Your Top 10 Christmas Movies ?

[QuickMix]

For me Home Alone and Home Alone 2 but, for sure the first one is my favorite.

[W1 Rover]

Looking at it another way I remember anticipating getting both the Radio and TV Times, a precursor as far as festive viewing was concerned.
At risk of going off topic I have fond memories of Ghost Stories for Christmas... Lost Hearts was a gem, still sends shivers down my spine to this day.

[Moonraker]

I recall in the 70s every Christmas there would be Marx Brothers films aired.

[George 1978]

Surely the message in Scrooge is about mortality and why we should all consider others especially at christmas, scrooge learns the lessons taught to him by the three spirits and emerges a better person

Bah Humbug.

[tex]

Because Christmas is supposed to be about happiness, the birth of Jesus and celebration - Scrooge doesn't really come into any of that - he represents the minority side of Christmas.

Mind you, I lost my mother close to Christmas, but you can't let that get the better of you at that time of year.

Surely the message in Scrooge is about mortality and why we should all consider others especially at christmas, scrooge learns the lessons taught to him by the three spirits and emerges a better person

[George 1978]

Why might it be better?

Because Christmas is supposed to be about happiness, the birth of Jesus and celebration - Scrooge doesn't really come into any of that - he represents the minority side of Christmas.

Mind you, I lost my mother close to Christmas, but you can't let that get the better of you at that time of year.

[tex]

But would Christmas without Scrooge be a lot better, or just less traditional?

Why might it be better?

[tex]

They have started showing xmas movies on channel 51.A snowy film around a roaring log fire if you have one

Nah, far too early

[George 1978]

A couple of years ago I started a thread about the films on BBC 1 and ITV that have been on immediately after The Queen at around 3.10 pm, and looking at the old schedules, there have been a huge choice over the years - Disney films (stand up, Ms M Poppins), James Bond films (interrupted every 25 minutes or so on ITV to invite us half a dozen times to Boxing Day sales at well known stores), Superman premiered here in 1983 (Chris Reeve's first adventure), and the odd Harry Potter film has been found in the past 15 years or so. The Please Sir! film was first shown, post Queen in 1976 as well.

Instead of a stack of DVDs I often rely on Pot Luck and see what the broadcasters have in store for us TV Licence members - I have access to Sky Movies but it is annoying to have to put the four digit code to watch a 15 certificate film during the day.

[George 1978]

Christmas without Scrooge would be unthinkable.

But would Christmas without Scrooge be a lot better, or just less traditional?

[matt]

My main Christmassy movies are probably:

1. Santa Claus the Movie
2. The Snowman and The Snowman and Snowdog
3. Muppets Christmas Carol
4. Home Alone 1 & 2

[tex]

Die hard isn't a christmas film....there i said it.

[Semi42]

Wizard of oz
elf
gremlins
die hard

[W1 Rover]

A bit of a toughie in May but I'm going for Mary Poppins.
Those chimney sweeps never fail to raise a smile...step in time!

[tex]

Christmas without Scrooge would be unthinkable.