What are your favorite Christmas flicks?

A Christmas Story, hands down.

I wanted to get a leg lamp for my dad for Christmas for YEARS but I just can’t afford the nearly $200.00 for the full size one (He’d settle for nothing less) for what equates to a gag gift.
It’s a major award.

Christmas Carol, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, It’s A Wonderful Life…hmmmm could be more but I can’t think right now. 🙄

Because I can’t just pick one…

Rankin/Bass’ The Year without a Santa Claus. I love the Heat Miser and Snow Miser (one of my brothers also loves this movie and the Heat Miser… when he’s pissed off, he has some of the same facial expressions).
Rankin/Bass’Nestor the Long-eared Donkey and Small One (not so much for the religious aspect, but because I love donkeys!)
… and of course, Rankin-Bass’ Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (gotta love Burl Ives singing)
Rankin/Bass’ Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Muppet Christmas Carol
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the animated version… the live action one is ok, but not as good as the original… and no one can outdo Boris Karlov’s voice)
Also, T’was the Night Before Christmas (animated about the mouse who had to fix the clock in the town square so Santa wouldn’t pass over the town’s children, because he wrote a bad letter to Santa)

For more of a musical aspect, Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Ghosts of Christmas Eve is always nice to watch. If you ever get to see them live, DO IT! They are awesome in person!

I also have some old holiday specials on VHS that were taped when I was little, like He-Man and She-Ra, Glow Worm and Friends, etc. holiday specials. Not favorites, but fun to have. 😳
Speaking of A Christmas Story, my neighbor has the leg lamp in the 2nd story, center window. Priceless.

The original animated “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” I just love the expressions on Max, the dog. Second favorite would be “A Christmas Story”. Having lived with hunting dogs (who were expert counter surfers), the scene where the “Bumpus hounds” steal the turkey gets me every year. XD

I don’t know that I have a favourite Christmas movie. But I’ll share the next best… growing up in NY, we never missed a year to go see The Nutcracker in the city, each and every Yuletide season. I miss it. That and Rkflr Center is what always capped off Christmas time for me and my family. *sigh… memories*

Ok ok ok… I got one. Granted, it’s not just on during Christmas and it is a semi remake but I love Bill Murray (in my top 10 of favourite actors) so I’ll throw Scrooged into the ring.