good christmas movies?

[aimeekitty]

good christmas movies?

suggestions that are good clean fun for the whole family please!
Classics welcome, regardless must be out on dvd/netflix

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[batchix.livejournal.com]

Santa Claus the Movie

Tokyo Godfathers? My family would be okay with it, I don't know if that's okay with everyone's family tho.

[merrycalliope.livejournal.com]

My faves are pretty much standards...

White Christmas
Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Story

These are the ones I'll make some attempt to watch each year even though we don't really 'do' Xmas. ^_^;

[animeangel.livejournal.com]

Seconding A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation.

[moderningenue.livejournal.com]

I vaguely remember watching the Muppets and Disney versions of A Christmas Carol when I was little.

The Buffy Christmas special is also worth finding.

[earthminor.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, your userpic is awesome! Where is it from? Can I use it? :)

[leanne-opaskar.livejournal.com]

White Christmas (Bing Crosby) and Muppet Family Christmas (though the original TV cut is better -- the DVD has been edited because of music rights).

I also like Scrooged, which IIRC is pretty clean, but couldn't swear to it 100%.

[bluejeans07.livejournal.com]

The Snowman! The animation is beautiful and David Bowie is a bonus! ;D

[little-teacup.livejournal.com]

I second "The Snowman"; it's gorgeous!

How about A Charlie Brown Christmas?

[bluejeans07.livejournal.com]

Ooh that's a good one too! It always makes me smile. <3

[desertrosecout.livejournal.com]

A Christmas Story
Muppet's Christmas Carol
Christmas Vacation
Scrooged

These are family favorites

[xhelloxghostiex.livejournal.com]

White Christmas and a Muppet Christmas Carol! :)

[taraljc.livejournal.com]

My fave Dysfunctional Family Christmas Movie is The Lion in Winterso, erm... consider yourself forwarned!

Die Hard
While You Were Sleeping
Love Actually
White Christmas

oh oh oh oh and The Santa Clause, which I love madly every time it shows up on cable.

[lilusako.livejournal.com]

Jingle All the Way (bwahahaha oh Arnie)
Home Alone
The Muppet Christmas Carol

8D

[rhoboat.livejournal.com]

Well, since someone recc'd Buffy, the D/R shipper in me wants me to chime in with "The Christmas Invasion." :D

[darkandlight.livejournal.com]

Miracle on 34th street (Old black and white version) and It's a Wonderful Life. All the stop-motion goodies, The Year without a Santa Claus, Santa Claus is coming to town, Rudolph, Jack Frost, and my personal favorite (though i'm not sure you can get it on DVD at all, sadly) The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.

[royalboiler.livejournal.com]

My vote is for Ninja turtles.
If only for the red and green of Raphael.

[(Anonymous)]

Love Actually (absolute fave :D)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Yeah I know the two above are tv specials but still...)

[piratecore.livejournal.com]

Mixed Nuts

that's probably more adult actually. maybe? I don't know. It's great though

(hands down)

[kinaree.livejournal.com]

It's a Wonderful Life

I didn't grow up watching this every year, so I guess it's more impactful to me :P

[snightmoon.livejournal.com]

Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

[bwaains.livejournal.com]

I still recommend The Nightmare Before Christmas as a decent option. Lots of good recommendations here already too.

[mistytang.livejournal.com]

Holiday Inn (Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire)
White Christmas (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye)
Miracle on 34th Street (Natalie Wood and... uh, I forget.)
The Year Without a Santa Claus

I've got more, but those are my favorites. <:^)

[brightling.livejournal.com]

Love Actually is glorious, does have a bit of nudity in it though?

Holiday Inn is pretty neat to watch, definately a classic film.

I actually find While You Were Sleeping really sweet as well. :3

[yaso-khuul.livejournal.com]

I always love Home Alone and Home Alone in New York <3

[dave-iii.livejournal.com]

Second on It's A Wonderful Life, and if the movie doesn't have to be specifically a CHRISTMAS movie, Meet The Robinsons has a good, family-centric theme.

[kagami101.livejournal.com]

A Christmas Carol. Both the Alistair Sim and George C. Scott versions have their merits. I call it a draw. If you want a musical, "Scrooge" with Albert Finney is actually pretty good.

[keita-yuki.livejournal.com]

I love the classics, Jack Frost(my fav Christmas movie), A year without Santa Clause, Rudolphs Shiny New Year (A must see for me at new yrs...seen it every yr ever since I can remember),Nestor the long eared Christmas donkey, Santa Caluse is Comming to town, Little Drummber Boy 1 & 2 and lastly for classics Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Also movie A christmas Story.

For anime.. the Ranma 1/2 Christmas special. (gods its been like 12 yrs since I first saw that)

[ginarolo.livejournal.com]

Home Alone (1990) with Macaulay Culkin
A Christmas Story (1983)
Jingle All the Way (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman

One of my favorite MGM musical classics...
Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) (musical)
Judy Garland and Margret O'Brien. While not a Christmas themed movie some great Christmas scenes in it. Judy Garland sings, have yourself a Very Merry Christmas.

Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)Tv musical (great score)

[kairi-g.livejournal.com]

Joyeux Noel, really awesome movie about the Christmas Truce in WWI, probably one of my favorite movies. Its subtitled, since its in French, German, and English (and you need the subtitles for the english too since they are Scottish :P )

Diane Kruger sings very nicely and has great outfits also!

[persoconchii.livejournal.com]

Christmas Story ofcourse! and Bill Murray's "Scrooged"
and Mickey's Christmas Carol is always cute ^__^

[riterandreader.livejournal.com]

Jingle All The Way, with Arnold Schwartzengeer is always a classic at my house! :) Very funny and family-oriented!

Christmas Vacation, with Chevvy Chase, kinda cruder, but funny, and reminds people of all the pains of the holidays in a funny kind of way.

White Christmas, Bing Crosby, always a classic!

[ciggypiggy.livejournal.com]

Muppet Christmas Carol! :D

[putri-nih.livejournal.com]

Seconding Tokyo Godfathers even though it sort of freaked a homophobic relative for the first couple of minutes.

He ended up liking it although he's still not sure about the okama character.

[adichappo.livejournal.com]

we have two Christmas traditions:
Love Actually - this if my absolute favourite Christmas film!! It is a must ...although I would say not entirly family friendly if there are young ones or sensitive elders around.

Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas Special - I watched this every year on TV as a kid. When I found it was on DVD was one of the happiest Christmas' ever!! How can you not love beauty of Joy to the World or the California Raisins signing Rudolph!

[larasgirl.livejournal.com]

Yes! I have been wondering what that was called. We watched it every year also. It's great!

[margarita-rosa.livejournal.com]

I guess I must be the only one who thinks the goofiness of Ernest Saves Christmas is a must see.... the humor has its quirks and I always enjoy a silly movie.

[scotia-sammyjo.livejournal.com]

Nobody said "The Family Stone"... I love that one because I have the crazy family holidays too....