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Top 5 Christmas Movies

(Sun 12/24/2006 11:25am)

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In the spirit of the season, I thought I'd go through my top five Christmas movies of all time and then a smattering of other favorite listed at the end. Merry Christmas everyone!

5) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: This fifth spot was really a toss up among several films, but I ultimately went with this because it is the best Christmas comedy ever made. Besides, how can you go wrong with Randy Quaid and fried cats?

4) A Charlie Brown Christmas: This movie uses a simple formula for success: Snoopy + Christmas = Awesome. What makes this movie so great, especially for the kids, is it essentially pauses in the middle and outlines what the meaning of Christmas really is without the viewer even noticing.

3) It's a Wonderful Life: This movie really captures the spirit of Christmas and is probably one of the best movies of all time.

2) Miracle on 34th Street (1947 version): Just missing the number one spot is this touching story detailing the events surrounding Santa Clause's decision to no longer personally come to your local mall or department store.

1) Die Hard: The 1988 classic tale of a man who rediscovers the lost love of his estranged wife while saving Christmas. You know the story.

Other Favorites: Santa Clause is Comin' to Town, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Scrooged and A Muppet Christmas Carol, Frosty the Snowman, Ernest Saves Christmas (I know, I know...nostalgia does crazy things).

Tags: christmas, christmas movies

Comments/Responses

michaelxaviermaelstrom • Dec 25, 2006, 01:53pm •

Good list JPJ, gotta love an Xmas list that puts John McClane above Jimmy Stewart..HAHAHA

^Raise-Thumb.

kahlan • Dec 29, 2006, 10:12am •

Where the hell is Christmas Story? The fact that I can happily watch that movie 2 or 3 times every Christmas should guarantee it a spot on your list.

jetpackjesus • Dec 29, 2006, 05:05pm •

Christmas Story is not on this list because it would be on my 5 worst list. I hate it and always have. I'm not entirely sure why, but it appealed to me in no way at all.

kahlan • Jan 02, 2007, 11:35pm •

Maybe you're too young to get it?

jetpackjesus • Jan 05, 2007, 11:07am •

I doubt that's the case since I'm not much younger than you are. I know plenty of other people my age that enjoy it. There are certainly parts of the movie I found humorous, but I could never get into it as a whole. Although, I haven't watched it in quite sometime so maybe I'll give it another shot next Christmas. Lord knows I'll have about 48 chances to watch it on TBS (or is it TNT?).

kahlan • Jan 05, 2007, 01:07pm •

It's not so much age, I guess, as environment. I have grandparents in their 80s, so I can definitely picture my grandparents as Ralphie's parents, with my dad (or any of his sisters) growing up like Ralphie. It's a generational thing. Since my parents raised me like they were raised in the fifties, instead of giving me everything they never had (like most kids today have been raised), I can appreciate the movie more.

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