The late fall and winter nights here in Kansas get cold. Bitter cold and windy. Not a good combination for much other than a good movie and some stove-popped popcorn… and an afghan… and maybe some hot cocoa…
Here are some movies I’d like to see in the next few weeks.
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (on tv tonight!)
- Frosty the Snowman
- Little House on the Prairie Christmas
- Miracle on 34th Street
- A Christmas Story
- The Polar Express
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- The Nativity Story
- A Christmas Carol
- The Santa Clause
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Cold nights, warm house, movie, popcorn, blanket, family… sounds like a Finer Thing to me! What am I missing? What are your must-see Christmas movies?
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Great list!
On #13, I didnt realize that there was a movie out. I think my kids would really like that.
Happy T13
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just finish watching the Rudolf… movie,the Charlie Brown, we’ve seen last week.
nice list.
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The Polar Express, I must watch it this year. Fun list. Happy T13!
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I want to see Nativity Story again.
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#7 is my favorite.
I’m a sucker for anything Little House in the Prairie!
SJR
The Pink Flamingo
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I would love to see The Best Christmas Pageant Ever as well. Where can you find it?!
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Great list! I have a five year old so we’ve already watched Rudolph and Frosty eleventy billion times this year, but I want to watch the Santa Clause with him too!
Happy TT!
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I love your list.:) DD and I watched The Christmas Story and Charlie Brown’s Christmas just last night. We always watch It’s a Wonderful Life and since last year The Nativity.
I would add, The Homecoming. It’s the movie that inspired The Waltons.
Christmas Blessings,
Joyce
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I’ve never seen most of these. I loved National Lampoon when I watched it years ago.
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Yes!!!! I do so love your #6!!!
My 13 is posted…it’s all Olde English today. Stop by, won’t you?
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I loved the book of Best Christmas Pageant Ever and saw the movie once when I was little, but never saw it be showed again. I winder if they even play it anymore.
Fun list. Happy T13.
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Great CHRISTmas movie list!! I would love to check out some of these.
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I missed RUDOPH??? Why didn’t you warn me!
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Just so you know, I was looking for Christmas movies and when they’d be on and ran across this website…
http://tv.popcrunch.com/2008-christmas-tv-specials-and-movies-schedule/
It has dates and what movies you can expect to be on which station and time (eastern times, I believe). Merry Christmas!
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#1 never gets old, does it. I love that movie
Happy TT!
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“White Christmas” is an absolute must for me (Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney), and “Holiday Inn” (Bing again!) is another fun one for Christmas time. And “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” — the original cartoon, NOT the live-action, Jim Carrey one, which I must say (I confess that I haven’t seen the whole thing, actually) I think is a travesty.
Thanks for the fun list! What a great reminder of all the fun things I should be watching this holiday! kristin
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You’re missing The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus. It’s a lesser known Rankin/Bass film I grew up on. As well as The Little Drummer Boy, and Santa Claus is Coming To Town (all Rankin/Bass films as well).
Great list! Happy 13ing!
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#7 is the best christmas movie ever!
happy tt
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Love Actually is a movie I watch every year (usually more than once).
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