Favorite Christmas movies anyone?
 

Mine are:



Home Alone.

Home Alone 2

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Just Friends

Ernest Saves Christmas.

Scrooged.

Nightmare Before Christmas.

A Christmas Story

Black Christmas (1974)

Silent Night, Deadly Night.

Rare Exports.

Gremlins

Die Hard

Die Hard 2

Lethal Weapon

Jingle All The Way

Bad Santa.

Batman Returns

Elf.

Rocky IV.

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Invasion USA.

Santa Claus the movie.

Miracle on 34th Street 1947 and 1994.

A Christmas Carol 1984.

Muppets Christmas Carol.

Trading Places

Christmas Evil.

Brazil

City of Lost Children

Christmas Horror Story.

So many good ones, but favorites off the top of my head that I'd gladly watch multiple times (esp given the traditional tv marathon of one of them) would be "A Christmas story," "The Polar Express," and the good old classic "Mickey's Christmas Carol." (And miss some of the old ones from the 80s you can't really find on anymore.)

Honorable mention to Rudolph and the other old Christmas specials, but they're not movies.



Did anyone else when they were young used to fall asleep with "A Christmas Story" on Christmas Eve, during its marathon, and later wake up again at the point you left off? My sister and I both used to do that sometimes. lol

Jingle All The Way (watching it tonight actually)
The Santa Clause
The Nightmare Before Xmas
Elf
Batman Returns
Home Alone 1 and 2

Gremlins
We Wish You A Turtles Christmas

Ernest Saves Christmas
A Claymation Christmas
A Christmas Story
Charlie Brown Christmas

Home alone
Home alone 2
Jingle all the way
Jurassic world

A Very Brady Christmas
Surviving Christmas
Christmas with the Kranks
Grinch - Live Action (still need to see the 2018 movie)

Didn’t want to list the usual ones.

007 OHMSS turns 50 this xmas :o

One of the best Bonds despite Laz being a rookie :D

We’re No Angels (1955)
Batman Returns
Mean Girls

Very good Christmas movies to watch even if you’re not in a Christmassy mood.

Home Alone and Lost in New York

Is this where all the cool kids talk about "Die Hard"?

I am showing that in class right now.:) All races, creeds, and students looking to get out of work enjoy it.

How old are the students?

Sophomores, 15 year olds. Its exam review day and most don't have to take it so most people are showing movies. Its a safe choice that will catch the majority's attention.

That's great. I don't think that many children or teenagers 30 years ago would have been fascinated with something from the 1950's and 60's (except maybe early James Bond or something).

Home Alone 1 and 2.
Though I do not watch them every New Year (since in Russia New Year is the main winter holiday and X-Max is just for religious people), but they are so full of holiday spirit!

Which is the one where one of Santa Claus' Christmas elves end up in Chicago or New York City (or something)?

I consider old movies 1969 on back to be Classic Hollywood, but I am more willing to check out older films than newer ones. However, if its predates 1939 I don't care to watch it. Silly I know.

My students think anything from pre-2000 is old by contrast and Home Alone is a rare exception to their limitations. Considering the Alexa commercial showing that Home Alone ( are you listening Disney Plus) would be so different with technology less than a generation later its surprising, but there is the basic message that resonates and I believe they subconsciously understand.

I apologize for detracting the thread. Its the one day of the semester I can read Ninja Turtles with students in the room.

Just the first two Home Alone movies, which I watched yesterday.

Home Alone is my favorite. A Christmas Story is great.

I love hopping between Christmas-themed episodes of shows that I love. Sometimes I'm willing to watch an old nostalgic show, I wouldn't otherwise give the time too, because it has that sort of added bonus of being holiday-themed as well as nostalgic.

The Simpsons comes to mind.