Which Christmas movies are on your must watch list?

[sasywtch]

I am trying to make a mental list of the Christmas movies I want to watch before the season is over (non Hallmark as I watch them) I'm trying to make sure I don't miss anything.
White Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas Vacation
Christmas Story (checking with my son to see if we have HBOmax for the new one)

Can't get into the Miracle on 34th street or Elf ones for some reason. What do you have to see?

 

[Rick195275]

Christmas vacation
Elf
The grinch, the original
Home alone
Scrooged
Krampus
Die hard

 

[iuki]

Christmas Vacation is our tradition after dinner.

 

[luv2cheer92]

Christmas Vacation and Elf are my top 2, by a long shot. I usually watch Grinch (Jim Carrey version), Home Alone 1 & 2, and Polar Express as well.

 

[amcnj]

In addition to ones already mentioned, I like to see A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim, though being old and black and white, it isn’t as easy to find as it was when I was younger. And A Charlie Brown Christmas.

 

[pinkxray]

Christmas Vacation
Home Alone 1 and 2
Grinch (original and the newest one that DD5 loves)
Charlie Brown xmas
Mickeys Twice Upon a Christmas (sometimes #1 too)
Christmas with the Kranks
Elf


Two I watch without DH and the kids every year
The Last Holiday with Queen Latifah
The Holiday with Cameron Diaz

probably forgetting something. I don’t really tend to watch older movies. I’ve never seen Miracle on 34th street, Christmas Story, White Christmas or It’s a Wonderful Life.

 

[sipnride]

The only 2 that are must watch are It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story. I like most of the ones already mentioned and see a few of those each year. Some other favorites not yet mentioned: Gremlins, Mixed Nuts, Edward Scissorhands, Trading Places, Scrooged, The Ref, all the Rankin-Bass stop motion animations,

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Christmas Vacation
Christmas Story
Elf
Home Alone

...and whatever is coming out on Hallmark this year

 

[DoryGirl1963]

White Christmas

 

[C&Jx2]

Christmas Vacation
Elf
Home Alone
The Santa Clause
The Harry Potter series

 

[C&Jx2]

Christmas Vacation
Home Alone 1 and 2
Grinch (original and the newest one that DD5 loves)
Charlie Brown xmas
Mickeys Twice Upon a Christmas (sometimes #1 too)
Christmas with the Kranks
Elf


Two I watch without DH and the kids every year
The Last Holiday with Queen Latifah
The Holiday with Cameron Diaz

probably forgetting something. I don’t really tend to watch older movies. I’ve never seen Miracle on 34th street, Christmas Story, White Christmas or It’s a Wonderful Life.

Ohhhhh I forgot about Christmas with the Kranks! We usually watch that one at least once too.

 

[Disneylover99]

Love Actually and The Holiday

 

[Rick195275]

The only 2 that are must watch are It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story. I like most of the ones already mentioned and see a few of those each year. Some other favorites not yet mentioned: Gremlins, Mixed Nuts, Edward Scissorhands, Trading Places, Scrooged, The Ref, all the Rankin-Bass stop motion animations,

I can’t believe I left gremlins off my list! That’s also a must watch for me

 

[slo]

The absolute #1 must watch Christmas movie in our house is The Polar Express.

The other Christmas movies we always watch in no order are…
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause 2 & 3 (if there’s time - these are not a must)
Christmas Vacation is a must this Friday
Christmas With the Kranks
Fred Clause
The Christmas Chronicles
Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas and Mickeys Twice Upon A Christmas
Home Alone
Elf

 

[Southernmiss]

The Family Man- Nicholas Cage and Tea Leoni

It's a Wonderful Life

The Santa Clause Movies- enjoying the reboot episodes

Christmas Vacation

Elf

The Goldie Hawn Santa Clause movies

 

[TwoMisfits]

Every year, my tradition is that I always watch a NEW Christmas special or movie (or at least one I've never seen, if nothing good comes out) - this year, I already got that done with a Christmas Story Christmas...although I may watch Spirited, too, b/c I have a free Apple + subscription, so I can see who did their "big" streaming Christmas comedy better...

As for what I HAVE to watch from the classics - just the original Grinch and Charlie Brown cartoons.

That said, I watch a lot of other Christmas films and specials, but I do it as the mood strikes me and the kids want...

 

[antmaril]

“White Christmas”.

 

[Hisgirl]

Betcha haven't seen this one: The Christmas Candle. It was at the theaters and was amazing. I love it every time I see it. Set in old English village, has some big names, magical and dear story line.

 

[Meriweather]

Not sure we can fit them all in, but would like to watch

Christmas Story
Christmas with the Kranks
Krampus
Christmas Vacation
The Santa Clause movies
some version (at least one) of A Christmas Carol
hope to watch Christmas Story Christmas at DS's

 

[Skywalker3]

Christmas Story
Elf
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas Carol w Patrick Stewart
sometimes we'll go back and watch all Christmas episodes of shows, like the Middle