Holiday Movies? What's your favorite?
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
Eugene, Oregon
December 23, 2018 5:58pm CST
My favorite movie to watch this time of year by far is "The Muppet Christmas Carol." Michael Caine plays Scrooge and it the only human in the film. All other characters are Muppets, with Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit and Miss Piggy as his wife.
It is true to the Dickens story, but with much humor. I always feel good after I see it again. It ranks as number 36 in a list of the top 50 Christmas movies on Rotten Tomatoes, but it is number one for me.
The top three on their list from number one "Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart", 1946, (a great one), number 2 is "Meet Me In St Louis", 1944 (you'd have to like Judy Garland, I don't) and Number 3 is a great one, the original "Miracle On 34th Street, 1947.
My number 2 is their number 4, "Holiday Inn," 1942, with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire.
Anyway, do you have a favorite holiday movie?
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Dec 18
My favorite Christmas movie is Die Hard with Bruce Willis! haha Actually, it's a toss-up between Christmas Vacation, and Home Alone.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic According to Hollywood, Die Hard is indeed a Christmas movie. The movie studio came out and said so. I agree it's a big stretch, which is why I jokingly said that in my comment.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Dec 18
Die Hard? I heard that was discussed as a Christmas movie. It's a stretch. Christmas Vacation was great. Home Alone I only saw once, but it was funny.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic Well, Die Hard took place at Christmastime.
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@snowy22315 (180830)
• United States
24 Dec 18
Probably one of the older Christmas Carol movies with Alistair Sim. I also really liked Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors..It was very good.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Dec 18
Oh, those were the old black and white Christmas Carol films. I remember.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Dec 18
Alastair Sim as Scrooge is considered the best movie version of A Christmas Carol.
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
24 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic certainly are, but I guess that's because we are familiar with them
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@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
25 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic You are right. We have watched "Anastasia" with Brynner and Ingrid Bergman yesterday evening.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Dec 18
It is hard to pick a favorite in any genre.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic Have I made things up before?? 
Not me surely!! You must be mistaken. 
I remember once before you were wrong. 
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic Oh sorry, that's right. I remember the bit about searching for just the right village. I don't know who I was thinking of. I've searched a couple of names but it seems I made it all up. 
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Dec 18
Many people named that one. I need to watch it again.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
24 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic I watched him countless times and I still like him.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
24 Dec 18
I really like Chevy Chase National Lampoon's Christmas vacation and Home Alone. =)
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@RasmaSandra (79892)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Dec 18
Oh, my there are so many like White Christmas, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, It's a Wonderful Life and the Grinch with Jim Carrey. Oh, yes if you have never seen Surviving Christmas and Christmas with the Kranks do look up these funny movies you'll love them.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
24 Dec 18
I must say I like home alone,. Here is a photo I took of my grandson this morning who has an uncanny resemblance to the little boy in Home Alone!
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@Deepizzaguy (102927)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Dec 18
My favorite holiday movies include "Miracle On 34th Street", "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Paradise Alley".
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Dec 18
Paradise Allley is one I don't know, will look it up.
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@Deepizzaguy (102927)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic The movie's Christmas theme is when Cosmo Carboni (Sylvester Stallone) dresses up as Santa Claus toward the midway part of the movie. The wrestling match between Victor Carboni (Lee Canalito) vs Frankie The Thumper (Terry Funk) falls on Christmas. It is basically a comedy drama movie about Sylvester's early life in New York City in 1946.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Dec 18
No question about it. Miracle on 34th Street is the best ever.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Dec 18
Yeah, the 1947 was great and the remake was surprisingly good too.
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
24 Dec 18
It seems I have watched the film
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16762)
• China
29 Dec 18
To my shame, I have watched none of the Christmas movies in the list.I watchd some cowboy movies many year ago.
@porwest (91088)
• United States
27 Dec 18
I DO like the Muppet thing. But I would say every Christmas I very much enjoy Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer,, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and even Frosty The Snowman. A lot of the others that are classics like Miracle On 34th St, and It's A Wonderful Life are just way too cheesy for me.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Dec 18
National Lampoon is a great one for sure.
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@porwest (91088)
• United States
1 Jan 19
@JamesHxstatic I really like that one. A holiday classic, and so telling of so many of our lives. We can all relate.
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