What is your favorite Christmas film of all time and why?

Question

There have been many Christmas films good and bad, what's your favourite?

nightdrot · Accepted Answer

Got to admit, I don't really have a favorite - or even unfavorite - Christmas movie.

Besides, Easter Sunday is my favorite holiday. For me, weird as it sounds, Christmas is a distant third after the aforementioned Easter Sunday and Thanksgiving. Christmas is to "in your face." It starts in July and ends in mid-January. Too much.

That said, I do remember "The Miracle on 34th Street." It is well done for its' time and has a nice theme. However, while it is a good movie, I would hardly rate it a favorite.

Anyhow, given everything I just wrote, maybe "Scrooge." He's my hero.

(Don't worry, that was a joke.)

Wraith_Cemetery · Accepted Answer

One of my all time favourite underappreciated Christmas movies is The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. Not many people know of this one but it is absolutely grand. There's a stop motion film from the 80's and it was also made into an animated film in 2000.

My favourite horror Christmas films are Krampus and Black Christmas. I also enjoy all the classics such as Little Drummer Boy, Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, Jack Frost, etc.

SweetDumplings · Accepted Answer

I love watching this all throughout Christmas time because they look high on acid and trippy ASF and I enjoy Jack Frost from the same animators who made this even though Jack doesn't get the girl after being a human and getting a bag of gold, a castle, and horse for her but it's okay cause I can always go back and watch this and even though it's trippy and they all look like they sniffed angel dust, at least there's a happy ending with this so I'm happy 😊💜💜💜😊

ShaTTeredMasterpeace · Accepted Answer

Home Alone 1&2 are Christmas classics. Besides them, Jingle All The Way is my favorite. Such an underrated Christmas movie. I love it.

ObscuredBeyond · Answer

A toss up between The Muppet Christmas Carol and Krampus. Michael Caine nails the part of Scrooge. Totally nails it. But I loved the horror twist in Krampus, where an evil Santa takes revenge on those who disrespect the holidays. A bizarre attempt at a morality tale, of how human selfishness can destroy almost anything, but ultimately leads us to our own destruction. That, and excellent costume design made for a really cool villain.

MarkRet · Answer

A Christmas Carol (the George C. Scott one). It's the most accurate looking of all the Christmas Carol versions, and to me it has the most heart and emotion.

exitseven · Answer

Great ending Always makes me cry.  This movie has everything, humor, action, redemption, and a good dose of good American violence.  It has been my favorite Christmas movie for years.

MrHopper · Answer

Old one is probably Home Alone... new one is Happiest Season

Casey_Black · Answer

Does Rudolph count?

AviatorTom · Answer

It's a Wonderful Life, a true classic. Played several times on various channels during the Christmas season every year. The tinkling of the bell as angel Clarence gets his wings is a classic.

ODC2112 · Answer

This is the classical Italian Christmars movie. Not because it has a Christmars theme, but because from 1989 it is scheduled as 24th December night movie, every year.

Miristheiss · Answer

I have about 5 favorites.  If you are asking my top favorite if I could only pick one film it would be "It's a Wonderful Life" Why? I just love it... it makes me feel good when I watch it.

MTC29 · Answer

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer- I watched is a small child, and I'd still watch it.

TsundereMatrix · Answer

I think Elf is my favorite. My dads favorite Christmas movie is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. My dad is a workaholic farmer so he doesn’t like the winter because it stops him from working and doesn't like Christmas for that reason either lol

DizzyDesii · Answer

Jim Carreys Grinch followed by Must Be Santa, Holiday in Handcuffs, Jingle All the Way, Three Days and Daddys Home 2

readyplayer001 · Answer

black Christmas

JohnE_69 · Answer

I like 'A Christmas Carol' with George C. Scott back in 1984, it is more dedicated to Charles Dicken's novel, great acting, great costumes, and scenery. It was made for Tv, but fora made for tv movie, it really hit the mark.

bowenw · Answer

The 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge.

BCRanger10 · Answer

Die Hard, The Santa Clause, and It's A Wonderful Life.

Titanic1912 · Answer

A Grandpa For Christmas because it has a happy ending and it could teach us to always find the time to be with our loved ones because you don’t know what comes next.

Anonymous · Answer

It's been 74 years since "It's a Wonderful Life" was released. I'm completely convinced that it's still the greatest Christmas movie of all time

TrueConfection · Answer

Polar Express I also love Scrooged and The Grinch.

Anonymous · Answer

Though not specifically billed as a Christmas film per se, I love 94's Little Women. There are several winter scenes and Christmas is featured. I watch it every year on Christmas day after we eat.

