My most favorite Christmas movie is "It's a Wonderful Life" I have the colored version. It's an oldie but a goodie.

"Miracle on 34th Street"--old version or new

In weekly sales papers, I've seen one called "Santa Who?" adverstised with Leslie Neilson (sp?).

The Bishop's Wife for fun Mixed Nuts

http://us.imdb.com/ This is to copy and past - it's a site for all kinds of movies.

"Scrooged" with Bill Murray will always be my personal favorite.

Here are Christmas Movies and Films that have been released through home videos and the cinemas.

3 Godfathers (1948)
All I Want for Christmas (1991)
American Christmas Carol, An (TV) (1979)
Art Attack Christmas Cracker
The Associate (1996)
Bad Man's Christmas Gift, The (1910)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
Babes in Toyland (TV) (1986)
Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945)
Bernard and the Genie (1991) (TV)
Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983) (TV)
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
Bishop's Wife, The (1947)
Black Christmas (1975)
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) (TV)
Bright Eyes (1934)
Bush Christmas (1947)
Bush Christmas (1983)
Captain's Christmas, The (1938)
Carol for Another Christmas (1964) (TV)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Christmas Burglars, The (1908)
Christmas Carol, A (1917)
Christmas Carol, A (1938)
Christmas Carol, A (1951)
Christmas Carol, A (1954)
A Christmas Carol (1972)
Christmas Carol, A (1984) (TV)
Christmas Carol, A (1995)
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987) (TV)
Christmas Comes but Once a Year (1936)
Christmas Eve (1947)
Christmas Eve (1986) (TV)
Christmas Gift, The (1986) (TV)
Christmas Holiday (1944)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Christmas in Connecticut (TV) (1992)
Christmas in July (1940)
Christmas Kid, The (1967)
Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979) (TV)
Christmas Miracle in Caulfield, U.S.A. (1977) (TV)
Christmas Mountain (1980)
Christmas on Division Street (1991) (TV)
Christmas Romance, A (1994) (TV)
Christmas Stallion, The (1992) (TV)
Christmas Star, The (1986) (TV)
Christmas Story, A (1983)
Christmas That Almost Wasn't, The (1966)
Christmas to Remember, A (1978) (TV)
Christmas Toy, The (1990) (TV)
Christmas Tree, The (1969)
Christmas Vacation '91 (1992)
Christmas Visitor, The (1987) (TV)
Christmas Wife, The (1988) (TV)
Christmas Without Snow, A (1980) (TV)
Christus, The (1916)
Comfort and Joy (1984)
Countdown (1996)
Die Hard (1988)
Don't Open Till Christmas (1985)
Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Dream for Christmas, A (1973) (TV)
Ebbie (1995) (TV)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) (TV)
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
Every Day Except Christmas (1957)
Frosty the Snowman (1969) (TV)
Fourth Wise Man, The (1985) (TV)
Gathering, Part II, The (1979) (TV)
Gathering, The (1977) (TV)
Gift of Love: A Christmas Story, The (1983) (TV)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Grinch Movie, The (200)
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990) (TV)
Heidi (1937)
Heidi (1952)
Heidi (1965)
Heidi (1968) (TV)
Heidi (1993) (TV)
Hobo's Christmas, A (1987) (TV)
Holiday Affair (1949)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Holly and the Ivy, The (1952)
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Home Alone 3
Home for Christmas (1949)
Home for the Holidays (1972) (TV)
Homecoming - A Christmas Story, The (1971) (TV)
House Without a Christmas Tree, The (1972) (TV)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988) (TV)
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984) (TV)
It Happened One Christmas (1977) (TV)
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989) (TV)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Kid Who Loved Christmas, The (1990) (TV)
Lemon Drop Kid, The (1934)
Lemon Drop Kid, The (1951)
Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, The (1985) (TV)
The Little Drummer Boy Book II (1976) (TV)
The Little Drummer Boy (1968) (TV)
Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
Man in the Santa Claus Suit, The (1978) (TV)
Man Who Came to Dinner, The (1941)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1984)
Midnight Clear, A (1991)
Miracle of the Bells, The (1948)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1973) (TV)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Mixed Nuts (1994)
Mom for Christmas, A (1990) (TV)
Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980) (TV)
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Muppet Christmas Carol, The (1992)
My Little Boy (1917)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey Nestor (1977) (TV)
The Night Before Christmas (1906)
The Night Before Christmas (1912)
Night Before Christmas, The (1926)
Night Before Christmas, The (1933)
Night Before Christmas, The (1941)
Night Before Christmas, The (1994)
Night They Saved Christmas, The (1984) (TV)
Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
Nutcracker (1982)
Nutcracker, The (1993)
Nutcracker, The Motion Picture (1986)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
One Christmas (1994) (TV)
One Magic Christmas (1985)
La Pastorela (1991) (TV)
Penny Serenade (1941)
Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) (TV)
Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
Prancer (1989)
Pups' Christmas, The (1936)
Reckless (1995)
The Ref (1994)
The Right to Be Happy (1916)
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (TV)
Santa Claus (1959)
Santa Claus (1985)
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) (TV)
Santa Clause, The (1994)
Scrooge (1935)
Scrooge (1951)
Scrooge (1970)
Scrooged (1988)
Shanty Where Santa Claus Lives, The (1933)
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1973)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1992)
Silent Night, Deadly Night III - Better Watch Out! (1989)
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part II (1987)
Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969) (TV)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Smoky Mountain Christmas, A (1986) (TV)
The Snowman (1982)
Story of the First Christmas Snow, The (1975) (TV)
Sunshine Christmas (1977) (TV)
To Grandmother's House We Go (1992) (TV)
Trading Places (1983)
Trap for Santa Claus, A (1909)
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1914)
U.F.O. Blue Christmas (1979)
Very Brady Christmas, A (1988) (TV)
White Christmas (1954)
A Wish for Wings That Work (1991) (TV)
Year Without a Santa Claus, The (1974) (TV)
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991) (TV)
You Better Watch Out (1980)
Young Pioneers' Christmas (1976) (TV)

