Best Christmas Movies of All Time

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[Brookhaven]

How could they have forgotten the animated "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer" (the Burl Ives version) and "Earnest Saves Christmas".

[camle]

My fave Scrooge movie was the "Mr. Magoo's A Christmas Carol".

as for my hero, the Grinch - I watch every year and he STILL wimps out in the end:-)

[MissAmericanPie]

Forget that, how could they not list "Christmas Vacation", starring Chevy Chase?

[gramho12]

I still love the original Alastair Sims' "Christmas Carol" but I've got to watch "White Christmas" also to really get me in the Christmas Spirit.

[SPRINK]

Christmas Vacation is a very funny movie if you can forget that Chevy is a leftwing moron.

[The Clemson Tiger]

Add Meet Me In St. Louis to the list.

Judy Garland's Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas in this one is very touching.

[Mopp4]

Do you think Whoopie's new movie will be added to the list?

[Aeronaut]

Christmas in Connecticut is one I'd add to the list.

[CathyRyan]

Home Alone

[wimpycat]

My favorite Scrooge is Albert Finney, in the musical version of A Christmas Carol, simply entitled "Scrooge".

I can't believe no one has mentioned "The Bishop's Wife" with Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young. A great Christmas treat!

[MHT]

Two of the best you have forgotten:

COME TO THE STABLE--with Loretta Young and Hugh Marlowe. Love song was nominated for an Oscar in late 40's. Awesome movie about the power of faith to make impossible things happen. Subtle humor--great family viewing--great and inexpensive gift for the entire family.

CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT--Barbara Stanwyck as a Martha Stewart-wannabee--beautiful sets, timely even by today's values. If you have all the others, this is a nice addition.

[AppyPappy]

Magoo rules. George C Scott's rendition is pretty good when he is the bad Scrooge. But he never makes the transition to good Scrooge work. The musical "Scrooge" isn't so bad. But no one can top Sims as Scrooge.

[UnBlinkingEye]

What about "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart? We watch it every year.

[Cacophonous]

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" actually mentions Christ, quotes from scripture, and avoids the "Christmas is all about sweetness and light" crap.

[Jim Scott]

I can't believe no one has mentioned "The Bishop's Wife" with Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young. A great Christmas treat!

Ditto! Christmas Bump for 'The Bishop's Wife' (1947).

[wordsofearnest]

The 1980's version of "A Christmas Carol" with George C. Scott as Scrooge is my favorite.

[Brookhaven]

Do you think Whoopie's new movie will be added to the list?

From the previews, it looks like a remake of "Earnest Saves Christmas". Santa is going to retire. The person chosen to be the new Santa doesn't want the job. They finally relent and Christmas is saved.

It was bound to be funnier with Jim Varney (Earnest), who IMHO was one of the funniest comedians of recent memory.

[MHT]

Oh, Another Great One--

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS--Longer than a December time frame but Judy sings her Christmas classic and Christmas-feelings ooze out of this all-time favorite. Also,

AUNTIE MAME--More like Holiday Inn--Not just about Christmas but its Christmas scene is one of the best of all time!

[be-baw]

For some reason I think of Going My Way with Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, and Barry Fitzgerald as a Christmas movie. I love it, regardless.