Favorite Christmas Movies?

Posted on December 23, 2008 
Filed Under Life, Personal

We’ve seen only one “holiday” movie so far, but I’m hoping we can dust off some old VHS tapes and watch a few more on the 25th. Here are some annual favorites in our home…well, at least they are some of my own personal faves:

I’ll admit that my most beloved Christmas movie, because of the innocence and spiritual emphasis of it, is…

I’d enjoy hearing about your picks!

Comments

15 Responses to “Favorite Christmas Movies?”

  1. Claude on December 23rd, 2008 1:32 pm

    Hi John,

    I too love White Christmas, (the original) Miracle on 34th Street, and It’s a Wonderful Life and A Charlie Brown Christmas. But my favorite movie, Christmas and otherwise, and yes I know I must be the only person to chose this, is An American Christmas Carol with Henry Winkler. It probably has a lot to do with seeing it when it first aired in 1979 at the age of 11 but I still cry multiple times during this U.S. depression era retelling of the Dicken’s tale.
    Have a blessed Christmas!

  2. JLP on December 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm

    1. It’s a Wonderful Life
    2. Holiday Inn
    3. Charlie Brown Christmas
    4. A Christmas Story

  3. JLP on December 23rd, 2008 4:37 pm

    Claude – I also loved An American Christmas Carol with Henry Winkler. I forgot about that one. I’m going to have to be on the lookout for it!

  4. Rebekah on December 23rd, 2008 5:24 pm

    so many I love,

    1. White Christmas – my all time favorite
    2. Holiday Inn
    3. Garfield’s Christmas
    4. Miracle on 34th street
    5. It’s a wonderful like
    6. Little House on the prarie Christmas
    7. Charlie Brown Christmas
    8. It happened on 5th street – old version
    9….and the list of old Christmas movies goes on. :)

  5. michele on December 24th, 2008 9:04 am

    ok, don’t gasp at this one, but #2 on my list is the animated santa claus is coming to town (#1 is charlie brown christmas). the reason being is the time in the movie when “santa” was kind to the
    winter warlock and he wasn’t mean anymore. this really stuck with me as a child and then was encouraged even more as i became a christian.

  6. Lurlene on December 26th, 2008 9:22 am

    Its a wonderful Life is our family tradition every year. It never gets old and held even more signifigance this year with the economy.
    However we were very disapointed in Marly and me!! Didn’t check Focus rating on it and I should have almost ruined our Christmas evening. It was wholey inapproptiate for kids. We had to leave 45 min into the movie because we were on the 3rd scene that my kids had no clue of. Disney really pulled the wool over our eye this time. The advertisment had nothing to do with the real plot of the movie the cute dog was a side show not the show.
    I will always check focus I usually do just didn’t on this one regretfully

  7. Admin on December 26th, 2008 10:34 am

    Great suggestions and feedback, thanks to all who posted a comment. I’ll have to make sure we incorporate some of these in our seasonal watching next year!

    Lurlene, sorry to hear about your problems at the theater yesterday. We’ve gotten to the point of not going to a movie with the kids unless we’ve seen it. Too bad things have gotten to that point, eh?

  8. Mary on December 26th, 2008 12:05 pm

    One of my favorites (mentioned above) is Holiday Inn, though it has some conniving, and they see the folly of it in the end. It is where the song White Christmas premiered (6 years before the movie by the same name), but is a sleeper, and the White Christmas movie took the forefront.
    Our family tradition is to watch Christmas Vacation the night of Thanksgiving. Being together and watching this as a tradition is the best part. There are a few suggestive comments, but overall a good theme. Thanks for the chance to see what others think – Merry Christmas everyone!

  9. Barbara on December 26th, 2008 2:26 pm

    Two of our family favorites I didn’t see mentioned above are “The Preacher’s Wife” with Whitney Houston (wonderful praise music!) and an old corny John Denver movie (I think it came out in 1986) called “The Christmas Gift.” (It’s a particularly warm fuzzy for our family.)
    Blessings,
    Barbara

  10. Tom on December 26th, 2008 2:57 pm

    Charlie Brown Christmas! Innocence, spiritual emphasis, and a great soundtrack!

    A close second, It’s a wonderful life.

  11. cozyleen on December 26th, 2008 6:50 pm

    My favorite is Charlie Brown Christmas, but a close second is Mickey’s Christmas Carol. As has been mentioned previously, I believe the impact of these movies results from the feelings that I experienced when I first viewed the movies. Charlie Brown — first viewed with my parents and younger sister as a teenager. Mickey’s Christmas Carol, first viewed with my children when they were 5 and 6.
    I also like “The Homecoming” the Walton family movie with Patricia O’Neal, and “A Christmas Memory” with Geraldine Page. These two I could relate to, in that I grew up poor. I am blessed to grow up in a close-knit Christian family that stressed the Christ-centered Christmas and people rather than gifts.

  12. Lita on December 27th, 2008 8:56 am

    MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE IS:

    “SHOP AROUND THE CORNER”

    with Jimmy Stewart. So many people have never
    seen this movie. It is a great one! It gets better and better and when “THE END” pops up you realize you just watched a CLASSIC! You can’t buy it at stores but you can order it online!

  13. Rose on December 28th, 2008 6:01 pm

    I understand there is a web site you reccommend that rates movies in theaters. Could you email me that web site? I don’t want to waste money by going to a movie that isn’t fit to see, therefore supporting it.
    Thank You

  14. Admin on December 28th, 2008 9:02 pm

    Rose, you’ll find what you need at http://www.pluggedinonline.com/

  15. Monica on December 31st, 2008 7:05 am

    PRANCER!!!

    The Best Christmas Pagent Ever

    Muppets Christmas Carol

    Dickens Christmas Carol w/George C. Scott

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