Our Favorite Christmas Movies

We try to watch several Christmas movies during the Christmas season.  Several of our favorites are lised below in no particular order.

1.  Disney's "A Christmas Carol" starring Jim Carey.  We went to see this a couple of years ago and just fell in love with this movie despite our affinity towards Jim Carey.  We saw it in digital, not 3D, but still it was a beautiful film.  Disney really did this one up right, and surprisingly stayed pretty much true to the original book per the hubby.  I confess I have never read the book.  Check it out and if possible see it on the big screen, but it isn't a movie for little children.  Some scenes will frighten the little ones, especially my grandchildren.

2.  "A Christmas Story" staring Peter Billingsly as Ralphie.  This came out while my kids were little and being the good parents we were, we went to see it without them just to make sure it was kid suitable.  We had no problem with the movie so we took them the next week.  From that year forward we have watched it and know almost every line by heart.  It is nostalgic without being a tear jerker.  This is a movie that looked more like Christmases that I remember as a child even though it was set quite a few years before I was born.  We got Steven a BB-gun that year and hid it just they did on the movie. 
Our daughter is especially crazy about this film and this year she bought the plastic press-on of the leg lamp to put on her front window.  It really looks like a real lamp with the light shining through.

3.  "Elf" starring Will Farrell.  We didn't know whether we would like this movie when it came out, but rented it one season and just loved it.  How could you not love a movie that Tim Conway is in?  Now it is one of our grandson's favorites.  We watched it with them last Friday night; their laughter was contagious.    

4.  "Home Alone" starring Macaulay Culkin.  We saw this movie after Christmas in 1990 with another couple.  I don't like to watch a Christmas movie after Christmas, but very glad we went to see it on the big screen.  I was laughing so hard it was hard to catch my breath or stay in my seat.  Hilarious!  This is another one we watch every year and can recite the lines and of course, everyone knows the scream when Kevin slaps his face with aftershave.  The scenes where the burglars are outsmarted by Kevin put L. on the edge of his seat and he laughs uncontrollably.

5.  National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation" starring Chevy Chase.  This is one of my
absolute favorite movies not only a Christmas movie.  Some many sweet little moments in an otherwise chaotic movie.  Love it!  And loved it when Aunt Bethany is asked to say grace and she stands to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.  And loved it Clark is trapped in the attic and finds the old movie reels.  I could go on and on. 

6.  "Love Actually" starring Hugh Grant and several other well known actors.  I forget about how good this movie is.  I would suggest this to everyone.  Very sweet well produced movie and the storyline of several lives and how the interact with one another is wonderful.  Very clever writing.  A feel good movie.

Also rans and good movies: 

7.  "Lemon Drop Kid" starring Bob Hope.  The song "Silver Bells" was introduced in this movie.  

8.  "Christmas with the Kranks" starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Tim Allen is another good one, but the hubby is not crazy about it. 

9.  "Jingle All the Way" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is one the hubby likes, but not crazy about it myself.

Of course there is "Miracle on 34th Street" starring Natalie Wood and "It's a Wonderful Life" starring Jimmy Stewart.  These are usually on TV, but we hardly ever watch them unless there is absolutely nothing else on.        

Christmas just seems the time to see a good movie.  Hope to do that one night soon.  Love you guys.  More nostalgia tomorrow.  I have a couple of pictures you won't believe.