December and the last part of November is generally a time of getting in as many Christmas movies as I can. This is in hopes that it will stir up the necessary holiday cheer one needs in order to tolerate the shopping, the wrapping, and the family eating their way through multiple batches of chocolate chip cookies before Christmas Eve. However, December 23rd has been designated as the day to binge as many Christmas movies as you can. For some, this is just a matter of watching Hallmark all day; for me, this would likely involve National Lampoon's Christmas vacation and Scrooged.
It would be near impossible for me to make a list of Christmas movies without including the greatest of all versions of "A Christmas Carol" I am, of course, talking about "The Muppet Christmas Carol" because there is no one who can play Bob Cratchit better than Kermit.
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas and reforms his heartless and money-grubbing ways after being visited on Christmas Eve by four ghosts. Anniversary edition.
A young boy must convince his parents that a toy rifle is the only Christmas gift that will make Christmas worthwhile. Not only do his parents face what many other parents do during that time of the year, but their actions fit in with the All-American Christmas.
A young orphan child mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag and is transported back to the North Pole to be raised as an elf. Years later, Buddy learns he is not really an elf and goes on a journey to New York to find his true identity.
Eight-year-old Kevin is left alone for the holidays and must defend his house from a pair of bumbling burglars.
The story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. It is a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.
While Linus writes his letters and Santa, Lucy tries her best to be nice, Charlie Brown and Sally wait up for Santa and Snoopy has a run in with a ferocious cat next door.
In this Oscar-winning classic, a Macy's Department Store Santa who insists his name is Kris Kringle teaches everyone a lesson in love, faith and the value of imagination.
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