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marcopolo · 11-25-2003, 01:47 PM

Few Christmas movies have become as indelibly implemented as Christmas classics as' A Christmas Story .'
I think that ' A Christmas Story ' is one of the funniest movies ever made not only in the Christmas film genre, but in any genre .

So what is your favorite Holiday film/show ?

Redlemon · 11-25-2003, 01:53 PM

'Year Without a Santa Claus". It has some slow moments, especially the Blue Christmas segment, but it has Heat Miser and Snow Miser, and that makes it the best of all.

Giant Hamburger · 11-25-2003, 02:04 PM

Plot: Christmas, 1971. Five year-old Billy Chapman goes to see his grandfather in a psychiatric institution. While his parents are away, his grandfather asks him if he has been good and warns him that Santa punishes bad children. Driving home, they are stopped by a man dressed in a Santa suit who has just robbed a convenience store. The man shoots Billy’s father and rapes and slits his mother’s throat, which Billy thinks is Santa come to punish him. Afterwards he is placed in a Catholic orphanage where he is subject to cruel abuse by the authoritarian mother superior. Growing into a strapping teenager, he is given a job in the storeroom at a toy store. When the store’s Santa falls ill, the manager makes Billy put on the Santa suit. This causes Billy’s mind to snap and he kills all those in the store and then goes out into the street with an axe dressed as Santa, determined to punish those who have been bad.

Good times,
-GH

Loup · 11-25-2003, 02:09 PM

The Muppet Christmas Carol

drawerfixer · 11-25-2003, 02:20 PM

I always find Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to be a cozy movie for those cold December months.

rogue49 · 11-25-2003, 02:23 PM

The Year Without a Santa Claus

Go for it, Heat Miser & Snow Miser

"I'm Mr..."

gnort · 11-25-2003, 02:51 PM

I second "A Christmas Story" being one of the best...it's just hilarious. Plus they have a 24 hour marathon of it on TV every year...i end up seeing it at least 6 times every christmas

Cynthetiq · 11-25-2003, 03:01 PM

I'll vote for Nightmare Before Christmas...

God of Thunder · 11-25-2003, 03:44 PM

No offense to you guys, but I HATE "A Christmas Story"

My wife and friends make me watch it every damn year. I don't really HATE it, I just never cared for it that much and now it has become a tradition.

My favorites are of course "Christmas Vacation" & "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Psivage · 11-25-2003, 06:39 PM

Silent Night Deadly Night was good, I even liked the sequels.

BigGov · 11-25-2003, 09:09 PM

"Mister Hankey, the christmas poo, he loves me, and I love you"

bundy · 11-25-2003, 09:38 PM

i kinda like SCROOGED....

brilliant film...

taliendo · 11-25-2003, 11:02 PM

I have to go with charlie brown christmas. I love Peanuts. After that Christmas Story and It's a Wonderful Life. Its not the holly jolly season without those three.

RHix613 · 11-26-2003, 06:03 AM

Charlie Brown Christmas is the best and has the best soundtrack, I pull it out every year to get the Christmas mood.

Second would be A Christmas Story.

Third would be A Wonderful Life, although they only show it like once each year now.

onetime2 · 11-26-2003, 06:35 AM

I like almost every one that has been listed so far. Here are a couple of others:

Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular. Okay, so it's not tv or a movie, but it really puts you in the Xmas mood. If you haven't seen it and have the opportunity, do it. I saw it when I was around 8 or so and I remember it was great. Went back this year (25 years later) and it was as good if not better. They even had a little 3D cartoon in the beginning that was awesome.

Then of course, there's the "Yule Log". For those that don't remember this, it was basically non stop Christmas songs with the screen focused on a burning log. Could be a very effective method of torture, but also was good for background noise when you're catching up with the family or cooking.

quadro2000 · 11-26-2003, 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by onetime2
Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular. Okay, so it's not tv or a movie, but it really puts you in the Xmas mood.

Yes!

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Then of course, there's the "Yule Log".

Yes! Yes!! YES!!!

Maybe you and I should get together and celebrate Christmas.

I heartily vote for the above. I saw the Radio City show last year and the minute it started (the 3D cartoon), I cried like a bitch.

I also love the Yule Log. It's absolutely retarded but I love it.

I also vote for A Charlie Brown Christmas, and an old-school videotape I have of John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together which, to my knowledge, hasn't been aired on TV since the mid 80s.

Cynthetiq · 11-26-2003, 08:38 AM

I like Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, if it wasn't for your DVD I wouldn't have seen it for another decade.

