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Favourite Christmas Films?

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Kingsroadie · 10/10/2011 12:30

What's yours? Feeling ill and sorry for myself today so need cheering up Grin I could watch Christmas Films all day - and every year can't wait until Movies 24 on Sky becomes...Christmas 24!

Mine is: Santa Claus (1985) - it's just amazing and my favourite Christmas movie ever.

Also a fan of Miracle on 34th St, and The Snowman (although not sure it counts as a "film").

Apparently Polar Express is good but I haven't watched it!

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RedBlanket · 10/10/2011 20:59

YY to loads of these, except Love Actually, which is one of my least favourite films ever.

Can i add Home Alone

I can't go to bed on Christmas Day till I've seen The Snowman and Father Christmas.

BelfastBloke · 10/10/2011 21:03

Thanks KingsRoadie, of course Dinner For One is it. You can tell by the user comments on IMDB that everyone is baffled that it's unknown in Britain, but such a big hit in northern Europe.

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Kingsroadie · 10/10/2011 21:03

RedBlanket - Home Alone - completely missed that off my list - LOVE. Fab Christmas film (and the best thing is that it is played throughout the year so not strictly restricted to Christmas)!

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MrsHuxtable · 10/10/2011 21:06

LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY (1980) with Alec Guiness. It's on the telly in Germany every year at Christmas. Have managed to track it down on youtube. Very christmassy!!!

babydreams · 10/10/2011 21:08

I love christmas films can't wait for them to start on TV
My favourites are:
National Lampoon's christmas vacation
It's a wonderful life
Home alone
Elf
Nativity
A christmas romance
Bad santa

LillianGish · 12/10/2011 17:31

Dinner for One is shown on New Year's Eve - it has become compulsory viewing for us since living in Berlin (we made a recording of it on our last year there so we could watch it every year - "Same Procedure as last year Miss Sophie?" "Same procedure as every year!"). Particularly bizarre that it is shown in English with no sub-titles (it is certainly not silent - absolutely bursting with catchphrases) - impossible to imagine a foreign language film taking such a grip here.

BelfastBloke · 12/10/2011 19:34

The updated votes so far, in alphabetical order:
'Y' is a vote in favour and 'N' is a vote against.

A Christmas Carol/Scrooge (1951, Alistair Sim) - YY
A Christmas Carol (1984, George C Scott, Edward Woodward) - Y
A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart, Richard E Grant) - Y
A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman) - YY
A Christmas Romance () - Y
All I Want for Christmas () - Y
the Amazing Mr Blunden () - Y
Bad Santa () - YYY
Bernard and the Genie () - YYY
Christmas Vacation () - Y
Christmas with the Kranks () - Y
Die Hard () - Y
Die Hard 2 () - Y
Dinner For One () - YY
DinnerLadies specials - Y
Elf () - YYYYY,YY
Father Christmas () - YY
Flint Street Nativity () - YY
Fred Claus () - YYY
Gavin and Stacey special () - Y
The Grinch (Jim Carrey) - Y
The Holiday () - Y
Home Alone () - YYY
It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Jimmy Stewart) - YYYYY,YYYY - N
Jingle All the Way () - Y
Joyeux Noel/"Happy Christmas" (2005, about the Xmas ceasefire in the trenches in WWI) - Y
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - Y
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY (1980, Alec Guiness) - Y
Love Actually () - YYYYY - N
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - Y
Miracle on 34th Street (1994, Dickie Attenbrough) - YYYY
Muppets' Christmas Carol () - YYYYY,YYY
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation () - YY
Nativity! () - YYY
Polar Express () - YYYYY - NN
Prep and Landing () - Y
Royle Family specials () - Y
Santa Paws () - Y
Santa Claus (1985, Dudley Moore) - YYYYY -
The Santa Clause () - YY - N
Scrooged () - Y
Sleepless in Seattle () - Y
the Snowman (1982, Raymond Briggs) - YYYYY,YY
Tweenies Christmas special () - YY
While you were sleeping (1995) - Y
White Christmas () - Y - N

WhereYouLeftIt · 12/10/2011 19:55

Am I the only one who loves Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas? Grin

