# Best christmas film? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003 "2003-12-25T13:45:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Psammead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@Psammead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psammead)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/1 "2003-12-25T13:45:26Z")
I know the obvious choices are classic films such “What a wonderful life” and “Wizard of Oz” but my favourite is a probably a less obvious one; “Home Alone” :o I know it’s hardly a masterpiece but for some reason it holds fond childhood memories of Xmas. 🙂 What’s your fav? Jim P.S. Sorry if this has been asked before :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/2 "2003-12-25T14:53:48Z")
Wizard of Oz?? No, that was always an Easter Movie. My two are: Scrooged (Bill Murrey) A Christmas Story (Peter Billingsley) I still hafta see at least once per season… Rudolph, (hopefully with the electric razor commercials) Emmett Otter’s Jug Band Christmas The Grinch ---
**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/3 "2003-12-25T19:02:12Z")
Miracle on 34th stret is one of my favorites. (the original) ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/4 "2003-12-25T21:15:14Z")
I really liked a Christmas story… Although I’d never seen it before last year. ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/5 "2003-12-25T21:42:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DrMemory \* > **A Christmas Story (Peter Billingsley)** Thirding. _You’ll shoot your eye out._ ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/6 "2003-12-25T23:52:20Z")
1. Miracle on 34th Street 2. A Christmas Story 3. A Christmas Carol (Alister Sim version) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/7 "2003-12-25T23:56:46Z")
I’d agree with _Scrooged_. For sheer nostalgia, my alltime favorite was _The Year Without A Santa Clause_ He’s Mister Heat Blister… ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/8 "2003-12-26T01:45:33Z")
Another vote for Christmas Story. It just seems to embody all the dysfunctional family fun of the holidays (amped up by hollywood of course). ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/9 "2003-12-26T03:35:24Z")
A Christmas Story. A Christmas Carol (on stage). Christmas Vacation. Hardrock, Cocoa and Joe (Maybe just a Chicago thing?). [http://www.toontracker.com/xmasra/hardrock.ram](http://www.toontracker.com/xmasra/hardrock.ram) ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/10 "2003-12-26T21:23:16Z")
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is the best Christmas movie ever. We watch it every year. ---
**Author:** ![chicksdigscars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@chicksdigscars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicksdigscars)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-film/221003/11 "2003-12-27T02:40:15Z")
OH, come on! The Muppet Christmas Movie. How can you NOT love this?? When Chef tries to cook Big Bird? 😛