BonesCPA · 11-26-2003, 09:15 AM

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Originally posted by rogue49
The Year Without a Santa Claus

Go for it, Heat Miser & Snow Miser

"I'm Mr..."

Heat Miser. I'm Mr. 101...whatever I touch, melts in my clutch.

Love the boys. Another vote here for The Year Without a Santa Claus.

onetime2 · 11-26-2003, 10:10 AM

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Originally posted by quadro2000
Maybe you and I should get together and celebrate Christmas.

Yeah, how about the Yule log on one of those awesome new flat screen tvs with a home theatre system. Now that would be a trip.

I can't believe no one has said How the Grinch Stole Christmas or Frosty the Snowman.

pocon1 · 11-26-2003, 12:14 PM

I like National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

I'm suprised no one has mentioned The nightmare Before Christmas.

Baldrick · 11-26-2003, 04:43 PM

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Originally posted by onetime2
I can't believe no one has said How the Grinch Stole Christmas or Frosty the Snowman.

I used to be a huge fan of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but Ron Howard and Jim Carey ruined that for me...

My favorites are probably the Alistair Sims version of Christmas Carol, Muppet Christmas Carol (Light the lamp, not the rat! Light the lamp, not the rat!

) and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Scrooged is right up there as well.

And even though it's not really a Christmas movie, I love watching Ten Commandments every holiday season as well. Nothing like incredible over-acting by Charleton Heston and Yul Brynner to put me in the holiday mood!

Fremen · 11-26-2003, 04:58 PM

I like National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, as well.

My favorite is "A Christmas Story".

Next would be "It's a Wonderful Life", the original "Miracle on 34th Street", "A Christmas Carol"(the Alistair Sim and George C. Scott versions), the various claymation cartoons and some of the annual Simpsons et al. Christmas cartoons.

tikki · 11-26-2003, 05:29 PM

National Lampoon is the official christmas movie of the tikki household.

onetime2 · 11-26-2003, 05:42 PM

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Originally posted by Baldrick
I used to be a huge fan of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but Ron Howard and Jim Carey ruined that for me...

I avoided Jim Carey's movie precisely because I knew it would ruin the original for me.

yournamehere · 11-26-2003, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by onetime2
I avoided Jim Carey's movie precisely because I knew it would ruin the original for me.

Same here - I will also never see <i>The Cat in the Hat</i>, for the same reason - it would ruin the memory.

RedCometChar · 11-26-2003, 11:13 PM

All good selections so far.

I managed to snag a non-MST3000 version of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and the Mexican Santa Claus a few years back. I make it a point to watch them at least once every holiday season, though my loved ones always find somewhere else to be at the time.

I also love Bill Murray's Scrooged...

Ghost of Christmas Present: "You know I like the rough stuff, Frank..."

empu · 11-26-2003, 11:57 PM

Nothing quite captures the holiday spirit like Chewbacca's family getting a visit from Jefferson Starship. The Star Wars Holiday Special.

Charlatan · 11-27-2003, 07:20 AM

Pee Wee's Christmas Special
Alastair Sims in A Christmas Carol
It's A Wonderful Life
A Year without a Santa Clause
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Boris Karloff, Chuck Jones and Dr. Seuss... wouldn't be Christmas with out it)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Burl Ives is the shizznits)
Scrooged

These are all viewed at least once a year (preferably at Christmas

Honourable mention:

Miracle on 34th Street

djtestudo · 11-27-2003, 07:46 AM

KISS Saves Christmas

This will be my fifth annual "I'm Gonna Watch An Entire Showing Of A Christmas Story And I Only See Parts Of It Again" month.

Have to watched Scrooged again though, as Bill Murrey is god.

anti fishstick · 11-27-2003, 11:52 AM

nothing beats a christmas story.

STILL haven't seen it's a wonderful life all the way through...

i also like how the grinch stole christmas
and national lampoons christmas vacation.

sailor · 11-27-2003, 06:26 PM

Charlie Brown Christmas. All the way. No competition.

Batman976 · 11-27-2003, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
I'll vote for Nightmare Before Christmas...

I'm never sure if I'm supposed to watch that movie on Halloween or Christmas, so I usually just watch it in June instead.

The one movie that I never miss during the Christmas season is Christmas Vacation. There are several others that I will watch if I see them on, but I absolutely must see Christmas Vacation.

dragon2fire · 11-27-2003, 10:52 PM

A mirciale on 34th street

the very frist black and white version is the best christmas moive ever

Macheath · 11-28-2003, 05:15 AM

Not so much a movie or show, but every Christmas my Grandmother plays her LP of the stories The Small One and Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince as narrated by Orson Welles and Bing Crosby.

I have some pretty strong emotional memories of listening to that record.

