Originally Posted By greenbean I have so many favorites, like Frosty the snow man and how the Grinch stole Christmas. I can't wait to see them this year. I know they are showing them on ABC Family's 25 days of Christmas this year!!!
Originally Posted By jdub I've always been partial to The Year without a Santa Claus, really just because of Heat Miser & his chilly bro!
Originally Posted By DAR If we're talking tv specials then I'd say Charlie Brown, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Frosty, A Very Special Freaking Family Guy Christmas. Movies-Christmas Vacation, Holiday Inn, Die Hard and Die Hard 2. Of the versions of a Christmas Carol I love Scrooged and 1951 Alastair Sim version. Of course being a Disney Fan Mickey's Christmas Carol holds a special place in my heart. Btw does anyone remember the animated version of A Christmas Carol that James Mason narrated? That frightened me as a kid.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF Is this limited to Christmas? I am really fond of "Pieces of April" as a Thanksgiving movie. Before she became Mrs. Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes starred in this little gem of a movie about a black sheep daughter who is having her estranged family over for Thanksgiving, in what is probably going to be the last one for her cancer-stricken mother. Excellent, excellent movie. I've made it a point to watch it every year around Thanksgiving ever since I saw it upon its original release.
Originally Posted By utahjosh My favorite Chrismtas movie is "The First Christmas" by Liken. You can find it on Amazon.com. It's a musical version of the nativity story - i'm a little partial because I play the shephard named Sharif!
Originally Posted By peeaanuut Scrooged. that movie just makes me laugh by behind off every time that I see it.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation. Also on our "must see" lists are Santa Claus The Movie, Prancer, The Santa Claus 1 and 2, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (gotta see Oscar flying down the stairs and Cookie burp at the endand of course Mickeys Christmas Carol. We tend to go for the laughs
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin The Muppets Christmas Carol...my favorite telling of the Dickens classic.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut <<Scrooged. My all-time favorite.>> I knew I liked you for a reason! Your good peoples.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Christmas Vacation (Hilarious!) A Christmas Story Scrooged The Santa Clause Scrooge (with George C. Scott, especially) And... A Charlie Brown Christmas
Originally Posted By jasmine7 No question on this for me. My three all-time faves are White Christmas, The Muppet Christmas Carol & Scrooged.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb There are so many that I love, but the one that used to be a must see every year is "The Lemon Drop Kid". It's an old Bob Hope classic and to the best of my knowledge the first movie to have one of my favorite Christmas carols, 'Silver Bells'. For a little Disney trivia, "Mary Poppins" fans will recognize the lady playing Nelly Thursday. ;-)
Originally Posted By seanyoda If we're talking all of the holidays, I'd go with: "Holiday Inn" (1942) "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944) And for a TV special... "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" (1971) featuring the voice talents of Paul Frees, Vincent Price, Danny Kaye, and Casey Kasem. Yes, I know it was an Easter special, but Peter gets to tour most of the holidays. If we're talking Christmas, I'm a sucker for: "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947) "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1951) "A Christmas Story" (1985) "The Polar Express" (2004) And then there are the various versions of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"... "Scrooge" (1951) starring Alistair Sim "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol" (1962) "Scrooge" (1970) starring Albert Finney (I saw this at the Radio City Music Hall when it premiered) "Rich Little's Christmas Carol" (1978) "Blackadder's Christmas Carol" (1988) "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992) For movies set during Christmastime, but are not considered Christmas movies: "Stalag 17" (1953) "Donovan's Reef" (1963) "Brazil" (1985)
Originally Posted By jdub When the question was 1st asked, I didn't even think of "A Charlie Brown Christmas." I think that would have to be #1. I even like the newer Peanuts Christams videos (what are we up to now, three?). The Mr. Magoo special was a favorite of mine as a child--I wonder if it'd still hold up for me? Gotta find it. You can't beat the appearance by Gerald McBoing Boing as Tiny Tim! And Scrooged...I need to Netflix that one, share it with my kid, who I think may just like it!
