Question Of The Day - Thursday 29 November

[GemsGem]

Hi everyone


Do you have a favourite Christmas film ?



I have a few favourite Christmassy films. But, I guess if I have to pick just one I'm going for "Elf"

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

oh, yes!! my favorite Christmas film is White Christmas! i watch it every year, and sometimes several times.

 

[mightyboosh]

Scrooge, 1951, with Alastair Sim. It was called A Christmas Carol in the US. It's still the best version IMO.

 

[Willowy]

I do like Elf, it's so goofy . I also like A Christmas Story.

 

[Winchester]

Scrooge, 1951, with Alastair Sim. It was called A Christmas Carol in the US. It's still the best version IMO.

I've always loved the book and that particular movie.

 

[Kat0121]

In no particular order

Elf
Bad Santa
A Miracle on 34th st (both but the original a little better)
A Christmas Story
All the old school specials like The Year Without a Santa Claus, Santa Claus is Comin' to town, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, etc.

The best part from The Year Without a Santa Claus is THIS


The Heat Miser is my spirit animal

 

[Freedom]

I love all the Rankin / Bass stories: Year without a Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and so on. Even after all these years, I still make a point to watch!

White Christmas is also my number 1 favorite. It has not been on TV for about 4 years now, very sad.

As some mentioned A Christmas Carol, I enjoy several of them. The one with Alastair Sim (1951) is classic! George C Scott (1984) is great, and the image of "Ignorance" and "Want" sitting under the robe of the Spirit of Christmas Present is one that sticks with me; Patrick Stewart (1999).

 

[Katie M]

My favorite is White Christmas.

 

[rgwanner]

I love A Christmas Story best. White Christmas and Miracle on 34th St. are on the list. And of course it is not Christmas without A Charlie Brown Christmas

 

[RajaNMizu]

Elf would have been my pick but I'm not big on Christmas movies. In our house, the first Harry Potter film qualifies as Christmas movies, so I'll go with that.

 

[Moz]

I like the kid's movies. I never get tired of Home Alone and the Rankin/Bass movies.

 

[neely]

Another fan of Home Alone, also It's A Wonderful Life but looking forward to the Christmas line-up on TCM:
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Christmas in Connecticut
It Happened on 5th Avenue
The Shop Around the Corner

 

[1 bruce 1]

It varies by the hour! There are so many cute Christmas movies.
I also vote for Miracle on 34th, and It's A Wonderful Life. Makes you feel all good inside.
I thought Tim Allen's The Santa Clause was really cute.
A Christmas Story is a favorite, especially the part where Ralphie says " 'Oh.....fudge.' Only I didn't say fudge" and the part where Santa pushes him with his foot down the slide while saying the worlds most uninspired "HO. HO. HO." AND THAT LEG LAMP. "IT'S FRA-GEE-LAY!" Gets me every time.
Home Alone (the original) was just so damn fun.
"I can't sleep with Fuller! He wets the bed. He'll pee all over me!!"
(later...)
"Fuller! Go easy on the Pepsi!" (Kid swigs down half a can, then gives Kevin this big, evil grin)

 

[marmoset]

We are old-fashioned. We watch the Grinch, A Christmas Story whether or not we feel like it...because we do it each year.

Personally I like watching the Dr. Who Christmas specials but that's not what the family wants so my husband and I will spend one night watching the past ones before all the visiting starts.

 

[maggiedemi]

Christmas in Connecticut with Barbara Stanwyck. Plus I love the romantic Hallmark Christmas movies they play every year.

 

[muffy]

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation l989 with Chevy Chase.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

Scrooge - 1951 / British Released in the US as ' A Christmas Carol '

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I love Elf when it comes to feature films, but my favorite Hallmark Christmas movie is The Nine Lives of Christmas for obvious reasons.

 

[kashmir64]

Die Hard.
I watch it every year just before Christmas.
Not exactly a Christmas movie, but it took place on Christmas eve and there was Christmas music in it.

 

[cassiopea]

- The Muppets Christmas Carol. I am sure this must sound strange but this is my favourite version - one of the best renditions. It's funny, catchy and much deeper than in the surface. Reminiscent during a time too where kids programming wasn't dumb down. Plus Michael Cain!

- The Nutcracker Prince. I loved it as a kid.

- The Santa Clause 1 and 2

- Merry Christmas Mr Bean


Have dabbled in some Hallmark ones here and there!