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Here's a list of my favorite Christmas movies. I try to watch at least one of these each year to help me get in the spirit.
Special note here - I like the originals not the remakes of each of these movies. The remakes all seem to lose something in the "re-imagining." If they ever try to remake A Christmas Story, ... I'm just saying.
This is the movie I look forward to the most each Christmas. It perfectly captures what it is like to be a child at Christmas time.
You come to see Will Ferrell play a giant elf, you stay because you get caught up in the spirit of Christmas. This movie also marks the big screen crossover success for director John Favreau and actress Zooey Deschanel (who would go on to break my heart in 500 Days of Summer).
The chemistry of this perfect cast including Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Randy Quaid and legendary actors E.G. Marshall and John Randolph hilariously captures that feeling of being stuck with your family during the holidays.
For years I avoided this movie but it relentlessly came back year after year on NBC and finally broke me down. Now I can't wait for it to come on each year and in fact I actually bought a copy just in case NBC drops it. The movie that answers the question "What would life be like if you never existed." Turns out you actually had a much bigger impact on the ones you loved than you think. So when the hardships of life get you down, pop in this movie to remind yourself that you are connected to something bigger than yourself and that you are loved.
This movie will teach you to be less cynical at Christmas time. Plus Natalie Wood is perfect as a child who doesn't believe in Santa.
All three are adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol telling the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. And each one thoroughly captures the spirit of Christmas. It seems each year there is a new version of this Christmas classic but these three are my favorite. Especially the Bill Murray version since it puts a modern spin on the classic tale without losing the message.
Cary Grant is perfect as an angel who shows up to remind David Niven & Loretta Young about what Christmas is really about.
These movies are the grandfather of all holiday movie classics. Who doesn't want to watch Bing Crosby sing White Christmas?
A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down ... This movie will make you laugh while teaching you important lessons about the spirit of Christmas.
Boris Karloff is amazing in this role.
I used to think Judy Garland only did one movie, The Wizard of Oz, until I saw this movie. It is a family classic sure to get you in the mood for Christmas. It is also an interesting history lesson as you get to see a family dealing with the changing times of turn of the century America. This movie, along with Judy Garland's performance, gave birth to the song Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.
These movies are bad I admit but I'm a big Tim Allen fan and these movies get to me. They're simple and silly.
This movie is the perfect Christmas movie for when you just want pure escapism during the maddening holiday season.
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