10) Four Christmases- This is a new addition. Will, Marilyn, my Mom and I saw it at the theater last year at this time and loved it. There is nothing so funny as other people's families at the holidays...
9) Christmas With the Kranks- One of the those rare movies that I liked better than the book it was based on, John Grisham's Skipping Christmas. Tim Allen is the king of Christmas movies. Free Frosty, Free Frosty!!!
8) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer- The classic original! It's a great story with great music and Yukon Cornelius and The Bumble- what else could you ask for!
7) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York- I like this sequel even better than the original (which we watched yesterday). Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as the "Sticky Bandits" are my favorite part of both movies.
6) How the Grinch Stole Christmas- The animated version with Boris Karloff narrating is amazing, but we also like Jim Carrey's live action Grinch as well.
5) Elf- We actually got a head start and watched this one last weekend! Marilyn just walks around the house saying "Buddy the Elf- what's your favorite color?" There is also a great message about believing when those around you do not...
5a) The Santa Claus- I actually liked all three of these, but the first one is still my favorite. You gotta' love the elves!
4) Scrooged- Bill Murray is great, Carol Kane as the Ghost of Christmas Present just cracks me up, and the story is timeless. A very underrated movie.
3) Christmas Vacation- I feel a certain connection with Clark W. Griswald. We both manage to screw up most everything, but we mean well! And the lights- ohhh the lights!
2) The Toy That Saved Christmas- The first and best of the Veggietale Christmas stories. The Veggie's learn the true meaning of Christmas from Buzzsaw Louie. And after a sledding accident Bob the Tomato gets to utter these great lines: "Mousetrap. I wanted to play Mousetrap. You roll your dice, you move your mice- nobody gets hurt!"
2a) A Charlie Brown Christmas- More people have heard the Christmas story as told in the Gospel of Luke from Linus than from any other single media source in history. Think about that...
1) A Muppet Christmas Carol- Easily number one for all of my family. The music is awesome, the story is terrific, and it has Muppets. What else do you want? We own the VHS, the DVD, and the CD of the music. "After all there's only one more sleep 'till Christmas..."
So there's my list. I know many of you would include A Christmas Story but I don't share your love of that one. What else would you add? Let me hear from you. Enjoy your favorites, but don't let the reason for the season slip away from you. Listen to Linus- the little dude with the blanket knows what he is talking about!
Because of Jesus,
Can’t say I have seen “Four Christmases” or “Christmas With the Kranks”. I love the original “Rudolf the Red nosed Reindeer” (w/ the elf who wants to be a dentist and the "Land of Unwanted Toys”) and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. I have to say, though I am NOT a Will Farrell fan (in the least), “Elf” is one of his movies I have watched…not just once but a few times. I liked “The Santa Claus(e)” and will have to get my hands on “The Toy That Saved Christmas”. We love Veggie Tales!
ReplyDeleteI would have to list some of my other favorites as "Frosty the Snowman", "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (Rankin/Bass), "Mickey's Christmas Carol", (Disney's) "Chip and Dale: The Christmas Tree", "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "The Year without a Santa Claus" (w/ Snow Miser and Heat Miser), "Bing Crosby's White Christmas", "Miracle on 34th Street", and "Fred Claus" wasn't bad. I cannot say, I am a "It's a Wonderful Life" fan. :(
Thanks for the post. :)