What are everyone's favorite Christmas films?

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Shall we debate what comprises a Christmas film first? I consider any film that takes place during Christmas but not necessarily about Christmas, a Christmas film. This includes Die Hard, Die Hard II, Lethal Weapon, Inside Moves, Gremlins and Harry Potter.

The standard ones I watch every year are Fred Claus, The Grinch, Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, It's A Wonderful Life (always held to the last one to watch), A Christmas Carol, Scrooged, Rudolph, Bad Santa and Santa Claus and about every other year I'll watch The Polar Express and the Santa Clause ones with Tim Allen. The one I never watch is A Christmas Story because the narrator's voice irritates me.

I also watch Lord of the Rings around this time because of the release dates and they remind me of Christmas but this year will be different as I will watch all 10 Star Wars films leading up to the culmination with The Rise of Skywalker. My older son was 5 when he first saw Star Wars and he and his younger brother have grown up, with me, experiencing the most unusual journey through film in my lifetime.
 

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Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Story
Elf
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause II
 

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Shall we debate what comprises a Christmas film first? I consider any film that takes place during Christmas but not necessarily about Christmas, a Christmas film. This includes Die Hard, Die Hard II, Lethal Weapon, Inside Moves, Gremlins and Harry Potter.

The standard ones I watch every year are Fred Claus, The Grinch, Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, It's A Wonderful Life (always held to the last one to watch), A Christmas Carol, Scrooged, Rudolph, Bad Santa and Santa Claus and about every other year I'll watch The Polar Express and the Santa Clause ones with Tim Allen. The one I never watch is A Christmas Story because the narrator's voice irritates me.

I also watch Lord of the Rings around this time because of the release dates and they remind me of Christmas but this year will be different as I will watch all 10 Star Wars films leading up to the culmination with The Rise of Skywalker. My older son was 5 when he first saw Star Wars and he and his younger brother have grown up, with me, experiencing the most unusual journey through film in my lifetime.

A Christmas film is whatever reminds you of the season. I don't think it necessarily has to have anything to do with the holiday. I like to watch Hildegard Withers films in December. I have no idea why they appeal to me around Christmas, but they do.
 

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I'd have to say that there are no wrong answers on this one.

But I have a bunch that I make it a point to watch.

All of the Claymation specials.
A Christmas Story (already watched)
Christmas Vacation (already watched)
It's a Wonderful Life
Scrooged
A Christmas Carol
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (another else remember WPIX Channel 11?)
March of the Wooden Soldiers (if I can find it)
 

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I'd have to say that there are no wrong answers on this one.

But I have a bunch that I make it a point to watch.

All of the Claymation specials.
A Christmas Story (already watched)
Christmas Vacation (already watched)
It's a Wonderful Life
Scrooged
A Christmas Carol
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (another else remember WPIX Channel 11?)
March of the Wooden Soldiers (if I can find it)


Yes. We recently bought Rudolph, the year without a Santa Clause and Santa Clause is coming to town on DVD.

it was a great investment. The old Rankin/bass holiday specials are great.
 
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