Moviefone's Best Christmas Movies of All Time

"The Waltons: A Homecoming", is a great Christmas movie, but I think it was made for television. How about "Yours, Mine, and Ours", with Henry Fonda and Lucy Ball, or "While You Were Sleeping"?. At least "Christmas With the Cranks" didnt make the list! That movie was HORRIBLE!

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That fact that you're even considering movies like Reindeer Games has me intrigued. I'm excited to see what makes it in.

But surely you must include the Christmas Classics! They're my favorite part of the holidays. Watching Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer still makes me feel like a kid after all these years. I dare say those movies are magical. :)

For the first time I finally have all 7 movies together in the beautifully packaged Christmas Classics DVD box-set! And the bonus music CD is wonderful if I do say so myself. You can buy this keepsake at any store where you buy DVDs, but it’s also available at http://www.christmasclassics.tv. It’s a wonderful gift to yourself, your children and anyone you want to share the magic of Christmas with.

Happy holidays!

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Movie Of The Year and Animation Movie 2007
Like we made in last year, we put in this blog a web poll for the people vote in the "Movie Of The Year". And this time, you can vote also in the best "Animation Movie" of this year (in your left side).

Pedro Afonso
(The Blog Responsable - http://trailersblog.blogspot.com/)

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Here is what I have so far, listed in order from 1 - 24. I am only missing #9 and #18.

1. A CHRISTMAS STORY

2. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

3. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

4. SCROOGED

5. WHITE CHRISTMAS

6. ELF

7. CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT

8. HOME ALONE

9.

10. CHRISTMAS VACATION

11. SCROOGE (1951 Alastair Sim version)

12. HOLIDAY INN

13. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

14. THE BISHOP'S WIFE

15. LOVE ACTUALLY

16. DIE HARD

17. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER

18.

19. BAD SANTA

20. THE SANTA CLAUSE

21. GREMLINS

22. JOYEUX NOEL

23. THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

24. WE'RE NO ANGELS

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Some of these movies are really absurd!! Whatever happened to the original old movies?? I hate Will Ferrill in anything and this ELF 2 bit farce is the worst!

1. A CHRISTMAS STORY ....STOOOOPID and RETARDED!!

2. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE ...MY personal fave.

3. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET ...Awesome classic, love it.

4. SCROOGED ...YESSS!

5. WHITE CHRISTMAS ...Great classic! Need more of these.

6. ELF ....STOOOOPID!!!!!

7. CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT ...Don't know it.

8. HOME ALONE ...Great.

9. ONE SPECIAL NIGHT...WITH JULIE ANDREWS AND JAMES GARNER....FANTASTIC.

10. CHRISTMAS VACATION . Have it, love it.

11. SCROOGE (1951 Alastair Sim version) ... THE BEST SCROOGE EVER MADE.

12. HOLIDAY INN ...Good one.

13. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ...Evil and should be banned!!!

14. THE BISHOP'S WIFE...It's ok.

15. LOVE ACTUALLY ...Good one.

16. DIE HARD ...Not for Christmas!

17. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER...What?

18.

19. BAD SANTA ...shouldn't have been made.
a waste of money.
20. THE SANTA CLAUSE ...Great.

21. GREMLINS ... Love it..

22. JOYEUX NOEL ...Don't know that one, can't rate it.

23. THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL ...goofy but ok...cute.

24. WE'RE NO ANGELS ...Great.

I borrowed this list from another poster.

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A Christmas Story is the most realistic christmas movie out there and its funny, It's A Wonderful Life is great but A Christmas Story will alway reign over it when it comes to this category. Christmas vacation should also be in the top five because that was one of the best performance Chevy Chase every had in a movie other then caddyshack and Vacation, the lines he had in that movie were hilarious, the face expressions he made, and the addicition of completing the house lights, what else can you ask for

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If you really like Christmas movies check out the book Great Christmas Movies. It's available at http://www.ChristmasFunGames.com.

They also have a Christmas Trivia game there with a lot of trivia questions about Christmasmovies.

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I really hate these partial lists. Why can't they just post all 25 at one time. One movie that will never appear on my Christmas movie list is Christmas Story. As much as I like Darrin McGavin, I have never been able to force myself to watch the movie at all. I'd rather see a marathon of all the different versions of A Christmas Carol rather than the 24 hours of the idiot movie.

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Does anyone have 'The Long Kiss Goodnight' with Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson? Violent, yes, but hilarious. Best of all, family emerges as the winner. Try it - you'll like it! I also like 'Die Harder', as well as 'While You Were Sleeping'.

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Does anyone remember the holiday movie the Homecoming. I guess it was made for TV so doesn't count, or maybe because it is a Walton Christmas people just didn't want to remember it? But it is a heartwarming story about Christmas and just doesn't get enough play. I for one play it every Christmas season and it really brings a nice Christmas glow.

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Debating Christmas movies is always interesting. Fans of Die Hard, Elf and Bad Santa have a different slant to the Season. I fall into the Miracle on 34th Street grouping. One awesome but heart wrenching Christmas movie I have not seen on anyones list is All Mine To Give with Glynis Johns and Cameron Mitchell. Thinking about it has the tears flowing..........Merry Christmas!

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Its a wonder that the "NON-CHRISTIANS" of the Hollywood "ELITE" are not releaseing a movie[I think} that desecratesHoliday season with some weird , filthy story of Santa Clause, or the Decency of the season!! Its seems like most of the time during this season they come out with something "Disparging" everything about this sacred time of year, with either a spoof on Santa, or Christianity ITSELF. They have been doing this for years , any thing for a sheckle or two.

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This list surprises me. I LOVE the Muppet Christmas Carol with Michael Caine. I thought I was the only one who knew it existed. I also greatly enjoy "A Christmas Story" and "Elf". Both are funny and unusual and bring on the Christmas spirit. However, I despise "Scrooged" with Bill Murry. That movie is creepy, bizarre and mean. "It's a Wonderful Life" is SO overexposed you can't get away from it. Thanks for the list. It makes a great office and party topic.

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Can't believe nobody thought of Trading Places - lots of great shots of holiday-clad Philly as well as a fantastic cast. It's also loaded with good cameos, including Frank Oz, Al Franken and Bo Diddley.

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MY ALL TIME FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE IS THE 1951 B&W VERSION OF "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" WITH ALASTAIR SIM AS SCROOGE. "THE BELLS OF SAINT MARY'S" IS ANOTHER CLASSIC. MOST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTMAS MOVIES ARE LACKING THE DEPTH AND MEANING OF THE TWO MENTIONED ABOVE. WHATEVER YOU ENJOY, GATHER FAMILY AND/OR FRIENDS AND SPEND A FEW HOURS IN FANTASY LAND AT THE MOVIES!

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Another compliment to the late Jean Shepard who penned the story on which "A Christmas Story" was based. Jean Shepard was a mainstay on New York's WOR radio at a time when TV was was eclipsing radio in popularity. Shepard's stories painted pictures as vivid as anything TV had to offer and obviously, TV and Hollywood couldn't leave a good thing alone. Kudos to JS!

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pathetic......how dare you put in ELF and leave out........... "meet john doe" with gary cooper

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"Elf" & "Scrooged" are 2 of the worst Chritmas Movies ever! How can they be on the "Best" list??? Who complied this list anyway???

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They have their list all screwed up. Wow... they are in bad order... Christmas vacation #10? I think not! Elf is ahead of Christmas vacation... thats a joke right?????? And wheres the classic Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer... i love watching that every christmas.

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