newsong), and that was a favorite.
Author:  Sidawethiel [ November 21st, 2007, 2:29 am ]
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Oooh! Yes! All of these movies are excellent, however Love Actually is my personal favorite, and I must watch it around Christmas, because it just doesn't seem right any other time of the year...:teehee: Ooo, I love that movie!
Author:  Elenya [ November 21st, 2007, 3:21 pm ]
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Here's a list of my family's Christmas "must watch" movies. lol

Miracle on 34th Street (original version)
White Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Carol (we have 2 different versions)
Remember the Night (with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray)
Christmas in Connecticut (also with Barbara Stanwyck)

We also like to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas. I really want to see A Muppet Christmas Carol again- it's been a few years since I saw it!
Author:  Kitoky [ November 21st, 2007, 4:41 pm ]
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Lord of the Rings Trilogy












Duh.







But that's only because that's the only time I can marathon it stuffing out of it.
Author:  Nurrantiel Mashiara [ November 21st, 2007, 5:39 pm ]
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I usually watch the Muppet Christmas Carol at least twice. :P I love that movie. Then we watch Miracle on 34th Street [the old one], Scrooge, It's A Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and then any other Christmassy ones we think of.
Author:  ethelfleda [ November 21st, 2007, 5:59 pm ]
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so, it seems that it's a wonderful life is the ultimate christmas movie. quite right, too - it is fantastic.
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