Also
White Christmas
The Grinch
It's a Wonderful Life
The Santa Clause

FearfulYank · 12/10/2011 20:23

Ooh I have been keeping a list! Hold please. :)

Home Alone
Meet Me in St Louis for , my favorite Christmas song. :)
the Family Stone
And everything already mentioned!

picnicbasketcase · 12/10/2011 20:31

The Holiday is fun but awful. Pretty crap over the top performances, factually incorrect script (Cary Grant was from Surrey? The people of Bristol would have been surprised to hear that), trying to make Jack Black into a romantic lead etc. And yet.. it's kind of heart warming and christmassy. It's like eating far too many Quality Street. You feel guilty and sick at the end but enjoyed it anyway Grin

Ooh, I love Nightmare Before Christmas too, I'd forgotten that. Somewhere between a Halloween film and an Xmas one.

DandyDan · 14/10/2011 14:57

Meet Me in St Louis
Muppet Christmas Carol
Christmas Carol (Patrick Stewart/Richard E Grant)
It's a Wonderful Life

(we watch The Nightmare Before Christmas at Halloween rather than in December)

WhereYouLeftIt · 14/10/2011 17:09
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Kingsroadie · 17/10/2011 14:06

Is it time for the Christmas films yet? Pleeeeeeeease? Grin

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mrsm123 · 17/10/2011 14:17

its probably a bit early. mid november acceptable?

having said that "falling in love" was on tcm 2 nights ago which i watched.
its by no means a classic christmas movie but its set in new york at christmas time so you get the feel.

good movie, tear jerker, robert de niro and meryl streep.

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Kingsroadie · 17/10/2011 14:38

I know I know... Grin

Was just trying my luck. I am banned until December (same for carols), and tbh I agree. But when my husband is at work, what he doesn't know won't hurt him! Haha.

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mrsm123 · 17/10/2011 14:53

i hear you. good idea actually!

love actually was on sky movies at the wkend too, so they are starting to come on and who are we to argue with that?
i dont like love actually but i know its some peoples favourite christmas movie.

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Kingsroadie · 17/10/2011 15:38

Ah see I find Love Actually comes under the ChristmassY but not Christmas category, much like Home Alone. So I am allowed to watch those not at Christmas...

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Kveta · 17/10/2011 17:13

muppet christmas carol definitely - my wee sister and I watch it together via skype or telephone and sing along together :o

love actually

it's a wonderful life - it's shown at cinemas on christmas eve in some cities - we persuaded mum to book that rather than another bloody panto one year, and haven't seen a panto since, for which i will be eternally grateful!

the flint st nativity is also hilarious

BelfastBloke · 19/10/2011 10:41

The updated votes so far, in alphabetical order:
'Y' is a vote in favour and 'N' is a vote against.

A Christmas Carol/Scrooge (1951, Alistair Sim) - YY
A Christmas Carol (1984, George C Scott, Edward Woodward) - Y
A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart, Richard E Grant) - YY
A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman) - YY
A Christmas Romance () - Y
All I Want for Christmas () - Y
the Amazing Mr Blunden () - Y
Bad Santa () - YYY
Bernard and the Genie () - YYY
Christmas Vacation () - Y
Christmas with the Kranks () - Y
Die Hard () - Y
Die Hard 2 () - Y
Dinner For One () - YY
DinnerLadies specials - Y
Elf () - YYYYY,YY
Father Christmas () - YY
the Family Stone () - Y
Falling in Love (Meryl Streep, Robert de Niro) - Y
Flint Street Nativity () - YYY
Fred Claus () - YYY
Gavin and Stacey special () - Y
The Grinch (Jim Carrey) - YY
The Holiday () - YYY - NN
Home Alone () - YYYY
It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Jimmy Stewart) - YYYYY,YYYYY,YY - N
Jingle All the Way () - Y
Joyeux Noel/"Happy Christmas" (2005, about the Xmas ceasefire in the trenches in WWI) - Y
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - Y
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY (1980, Alec Guiness) - Y
Love Actually () - YYYYY,Y - NNN
Meet Me in St Louis () - YY
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - Y
Miracle on 34th Street (1994, Dickie Attenbrough) - YYYY
Muppets' Christmas Carol () - YYYYY,YYYYY
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation () - YY
Nativity! () - YYY
the Nightmare Before Christmas () - YY
Polar Express () - YYYYY - NN
Prep and Landing () - Y
Royle Family specials () - Y
Santa Paws () - Y
Santa Claus (1985, Dudley Moore) - YYYYY -
The Santa Clause () - YYY - N
Scrooged () - Y
Sleepless in Seattle () - Y
the Snowman (1982, Raymond Briggs) - YYYYY,YY
Tweenies Christmas special () - YY
While you were sleeping (1995) - Y
White Christmas () - YYY - N

