Favorite Holiday Movies?

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Phrf

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 - 07:05 pm Click here to edit this post
Merry Christmas All

I'll keep it to 5 for now
in no particular order....

It's a Wonderful Life
White Christmas (Bing and Rosemary...WOW)
The Christmas Story(you'll shoot your eye out)LOL
Scrooged
A Christmas Carol (the one with George C Scott)

Bookworm

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 - 07:16 pm Click here to edit this post
I have many great memories of watching It's a Wonderful Life and White Christmas with my mom and sister. I also like the TV specials Charlie Brown's Christmas and The Grinch that Stole Christmas (the cartoon version). All are classics in my book. :D Speaking of books love The Christmas Carol, movies have never done it justice.

Max

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 - 08:51 pm Click here to edit this post
A Christmas Story
Scrooged
It's a Wonderful Life
The Santa Clause
White Christmas

Magikearth

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 - 09:07 pm Click here to edit this post
Wow! Nice Thread!

I love "Its a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Story" and I don't even have to wait until Christmastime to enjoy them!
One of my other favorite Christmas movies is "The Gift of the Magi" based on a short story by O.Henry.
It tells the story of two poor lovers whose love for each other propels them to make a sacrifice at Christmastime. Unbeknownst to each other,
The man sells his watch to buy a haircomb for his true love's long,beautiful hair...
The lady sells her hair to a wigmaker,so she can buy him a watch fob for his precious watch! Oh No!
I like the way this story brings to light what Love is really about-and that Christmas doesn't have so much to do with "things"; it
really is the thought that counts! :)

Whoami

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 01:09 am Click here to edit this post
Muppets Christmas get quoted all the time in our family.

"Watch out for that icy patch!"

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Magikearth

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 03:33 am Click here to edit this post
Whoami,
I love the muppets but I'm a little fuzzy on that movie..what are some other lines from it? It sounds like a fun film, for sure!
I'll have to check it out!

Spygirl

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 05:32 am Click here to edit this post
I only have one favorite Christmas movie:

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

I've seen it a BILLION times...my favorite quote:

Eddie: "Clark, we didn't call. We wanted to surprise you."

Clark: "Well, if I woke up in the morning with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be any more surprised than I am right now."

Weinermr

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 06:52 am Click here to edit this post
In no particular order -

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special
White Christmas
A Christmas Carol (non-colorized Alistair Sim version)
Scrooge (musical with Albert Finney)
It's A Wonderful Life
The Bishop's Wife
Miracle on 34th Street

Pcakes2

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 07:12 am Click here to edit this post
Help????
I can't remember the name of it...it's an animated Christmas movie with the Heat Miser and Snow Miser. Anyone know the name?

"I'm mister heat miser...I'm mister sun....I'm mister green Christmas...I'm mister hundred and one....friends call me heat miser, whatever I touch...starts to melt in my clutch...I'm too much!

Help!

Grooch

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 07:26 am Click here to edit this post
The year without a SAnta Claus?

(But was that a movie or a 1/2 hour tv show? We can have a second category for TV specials.)

Babyruth

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 07:31 am Click here to edit this post
Pcakes, that does sound familiar, but I can't remember what it's from, either- sorry!

My recent favorite TV special is "Olive The Other Reindeer" which debuted 2 Christmases ago. The animation is fresh and fun, and the witty dialog and bad puns are wonderful.

I also love the Mr. Magoo version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".

As for movies, I don't really have a favorite. I've seen them all so many times. I guess the original Miracle on 34th Street would be my first choice.

Pcakes2

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 07:33 am Click here to edit this post
Oh Grooch...thank you so much!!!!!! I have been singing that song for a week now, and driving myself insane! I don't think it was actually a movie...it was like Rudolph and Frosty.

Whoami

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 08:35 am Click here to edit this post
Magikearth,
IIRC, the "icy patch" skit goes on throughout the movie. The muppets are all coming over to one of the muppets house for Christmas, and there is an icy patch right in front of the door. As each muppet comes in, they slip/fall and say "whoops!" Everyone tells them to "watch out for that icy patch!" I remember a bunch of penguin muppetts slipping. It's so cute!

I'll have to ask my sis for other lines from it. She knows the movie much better than I do (the icy patch is her favorite!).

Dahli

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 01:21 pm Click here to edit this post
Wow I am almost totally in agreement with Weinermr!

In my exact particular and favourite order

It's A Wonderful Life
A Christmas Carol (non-colorized Alistair Sim version)
White Christmas
Miracle on 34th Street
Scrooge (musical with Albert Finney)

Urgrace

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 01:54 pm Click here to edit this post
I love to watch Miracle on 34th Street with Natalie Wood. The remakes were never as good.
Who couldn't love watching It's a Wonderful Life. I've even watched it in the summer! Would love to see the muppets movie with the penguins! I collect Penguins!

Weinermr

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 01:57 pm Click here to edit this post
Thank you Dahli!

<weinermr gives Dahli a big high five!>

Sbw

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 02:32 pm Click here to edit this post
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

(My favorite part is with the squirrel in the tree.)

Wink

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 02:44 pm Click here to edit this post
Mine too Sbw.

But I won't mention why I like the part about the squirrel

Spygirl

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 04:59 pm Click here to edit this post
Methinks Wink has the board set to buzz whenever the word squirrel is posted. Look at the time on that followup!

Wink

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 07:19 pm Click here to edit this post
LOL Spygirl. My radar goes off the moment that word is on the page.

Twiggyish

Thursday, December 20, 2001 - 07:29 pm Click here to edit this post
Spy and SBW, I love that one, too. I laugh when Chevy Chase plugs in the outside Christmas lights..roflmao!!! All of these movies mentioned are good. I always loved Charlie Brown's Christmas..(not sure of the title) but it's the one with the poor little tree.

Backhome

Friday, December 21, 2001 - 03:26 pm Click here to edit this post
My hubby's favorite holiday movies are completely non-traditional -- Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. What can I say -- he's a former Marine!!!

I don't have any favorites, I don't think. I've never really thought about it before!

Max

Friday, December 21, 2001 - 06:14 pm Click here to edit this post
Backhome - I understand your husband completely! Every time I hear "Jingle Bell Rock" I think of the opening sequence in Lethal Weapon! :)