Gortexfogg · 11-30-2003, 02:07 PM

It's A Wonderful Life

Every once in a while when I watch this I break out in tears. It's just a plain good Christmas movie.

BuddyHawks · 11-30-2003, 03:28 PM

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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
I'll vote for Nightmare Before Christmas...

Same here!

thencrow · 11-30-2003, 03:36 PM

I'm going to have to go with 'It's a Wonderful Life'. I've watched it every year since I was a little kid.

diergray · 11-30-2003, 04:53 PM

Christmas Vacation!

I also love the March of the Wooden Soldiers.

Hrothgar · 11-30-2003, 06:09 PM

I must say I love 'A Christmas Story' and can watch it several times a day.

hawkeye · 12-02-2003, 12:30 PM

Charlie Brown Christmas hands down.

although I need to see A year without santa claus, and The nightmare before christmas

11-25-2003, 01:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
marcopolo I am the anomaly. Location: Motown	Your Most Favorite Christmas Show or Movie . Few Christmas movies have become as indelibly implemented as Christmas classics as' A Christmas Story .' I think that ' A Christmas Story ' is one of the funniest movies ever made not only in the Christmas film genre, but in any genre . So what is your favorite Holiday film/show ? __________________ Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

11-25-2003, 01:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	'Year Without a Santa Claus". It has some slow moments, especially the Blue Christmas segment, but it has Heat Miser and Snow Miser, and that makes it the best of all. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

11-25-2003, 02:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Loup Pup no More Location: Voted the Best	The Muppet Christmas Carol __________________ "If you cannot lift the load off another's back, do not walk away. Try to lighten it." ~ Frank Tyger

11-25-2003, 02:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
drawerfixer Stonerific Location: Colorado	I always find Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to be a cozy movie for those cold December months. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

11-25-2003, 02:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
gnort Psycho Location: MA	I second "A Christmas Story" being one of the best...it's just hilarious. Plus they have a 24 hour marathon of it on TV every year...i end up seeing it at least 6 times every christmas __________________ You had me at Qapla'

11-25-2003, 02:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Giant Hamburger Gastrolithuanian Location: low-velocity Earth orbit	Plot: Christmas, 1971. Five year-old Billy Chapman goes to see his grandfather in a psychiatric institution. While his parents are away, his grandfather asks him if he has been good and warns him that Santa punishes bad children. Driving home, they are stopped by a man dressed in a Santa suit who has just robbed a convenience store. The man shoots Billy’s father and rapes and slits his mother’s throat, which Billy thinks is Santa come to punish him. Afterwards he is placed in a Catholic orphanage where he is subject to cruel abuse by the authoritarian mother superior. Growing into a strapping teenager, he is given a job in the storeroom at a toy store. When the store’s Santa falls ill, the manager makes Billy put on the Santa suit. This causes Billy’s mind to snap and he kills all those in the store and then goes out into the street with an axe dressed as Santa, determined to punish those who have been bad. Good times, -GH

11-25-2003, 02:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	The Year Without a Santa Claus Go for it, Heat Miser & Snow Miser "I'm Mr..."

11-25-2003, 03:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I'll vote for Nightmare Before Christmas... __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

11-25-2003, 03:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
God of Thunder Talk nerdy to me Location: Flint, MI	No offense to you guys, but I HATE "A Christmas Story" My wife and friends make me watch it every damn year. I don't really HATE it, I just never cared for it that much and now it has become a tradition. My favorites are of course "Christmas Vacation" & "A Charlie Brown Christmas" __________________ I reject your reality, and substitute my own -- Adam Savage

11-25-2003, 06:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
Psivage Psycho	Silent Night Deadly Night was good, I even liked the sequels.

11-25-2003, 09:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	"Mister Hankey, the christmas poo, he loves me, and I love you" __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

11-25-2003, 09:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	i kinda like SCROOGED.... brilliant film... __________________ Ohayo!!!

11-25-2003, 11:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
taliendo Insane Location: an indelible crawl through the gutters	I have to go with charlie brown christmas. I love Peanuts. After that Christmas Story and It's a Wonderful Life. Its not the holly jolly season without those three. __________________ -LIFE IS ABSURD-

11-26-2003, 06:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
RHix613 Tilted	Charlie Brown Christmas is the best and has the best soundtrack, I pull it out every year to get the Christmas mood. Second would be A Christmas Story. Third would be A Wonderful Life, although they only show it like once each year now.

