As it's December....Favourite Christmas film

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JudgeDredd

December 04, 2016, 02:19:35 AM
My personal favourite is White Christmas...just because it transports me back to 1974 when we (mum, dad, 2 brothers and 3 sisters) were sitting around the coal fire watching it on the TV on Christmas morning and it started snowing. Every Christmas morning, I put it on and keep a wary eye on outside in the vain hope that it'll snow "this year"...it doesn't ever seem to. I can't remember the last time I saw snow on Christmas morning  :'(


I thought I would restock on Christmas films...



National Lampoons Christmas Vacation - one that everyone Christmas lover should have. I did - and lost it - so it's been bought again.
A Christmas Story - someone on these boards mentioned it a few years ago (I think it was Nefaro for some reason). I had never seen it but noticed one year it was on TV - so I watched it and really liked it - so I had to get that because every Christmas since watching it I check out the movie channels I get to see if it's there and it never has been since that first time.

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December 04, 2016, 04:24:42 AM
For full on Christmasness it has to be wonderful life - the cinema near home runs it til 11 pm Christmas Eve

Albert finneys or alistair sims Scrooge

And because it reminds me of sitting at home, snow outside and been off school close encounters of the 3rd kind

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December 04, 2016, 08:23:48 AM
If you're in the Washington, DC area, and you like "It's a Wonderful Life", the Washington Stage Guild puts on a marvelous verson. 
It is done as a radio play, and includes the sound man making his magic and other touches that really take you back to the 1930s.
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December 04, 2016, 09:14:53 AM
White Christmas, every year.

Not a big fan of It's a Wonderful Life, and can't stand A Christmas Story.  Don't mind some of the animated ones, like Rudolf or the Mickey Mouse one.  The kids don't like Charlie Brown near as much as I do.
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December 04, 2016, 09:43:53 AM
I love the 1951 version of Scrooge with Alastair Sim.  O0
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December 04, 2016, 12:08:57 PM
It's a Wonderful Life makes me cry every time. Love A Christmas Story too. And Mickey's Christmas Carol has been a family favorite for 30 years. Still watch it every holiday season.
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December 04, 2016, 01:32:33 PM
We love Muppet Christmas Carol in our house, and it's decently faithful to Dickens (with Gonzo staring as Charles Dickens).

Polar Express is great for just beautiful snowy scenery and music.

White Christmas is a must for us as well.

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December 04, 2016, 01:41:54 PM
Quote from: bbmike on December 04, 2016, 09:43:53 AM
I love the 1951 version of Scrooge with Alastair Sim.  O0

+1 :bd:

Alastair Sim was brilliant!
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December 04, 2016, 05:31:24 PM
White Christmas is at the top of my list.

Polar Express and there's a Disney one with Uncle Scrooge and Huey, Dewey, and Louie that I like a lot. 

For comedy, it's Christmas Vacation. 
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December 04, 2016, 05:43:41 PM
Scrooged and Die Hard.
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December 04, 2016, 05:56:28 PM Last Edit: December 04, 2016, 05:58:02 PM by steve58
Quote from: Gusington on December 04, 2016, 12:08:57 PM
It's a Wonderful Life makes me cry every time. Love A Christmas Story too. And Mickey's Christmas Carol has been a family favorite for 30 years. Still watch it every holiday season.

It's a Wonderful Life, my favorite as well.  For my wife, it has to be A Christmas Story.  Did not know there was a A Christmas Story 2 until saw some of it on TV at me Mum's over Thanksgiving.  Did not look as fun/interesting as the first...
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December 04, 2016, 10:35:57 PM
Polar Express is a must at our house. Especially with grandkids now added to the mix.
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December 05, 2016, 06:35:17 AM
Quote from: steve58 on December 04, 2016, 05:56:28 PM
Quote from: Gusington on December 04, 2016, 12:08:57 PM
It's a Wonderful Life makes me cry every time. Love A Christmas Story too. And Mickey's Christmas Carol has been a family favorite for 30 years. Still watch it every holiday season.

It's a Wonderful Life, my favorite as well.  For my wife, it has to be A Christmas Story.  Did not know there was a A Christmas Story 2 until saw some of it on TV at me Mum's over Thanksgiving.  Did not look as fun/interesting as the first...

I've read that A Christmas Story 2 is a radioactive pile of unclipped counters. There was actually a sequel to the original A Christmas Story called It Runs in the Family (1994) starring Charles Grodin as the Old Man and one of the Culkin brood as Ralphie. It's was relabeled as My Summer Story for some reason. I hesitate to watch either one.
I have watched A Christmas Story countless times.  :)
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December 05, 2016, 08:38:55 AM
Yeah I must have seen the original Christmas story 100 times.
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December 05, 2016, 10:27:31 AM
Never been a fan of Christmas Story. I know that's blasphemy.
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