Further To An Earlier Question: What Are Your Favourite Christmas Movies?

[FrogNog]

A Q earlier made me think, what if we just narrowed it down to Christmas.
Do you like full on Schmaltz, a bit of comedy, pathos or a weepie?
I know most seem to combine all of those, but hey-ho (or ho ho ho), it's just a bit of fun and may give us all some Ideas to shut the bleedin' relatives up for a bit.

My favourites, the most favourite at the top and then the order I remember them:

Elf
Gremlins
Miracle on 34th Street (Dickie Attenborough version)
It's a Wonderful Life
The Santa Clause
Nativity
Life of Brian

I want films about Christmas, not films they show at Christmas. I will blow a raspberry at the first person to mention the Sound of Music.

[B00]

Hands down it has to be National Lapoons Christmas Vacation.

[FrogNog]

Planes, trains and automobiles...great film

[Stephen_G]

There's only two for me - Scrooged and the Muppet Christmas Carol. Make of that what you will.

[FrogNog]

National Lampoon films are aimed at boys Boo and I don't find them funny. Sorry.

[Peaspeculiars]

Actually, yes - agree with Boo - National lampoon DVD comes out every Christmas in our house - brilliant!

[FrogNog]

The old lack ad white Scrooge is good Stephen_G,with Alistair Sim.
I only like Animal out of the Muppets and I'm not fond of musicals.

[DaisyNonna]

National Lampoon? Pusillanimous.

[B00]

Aimed at boys???

Chevy Chase and family's Christmas goes pear shaped??? Are you thinking of Porkys etc?

[Peaspeculiars]

Daisynonna! Did you just swear? ;-)

[B00]

Pusillanimous?? What?

[petal54]

would be glad if SG1 & atlantis,on Pick,were off for ever,O/H watches these endlessly,3 of us here rarely in same room

[askyourgran]

Not really Christmassy but Hobson's choice
A Christmas Carol with Alistair Simm
Home Alone

[FrogNog]

Not really Christmassy is not allowed askyourgran. Pfffffft!!!

Another one...Trading Places

[rockyracoon]

Love Actually, I could just keep watching it and watching it

[FrogNog]

I am going to have to watch Love actually. it keeps cropping up.

[ChillDoubt]

Planes, trains and automobiles...great film
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I was going to list that, but it's about getting home for Thanksgiving, not Xmas. Sorry to be the pedant!

[FrogNog]

Good point chilldoubt, so it gets a raspberry...pffffft!

[B00]

Im still very confused how Christmas Vacation is described as being "aimed at boys"

Froggy???

[FrogNog]

Maybe I am mixing it up with another genre, but I seem to remember lots of boob jokes in those films.
Am I wrong?

[B00]

Yes, you're wrong, its this movie....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/

You might be thinking of Animal House?

CV is nowt like that, my daughter (10) watches it :-)