11-26-2003, 06:35 AM	#15 (permalink)
onetime2 Junkie Location: NJ	I like almost every one that has been listed so far. Here are a couple of others: Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular. Okay, so it's not tv or a movie, but it really puts you in the Xmas mood. If you haven't seen it and have the opportunity, do it. I saw it when I was around 8 or so and I remember it was great. Went back this year (25 years later) and it was as good if not better. They even had a little 3D cartoon in the beginning that was awesome. Then of course, there's the "Yule Log". For those that don't remember this, it was basically non stop Christmas songs with the screen focused on a burning log. Could be a very effective method of torture, but also was good for background noise when you're catching up with the family or cooking. __________________ Strive to be more curious than ignorant.

11-26-2003, 08:38 AM	#17 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I like Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, if it wasn't for your DVD I wouldn't have seen it for another decade. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

11-26-2003, 12:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
pocon1 Banned	I like National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. I'm suprised no one has mentioned The nightmare Before Christmas.

11-26-2003, 04:58 PM	#22 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	I like National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, as well. My favorite is "A Christmas Story". Next would be "It's a Wonderful Life", the original "Miracle on 34th Street", "A Christmas Carol"(the Alistair Sim and George C. Scott versions), the various claymation cartoons and some of the annual Simpsons et al. Christmas cartoons. __________________ Google

11-26-2003, 05:29 PM	#23 (permalink)
tikki Justified Location: West Lafayette, IN	National Lampoon is the official christmas movie of the tikki household. __________________ Take notice. Take interest. Take me with you.

11-26-2003, 11:13 PM	#26 (permalink)
RedCometChar Not Brand Ecch! Location: New Orleans	All good selections so far. I managed to snag a non-MST3000 version of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and the Mexican Santa Claus a few years back. I make it a point to watch them at least once every holiday season, though my loved ones always find somewhere else to be at the time. I also love Bill Murray's Scrooged... Ghost of Christmas Present: "You know I like the rough stuff, Frank..." __________________ Killing that robot makes me want to go home.

11-26-2003, 11:57 PM	#27 (permalink)
empu Crazy	Nothing quite captures the holiday spirit like Chewbacca's family getting a visit from Jefferson Starship. The Star Wars Holiday Special.

11-27-2003, 07:20 AM	#28 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Pee Wee's Christmas Special Alastair Sims in A Christmas Carol It's A Wonderful Life A Year without a Santa Clause How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Boris Karloff, Chuck Jones and Dr. Seuss... wouldn't be Christmas with out it) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Burl Ives is the shizznits) Scrooged These are all viewed at least once a year (preferably at Christmas Honourable mention: Miracle on 34th Street __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

11-27-2003, 07:46 AM	#29 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	KISS Saves Christmas This will be my fifth annual "I'm Gonna Watch An Entire Showing Of A Christmas Story And I Only See Parts Of It Again" month. Have to watched Scrooged again though, as Bill Murrey is god. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

11-27-2003, 11:52 AM	#30 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	nothing beats a christmas story. STILL haven't seen it's a wonderful life all the way through... i also like how the grinch stole christmas and national lampoons christmas vacation. __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

11-27-2003, 06:26 PM	#31 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Charlie Brown Christmas. All the way. No competition. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

11-27-2003, 10:52 PM	#33 (permalink)
dragon2fire Junkie	A mirciale on 34th street the very frist black and white version is the best christmas moive ever

11-28-2003, 05:15 AM	#34 (permalink)
Macheath Junkie Location: Sydney, Australia	Not so much a movie or show, but every Christmas my Grandmother plays her LP of the stories The Small One and Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince as narrated by Orson Welles and Bing Crosby. I have some pretty strong emotional memories of listening to that record.

11-30-2003, 02:07 PM	#35 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	It's A Wonderful Life Every once in a while when I watch this I break out in tears. It's just a plain good Christmas movie.

11-30-2003, 03:36 PM	#37 (permalink)
thencrow Tilted	I'm going to have to go with 'It's a Wonderful Life'. I've watched it every year since I was a little kid. __________________ Guess what bitches I'm back again.

11-30-2003, 04:53 PM	#38 (permalink)
diergray Psycho	Christmas Vacation! I also love the March of the Wooden Soldiers. __________________ "Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.” ~ James Bryant Conant

11-30-2003, 06:09 PM	#39 (permalink)
Hrothgar He's My Girl Location: The Champagne Douche	I must say I love 'A Christmas Story' and can watch it several times a day. __________________ The fortunes of war favored Hrothgar.

12-02-2003, 12:30 PM	#40 (permalink)
hawkeye back from sabbatical Location: Mosptopia	Charlie Brown Christmas hands down. although I need to see A year without santa claus, and The nightmare before christmas __________________ You're not fat, You're just a giant ball of love, covered in anger.