# This Christmas movie never gets old **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513 "2009-12-25T02:33:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/1 "2009-12-25T02:33:48Z")
We just watched **A Midnight Clear** for probably the 15th year in a row. This has to be one of the absolute best films about humanity, and the cast is brilliant. I highly recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/2 "2009-12-27T01:43:32Z")
“The Ref” for me and my tribe. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/3 "2009-12-27T03:18:56Z")
Christmas Vacation Die Hard ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/4 "2009-12-27T03:39:28Z")
A Christmas Story. ---
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/5 "2009-12-27T17:33:43Z")
santa claus conquers the martians. the unmolested version, not the mst3k one ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/6 "2009-12-27T17:49:48Z")
So \*\*YOU’RE \*\*the other person who has seen A Midnight Clear. Wow! Have you’ve see Bridy? For me it is listening to A Christmas Carol read by Patrick Stewart. ---
**Author:** ![RhapsodyInBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RhapsodyInBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RhapsodyInBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/7 "2009-12-27T19:05:10Z")
For us it’s _White Christmas_ and _Die Hard_. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/8 "2009-12-27T20:54:02Z")
We watch a lot of the movies listed, but if you haven’t seen Midnight Clear, try to rent it. It’s not just a Christmas film. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/9 "2009-12-27T21:00:21Z")
**Midnight Clear** was excellent, but our go-to Christmas movie (actually, it’s my husband’s because I’m not all that fond of it – I’m more a Rankin / Bass special kinda gal) is **It’s a Wonderful Life**. Toys (for me), would be a close second. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/10 "2009-12-27T21:17:34Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > “The Ref” for me and my tribe. “I swear to God, if you hit that kid one more time, I’m gonna shove that pig’s head _right up your ass_!” 😃 We watch \*The Ref \*by ourselves and \*A Christmas Story \* and The Grinch with the kid. ---
**Author:** ![statsman1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/11 "2009-12-27T21:49:00Z")
_KISS Saves Santa_ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/12 "2009-12-28T02:31:38Z")
Just so we know what we’re talking about (and if you go to rent it) - there’s a movie with the title _A Midnight Clear_, and one titled _Midnight Clear_. The first is mainly a “war movie” but takes place during Christmas. It features Gary Sinise, Ethan Hawke, and a Dillon brother (among others). I’d call it one of the best movies about war ever made. The second, made just a few years ago, is about depression and suicide during the holidays (though apparently it’s uplifting). I haven’t seen it, but it stars a Baldwin brother. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/13 "2009-12-28T13:30:11Z")
> [@panamajack](#): > > Just so we know what we’re talking about (and if you go to rent it) - there’s a movie with the title _A Midnight Clear_, and one titled _Midnight Clear_. The first is mainly a “war movie” but takes place during Christmas. It features Gary Sinise, Ethan Hawke, and a Dillon brother (among others). I’d call it one of the best movies about war ever made. > . I enjoyed A Midnight Clear quite a bit. Was unaware that it was sort of lesser known. Another similar Christmas war movie, based on true stories of WWI Christmas ceasefires, is [Joyeux Noël.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424205/) [Christmas truces](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/14 "2009-12-28T16:48:33Z")
> [@Caprese](#): > > I enjoyed A Midnight Clear quite a bit. > Was unaware that it was sort of lesser known. > > Another similar Christmas war movie, based on true stories of WWI Christmas ceasefires, is [Joyeux Noël.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424205/) Another excellent film. ---
**Author:** ![McGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@McGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McGeek)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/15 "2009-12-28T19:25:24Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Have you’ve see Bridy? What is “Bridy”? I could not find any movie by this title. ---
**Author:** ![Dusty\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@Dusty\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusty_Rose)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/16 "2009-12-28T19:31:14Z")
I’m a total _Christmas Carol_ geek. I watch every version that I can catch. Except for the Kelsey Grammer one. Didn’t like that one. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/17 "2009-12-28T21:27:11Z")
Ernest Saves Christmas. Knowhutimean? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/18 "2009-12-28T22:15:52Z")
[_ **Meet Me in St. Louis** _](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yudgy30Dd68) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/19 "2009-12-28T22:18:27Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > For me it is listening to A Christmas Carol read by Patrick Stewart. Damn. I knew I was forgetting something this year. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-christmas-movie-never-gets-old/522513/20 "2009-12-29T03:38:33Z")
_Christmas Vacation_. My family and I could probably quote the entire movie, word-for-word. This year, we were trying to figure out what the pattern was on Clark’s pajamas. (Dogs? Dinosaurs? Jungle animals?) My Uncle Craig even has a pair of reindeer eggnog glasses just like the ones in the movie.