I used to watch White Christmas pretty faithfully. After the first decade, however, it got old. Now I mostly try to aviod the Christmas frenzy.
I must say, however, that Project 86's new ep has put me in the Christmas spirit. Listen to the first three songs and you will see what I mean.
Favorite Christmas-themed movies and TV specials
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I don't like most Christmas movies, because they tend to be sappy and disappointing, since most of them aren't made by Christians, so they never seem to talk about what Christmas is really about.
The only Christmas movies that I really like are It's A Wonderful Life, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (with Boris Karloff), and Barbie in the Nutcracker
The only Christmas movies that I really like are It's A Wonderful Life, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (with Boris Karloff), and Barbie in the Nutcracker
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LadyRushia (post: 1272411) wrote:I somehow have a fuzzy mp3 of the cast of Sailor Moon singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" in Japanese, XD. I think some series have special Christmas episodes, but I'm not sure which ones.
I also love some of the Christmas movies they show on ABC. I remember seeing one a few years ago that was really sad. The wife got hit by a car and died so an angel like reversed time and let the husband do everything over again. Anyone know what movie that is?
HEY! I just watched that last week...oh what was it called...?
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You know I can't believe I forgot to mention this earlier but Edward Scissorhands as well. One of my favorites. It's not a Christmas movie perse but always felt very Christmassy...
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Charlie Brown Christmas. If you ever get a chance to look into the behind the scenes on that one, it's amazing. Of course, that's the Christmas special where they stop right in hte middle and just say, "Hey, this is fun and all, but you know what Christmas is supposed to be about, right? Well, here we go . . ."
Muppet Christmas Carol is awesome. Just plain awesome.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas. NOT Jim Carrey's version. I find the Jim Carrey version to be pretty awful. Oh, there were funny bits, but overall I think they took a lot of hte power of hte book and cartoon version away when they started delving into Grinch's childhood, making the Whos be shallow creatures who actually helped MAKE the Grinch the Grinch, etc. The book and the cartoon are short, simple, and succinct, and good enough for me.
A Christmas Story. I never saw it until I was an adult! I don't know how I made it that long! Maybe because we didn't have cable as a kid? Who knows? But the bottom line is this: it's an awesome movie.
It's a Wonderful Life. It's been copied on almost every sitcom that's ever "jumped the shark". It was even copied on Dallas, for their final episode! (Although with a clever twist.) It's been seen so often that it feels like it may be a cliche itself. But it really is a beautiful tale about how the choices you make and the small things (and big things) you do affect other people.
And have you seen the "alternate ending" that Saturday Night Live did? It's very cathartic!
All the Rankin Bass stop motion movies. That whole series created a mythology that included Santa, Rudolph, Frosty, and the New Year's Baby. Good stuff.
I guess I haven't added much new stuff to the list, beyond a spirited, "I second that!"
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Muppet Christmas Carol is awesome. Just plain awesome.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas. NOT Jim Carrey's version. I find the Jim Carrey version to be pretty awful. Oh, there were funny bits, but overall I think they took a lot of hte power of hte book and cartoon version away when they started delving into Grinch's childhood, making the Whos be shallow creatures who actually helped MAKE the Grinch the Grinch, etc. The book and the cartoon are short, simple, and succinct, and good enough for me.
A Christmas Story. I never saw it until I was an adult! I don't know how I made it that long! Maybe because we didn't have cable as a kid? Who knows? But the bottom line is this: it's an awesome movie.
It's a Wonderful Life. It's been copied on almost every sitcom that's ever "jumped the shark". It was even copied on Dallas, for their final episode! (Although with a clever twist.) It's been seen so often that it feels like it may be a cliche itself. But it really is a beautiful tale about how the choices you make and the small things (and big things) you do affect other people.
And have you seen the "alternate ending" that Saturday Night Live did? It's very cathartic!
All the Rankin Bass stop motion movies. That whole series created a mythology that included Santa, Rudolph, Frosty, and the New Year's Baby. Good stuff.
I guess I haven't added much new stuff to the list, beyond a spirited, "I second that!"
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I personally like White Christmas as my favorite Christmas movie.
I should watch The Muppet Christmas Carol again this year. That movie rocked!
I should watch The Muppet Christmas Carol again this year. That movie rocked!
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MST3K's Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. It's available in a 2-disc set with Manos: the Hands of Fate. Go get it.
It's a Wonderful Life. What other Christmas movie is there that has the audacity to use such a dark and unsettling statistic as its basis and ends with such a timelessly relevant message?
In the subcategory of worst Christmas movies . . .
I watched Elf with my cousins a few days ago. It's not what you'd call a modern classic.
It's a Wonderful Life. What other Christmas movie is there that has the audacity to use such a dark and unsettling statistic as its basis and ends with such a timelessly relevant message?
In the subcategory of worst Christmas movies . . .
I watched Elf with my cousins a few days ago. It's not what you'd call a modern classic.
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MST3K's Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. It's available in a 2-disc set with Manos: the Hands of Fate. Go get it.
I'm making my sister watch that this year. Best christmas movie ever.
But I guess I'm the only one here who really, really likes Scrooged. It's about the only Christmas movie I'd go out of my way to see, though I should probably watch A Muppet Christmas Carol again.