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Kingsroadie · 19/10/2011 12:23

Well done Belfast! So it looks like It's a Wonderful Life is in the lead so far (I DEF need to watch it), followed by The Muppets' Christmas Carol, then Elf and The Snowman.

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LordOfTheFlies · 19/10/2011 13:50

Someone on a previous thread voted for "Box of Delights".

I haven't seen it but will look out for it on Amazon.

Nightmare Before Christmas is our Hallowe'en film.DCs watch it -in their Hallowe'en costumes- while eating pizza and Heinz Tomato soup.

BelfastBloke · 18/11/2011 09:50

Just added a couple more, now that it's a more appropriate time to be discussing this. I'm just heading out to the Video shop to buy a few:

The updated votes so far, in alphabetical order:
'Y' is a vote in favour and 'N' is a vote against:

A Christmas Carol/Scrooge (1951, Alistair Sim) - YY
A Christmas Carol (1977, Michael Horden BBC) - Y
A Christmas Carol (1984, George C Scott, Edward Woodward) - Y
A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart, Richard E Grant) - YY
A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman) - YY
A Christmas Romance () - Y
All I Want for Christmas () - Y
the Amazing Mr Blunden () - Y
Bad Santa () - YYY
Bernard and the Genie () - YYY
Christmas Vacation () - Y
Christmas with the Kranks () - Y
Die Hard () - Y
Die Hard 2 () - Y
Dinner For One () - YY
DinnerLadies specials - Y
Elf () - YYYYY,YY
Father Christmas () - YY
the Family Stone () - Y
Falling in Love (Meryl Streep, Robert de Niro) - Y
Flint Street Nativity () - YYY
Fred Claus () - YYY
Gavin and Stacey special () - Y
The Grinch (Jim Carrey) - YY
The Holiday () - YYY - NN
Home Alone () - YYYY
It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Jimmy Stewart) - YYYYY,YYYYY,YY - N
Jingle All the Way () - Y
Joyeux Noel/"Happy Christmas" (2005, about the Xmas ceasefire in the trenches in WWI) - Y
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - Y
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY (1980, Alec Guiness) - Y
Love Actually () - YYYYY,Y - NNN
Meet Me in St Louis () - YY
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - Y
Miracle on 34th Street (1994, Dickie Attenbrough) - YYYY
the Muppet Christmas Carol () - YYYYY,YYYYY
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation () - YY
Nativity! () - YYY
the Nightmare Before Christmas () - YY
Polar Express () - YYYYY - NN
Prep and Landing () - Y
Royle Family specials () - Y
Santa Paws () - Y
Santa Claus (1985, Dudley Moore) - YYYYY -
The Santa Clause () - YYY - N
Scrooged () - Y
Sleepless in Seattle () - Y
the Snowman (1982, Raymond Briggs) - YYYYY,YY
Tweenies Christmas special () - YY
While you were sleeping (1995) - Y
White Christmas () - YYY - N

trixymalixy · 18/11/2011 09:53

Not a film, but the box of delights is my most favourite Christmas TV. I'm really looking forward to Watching it in a few weeks.

trixymalixy · 18/11/2011 09:54

I also like to watch the first couple of Harry Potter films and the Lion the Withch and the wardrobe.

Binfullofmaggotsonthe45 · 18/11/2011 11:46

Polar Express
A Christmas Carol
Home Alone (1 & 2)
The Snowman/Father Christmas box set
The Grinch
It's a Wonderful Life
Holiday Inn
Scrooged
Love Actually
Nativity
Die Hard (Hubby and I, bottle of Glogg, week nights before Christmas - DIE HARD COUNTDOWN YESSSS!!!!!!!!)

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