In our latest open discussion post regular Screen Rant reader Metallicat79 asked what folks’ favorite Christmas movie are, so I thought that a worthy topic of its own post. 
If ever there was a time of year for traditions, this is it – and many people have movies they watch with friends and/or family that are part of that (yours truly included).
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So in the comments below, please share your top/favorite Holiday films!
I’ll start of with my favorites:
10. Scrooged (haven’t seen this one in ages but I remember liking it a lot)
9. Home Alone (I balk every time my wife wants to watch it but I always end up liking it)
8. White Christmas (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, c’mon!)
7. Die Hard (“It’s Christmas Leo – a time of miracles.”)
6. A Christmas Carol (the George C. Scott version)
5. The Santa Clause (so sue me – I think it’s funny and touching)
4. Elf (the only movie in which I’ve really enjoyed Will Ferrell)
3. A Christmas Story (big time nostalgia for me)
2. Miracle on 34th Street (the original, of course)
1. It’s a Wonderful Life (Best. Christmas. Movie. EVER. We save this one for Christmas day.)
OK, now it’s YOUR turn.
And Merry Christmas from your friends at Screen Rant!
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Hurm….my must watch list:
“Christmas With The Joker” (Batman: TAS)
“Holiday Knights” (Batman: TAS)
“Comfort and Joy” (Justice league animated series)
I know, I know, comic book cartoons, but I always watch those no matter what lol. Onto the rest:
Scrooged
Grinch (animated….the live action movie is meh…Boris Karloff rulez!)
It’s a Wonderful Life
Home Alone (1&2)
Jingle All the Way
A Christmas Story
Muppet Christmas Carol
Bad Santa
Jeff Dunham’s Christmas Special (love dem puppets!)
ah…what the hell. Santa Clause (1…hate the sequels)
And on the flip side, I admit to enjoying a few South Park x-mas episodes, the Family Guy x-mas episode, and of course, Robot Chicken’s “Half assed Christmas Special”. God help the classics of the future…..
“A look Back at ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’”, anyone see this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efjant1RGvw&feature=channel
Anyhoo…
MERRY CHRISTMAS, SCREENRANT!
–Your loyal fan,
Kel (KEL :-p….surprise!)
Scrooged: “They can’t see her nipples, and these guys are REALLY looking!”
A Christmas Carol: George C. Scotts’ version is the only version.
The Bishops Wife: Yes, I know Grant was gay but he made a terrific angel.
Grinch: NOT the embarrassing Jim Carrey remake
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Perfect CHRISTmas movie.
Merry CHRISTmas, Vic and all youz’ guys at Screenrant!!
In no particular order:
Christmas Carol (1951-Alastair Sim. The DEFINITIVE version. Original b&w, not the horrifying colorized version)
It’s a Wonderful Life (surprisingly dark, not the sentiment-fest everyone thinks it is)
A Christmas Story
Die Hard
Muppet Christmas Carol
Grinch (original)
Nightmare Before Christmas
Charlie Brown Christmas
And, to delve briefly into comics: The wonderful Walt Simonson New Gods Christmas tale: “A Highfather Christmas” from the “DCU HOLIDAY BASH #1.” I would looove to see this in an animated form.
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
#1 all time for me, without a doubt!
It’s a Wonderful Life
Holiday Affair
Bishop’s Wife
The Man Who Came to Dinner
A Christmas Carol / Scrooge / Scrooged
Miracle on 34th Street
Christmas in Connecticut
Almost forgot Boondocks: A Huey Freeman Christmas.
Ha! What about Emit Otter’s Jug Band Christmas
Mainly lurking, looking for Christmas Carol with George C Scott. My best Christmas movies are (no real order):
– Scrooge with Albert Finney
– Scrooged
– Scrooge with Patrick Stewart
– It’s a Wonderful Life (Jimmy Stewart)
– Miracle on 34th street (1947?) version
– Miracle on 34th street (1973?) version
– Elf
– Christmas Story
Without doubt the best Christmas movie ever was the original (1947) version of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’. It had everything; and something for everyone. And what’s more, it depended entirely on the quality of the acting/directing/ and an actual storyline. Great to the very last scene.
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