Need a dose of Christmas cheer? Or at least a good holiday flick? :)
So, when I was a kiddo, we ALWAYS had to watch my parents' favorite Christmas movies... I'd groan b/c they were "ollllllllllld." *said in whiney 8 year old kid voice* Since I'm an only child and therefore had no means of escape some years when my parents watched these before Christmas, I'd reluctantly join.. (As if movie watching was torture. I really hope my kids are less annoying than I was..haha). Anyway, I think I'm officially getting old b/c I'm about to say it.... some of the old/original ones really are the best. :) But, shhhh don't tell my mom I said so...
My mom's fav is It's a Wonderful Life. She says Jimmy Stewart (aka George Bailey) kinda reminds her of her dad. I never got to meet her dad, so I'll take her word for it. But, admittedly George Bailey and the gang are an enjoyable bunch to watch in this movie... :) This is my fav scene, albeit a little blurry...
My dad's favorite....and probably mine too....is White Christmas. :) This is the scene where they surprise their general...
And here's another good one from it.... Oh how I wanted to be Judy...aka Very Ellen (the blonde). I don't know why, but I just LOVED her in this movie when I was younger. I'd dance around and sing... I'm sure it was right on par with the talent in this movie. (sarcasm noted b/c I cannot sing. at all.) Nevermind that I was also a chubby little kid...haha.. Whatever.
And how could you not love the original Miracle on 34th Street?!
Or a Charlie Brown Christmas!
And then a newer one....I haven't watched it in years, but I kinda dig Love Actually...especially the Juliet/Mark scene with the notecards. (It wouldn't let me embed it, so I linked it). :)
What are your favorite Christmas movies? :)
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Home Alone and Christmas Vacation I watch every Christmas Eve and Christmas day. It's like tradition. I just watched It's a wonderful life last week, and A Christmas story every day on Christmas day plays on ABC or some cable channel all day so that helps too!
I love little Natalie Wood in Miracle on 34th St. Such a good movie!
I just posted about White Christmas too a few posts back about vera ellen and her eating disorder in the film they had to alter her clothes bec of her problem! :(
Eeeeee I just did this same post today! Love Actually is one of my faaaaavorites!!
Love Actually, is... actually one of my favorite Christmas movies too.. if not my favorite! It makes me laugh, cry, and smile all in one. Second in line is probably Christmas Vacation. Aren't Christmas movies are the best?
home alone and the charlie brown christmas have been my favorite since i was a kid, but more recently i make a tradition of watching the family stone, and OF COURSE love actually. so great. teardrops every time. :)
Love Actually and Its a Wonderful life are by far my fave! I mean I love Christmas movies, but especially those!
In no particular order:
A Christmas Story
Home Alone
White Christmas
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
Loooooooooove Christmas movies!
My mom's favorite is it's a wonderful life too!!! lol weird fact... my grandma who lived with us passed away January 4th... so this movie was fresh in our minds. That night my dad wanted to just go through her room and get it done because we all knew it would be sad. We were going through her closet a few hours after she passed when we randomly looked down and there was one single bell just laying on the floor. Through my tears, I said, "every time a bell rings, an angel gets it's wings". And my whole family cried again for the 50th time that day.
Now that I've made myself tear up at work... my favorites are...
home alone
the santa clause
miracle on 34th street
elf
It's a wonderful life.
Maybe I should watch one of these and that will help me get out of my funk.
I love LOVE miracle on 34th Street...and I'm also a sucker for The Christmas Stort...it just gets me every time!!
I love so many of these!! I always watch White Christmas, Love Actually, Charlie Brown Christmas and Its a Wonderful Life. It wouldn't be the holidays without them!
I love Home Alone, I still watch it when it comes on, M thinks I'm weird...whatever.
I seriously love Home Alone!!
I just watched White Christmas for the first time. What a cute movie! Of course, my all-time fave is the Charlie Brown Christmas.
The Polar Express. OMG. I cry like a baby everytime I watch it (or I get a lump in my throat trying to hold tears back) - It's full of all types of wisdom for kids AND adults. Seriously - I promote this movie every chance I get. And no, unfortunately, Tom Hanks is NOT paying me to do so...
i am now on a mission to watch 'love actually'!!!! xoxo.
LOL, my mom is the exact same. However, we added "The Holiday" for our viewing pleasure during the season because it is so adorable!
Family Stone! And the Home Alones always make me nostalgic :)
White Christmas is by far my favorite Christmas movie. I love it! I also love Love Actually!
I love this post! White Christmas is my all time favorite! My grandfather, no longer with me, used to sing White Christmas all season long, and we would watch this movie every time we went to my grandparents house. My new time favorites are Love Actually...amazing....and Christmas Vacation, great, great quotes. =) Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
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