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Scrooged was good. I like those variations on A Christmas Carol.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Wow. Yeah. Try watching it withOUT the MST3K comments. It puts Plan 9 to shame. Almost.
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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Wow. Yeah. Try watching it withOUT the MST3K comments. It puts Plan 9 to shame. Almost.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Here Comes Santa Claus, and Mystery Science Theater 3000: Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.
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I plan on watching the MST3K Santa Clause Conquers the Martians this year.
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A Charlie Brown Christmas is probably at the top, but A Christmas Story, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Die Hard, Frosty the Snowman, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation are some of my other favorites.
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Muppet Christmas Carol, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Frosty the Snowman, Home Alone, Home Alone 2 and A Christmas Story.
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Most of the Claymation things were pretty amazing... XD
I love "The Year without a Santa Claus." Because of the song that the two brothers sing.. "I'm Mister White Christmas, I'm Mister Snow..." XDDD that song is fun...
And I love the Polar Express, it's really pretty...
The Santa Claus Movies are funny as is Elf. XD
ALSO Christmas with the Kranks is HILARIOUS.
I love to watch ABC Family and Hallmark during this time of year XD
when I was younger I loved the movie "A Mom for Christmas" when the girl makes a wish to have a mom and a mannequin comes to life...that was a cute movie.
I love "The Year without a Santa Claus." Because of the song that the two brothers sing.. "I'm Mister White Christmas, I'm Mister Snow..." XDDD that song is fun...
And I love the Polar Express, it's really pretty...
The Santa Claus Movies are funny as is Elf. XD
ALSO Christmas with the Kranks is HILARIOUS.
I love to watch ABC Family and Hallmark during this time of year XD
when I was younger I loved the movie "A Mom for Christmas" when the girl makes a wish to have a mom and a mannequin comes to life...that was a cute movie.
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A Flintstones Christmas Carol was probably the most fondest of the Christmas-themed spinoffs I have seen, which goes way back when my family had the VHS and we would watch it every Christmas season (starting around when I was eight).
The Polar Express is starting to become my new Christmas TV tradition since watching it last December. I'm hoping to also get a chance to see Elf this season, since Will Ferrell is always awesome.
The Polar Express is starting to become my new Christmas TV tradition since watching it last December. I'm hoping to also get a chance to see Elf this season, since Will Ferrell is always awesome.
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Barbie: A Christmas Carol. I am not ashamed to say that I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. I went into it somewhat skeptical, since I read on the back that Barbie plays the part of Scrooge. I couldn't picture Barbie frowning, or being selfish, or saying, "Bah humbug!" Then I proceeded to watch the movie and see all these things unfolding before my eyes. It's become one of my favorites of the Barbie movies, I think.
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"There's a difference between maliciously offending somebody - on purpose - and somebody being offended by...truth. If you're offended by the truth, that's your problem. I have no obligation to not offend you if I'm speaking the truth. The truth is supposed to offend you; that's how you know you don't got it."
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"There's a difference between maliciously offending somebody - on purpose - and somebody being offended by...truth. If you're offended by the truth, that's your problem. I have no obligation to not offend you if I'm speaking the truth. The truth is supposed to offend you; that's how you know you don't got it."
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the_wolfs_howl (post: 1277849) wrote:Barbie: A Christmas Carol. I am not ashamed to say that I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. I went into it somewhat skeptical, since I read on the back that Barbie plays the part of Scrooge. I couldn't picture Barbie frowning, or being selfish, or saying, "Bah humbug!" Then I proceeded to watch the movie and see all these things unfolding before my eyes. It's become one of my favorites of the Barbie movies, I think.
Actually, Barbie didn't smile when she first came out.
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Santa Clause Conquers the Martians (a great So Bad Its Good Christmas movie.) Also, Elf is awesome, and so is the last Invader Zim episode, "The Most Horrible Christmas Ever". But my favorite Christian-themed movie about Christmas is The Nativity Story. Keisha Castle Hughes is a terrific Mary! Other Christmas movies I like are Die Hard, most of the Rankin Bass Christmas specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story.
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Grinch (original)
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
"The Nightmare Before Christmas"
The one with the ice and the fire guys (I don't remember what it's called)
"White Christmas"
Rudolf (claymation looking one)
I love all the Christmas movies (though, obviously, I struggle with the names)! ACCEPT for "A Christmas Story". I hate that movie, as does the rest of my family, lol, it's like a joke with us, how much we hate it and everyone else loves it. I was tempted to get my mom "A Christmas Story" ornaments for Christmas.
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Oooh, the Barbie Nutcracker is good! My dad even likes it ;D. I was shocked myself. The other barbie movies are good too, but that one is probably the best xD.
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
"The Nightmare Before Christmas"
The one with the ice and the fire guys (I don't remember what it's called)
"White Christmas"
Rudolf (claymation looking one)
I love all the Christmas movies (though, obviously, I struggle with the names)! ACCEPT for "A Christmas Story". I hate that movie, as does the rest of my family, lol, it's like a joke with us, how much we hate it and everyone else loves it. I was tempted to get my mom "A Christmas Story" ornaments for Christmas
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Oooh, the Barbie Nutcracker is good! My dad even likes it ;D. I was shocked myself. The other barbie movies are good too, but that one is probably the best xD.
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