Roxxy99 · Answer

It’s a Wonderful Life. It’s old and corny but it doesn’t feel like Christmas until I watch it. I used to watch it with my dad when I was a kid.

shyguy5781 · Answer

Family Man
(Love Family Guy, not to be confused with)
The cross genre of one Christmas nights sleep, what if I'd married her, life in another perspective. Kind of crosses Scrooge with a Wonderful Life. If that weren't enough, I also saw the film with my fiance in theaters and wondering now what if we'd worked out? Is my life better because it sure feels worse without her. If I could go back to that night, so much I would change... or would I? Maybe it's not too late.

katiesmuff · Answer

Home Alone 1 would be my all time favorite followed very close by Christmas Vacation. I also an evening watching the oldies like White Christmas, It's a wonderful Life and Christmas Story.

josephinelcajon · Answer

The oldies. Miricale on 54th Street and It's a Wonbderful Life. They have meaning they are a classic I grew up watching. There no special effects the actors had to be really good and were!

Fireguy17 · Answer

White Christmas, then Christmas story, Die Hard, Christmas Vacation

TheFlak38 · Answer

Filth!

RedStiletto88 · Answer

I love ‘It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Story” I enjoy movies set in the past :)

AmandaYVR · Answer

Elf It's a Wonderful Life A Christmas Story Pretty much in that order

tastycannoli · Answer

A Christmas Story because every Thanksgiving my whole family gets together and watches it

EmmaMary · Answer

For me there's only one... The Polar Express .

DeeDeeDeVour · Answer

Home Alone

AnggieGirl · Answer

The one where Kermit the frog played Ebeneezer Scrooge and had a visit from all three ghosts of Christmas!

BobbyC65 · Answer

Clark Freaks Out - Christmas Vacation (9/10) Movie CLIP (1989) HD

NicoleM300 · Answer

Charlie Brown Christmas, the Grinch, Polar Express, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Muppets Christmas Carol, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, The Little Drummer Boy, Frosty the Snowman and all the claymation holiday movies.

legalboxers · Answer

two movies I love:

mollyyyy37474 · Answer

the polar express & this old film called a miser brother Christmas lol

SpiderManFan2002 · Answer

Any one that has Vanessa Hudgens in it. Yes, I know they’re awful movies, but that’s the point😂

Luopio27 · Answer

There are too many that I can't decide. Maybe Jingle All the Way because Arnold Schwartshernegger is in it.

MJtheCoach · Answer

Mary Mary Jean go bury when I send it in a very merry merry Baby Bear

Agape93 · Answer

Prometheus.  Janek is quite delicious. Wouldn't mind hum under that tree of his

Heartache0405 · Answer

Christmas Carol. Because it has ghosts in it and has a happy ending 😁

SaraSmithishere · Answer

I love the black and white “Christmas Carol” with Alister Sims, but those clay animated films are also fantastic

Better_off_here · Answer

mine is Home alone, and how the grinch stole Christmas and gremlins.

Blueeyes81 · Answer

A Christmas Story or National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

XXblack88 · Answer

The santa clause and the year without a santa clause

Nikkeh · Answer

The Grinch. I like Jim Carrey-  He is a very funny man.

aquamarine321 · Answer

I don’t have a favorite film, in fact I don’t watch Christmas films it’s too boring and predictable

Iron_Man · Answer

The grinch that stole Christmas and the most wonderful time of the year with Henry Winkler

f_ckjoebiden · Answer

Nerf crap. And real American football. Be it John Madden or Montana. etc.

Anonymous · Answer

The Ref. Not a traditional Christmas film, but a Christmas file nonetheless and so fucking hilarious.

Tonita91996 · Answer

It's a wonderful life, home alone 1 and 2, and Christmas vacation.

Anonymous · Answer

I love the Grinch, Home Alone, Jack Frost, Rudolph, just can never go wrong with Charlie Brown Christmas, The Polar Express

Gia013100 · Answer

I love Christmas Vacation I find it very funny.

TsAubreyKate · Answer

Trans Angels - Top of the Naughty list ft Alexa scout and Jane Marie

OG956 · Answer

My most favourite is Love Actually :) but I also love Polar Express :)

dolemite89 · Answer

bad santa, because it’s hilarious and not really about Christmas 😂

dustybiker · Answer

Polar express and Klaus (Netflix)

JCrockett · Answer

Miracle on 34th Street (Original)

Dnice1 · Answer

Elf because it's hilarious

SunnyCaliGirl · Answer

Definitely Home Alone 1&2

Anonymous · Answer

I really fell in love with Klaus. The gorgeous animation and the slow build up to the conclusion had me hooked.

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