# I'm ready for some Christmas movies! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063 "2004-11-29T00:47:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/1 "2004-11-29T00:47:54Z")
Yes, I know it’s too early, but my husband and I are going on a massive roadtrip in December and I won’t be able to watch movies then. So, what are your favorite Christmassy movies? You know, Santa Claus, and ho-ho-ho, and mistletoe… and presents for pretty girls… (I did a search and I didn’t find a thread like this which, to put it simply, just ain’t right. I’m assuming my search skills are, to put it simply, sucky.) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/2 "2004-11-29T00:57:36Z")
The musicals group is going to be doing _Holiday Inn_ and _White Christmas_. The only other movie I watch every single year is _Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol_. (The songs – by Jule Styne – are wonderful.) I have never seen _It’s a Wonderful Life_, and at this point it’s policy. ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/3 "2004-11-29T01:02:24Z")
ELF ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/4 "2004-11-29T01:04:40Z")
_Miracle on 34th Street_, of course. The original version, not the remake. And _How the Grinch Stole Christmas_. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/5 "2004-11-29T01:05:54Z")
_Bad Santa_ - (I’ve got Bad Taste) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/6 "2004-11-29T01:11:54Z")
I did one a month ago, which was \*way \* early. Here is a link if you want. [Link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=282111&highlight=christmas) But I see no reason to not have a new one: Animation: I dunno, \*Rudolf \* was good, and \*Charlie Brown \* of course, but I think \*The Grinch \* is my favorite. Movies: _Miracle on 34th Street_, the original version. _Its a Wonderful Life._ \*Scrooged \* - up until the end where it petered out. And recently, I enjoyed _Elf_; ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/7 "2004-11-29T01:22:41Z")
> [@Kat](#): > > And How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Chuck Jones or Ron Howard? I got 'em both. _Christmas Story_ for me. DD ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/8 "2004-11-29T01:32:58Z")
_The Bishop’s Wife_ _A Christmas Story_ (I wait for this to be on TNT for 24 hours straight every year, then torture my family with it) _The Nightmare Before Christmas_ ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/9 "2004-11-29T01:42:46Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Chuck Jones or Ron Howard? I got 'em both. _Christmas Story_ for me. > > DD Chuck Jones for sure! As much as I admire Mr. Howard, his Grinch is a very bad movie. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/10 "2004-11-29T01:45:36Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > The musicals group is going to be doing _Holiday Inn_ and _White Christmas_. The only other movie I watch every single year is _Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol_. (The songs – by Jule Styne – are wonderful.) > > I have never seen _It’s a Wonderful Life_, and at this point it’s policy. I saw _Wonderful Life_ in the early '80s, before it had become a Beloved Holiday Classic. As a matter of fact, we saw it at a local bar with nightclub pretensions in a college town as part of their weekly film series. Sentiment was not a big part of the venue. Divorced from the Beloved Holiday Classic baggage, it was quite an enjoyable little flick. Nothing earthshaking, but it had its moments… ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/11 "2004-11-29T01:58:43Z")
_The Lion in Winter_ Not normally a movie you think of when the term “Christmas movie” comes up, but at it’s core is the same Christmas plot of recently: family comes home together for Christmas even though they each detest each other. But unlike most Christmas movies, the movie doesn’t end with each of them realizing how much they love their family (although a case can be made for Henry and Eleanor; at any rate the brothers still hate each other and their parents). ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/12 "2004-11-29T02:30:15Z")
The Alistair Sim _A Christmas Carol_. No contest. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/13 "2004-11-29T02:31:35Z")
I saw _A Clockwork Orange_ for the first time one snowy Christmas, so I associate it (and its soundtrack) with the Christmas season :eek: _Bernard and the Genie Black Adder’s Christmas Carol Edward Scissorhands The Thing_ (John Carpenter – again, I saw that on Christmas Day, it’s a brilliant movie, and it’s got snow.) ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/14 "2004-11-29T02:36:08Z")
One of our holiday favorites is **The Thin Man** , which isn’t exactly about Christmas but it does take place over Christmas. It’s funny and cozy, and Christmas-y enough that we enjoy watching it every year and it feels seasonal while still providing a break from the _very_ Christmas movies. One of Mr. Del’s favorite Christmas movies is **While You Were Sleeping** , which I personally find adorable because he never likes chick type movies. I can’t tell if it’s a fair Christmas movie on its own, or just has great sentimental value to us. Yes, I know, it is to gag. 😉 His other favorite Christmas movie is **The Ref** , which runs more toward his usual taste. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/15 "2004-11-29T03:14:33Z")
Hmmmmm Miracle on 34th Street Love Actually - saw it last Christmas day and made me feel all warm The Ref Christmas Vacation ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/16 "2004-11-29T04:14:35Z")
> [@MLS](#): > > The Alistair Sim _A Christmas Carol_. No contest. No, the George C. Scott _A Christmas Carol_. No contest. (Sim was too campy.) **Maureen** , I saw A Christmas Story the other day on TCM. It may be impossible to gt tired of that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/17 "2004-11-29T05:37:57Z")
The Long Kiss Goodnight Peter’s Friends Love, Actually ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-some-christmas-movies/277063/18 "2004-11-29T06:29:07Z")
The Snowman National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation