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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Dr. Scott Shiffer
Dr. Scott Shiffer has a Ph.D. in Christian Theology from the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute and has been teaching religion classes since 2006. He leads Transformation Media Ministries, an organization to help believers think biblically about culture in America. Scott has given numerous presentations including one at Oxford. He has spoken at church retreats, youth retreats, conferences, and has taught discipleship classes for over 10 years. Scott is married and has three children. He has a heart for helping believers draw closer to God and for aiding them as they are faced with new challenges in America every day.
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!!!!