Favorite Holiday Season TV/Movie/Play/Musical etc

[Cage]

Trying to get into the holiday spirit. My family celebrates Christmas, and quite frankly don't really know much of anything about Kwanzaa, so before you ask, I can't help you. :laugh:

I know that we are well represented here with people from all over. If you don't celebrte any holiday this month, I mean no offense.

For me what usually does it is watching "A Christmas Carol" starring George C. Scott (one of my absolute favorite actors.) After that it has to be "A year without a Santa Claus" featuring the great musical numbers "I'm Mr. HeatMizer" and "I'm Mr. SnowMizer." (You know with the little claymation type puppets.)

As for music, I love Christmas music, and Nat King Cole, The Jackson Five and the Charlie Brown Christmas Music CD are my picks.

Anyone else?

[Deadpool]

Christmas Vacation & Disney's Christmas carol! :buttrock:

[Crom]

Christmas Vacation & A Christmas Story

And I am a complete sucker for Miracle on 34th Street and It's a Wonderful Life

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[Sam Wilson]

The Ref

Dennis Leary, Kevin Spacey, best x-mas movie ever. That, and die hard I guess, or lethal weapon...

[Korann]

Christmas Story, Rudolph, and Frosty the Snowman!

[Cage]

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[Primal]

There's no beating a Charlie Brown Christmas! :buttrock:

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[Kirk Durfey]

For 40 years its been Rudolph and Charlie Brown. That was a BIG event in our house, it signaled the beginning of Christmas. This was back when they were played only once a year, and VCRs hadn't been invented... :)

[sellin71]

Charlie Brown for sure. And it is on tonight, if I'm not mistaken. As far as Christmas music, I like the music from the 40's and 50's the best.

[kirthew]

I am partial to Muppet's Christmas Carol myself...

[Cage]

I am partial to Muppet's Christmas Carol myself...

Yeah, Kermit is the man. He's like a muppet thespian. I can buy him in any role. :laugh:

Another favorite was Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol.

[Bartman256]

The Little Drummer Boy is a favorite of mine.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer...Yukon Cornelius is my hero! I love when he puts something that "could" be gold in his mouth, tastes it and can tell if it's gold or not! "...thp...thp..thp...ah, nuthin'.."

[Zurbaran1]

My kids get a kick out of Olive, The Other Reindeer.

[Synergy]

Gremlins and the old cartoon version of the lion the witch and the wardrobe

[Daywalker]

the brave little toaster :buttrock:

[Wolverine1]

When I was younger Home Alone. Now, I agree with Sam, Lethal Weapon has some Christmas stuff.

[Tattoo-X]

Christmas Vacation, Christmas Story, Scrooged, Home Alone I & II, Jingle All The Way, and Grinch.
Then there's the X-Files ep The Ghosts of Christmas Past.
Almost forgot 8 Crazy Nights. Niece watch that over Thanksgiving like 3 or 4 times.
Then there's the not so Xmasy, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Bad Santa and Trapped in Paradise.

[Wolverine1]

Christmas Vacation, Christmas Story, Scrooged, Home Alone I & II, Jingle All The Way, and Grinch.
Then there's the X-Files ep The Ghosts of Christmas Past.
Almost forgot 8 Crazy Nights. Niece watch that over Thanksgiving like 3 or 4 times.
Then there's the not so Xmasy, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Bad Santa and Trapped in Paradise.
Oh yeah, Bad Santa is very funny!

[madjazz]

I'm with you, Cage - Year without a Santa Claus is the best. I still sing the songs when the show is on. Santa Claus is coming to Town (with the Bergermeister Meisterberger) is also another favorite.

Charlie Brown Christmas is great for getting at the real spirit of Christmas, and Home Alone never fails to make me and the kids laugh.

