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What's your 'must watch' Christmas film?

29 replies

BadTasteFlump · 01/12/2011 10:40

I want to add a new one to our collection. The DC love watching Chrismas films (and so do I) through December, so we have quite a few already:

The Santa Claus
Charlie Browns Christmas
Home Alone
Elf
Mickeys Christmas Carol
National Lampoons Xmas
Muppet Christmas Carol
Polar Express
(they also watched The Grinch on rental last year and were a bit scared of him so have crossed that one off my 'annual' list)

We also have some we watch ourselves when the DC are in bed:

The Holiday
Love Actually
Die Hard
Wonderful Life
Meet me in St Louis

So can anyone recommend a couple of new ones for me to add to our collection this year? A new one for the DC and a grown up one would be good Smile

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loomer · 01/12/2011 10:47

How about Holiday Inn? That's the one that includes Bing singing 'White Christmas'... so evocative!

reckoner · 01/12/2011 10:50

Home Alone.

tiredteddy · 01/12/2011 10:53

The Family Stone
It's one for the grown ups but a really great film.
All the Home Alone films are great for the kids too

Sparklingbrook · 01/12/2011 10:54

Home Alone. But I realised the other day-

Kevin is bullied by his siblings.
Kevin is abandoned by his parents.
Two creepy burglars creeping round the house knowing child is alone.
Irons in the face, hair set on fire etc.

Happy Christmas! Still love it though. Grin And Home Alone 2 even more.

JustifiedAncientOfMuMu · 01/12/2011 11:10

Ooo I love Charlie Brown's Christmas

DD loves the The Snowman
Narnia (not really a proper Christmas film but Christmassy none the less)

MoChan · 01/12/2011 11:18

I like 'A Christmas Carol' (the one with Patrick Stewart in it) but I also INSIST on watching 'Scrooged', with Bill Murray in it. When I was younger I would enjoy 'Santa Claus the Movie'...

MamaPizza · 01/12/2011 11:32

We watched "Search for Santa Paws" yesterday (it's on Sky at the moment) and it is one of my favourite festive films now.

Sparklingbrook · 01/12/2011 11:42

What's 'Nativity' like? Never seen it and it's on at our local cinema for £1 this weekend.

G0ldenbrown · 01/12/2011 11:45

Santa Clause the Movie.

It's an oldie but a goodie and it's not Christmas until I've seen it.

MrsTwinks · 01/12/2011 11:50

Nativity is awesome! fond memories of working at a certain video store last chirstmas and having it on constant repeat.

Our 3 "musts" are Elf, Nativity and Muppets. Others are good but those really get us feeling christmassy

Sparklingbrook · 01/12/2011 11:53

I might go mad and blow £4 on Sunday Mrs Twinks!

hiccymapops · 01/12/2011 11:54

Love Santa Clause the movie, dc's like mickeys twice upon a christmas, and The Polar Exresss.

Must admit the last couple of years we have watched Bad Santa after they've gone to bed Blush

MoChan · 01/12/2011 11:58

I should probably have said that 'Scrooged' is not one for the kids. So I am saying that now.

AuntieDoris · 01/12/2011 12:00

Muppets Christmas Carol.

I love it!

Sparklingbrook · 01/12/2011 12:00

Anyone seen the Spongebob Christmas episode 'Christmas Who?'. It is brilliant. Grin

Tinkerisdead · 01/12/2011 12:02

my absolute favourite film, even outside of xmas, scrooge the musical version with albert finney. love it.

Sparklingbrook · 01/12/2011 12:04

Blackadder's Christmas Special. DS2's favourite.

Tikkabillajive · 01/12/2011 12:09

Nativity is fab! I took the dcs just before Christmas last year and had a little happy weep.

Bad Santa is brilliant (only for grown-ups though!)

applecrumbleandcream · 01/12/2011 20:37

Just ordered Nativity off Amazon for £5 - can't wait to watch it with dd.

We love:

Elf
Santa Claus the Movie
Jingle all the Way
Santa Paws
Miracle on 34th Street
Polar Express

schroeder · 01/12/2011 20:41

You already said the best ones:

The Santa Clause

Muppet Christmas Carol

and It's a Wonderful Life

But what about Gremlins? (not for really little ones obv.)

CandyCaner · 01/12/2011 20:47

We always watch The Snowman and Home Alone together on Christmas Eve.

I love Mary Poppins, Love Actually, The Family Man and Its A Wonderful Life. I have to watch them every year, now.

If you like those cheesy made-for-telly Christmas films and have got Sky, check out channel 327 'Christmas 24'. I've been off sick the last couple of days and have been overdosing on soppy Xmas films Grin

SugarSkyHigh · 01/12/2011 20:49

Doctor Zhivago! lots of snow and fabulous theme tune!

OverflowingFestiveMum · 01/12/2011 20:53

Santa clause 1,2 and 3 are not bad
The littlest light on the Christmas Tree for younger dc
Just got The Christmas Story from Morrisons and was pleasently surprised
The Flight Before Christmas good for younger dc also

agree with others on Elf and Polar express, and ds1 has always loved Muppets Christmas carol....

Teaandchristmascakeplease · 01/12/2011 20:53

Mine love The Polar Express but they're both only 2 & 4. I remember going to the cinema with my dad and twin brother to watch Home Alone. It was a real treat, as my dad was always working when I was young. Loved that film.

I'm going to shamelessly take note of these ideas though, and buy some more films for them and me Smile

cabbagewhite · 01/12/2011 21:36

Second Star To The Left - bought it years ago from Peacocks on a 4 videos for a fiver deal. Hadn't seen it before, it was just bought to make the numbers up. It is brilliant, the kids really love it. Very gentle animated story. We watch it several times every year. It scores 7/10 on IMDB. It is on my list of videos to be replaced by DVDs eventually.