Holiday movies you watch every year

[Renzy]

Inspired by a similar thread I saw on another forum I frequent....with Thanksgiving just a week away and Christmas just around the corner, I thought it would be interesting to see which movies everyone watches this time of year.

For me at Thanksgiving it's Scent of a Woman with Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell. While not strictly a Thanksgiving movie that's when the story takes place. It's about a prep school student (O'Donnell) who takes a job over Thanksgiving taking care of a retired veteran (Pacino) in order to save up enough money for a plane flight home for Christmas.

 

[God's lonely asperger]

Every Christmas eve, the Jesus of Nazareth movie from 1977 plays on the TV here. Not sure which channel, but it plays every Christmas. I like it quite a lot. The only downside is that I'm usually busy having to visit family on Christmas, so I only watch a few bits and pieces of it.

 

[Nordwand]

For a Christmas movie, one from my childhood:

 

[Laner]

We made our Christmas movie list last night at dinner:

- Christmas Vacation
- Elf
- It's a Wonderful Life
- A Christmas Story
- Home Alone

Scent of a Woman is great. Might have to make that the first movie in our lead up to Christmas. We watch a movie every Sunday afternoon leading up to Christmas.

 

[GodfatherPartTwo]

They usually play The Godfather Trilogy every Thanksgiving on TV. My family likes to watch the Charlie Brown Halloween and Christmas specials.

 

[Dusty]

I watch Die Hard around Christmas every year. Has a movie ever spawned more memorable quotes or memes?

 

[Rax Moscow]

I always loved Miracle on 34th St but it's heavy on Santa and light on Jesus, probably a Jewish film but still has a nice message.

 

[TruckDriver9]

I watch Die Hard Arndt Christmas every year. Has a movie ever spawned more memorable quotes or memes?

 

[El Dorado]

For me, it's always been Scrooge (1951) with Alastair Sim, It's A Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart, and of course, who can forget A Christmas Story...young Ralphie with his heart set on the “official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time”...and the Chinamen in the restaurant trying to sing Deck the Halls and Jingle Bells...Oh, my sides!

 

[God's lonely asperger]

They usually play The Godfather Trilogy every Thanksgiving on TV

Must be awkward when part 3 comes in and the whole family has to watch the weird cousin love scenes.

 

[GodfatherPartTwo]

Must be awkward when part 3 comes in and the whole family has to watch the weird cousin love scenes.

They play it very early in the morning so no one has to watch that. Then they marathon 1 and 2 for the rest of the day.

 

[Thomas More]

I've always enjoyed Scrooged. Don't know if I'll see it this year though. I really don't watch TV at all this last couple of years.

 

[Caduceus]

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[Maddox]

Inspired by a similar thread I saw on another forum I frequent....with Thanksgiving just a week away and Christmas just around the corner, I thought it would be interesting to see which movies everyone watches this time of year.

For me at Thanksgiving it's Scent of a Woman with Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell. While not strictly a Thanksgiving movie that's when the story takes place. It's about a prep school student (O'Donnell) who takes a job over Thanksgiving taking care of a retired veteran (Pacino) in order to save up enough money for a plane flight home for Christmas.

Great movie.

"If I were the man I was 5 years ago, I'd take a flamethrower to this place!"

 

[Get2choppaaa]

I've always enjoyed Scrooged. Don't know if I'll see it this year though. I really don't watch TV at all this last couple of years.

Scrooged and Die Hard are two of my favorites. I watch both around Christmas every year.

 

[PurpleUrkel]

White Christmas. Very low stress, funny movie with good production, writing, and acting. Great song and dance numbers too (no homo).

 

[Let God Arise]

It wouldn't be "the hOliDaYs" without these faves:

 

[Uncle Cr33pin]

Probably not what anyone was expecting but watching this movie became a Christmas tradition in a previous life. I haven't watched it in probably a decade now but I recall it being super funny and we would quote it year round. It also touches on game and the friend zone..... I don't think they make comedy movies anymore.

 

[TruckDriver9]

 

[StanWildman]

Finding actual Christmas-themed Christmas movies/shows the are mostly wholesome is a live issue for us every year; generally older is more reliable as is the case with all entertainment.

I am once again looking for suggestions if anyone has any.

My short list of go-to (which admittedly leans more "the season" than of the true meaning of Christmas):

A Christmas Carol - 1951 and 1984 versions
Bells of St. Mary's
It's a Wonderful Life
White Christmas
Babes in Toyland 1961
Elf


Animated:
Charlie Brown Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
The Little Drummer Boy
Claymation Christmas
..and a pretty wide array of old cartoons from the 1920s-1960s