Wow, GigGhee, that's a great list! Thank you for posting it! I love Christmas movies, and I can't resist buying a few new ones each year. Some of the TV Christmas episodes are really good too.. Lassie's Come Ho Ho Home is one we've watched every year, and the one from the Andy Griffith show, too.

My favorites are some of the Bing Crosby ones, White Christmas, Holiday Inn. These two always come on at the holidays even tho they aren't strictly for Christmas: The Bells of St Mary's, Going My Way. What about Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation?
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Grinch
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph and the Misfit Toys (new one)
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty Returns
The Little Drummer Boy
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
The Littlest Angel
The Homecoming (The original Waltons movie)

Can't wait to start watching myself! Thanks for getting me in the mood.

My absolute favorite is It's A Wonderful Life. We have already watched it once this season and I expect we will watch it a few more times. We prefer the black and white though. If you've never seen it, you must! Happy holidays!

Thanks for all the suggestions and that great list. I'm off to go shopping.

My vote is for the best one yet----THE HOMECOMING the first Walton movie as stated above...

My very favorite is White Christmas. We also like Jingle All the Way, Rudolph, Prancer, Christmas in Connecticut, Miracle on 34th St. and The Bishop's Wife. We watch at least one Christmas movie every night (or try to) between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I love It's Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. A touching movie is House Without A Christmas Tree starring Jason Robards. I read that book to my homeroom my first year of teaching and cried so hard I had to get someone to cover my class!

I have to agree with darkeyedgirl. My very favorite is "Scrooged" with Bill Murray too. I also like Christmas vacation with Chevy Chase. I always prefer the comedies.

I love the classics, but I have to admit, I can not wait to watch Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase. We bought a new copy of it last year (old one wore out) and my children love it. As much as they watched it, I never got bored of it. Still makes me laugh.

Shine

I forgot two more good ones are The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and the Precious Moments Timmy's Gift.

Our family favorite is 'A Christmas Story' . . . the one about Ralphie who only wanted a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas but his mom kept telling him he'd shoot his eye out. Hilarious!

Another favorite that hasn't been mentioned is called 'Small One'. It's the story of how Joseph and Mary came to have a donkey to ride to Bethlehem. Leaves me in tears every time.

