What are your favorite holiday classics?

[cyberswede]

I remember seeing Laurel & Hardy's Babes in Toyland (aka March of the Wooden Soldiers) when I was a kid, so I make my kids watch it with me every year.

[Siwsan]

1. A Christmas Story

I'm not a big fan of Christmas, as a holiday, but I do love that movie. And, the original Miracle on 34th St.

[cyberswede]

2. Both terrific!

A Christmas Story is one of my faves, too. I love the period setting, the bunny suit, and the Major Award! LOL

[Siwsan]

3. Love the flat tire scene.

And, the Bumpus Hounds. How many days until the Christmas Eve marathon!?!??

[Auggie]

4. I'd agree

March of the Wooden Soldiers and Miracle on 34th Street

[Staph]

6. Holiday Inn (1942) and White Christmas (1954)

I love the music, and I love Fred Astaire dancing.

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. Nothing out of the ordinary -

It's a Wonderful Life (Potter is so Dick Cheney!)
Christmas Story
Miracle on 34th street

One more obscure one - Christmas memory (Capote) with Geraldine Page

also fond of the old cartoons - Rudolph and Charlie Brown.

And perhaps our very favorite - The Snowman (Raymond Briggs)

[Graybeard]

8. The 1948 Miracle On 34th Street.

I grew up on the East Side of Manhattan and every Thanksgiving Day we would walk through Central Park to the West Side to see the parade. It brings back a lot of fond memories every time I see it.

[solara]

9. You all have nailed them

Christmas Story,
Miracle on 34th ( original)
It's a Wonderful Life

I have to add:

A Christmas Carol ( 1951) Alistair Sims

By the time I was old enough to watch it they had started showing it on television. It left a huge impression on me.

Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl & The Night Visitors 1963 version with Kurt Yaghjian..

It is rare to find it because Menotti did not like that it was taped without him being there. But it is still magic for me.

[cyberswede]

15. Agree

..A Christmas Carol - I grew up watching it on TV, too. Great film.

[Paladin]

10. Alastair Simm in "Scrooge" (1951)

No other cinematic version of "A Christmas Carol" even comes close, for me. Watch the scene towards the end where Scrooge surprises Bob Cratchett with an increase in salary---Simm goes through about a half-dozen emotions in as many seconds while cackling about Cratchett's confusion. Nobody's ever done the role better.....

[solara]

11. I totally agree

[Paladin]

12. And I Should Have Referred To Your Post No. 9, Where You Mentioned The Movie.

With the new format, I'm not reviewing prior posts enough; guess it'll take some getting used to. Anyway, you have great taste in movies......

[solara]

16. No shoulding on yourself

I wish they would show that version of A Christmas Carol more often.. there are so many out there that just make my skin crawl.

I love old films.

GMTA!

[cyberswede]

20. The Patrick Stewart version is good, too.

I never thought anything could compete with the Sim version of Scrooge, but Stewart is terrific, and the whole movie is great.

[wryter2000]

21. +1000

It's not just my favorite holiday movie, it's one of my two favorite movies of all time. (The other is Harvey.)

Everything about that movie is brilliant (except maybe Marley's over-acting).

[Walk away]

13. Christmas In Connecticut, The Bishop's Wife, Shop Around The Corner...

are my kind of Holiday films but I also love the March of the Wooden Soldiers and Babes in Toyland.

[CBHagman]

18. Definitely March of the Wooden Soldiers, Christmas in Connecticut, The Shop Around the Corner.

I'm another one who has fond memories of seeing March of the Wooden Soldiers (AKA Babes in Toyland) on TV every single year.

And I'm another fan of A Christmas Story. "You'll shoot your eye out, kid!"

And for more dysfunctional family fun, let's not forget The Lion in Winter.



More recent but definitely among my holiday favorites are Kenneth Branagh's A Midwinter's Tale (also known as In the Bleak Midwinter) and Peter's Friends. The first concludes on Christmas Eve, the second on New Year's Eve.

[StarsInHerHair]

14. Elf, The Grinch, Christmas Story

my cat is named Ralphie in honor of the last movie. Did anyone see TCM's Christmas movie special? They forgot 1 movie, Batman Returns, I noticed that, were any more missed?

[NRaleighLiberal]

17. How about these really obscure ones, but very nostalgic! Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol, and...

Here's part 1

all 6 parts are on YouTube.

and a Looney Tunes short - I just love this one

Bedtime for Sniffles

And the all time corny one - Walton's Homecoming (actually the pilot for the series!

[DearHeart]

19. The Bishop's Wife...

also Remember the Night with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray. I also love Holiday Affair with Janet Leigh and Robert Mitchum; very cute story. Another couple of great movies for Christmas are Meet Me in St. Louis and Little Women are also good, although not true Christmas movies. Anyone remember the B&W "cartoon" Hardrock, Coco & Joe? I absolutely love this one!

[Mimosa]

22. I like The Bishop's Wife too

And Holiday Affair!

[katty]

24. o yes love Holiday Affair - sweet film

[katty]

23. Bell, Book and Candle, Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak and Jack Lemon

very fun!