Holiday Movies

[allyndra]

You may have noticed (if you've gone anywhere near a retail location lately) that it's the holiday season. We're halfway through Hanukkah, and Christmas is right around the corner. So I was thinking about holiday movies. Now, I love traditional ones like "Miracle on 34th Street," but one of my favorite Christmas movies ever is "Die Hard." And my husband has long considered "Gremlins" a holiday classic. What are your favorite holiday movies, traditional or otherwise? I would love to build a viewing list for the month.

Comments

ahhh... the old days...

[rasah.livejournal.com]

believe it or not... Star Wars. And I'll tell you for why. In the UK we've only had hundreds of channels for about the last 15-20 years or so. before that there were three (within my memory anyway) until channel four (yay! new channel! we celebrated LOTS). and dvd's hadn't been invented. and only rich people had actual bought videos! we had the blank kind that you could record tv on, but actually buying a film on video was inheard of! so the only time we ever got to see our favourite films was at christmas - cause that's when all the tv channels would kick off the normal programming and show the classics - such as star wars. i was 20 when i actually managed to buy a copy - so my childhood christmas memories are of watching the trilogy EVERY year. looking forward to it for AGES. it was a real family thing, and to this day, whenever i see Star Wars it makes me feel like christmas.

wow. that made me really nostalgic. and a bit homesick. :o)

what a great post this is!

[sublimatedangel]

Oh, look at you being all creative! It's ubertraditional, but The Christmas Story and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (animated version) are my top two. Seriously, it doesn't feel like it's really Christmas until I've watched them.

[xanzpet.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Well, I tend to adore A Christmas Carol remakes, so Diva's Christmas Carol with Vanessa Williams is mandatory for me, as is Ebbie, with Susan Lucci. Shannen Doherty (my goddess) also recently did a Christmas flick for the Family Channel called Christmas Caper, which I thought was inordinately cute.

Also, Clue! I got my first copy of it for Christmas one year. :D

[bentrumors.livejournal.com]

My traditional favorite is White Christmas. I still cry at the end every damn time. *g*

My non-trad pick is Home for the Holidays. It so helps me gear up for dealing with my own psycho family. LOL