The Best Christmas Movies In Your View

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[Arcadian Empire]

What are your favorite Christmas movies? Please include heartwarming family-friendly movies even if they are not specifically Christmas-oriented.

I would include a recent classic, Christmas Oranges, and favorites from better eras like The Bishop's Wife, Christmas in Connecticut, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Carol, Its A Wonderful Life, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Frosty The Snowman, and A Charlie Brown Christmas.

What would you add to that list?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I saw a real good one called The Christmas Bunny (2010) starring Florence Henderson.

No this is not some sappy Hallmark cookie cutter movie. You won't even recognize Florence Henderson.

This is a family movie dealing with an abused foster child who is taken in by a good family, a family with their own set of problems. It is quietly faith based and you will have to watch for it; it is not "in your face". This is a realistic drama, ultimately with a happy resolution.

It is free to stream on Tubi (a pretty good free channel I might add).

Don't confuse this with another movie by the same name made in 2015.

[Flag_This]

"Mr. Potter receives no negative consequences for his theft of the money."

You must have never seen the lost ending to It's A Wonderful Life.

[pgkdan]

Second place is either “A Christmas Carol” - 1938, or “Scrooge” - 1951. Both are good in their own ways.

My favorite version of A Christmas Carol is the George C Scott 1984(?) one.

[Cecily]

A Charlie Brown Christmas

[deweyfrank]

I’ll second that!!

[MHT]

Come to the Stable. Nominee for several Oscars in the late 40’s.

[nesnah]

Awesome.

[MayflowerMadam]

Thank you! I’ll check it out.

[struggle]

Die Hard

[shadowlands1960]

Meet Me in St. Louis.. not truly a Christmas movie as it covers all four seasons.. I just love to hear Judy sing ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.’ She is stunning in this...

[StAnDeliver]

White Christmas by a wide margin, Lampoon for fun.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Interesting trivia about the 1938 MGM "A Christmas Carol": June "Lassie" Lockhart and her dad Gene Lockhart are both in it together.

[walkingdead]

I am surprised Christmas Vacation hasn’t been listed more, a true classic.

Another is the grinch who stole Christmas, the one where Jim Carey plays the grinch. Absolutely the best grinch character ever, and mighty relevant considering 2020 and all.

[Political Junkie Too]

It Happened On 5th Avenue.

-PJ

[nesnah]

Interesting trivia about the 1938 MGM “A Christmas Carol”: June “Lassie” Lockhart and her dad Gene Lockhart are both in it together.

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His wife, Kathleen, played his wife in the movie as well.

Gene Lockhart also played the Judge in Miracle on 34th Street.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Yes that is the best truly Christmas movie of all, thanks to Linus: “Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about …”

[Arcadian Empire]

I loved that.

[Arcadian Empire]

Please explains how it is in this category.

[Arcadian Empire]

I grew up watching 1951 but now prefer 1938.

[HandyDandy]

“Christmas in Connecticut” (1945) with Barbara Stanwyck