Christmas films

[loubielou31]

We love a Friday Night DVD night, and in the run up to Christmas it has to be a Christmas films.
Our favourites that we already have are;
Elf,
Miracle on 34th street,
The Santa Clause,
The Grinch
The Snow man, and Father Christmas
Home Alone,
What am I missing from my must watch Christmas film collection?

[McBear]

Has deck the halls got Dolly Parton in?

[bouquetofpencils]

Ooh and the made for TV Mrs Miracle ones.

[exexpat]

Gremlins is a great Christmas film, but not if you have small children. I also really like Scrooged (Bill Murray in a version of A Christmas Carol). And Die Hard 1.

[bouquetofpencils]

We have the original Miracle on 34th Street and the remake. Both are wonderful.
Fred Claus is OK.
White Christmas is the ultimate. I managed to track down Holiday Inn but realised why it's never shown on telly, very dated in terms of what is acceptable.
I adore It's a Wonderful Life.
But elf and Home Alone are watched all round in our house!

[magicalmrmistofelees]

Ah yes, Santa Claus the movie is a classic . And Nativity is great too.

[shakemysilliesout]

Anything on Christmas 24 - so cheesy but I love it! The Christmas Shoes is probably my fav made for TV one but I also love 'a very merry mix up', 'the Christmas kiss' and 'snow globe christmas'. Also 'all I want for christmas', 'I saw mummy kissing santa claus' are watchable.

[polomoomin]

National Lampoons! That is my favourite Christmas movie. We watch at least one every day from 1st-24th December. Lampoons is the first one, Polar Express is the last one on Christmas Eve.

We have kids ones specifically for the DC to watch. The bear, the snowman and snowdog, Father Christmas, Frosty The Snowman, Beauty and the beast enchanted Christmas and nutcracker ballet.

Then there's some for just us to watch when DC are in bed! Bad santa, love actually, scrooged, deck the halls, christmas with the kranks, the family man, Lampoons, Mr Beans Christmas, it's a wonderful world, four Christmases, white Christmas, holiday inn.

Then ones for us all to watch as a family- the grinch, the Santa Claus trilogy, home alone 1&2, the grinch, jingle all the way, frozen, miracle on 34th street, polar express, elf, a Christmas story, Fred Claus.

Arthur Christmas didn't go down well with me. I don't like 21st century Santa.

[YeGodsAndLittleFishes]

Olive, the Other Reindeer is fun.

Love Actually is a Christmas one.

[MyMummyRuns]

As well as all the classics, I love Arthur Christmas, the ending makes me well up every time

[McBear]

I daren't click on the link but I have an idea from your durs. It's in my head too ha!

I love the holiday. I want it to be Christmas

[scrappydappydoo]

McBear - it was like a dur dur dur diddly dur diddly dur song that the elves sang whilst making the toys - its a real ear worm.

Oh hang on drives me crazy

[Clr2014]

The Nativity

[Hollycopter]

There's a lovely funny film called Bernard and the Genie, with Alan Cummings, Lenny Henry and Rowan Atkinson. It was on TV years ago but you can get it on YouTube or on Dvd from eBay.

[starlight1234]

I was going to say Polar express...

It isn't Christmas till we have watched it

[hugoagogo]

Obviously-Muppet Christmas carol

The Santa Clause 1, 2 and 3

Elf!

It's a wonderful life

and don't forget most important Gremlins!

I also love the Holiday, but don't tell anyone

[ASpiderInTheBath]

Also depending on the age of your dc there's Santa Paws which is really sweet (disney).

[McBear]

Sorry! I don't remember a song

Love actually too of course

[ASpiderInTheBath]

Oh yes cider, The Holiday is lovely.

[ASpiderInTheBath]

There's a lovely one about the reindeer Prancer but not sure what it's called - could be Prancer?

I loved the Snowman and the Snowdog last year.

Also a recent one is The Nativity, it's a comedy with Martin Freeman, funny in a cheesy way but some real laugh-out-loud bits, the kids thought it was hilarious.

And Frozen (disney) is quite Christmassy I suppose what with all the snow.

oh, Elf on a Shelf if you have little ones too.

[ILikeToClean]

Elf is the best, followed by Home Alone but DH always makes us watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, which I moan about but secretly quite enjoy.

[KissMyFatArse]

Home alone, jingle all the way, the Santa Claus x

[CiderGlider]

Home Alone: Lost In New York, plus I now really love Christmas with the Kranks. The Holiday is a good adult one too.

[cruikshank]

Definitely Muppet Xmas Carol and It's A Wonderful Life and I second the vote for the grownups to watch Bad Santa which is a really funny film. Would also add White Christmas, the granddaddy of them all. And Frosty The Snowman, which used to be shown every year back in the 70s. Jimmy Durante rocks.

[scrappydappydoo]

Mcbear that's Santa Claus the movie - and I now have the song in my head
The santa claus is the one with Tim allen who kills santa so automatically beomes the next one

[McBear]

You're missing the best one. It used to be on every year when I was little but they stopped it.

I think it's called Santa clause or the Santa clause. I think Dudley Moore is in it.

An old man is lost in the snow in olden times, discovering he is destined to become the next Santa. The years go by and an elf gets out and gives everyone a lolly sprinkled with the dust that makes the reindeer fly.

There's also the family stone and the nightmare before Christmas.