Favorite Christmas Movies & ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas Schedule
 

As I sit here watching Home Alone for the 99th time, I am wondering what are your favorite Christmas movies or cartoons? :)

A Christmas Story! "You'll shoot your eye out!"

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

*YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH.............*

ykimber, you took mine!
 

By far, my fav is AChristmas Story. I have seen it a billiion times, and it never gets old. It's funnier every time I see it. FRA-GEE-LAY

13 Favorite Holiday Movies
 

13 Favorite Holiday Movies

During the holiday season, it seems like you can't turn on the TV without coming across movies like Miracle on 34th Street and some version of A Christmas Carol. We decided to do a poll here at Encarta to find out what people's favorite holiday movies are and to get some new rental ideas for the holidays.


1. A Christmas Story (1983)
This wonderfully narrated memoir is a great family movie and was the hands-down favorite among MSN Learning & Research editors. The story of a boy growing up in the 1940s and wishing for the ultimate Christmas gift: a Red Ryder BB gun. Rated PG

2. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Starring Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn, and a very young Natalie Wood. Kris Kringle attempts to prove in a court of law that he is indeed the real Santa Claus. Meanwhile, most of the adults in the film think he is just an insane old man. Unrated

3. Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
A very Halloweenish Christmas from Disney and creative genius Tim Burton. The Pumpkin King gets bored with Halloween Town and tries to take over Christmas Town. Rated PG

4. Holiday Inn (1942)
A love triangle--musical style--that takes place at a resort that's only open during the holidays. Starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. To top it off, the movie won an Academy Award for best song: the classic "White Christmas." Unrated

5. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Director Ron Howard's live-action remake of the 1966 animated television classic stars Jim Carrey as the Grinch who tries to end Christmas in Whoville. Rated PG

6. 29th Street (1991)
Luck is a funny thing. A New Yorker wins the state's first lottery on Christmas Eve, despite his bad luck. Based on a true story. Rated R

7. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Jimmy Stewart teamed up with Frank Capra? What more is there to say? Well, here's a little more: An angel gives Stewart a chance to see what life would be like if he hadn't been born. A real Christmas classic. Unrated

8. Trading Places (1983)
A new twist on the nature versus nurture argument: Two wealthy seniors make a wager on the lives of a snobby investor and a con artist. Starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. Rated R

9. A Christmas Carol (1951) (a.k.a. Scrooge)
This classic Dickens tale has been filmed numerous times, but we recommend the 1951 version. A bitter old man discovers the joy in life, thanks to the help of some ghosts. Unrated

10. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Travel during the holidays isn't easy. Steve Martin does whatever he has to in order to make it home for the holidays--including taking on an obnoxious salesman (played by John Candy) as a traveling companion. Rated R

11. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Cary Grant as an angel? How delightful! A minister's wife develops a crush on Cary Grant (who wouldn't?). Unrated

12. Home for the Holidays (1995)
Going home for the holidays can be difficult, as Holly Hunter's character proves in this Jodie Foster film about spending time with family during Thanksgiving. Rated PG-13

13. Home Alone (1990)
An eight-year-old enjoys the holidays after he is accidentally left at home while the rest of the family travels to Paris. This movie was the first of several Home Alone films. Rated PG

My fav is "A Christmas Story" hands down!!! I loved it when Ralphie got into that fight with that bully and he was cursing and beating the brakes off that guy!! Funny!! Also, all those fantasies that Ralphie has, esp. the one about the Lifebouy soap and he goes blind!!

A CHRISTMAS STORY!!!!!!!

My other favs are:
1. Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer

2. Santa Claus is coming to town

3. A Christmas without Santa Claus (I think that's the name--- it's the one with Mr. Heat Mizer)

4. Frosty the Snowman


What can I say... I'm a big kid!!!!!!!!

A Christmas Story - hands down, this is my all-time fav. The fight scene is a classic!!

A Christmas Carol

Charlie Brown Christmas Special

Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas Special

Frosty the Snowman

:D

HC A Christmas Story aired on television (Superstation to be exact) last night??? Yeah!!!! I was sleepy, but stayed up long enough to watch Ralphie beat the crap out of that bully.:D :D :D

I agree!!!!! 100%
 

A Christmas Story

Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer

Frosty the Snowman

A Charlie Brown Christmas

The Kid who Loved Christmas

I like the all those mentioned but I would like to add the claymation version of the "The Little Drummer Boy". You very rarily see it on TV during the Christmas season.

Fat Albert's Christmas Special :D

Miracle on 34th Street

A Very Diva Christmas with Vanessa Williams (Black musical version of SCROOGE's story)

Oh snap, I forgot all about Fat Albert. Good looking out CT4.
:D :cool:

I like Scrooged (with Bill Murray)

and that claymation one with Burger Miester Miester Burger...

My two holiday favorites are "A Christmas Story" and "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation" <---the part with the squirrel hiding in the christmas tree always cracks me up and I've seen it a thousand times.

I almost forgot about "A Very Diva Christmas". Vanessa was excellent in that.

FeeFee,
I think you are talking about Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer.

National Lampoons Christmas vacation is DA BOMB!!!!! I love the family dinner part when the aunt begins to pray and ends up saying the pledge of allegiance. Also, when he gets all that sap on his hands from that tree (ya know, that part with the squirrel) is HIIIIIIIILLLLarious. (Hmmmm, I might need to rent that today!lol)
This movie reminds me of my own christmas horror stories......btw do we have that thread....I need to search.

