Have a Holly Jolly Christmas…And Watch a Few Movies While You’re At It
|Here at TTC, we often talk about Christmas music and gifts around the holidays. This year, I would like to provide a list of films that I believe are in some form redemptive and that are worth checking out over the holiday season. If you feel I have missed a very important film, tell me about it in the comments section. Here is my list of 20 Christmas movies/shows/specials to check out in order of release date (with a few embedded gems for fun).
- It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Scrooge (1951)
- Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
- Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
- Frosty the Snowman (1969)
- Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
- Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
- A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
- A Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987)
- Scrooged (1988)
- Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Home Alone (1990)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- Elf (2003)
- The Polar Express (2004)
- The Nativity Story (2006)
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Great idea, Scott! And great list! That Claymation clip was hilarious. I’d never even heard of that one.
Some of my favorites include:
The Bishop’s Wife (1947) and it’s remake The Preacher’s Wife (1996)
White Christmas (1954)
The Dead (1987), based on Joyce’s short story
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
A Christmas Carole — with Patrick Stewart! (1999)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
The Family Stone (2005)
The Holiday (2006)
The Last Holiday (2006)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Thanks Renea!!! I think it is fun to share good Christmas films.
Your list is pretty good too!!!!