I figure I'd better get in a couple of Favorite Five posts pertaining to the holiday season. I'll begin with an easy one.
I'll admit, there are lots of Christmas movies I've never seen. They air all through the holidays, but I rarely sit down and watch any of them. I prefer the shorter Christmas TV specials... the ones geared towards kids.
Here's my top five list. Bet you won't have any trouble telling me yours, either!
1. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Naturally this tops my list. After all, it made the cut for my "Favorite Five - Movies" entry. I noticed A&E had it on several times this past week. I saw bits and pieces, but will wait and watch it from start to finish closer to Christmas. I replaced my old VHS copy with a DVD this past year.
2. A Garfield Christmas - Jon, Odie and Garfield go home to the farm for Christmas with the parents, Doc Boy and Grandma. Silly in places, but leaves you with a warm feeling at the end.
3. Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas - This show first aired in 1987. I don't think I've missed it a single year since then. We originally taped it on VHS, then found it on DVD several years ago. Each "claymation" segment revolves around a different song. I think my favorites are "Joy to the World" and "O Christmas Tree".
4. A Charlie Brown Christmas - This one's a favorite from my childhood. (original air date: 1965) I miss it most years, but saw it scheduled for this past week and set up the DVR. I'm looking forward to watching it a little closer to Christmas. Also love the music in the show from the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
5. It's a Wonderful Life - A wonderful movie, a wonderful cast, and a wonderful message. Everyone should see it at least once in their life. It's been awhile for me. I need to remedy that.
- Kelly
- Making my way through the ups and downs of life, holding fast to my favorite Bible verse: "For we walk by faith, not by sight." ~2 Corinthians 5:7. I began blogging in earnest at Yahoo360 on October 24, 2005. (briefly using LiveJournal and blog-city prior to that) In June 2008 I moved to Blogger. I'm now at WordPress where I hope to remain.
10 comments:
Same as you, Christmas Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and It's A Wonderful Life as well as A Muppet's Christmas Carol, the original A Christmas Carol with Alaister Simms and the original Miracle On 34th Street.
hmmm.....I have tons of favs., plus new ones each year.
Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Carol
The Santa Claus is Coming to Town and Rudolph movies.
Elf
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas ( all versions )
Annabel's Wish
It's a Wonderful Life
New this year for the family have been:
The Dog Who Saved Christmas
A Dog Named Christmas
(We love Hallmark movies!)
Last week we watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation again as a family (first time for the boys) and were in tears with laughter.
It's the movie ( along with the other 'vacation' movies ) that just keep on being funny!
As for TV specials I would put "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at the top of the list. I'll save my other Christmas specials until you do a list of holiday oriented movies. I have several for that.
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" is good to go here, too.
We also love the new stuff like the "Shrek christmas" short.
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Story (About the boy who wants the Red Ryder BB gun).
3. The Grinch
4. Charlie Brown's Christmas
5. Elf
no particular order..
1. national lampoons christmas vacation
2. it's a wonderful life
3. a charlie brown christmas
4. a christmas story
5. miracle on 34th street
Too easy for me, Kel. My list is the same as yours with the exception of #3. That one is the Bill Murray movie..."Scrooged"!!
Counting movies and tv specials:
1 - Charlie Brown Christmas
2 - National Lampoon's Christmas vacation
3 - Christmas Story (you'll shoot your eye out)
4 - It's a wonderful life
5 - The Holiday
6 - White Christmas
7 - Bad Santa
Kelly,
I haven't seen yet any of your favourite five movies and I am not at all fond of the typical Christmas movies and therefore I would like to offer an alternative list of what I would like to watch during Christmas.
Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn
Bedknobs and Broomsticks with Angela Lansbury
Born Free with Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers
The Thin Man (1934) with Myrna Loy, William Powell and Asta
The Red Shoes with Moira Shearer
Strictly Ballroom with Paul Mercurio and Tara Morice
Though from the movies which you have mentioned I would like to see It's a Wonderful Life and A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Raven
White Christmas and Christmas in Connecticut.
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