# What movie is Christmas incomplete without? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862 "2002-12-02T00:40:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/41 "2002-12-02T19:38:06Z")
MST3K: Santa Claus and The Star Wars Holiday Special (AKA Wookiee Christmas) are the only Christmas movies I have on tape. Oh, wait–I forgot that I have Nightmare Before Christmas, too. Shows you my tastes. ---
**Author:** ![Threadkiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@Threadkiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Threadkiller)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/42 "2002-12-02T21:05:48Z")
_[Santa with Muscles](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0117550)_ Should play an integral part in everyone’s holiday plans. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/43 "2002-12-02T22:12:57Z")
**Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas** doesn’t get the attention it deserves. **Grinch** (Chuck Jones, of course) **Christmas Carol** Mr. Magoo, Alistair Sim, Muppets and/or George C. Scott. **IAWL** is great if you just skip George’s boring life and fast-forward to the fateful day. ---
**Author:** ![airdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/44 "2002-12-02T22:43:29Z")
[Jack Frost 2](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0239496) [Feeders 2](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305043124/qid=1038869193/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/102-6716976-8618545?v=glance&s=video&n=507846) No Christmas is complete without them. ---
**Author:** ![Flowerchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@Flowerchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flowerchild)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/45 "2002-12-03T02:36:44Z")
I forgot all about “Christmas Vacation”,I love that movie. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/46 "2002-12-03T03:15:30Z")
_Scrooged_ _Christmas Vacation_ The original and non-colorized _Miracle on 34th Street_ _How the Grinch Stole Christmas_ ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/47 "2002-12-03T04:35:33Z")
I can’t believe only one person mentioned “The Nightmare Before Christmas”! That is such a great movie. And whenever I see it, I spend the next few weeks mumbling “This is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…” under my breath. A little odd during Christmas, but still! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/48 "2002-12-03T05:32:46Z")
Superman II. Don’t ask. ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/49 "2002-12-03T06:07:52Z")
There are a lot of worthy recommendations, but all I have to see are _It’s a Wonderful Life_ and _A Christmas Story_ and I’m set. The funny thing is that until a few years ago, I had written off _It’s a Wonderful Life_ as hokey, but when I finally sat down and watched the whole thing, I realized what a good film it was. _A Christmas Story_ isn’t the best Christmas film out there, but with TBS/TNT playing it all the time, I have to watch at least one of its hundreds of airings. There’s just something about it that cracks me up, plus its portrayal of the 1940s is as picturesque as the Victorian Christmas images that we’re inundated with during the holiday season. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/50 "2002-12-03T13:13:05Z")
I guess I’ll be the frist, and probably only one, to pipe up with _Scrooge_ no not Scrooged but the musical. I just have to find a damn copy of it somewhere. I guess I will also be watching Die Hard as suggested above and I may try out Jack Frost as well. I may watch a Christmas Story, if I can stand it that is. ---
**Author:** ![Broken\_Doll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Broken\_Doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Doll)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/51 "2002-12-03T14:02:09Z")
“Everytime a bell rings, an angel gets it’s wings!” Every year, same movie, same old line, same old gag reflex. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/52 "2002-12-03T16:42:32Z")
“Mary Poppins” “The Court Jester” I try not to watch these movies during the year until late Xmas morning with my sons and nieces and nephews around me. It is such a joy. I remember the Cleveland affiliate playing the 2nd one during the holiday season and everything stopped so my sister and I could watch Danny Kaye’s hilarious romp. Aaaahhhh. 1960’s joy, the aluminum tree, Mister Machine walking around, A Major Matt Mason clutched in my little pajama’ed hand (thanks mom!) and “The Court Jester” on TV. All was right with the world. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/53 "2002-12-03T18:07:34Z")
“Batman Returns”. Love the Christmas party dance scene between Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle. “Killing kids. Don’t you think that’s a little…unhh?” _POW!_ “No, it’s a lot ‘unhh’!” ---
**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/54 "2002-12-03T21:09:19Z")
Add me to the **A Christmas Story** pile. Oh and we watch **The Nightmare Before Christmas** too. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/55 "2002-12-03T23:38:17Z")
Mr Magoo’s Christmas Carol.-THIS is the big daddy of them all. do not embarass yourselves by arguing otherwise. Alistair Sims Christmas Carol. Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer with burl ives. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/56 "2002-12-04T00:11:42Z")
Another favorite of mine is the Bloom County classic _A Wish For Wings That Work_(I think that was the title). ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/57 "2002-12-04T02:25:34Z")
_My Uncle Antoine_ for our Canadian friends. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/58 "2002-12-04T15:37:58Z")
Scrooged The Santa Claus (can’t believe no one else mentioned this one. I just love when he gets his weenie whistle at the end) It’s a Wonderful Life Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer Charlie Brown’s Christmas How the Grinch Stole Christmas the cartoon though the other was OK too. Nightmare Before Christmas Has anyone seen The Santa Claus 2? ---
**Author:** ![ForgottenLore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@ForgottenLore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForgottenLore)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/59 "2002-12-04T16:00:54Z")
> [@](#): > > I also love the Rankin/Bass shows, my favorite being the one with Heat Miser and Snow Miser. That’s _The Year Without a Santa Claus_. One of my favorites! The best parts were the musical numbers: _He’s mister White Christmas. He’s mister snow. He’s mister icicle, He’s mister ten below. “They call me Snow Miser. Whatever I touch turns to snow in my clutch! I’m too much.”_ and _He’s mister Green Christmas. He’s mister sun. He’s mister heat blister, He’s mister hundred-and-one. “They call me Heat Miser. Whatever I touch starts to melt in my clutch! I’m too much.”_ Classic. ---
**Author:** ![Brute666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@Brute666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brute666)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-christmas-incomplete-without/139862/60 "2002-12-04T16:02:28Z")
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