Kathy

Our favorite is "A Christmas Story" along with all of the traditional ones. "The Santa Claus" is a must have (I heard they were coming out with a sequel). Another one that is good that might surprise you is "Muppet's Christas Carol." Honestly, we think this is the best version of that story. It's got a little humor in it but it's a really neat version of an old classic and it has replaced our other versions of that movie.

Several years ago we watched a "Life with Louie Christmas" which was an episode of the short-lived cartoon "Life with Louie" (Louie Anderson). That episode was hilarious and reminded me far too much of how my own family dealt with the holidays when I was a kid. I'm dying to get a few copies to give out as gifts to family. Has anyone seen this episode for sale? If you get a chance to see it, it's really cute.

I really like "The Night They Saved Christmas " with Jacklyn Smith and Art Carney. As "baby Boomers" , we really get a kick out of "Christmas Vacation" with Chevy Chase. We watch it every Christmas and still crack -up every time !!!

The House Without A Christmas Tree, that's the one I've been trying to remember. Thanks ContraryMaryAnn. Had Mildred Natwick too didn't it as the Grandmother. Gotta go find it.

Every year when I come home for Christmas week, my family and I always end up watching all or part of Christmas Vacation and A CHristmas Story. They're always on during the holidays and they're both so funny! We don't buy movies and why rent when they're shown for free on TV?

There was a made for television movie
called "The Gathering" with Ed Asner.
I loved this movie because it took me away
to a loving, caring family.

I had a VHS recording of it that I watched
throughout the year when I would begin to
feel blue. Finally the tape broke and I've
never found another copy.
If you ever come upon it as a rental, please
take it home and watch it - I doubt that you
will be sorry!

Another precious movie is a very old one
starring Loretta Young called "Come to the Stable" and
all of us have been touched by "It's a Wonderful Life",
"White Christmas" and "Scrooge/A Christmas Carol".

Wishing you all the Happiest of Holidays,
~Jude~

Our favorites are all the classic kid's shows- Rudolph, Frosty, etc. and Miracle on 34th St, One Magic Christmas, and Miracle in the Wilderness- which is a very unusual telling of the Christmas Story.

One Magic Christmas

I love this movie. I wanted to collect snowglobes the first time I saw this movie in 1985.

Happy Holidays

Anne

Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol is an old favorite of mine.

A Christmas Story is the ULTIMATE!

But I also love...

Trading Places (Dan Ackroyd/Eddie Murphy)
Home Alone
Love Actually

Plus Charlie Brown, of course!

I think I have about half of those on the list in VCR taped form.
A Favorite???Hard to choose just one.
Of the newer ones Jingle all the Way is pretty cute. and Prancer of course.

We have Christmas Story, Polar Express, Elf and Home Alone that we watch over and over during the holidays. I'm thinking of adding Christmas Vacation to the collection next.

Going My Way, Bells of St Marys, Scrooge with Alastair Sim, Charlie Brown Christmas, Holiday Inn

I would like to buy Jim Henson Muppets: The Christmas Toy (1986)... This is my GF fav movie and I really like to suprise her (she thinks I dont remember anything)... You could help me get some love points!

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Good Thread!! My favorite movie that I must watch every year, since I saw it on T.V. when I was really little, was "Santa Clause the Movie" It has Dudley Moore in it, as well as John Lithgow. My tape is getting pretty old, but I love that movie soooo much. Has anyone seen the Wookie Christmas Special? It's absolutely hysterical. My BIL is a Star Wars fan and just happened to get his hands on a copy of this. Harrison Ford doesn't even like to awknowledge this film, that's how "bad" it really is. Think about a half hour of wookies "talking". Hehe, Happy Holidays!!

I just love the movie called Jack Frost with Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston. Telling us how precious our families are to us.

"Santa Clause the Movie" It has Dudley Moore - has been on TV a couple of times this very week. One I like and am glad I taped it is "An American Christmas Carol" "Fonzie" plays a turn of the Century (last century) Scrooge
MaryF "The House Without A Christmas Tree," I taped that one too. I think Jason Robards Jr played the dad in that one.

The Polar Express, A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott, The Grinch with Jim Carrey and of course, my favorite...National Lampoons Christmas Vacation!! That one is a must! We watch it every year on Christmas Eve with drinks and snacks!!!