Christmas movies / shows you watch every year

Modem · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:54 pm

29th Street
Scrooged
A Christmas Story
Home Alone (1 and 2)
The Box Of Delights

The Snowman
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Mickey's Christmas Carol
California Raisins Christmas Special

Plus the usual slew of Rankin / Bass classics & The Grinch....

I think Polar Express may join the list this year....

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

Modem Wrote:

A Christmas Story

This one, the Heatmiser, and the Burgermeister.

There was one of those Rankin deals, I forget which, where Rudolph and some elves or something are seeking the winter witch (or some other such entity). It was downright evil. I want the DVD.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:03 pm

Modem Wrote:

Scrooged
A Christmas Story
....

Christmas Vacation
Bad Santa
Die Hard- "Now I have a machine gun.......HO.....HO......HO"

seafoam · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:09 pm

Almost always these:

Christmas Story
It's a Wionderful Life
Rudolph(classic)
Charlie Brown Christmas(just bought it)

Usually "A Christmas Carol" type if one hits the TV.

I'm done with the rest.

EDIT: How the heck did I miss The Grinch?

two guns holla · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:14 pm

A Christmas Story
Elf

paladisiac · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:16 pm

now = the original rudolph.

before i married, my xmas eve show was magnolia and my xmas day show was leaving las vegas.

daystar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:14 pm **Posts:** 3298

a christmas story
elf
it's a wonderful life
how the grinch stole christmas (original)
home alone

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:25 pm

paladisiac Wrote:

before i married, my xmas eve show was magnolia and my xmas day show was leaving las vegas.

wow. that sounds like something i would do, right down to the choice of movies.

me=none. I might catch Christmas Story if its on, but I got no appointments.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Modem Wrote:

California Raisins Christmas Special

are you speaking of an exclusive special or "A Claymation Christmas", which might be the GREATEST XMAS SPECIAL OF ALL TIME outside the original grinch? I've been trying to track tht shit down for years.

this year I was so psyched to be able to record all the smas specials in late november when they're on an actually watch them in late december when I give a shit. But I missed them and now I'm gonna end up watching a Christmas Story on xmas eve like everybody else. boo.

also, it should be sais that I fucking hate "It's a Wonderful Life" with a searing pasion.

Timis · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:29 pm

the same as most of you guys...

a christmas story
christmas vacation

Modem · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:19 pm

cotton Wrote:

Modem Wrote:

California Raisins Christmas Special

are you speaking of an exclusive special or "A Claymation Christmas", which might be the GREATEST XMAS SPECIAL OF ALL TIME outside the original grinch? I've been trying to track tht shit down for years.

I'm not sure of the exact title, but it's not just the Raisins (they sing Rudolph for a big finale at the end, but that's it). It's hosted by two dinosaurs, one is a stuck up conservative type, and the other is about to burst into flames.

I have it on VHS, taped off the TV at SLP back in the 80s or whenever it was on. I could probably make you a copy, if you like.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

does it have camels singing "we three kings"? and ice skating penguins? that was the shit. don't worry about a copy, i'll end up finding it at some point. glad to know i didn'tmake it up in my sleep when i was 7 though.

nobody · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:45 pm

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:05 pm

The one with Heat Miser is called The Year Without A Santa Claus.

I don't watch TV, but I'd watch those Rankin/Bass specials -- I love stop-motion animation (including claymation).

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

what's that movie where John Candy plays a bankrobbing santa clause? silent night deadly night?

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:16 pm

Silent Night Deadly Night was a horror movie, and I don't think it had John Candy in it.

There was a movie called Silent Partner, which had a bankrobbing santa claus in it, but it was way before John Candy's time. Elliot Gould played the main character.

EDIT: OMG, John Candy was in it. But he didn't play the bankrobbing santa claus.

Christopher Plummer played the bankrobbing Santa Claus. I wouldn't put that line past him, in this movie. Was it (the robbery) early in the movie?

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

no it's a different one. he's dressed as santa and hands a note to the teller and she loks up at him and he says "give me the money, fucker". shit this will bother me all day.

Busty Rhodes · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:21 pm

puma · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:22 pm

how the grinch stole christmas
a charlie brown christmas

the only 2 christmas movies that make me happy.

blacklakebeauty · **Joined:** Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:50 pm **Posts:** 348

If you're a fan of beautiful animation, watch for Howard Blake's - The Snowman on your local PBS station.

Exceptional soundtrack including an amazing song - Walking in the Air.

Charli · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:31 pm

Dusty Chalk Wrote:

The one with Heat Miser is called The Year Without A Santa Claus.

I don't watch TV, but I'd watch those Rankin/Bass specials -- I love stop-motion animation (including claymation).

Yup. It's my favorite of them all. Absolutely love that one.

I watch all these shows this time of year. ABC Family channel plays them all of december, so I always try to catch the favorites when I can.

Grape Ripple · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:42 pm

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

Watched it the other night with the lady after we put up the tree.

I also watched The Polar Express and it was pretty good.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:21 pm

Grape Ripple Wrote:

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

Awesome! I've been hunting around for this one.

Me, usually a Charlie Brown Christmas, the Grinch. Some movies too, like Eyes Wide Shut, Go, Die Hard, Boogie Nights, Goodfellas. Stuff that has a xmas theme or feel usually gets rotated in a bit more.

Leon · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:23 pm

I alway watch Christmas Vaction, A Christmas story, Charlie Browns Christmas along with whatever Christmas cartoons are on the TV

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

an incredibly hot girl that i went to college with loved emmet otter's jug-band christmas. i only vaguely remembered it when she'd inevitably mention it during christmastime, but finally saw it on tv last year. eh, it's all right.

as for me, i'll watch a christmas story, but just because i'm bound to see it eventually. i don't really watch anything else regularly, unless i see the "rudolph" with the yeti and the dental elf. (that is a "rudolph" show, right?)

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