ERROL23 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Scrooge(1951) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 *The Bishop's Wife* (1947) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpompper Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965) . . . and of course, "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) -- but I'm not prone to watch it EVERY year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Duh, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE............and, for the Jews out there, what's your favorite Chanukah movie? Edited by: finance on Nov 30, 2012 9:39 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 My choice is *Better Off Dead*. I also like *A Christmas Story* and Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Classics? *The Shop Around the Corner*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 No doubt about it. Hands down, my favorite Christmas movie is "Remember the Night." Although this is not a well-known movie, TCM does manage to show it often. For anyone who loves Christmas movies, don't let this one pass you by. Stanwyck and MacMurray are wonderful, as is the supporting cast. A real feel-good movie. Terrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Mine would be "Scrooge" (1951), followed up by "A Charlie Brown Christmas". I own both of these films and look forward to watching them every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieB Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 It was done for TV in the late sixties and it's under an hour (for commercials probably), but I hope "A Christmas Memory" with Geraldine Page qualifies, because it's definitely my favorite. It's based on a Truman Capote story and he does the narration. The story touches something very deep inside me and Geraldine Page is transcendent. PBS and A&E have both shown it in the past, but it hasn't been around recently. There's a newer (expanded) version with Patty Duke, but the original is in a class by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 The "Twilight Zone" episode with Art Carney as Santa Claus is a Christmas favorite of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I like very much also: *Bernard and the Genie* (1991) which is a BBC television movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Since we're also now moving into TV territory, I'd like to mention that I also love to watch the Christmas episode of "The Honeymooners". It's the perfect mix of humor and a touch of the sentimental. I also love to see that Twilight Zone Christmas episode with Art Carney ("Night of the Meek"). Watching the classic Christmas movies/TV episodes really puts me in the holiday spirit. I have a bunch of things I try to see one after the next if there's time. Then, when I'm sufficiently in the spirit, I go out and buy myself presents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 "A Christmas Carol" (1938) with Gene Lockhart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldbestar Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 {font:Times New Roman}Since TV movies are being included in the mix I want to include *Stubby Pringle’s Christmas* which was a *Hallmark* movie starring Beau Bridges and Julie Harris many years ago. For some reason it hasn’t been shown since and I’d love to see it again. {font} {font:Times New Roman}Stubby is a cowhand on a 1800s ranch who is held in great regard by the family. Each year the nearby town has a Christmas Eve party to which the hands are invited. The previous year he had met a young woman there and for the last year has dreamed of nothing but meeting her again. He has even ordered a box of chocolates to present to her which gets him ridicule from the other hands.{font} {font:Times New Roman} He starts off for town but sees a light and investigates. He discovers an ailing woman and her two children alone while her husband has gone off seeking work. He helps her clean up her place, chop and decorate a tree and finally seeing that they have nothing for themselves shares the candy. {font} {font:Times New Roman} He finally leaves for town again hoping he’s in time for the party but wondering if the woman even remembers him. Here the story cuts to the party where we see a beautiful, wholesome-looking wonam singing a carol while her eyes look for something or somebody. These few seconds is why you end up remembering the film. {font} {font:Times New Roman}Stubby arrives after the party has ended; the only thing left is a piece of-what else-fruitcake. From that brief party scene we know that his acts of kindness have cost him dearly. We are left hoping that this lovable fellow gets another chance with the lady who knows quality when she sees it. {font} {font:Times New Roman}I have a tape of *A Charlie Brown Christmas* and the sequel and watched them Wednesday night as it’s not Christmas without it.{font} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERROL23 Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 MR Mcoos Christmas Carol with Jim Bacus isnt too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 That's Mr. McGoo, and you're right, it's not bad. I'll admit I'm not a big fan of Christmas films. I do like the classics, like *It's a Wonderful Life*, and *Miracle on 34th Street*. I like *Holiday Affair*, mostly because of Mitchum, and Janet Leigh. I like *We're No Angels*, showing on TCM this month. One holiday film I would really like to see, is the last cartoon produced by Max Fleischer, 1948"s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. I don't think I've seen it since the 50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I would like to see: *Olive, the other Reindeer* (1999). I have looked with care and I can not find it scheduled on any channel which we receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer VX, your mention reminded me of all the great Rankin-Bass animated Christmas TV specials in the 1960s: the stop-motion "Rudolph", and the others. Then there was "Frosty the Snowman". Oh how I cried when he melted in the hothouse! :^0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERROL23 Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Christmas Holiday(1945) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERROL23 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Christmas Eve(1947) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIDOMAN Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 It's a Wonderfull Life with Jimmy Stewart. But I guess everybody says that... http://www.previewfilms.com.au/movie-its-a-wonderful-life-201.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 My favorite Christmas movie is the original *MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET," with its sharp mixture of satire and warmth. My wife's favorite Christmas movie also happens to be her favorite overall movie -- *IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joefilmone Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 The original "Miracle on 34th Street" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classics4all Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 It's A Wonderful Life, of course.Scrooge (Albert Finney). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prc1966 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I would go with The Bishop's Wife, and second would be Christmas in Connecticutt. I also really like the 1983 version of A Christmas carol, with George C Scott as Ebenezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagladymimi Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 My favorite is It's A Wonderful Life, but I also love Pocketful Of Miracles, which I don't think anyone has mentioned. It is a remake of Lady For A Day. Frank Capra made both movies, the second one being with Bette Davis and Glenn Ford. But it also has a great supporting cast including Thomas Mitchell and Edward Everett Horton. Peter Falk was nominated for a Supporting Oscar and is hilarious. It was Capra's last movie and seems to be forgotten at Christmas. I don't know why because it takes place entirely at Christmas and it is a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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