Mine- the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim. The movie was actually titled "Scrooge"
your favorite Christmas movie?
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Hands down Christmas Vacation!!! Nothing else is close!!
Gotta go with the classic... A Christmas Story!
Although Christmas Vacation is a dandy as well.
Although Christmas Vacation is a dandy as well.
bwifan
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Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
Muppet Christmas Carol
Christmas Story
Vacation
Trains Plans and Automobiles
Home Alone (Who doesn't like Marv and Harry)
Muppet Christmas Carol
Christmas Story
Vacation
Trains Plans and Automobiles
Home Alone (Who doesn't like Marv and Harry)
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Somebody much smarter than me pointed out how similar "A Christmas Carol' And 'Groundhog Day' are.Mine- the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim. The movie was actually titled "Scrooge"
1. Christmas Vacation
2. Christmas Story
3. Everything else
Honorable mention - Die Hard, Elf, Bad Santa.
2. Christmas Story
3. Everything else
Honorable mention - Die Hard, Elf, Bad Santa.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is generally ranked in the top 5 on most lists. I put it at No. 1.
LOVE Lanny & Wayne!! My son's favorite!!! If you haven't seen the DVD short, go out and buy it. The P&L boys are hired by Mrs. Claus to break into Santa's office while he's napping there to get a piece for his Xmas present from her. VERY funny!!
bwifan
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Also should note White Christmas for me has risen quickly in the rankings. Some of the dance scenes with Danny Kaye are impressive. All done in 1 take, with 1 camera following them during the whole dance scene. Unlike today where you have multiple camera angles and takes etc... You can actually see they are getting out of breath at the end of those dance scenes.
Home Alone is a good one that doesn't get a lot of mention.Mine- the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim. The movie was actually titled "Scrooge"
But I like a lot of those above. Hard to pick a favorite.
Mrs KG and I love that one too. Even went to see the Broadway tour version a few years ago as a special holiday treat. One of our theaters is showing it in the original 35 mm version over Christmas week, and I think we will go catch it then.
Agree 100%...hard to argue with especially considering your signature pic.
I'd have to put Elf second followed by Christmas Vacation.
A Christmas Story is an adaption from short stories by Jean Shepherd's book "In God We Trust. All Others Pay Cash". He was a humorist (not humanist), a writer of Americana in a sort of Will Rogers kind of way. He also was the narrator for the movie. If you've never read any of his stuff, check him out.
While technically not a Christmas movie, it used to be shown every year around Christmas time, I always loved "March of the Wooden Soldiers" , with Laurel and Hardy.Mine- the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim. The movie was actually titled "Scrooge"
For me, "A Christmas Carol," "Groundhog Day," "Field of Dreams" and "It's a Wonderful Life" are four of a kind -- some sort of supernatural being is directing events on earth for the benefit of the main characters in each. "Wonderful Life's" events are more overtly driven by some sort of deity, probably Christian, whereas the other three leave the question as to who or what is intervening wide open, at least as far as I can tell.
Yes, I was about to say. It's my favorite version of A Christmas Carol. Scott is just perfect.
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