I forgot

*Charlie Brown's Christmas

*Preacher's Wife (on right now on FAMILY CHANNEL) :D

I saw Preacher's Wife last night, and I also forgot how much I liked that movie. So, I have to also add it to my list of favorites.

I also want to add "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".

The Grinch and Charlie Browns Chirstmas. I also need to checkout National Lampoons Christmas Special:D

I will have you dyin....
 

OK my favs:

* National Lampoon Christmas - The squirrel part, and the fake turkey eating
* MAD TV's "Raging Rudolph" - "You wanna a piece a me" , and " F%$# you Santa!"
* A Christmas story - "Awww Ralphieeee!", Ralphie beating the snot out of Scott Fargas, and the father getting a lamp in the shape of a call girl's leg, fishnet and all.

I always seem to find these on the tube every year and I love watching them.

FYI: The Christmas Story will be on for 24 hours starting 8:00PM on Christmas Eve on TNT. So if you have not yet caught the movie for the 2002 Christmas Season, TNT provides 24 hours worth of chances.


I remembered another one I liked, Yogi Bear's Christmas. :D

Favorite Holiday Movie
 

Hands down: A Christmas Story

My favorite part is when Ralphie beats the crap out of the boy who hit him with a snow ball!!

And when his mom and teacher were taunting him about shooting his eyes out.

Soul Food!!!!

Christmas Carol....(I know its corny!!!)

A CHRISTMAS STORY!!! I don't know how many times I've watched that movie! I never get tired of it!:)

It was on yesterday and I was STOOOKED!

I have to have watched that movie at least 30 times! :D

Oh I can't wait to watch it again this year!!!!! :D :D :D

When it came on yesterday, the channel that I was watching it on wasn't censored.....Ralphie said "Son of a Biotch" when he decoded the Little Orphan Annie secret.:D :D Out of all of the years that I have been watching it, I have never actually heard the obscenities (sp?). Watch it again GC'ers I tripple Dog dare ya!!;)

It's a Wonderful Life
Charlie Brown Christmas
Miracle on 34th St

The Grinch came on last night. :D :D :D

Da Movies!!!!
 

The Year Without a Santa Claus (this is the one with Mother Nature's children the Heat Miser and the Cold Miser)....My favorite part is when Heat Miser sings his song!!!!!
"I'm Mr. Heat Miser, I'm Mr. Sun....I'm Mr. Summer time, I'm Mr. 101."....

Does anybody know what I'm talking about????

I also love Scrooge...the musical version w/Albert Finney. The musical numbers are cute and it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. My favorite song in this movie is "Happiness".
"They say happiness is a thing you can't touch, a thing you can't see...I disagree. Happiness is whatever you want it to be........"

And how could I forget Nestor the Christmas Donkey!!!!!

OMG I love "The Year Without A Santa Claus" too!! It came on ABC Family last night and me and Hubby sang the Heat Miser/Cold Miser songs at the top of our lungs and our son came in looking at us like we lost our minds!! :D

SCHEDULING INFO: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" will be airing at 8:00 pm EST every night this week on Cartoon Network

"The Year Without A Santa Claus" will air on ABC Family again this Saturday as part of the Rankin Bass Marathon starting at 2:00 pm EST.

I want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown
 

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!
Tuesday, December 9 at 8/7c


I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! centers on ReRun, the lovable but ever-skeptical younger brother of Linus and Lucy. It's Christmas vacation and, as usual, ReRun's big sister is stressing him out, so he decides to turn to his best friend, Snoopy, for amusement and holiday cheer. However his faithful but unpredictable beagle companion has plans of his own, giving ReRun reason to ask Snoopy to invite his canine brother Spike for a visit. When Spike shows up, it looks like ReRun will have a dog for Christmas after all... but then the real trouble begins.


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Today on FAM, they will show Jim Carrey's How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

BTW, TTT. :D

Charlie Brown Christmas, Tuesday 12.7.04 on ABC @ 8:00 PM EST

It's not Christmas until I see Frosty the Snowman...:cool:

The Grinch (cartoon and Jim Carey)
Home Alone
All those christmas movies where the characters look like they are made outta wood. I don't know what that is called.

"It's a Wonderful Life" is my favorite movie of all time period!! It so contradicts my personality but I love the simplicity of one mans life and the whole feeling good about the things in your life, bad and good. Thats a movie with the true meaning of Christmas.

"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer", I made my son watch it last week, "Have a holy jolly Christmas......"

"A Christmas Story", when Ralphie is rubbing that lamp leg and when he says the curse word, pure comedy!

My favorite is Charlie Brown Christmas. I love the part when they are supposed to be practicing for the Christmas play but all the kids keep dancing. They look so cute! Another favorite is A Christmas Story. They aired it back home on Thanksgiving Day.

For ALL you THE CHRISTMAS STORY junkies


• A Christmas Story (1983)
TSO, Fri Dec 10 12:00pm EST

• A Christmas Story (1983)
TCM, Sat Dec 11 06:00pm EST

• A Christmas Story (1983)
TSO, Tue Dec 14 08:00pm EST

TSO = Turner South
TCM = Turner Classic Movies