I'll always have a special place in my heart for the cartoon Grinch Who Stole Christmas, though. In college we used to play a drinking game when this special was on. You had to drink everytime they said the word "who". When the whos went down to Whoville and started singing "Wa who do re, wa who wa who" there was not a sober eye in the house!
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[Primal]

Gremlins...Yes!!! This is great for getting in the mood for Christmas!! Gremlins singing Chrismas carols! Gremlins attacking Santa on the front lawn! Movie theaters exploding! Yuletide cheer for all! :laugh:

[J Storm]

1. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2. Bad Santa
3. A Charlie Brown Christmas
4. He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special
5. Frosty the Snowman


I really, really HATE A Christmas Story...that kid ralphie is so damn annoying and every year either TBS or TNT plays that damn movie for 24 hours straight. :banghead:

[Synergy]

Yes!!! This is great for getting in the mood for Christmas!! Gremlins singing Chrismas carols! Gremlins attacking Santa on the front lawn! Movie theaters exploding! Yuletide cheer for all! :laugh:


Nothing wrong with that... is there :eplus2: :laugh:

[wolverinejedi007]

Rudolph, The Grinch, Year without a Santa Clause, Christmas Story and my favorite....
Nestor the long eared christmas donkey.

[superash]

Jingle All the Way is good.

and i always sit down and watch Home Alone 1 and 2.

[Tony Coca]

Bah Humbug. :thumbsdow

[Comicboy]

Definately, The Ref. We watch it while putting up our Christmas tree every year.

"Listen. Santa can't drink no more milk. Santa has a lactose intolerance, and it gives him horrible gas pains. Do you want to see Santa farting down everybody's chimney?"

[DDura711]

PAC-MAN CHRISTMAS! :buttrock:

[bane]

never saw the Ref. , maybe thanks to you guys I'll see it this christmas , I liked Scrooged , and I ordered the dvd from the old Cartoon Lion, witch and the wardrobe wich I was so fond of as a kid.
Jingle all the way is also a great movie for the time of year, actually most of the movies I've red about in this thread sound good , I have some catching up to do :laugh:

And I'm going to see Beauty and the Beast the musical in the Netherlands with friends of mine on the 22nd , looking forward to that!!

[CompEng1]

Charlie Brown's Christmas and Santa Claus is coming to town! I'm showing my age but when I was a kid, stop motion puppetry was top shelf animation!

[grendelscott]

Christmas Vacation and Christmas Story are must see movies every year for me.

For the obvious, Rudolph, Charlie Brown, and Frosty are all up there too...

[Cage]

I'm showing my age but when I was a kid, stop motion puppetry was top shelf animation!


You and me both!

[J Storm]

PAC-MAN CHRISTMAS! :buttrock:

old school memories :buttrock:

[Tony Coca]

BAH HUMBUG


A Christmas Story and Bad Santa

[Primal]

PAC-MAN CHRISTMAS! :buttrock:Awesome! :buttrock:

Make me a DVD of that. :laugh:

[rychehitman]

There really hasn't been a good original modern Christmas special for the family that is tradition worthy.

['Nuff]

Definately, The Ref. We watch it while putting up our Christmas tree every year.

"Listen. Santa can't drink no more milk. Santa has a lactose intolerance, and it gives him horrible gas pains. Do you want to see Santa farting down everybody's chimney?"

"Lady...Your husband ain't dead...He's hiding."...

[Alex655321]

My Favorite is "The Bisops Wife" with Cary Grant, David Nivin, and Loretta young.

[JadeGiant]

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There's no beating a Charlie Brown Christmas! :buttrock:

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classics!:buttrock:

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[madjazz]

I'm with you, Cage - Year without a Santa Claus is the best. I still sing the songs when the show is on. Santa Claus is coming to Town (with the Bergermeister Meisterberger) is also another favorite.

Charlie Brown Christmas is great for getting at the real spirit of Christmas, and Home Alone never fails to make me and the kids laugh.

I'll always have a special place in my heart for the cartoon Grinch Who Stole Christmas, though. In college we used to play a drinking game when this special was on. You had to drink everytime they said the word "who". When the whos went down to Whoville and started singing "Wa who do re, wa who wa who" there was not a sober eye in the house!

Look at that. Not a thing in this 3 year old response that I would change. :)

For music, I love my Christmas discs by Boys II Men, Roomful of Blues, Barenaked Ladies, and of course, South Park!

I have some great jazz Christmas CDs as well.

If I only get to pick one song, though, it is David Bowie and Bing Crosby singing Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy.

The Ramones singing "Merry Christmas - I don't Want to Fight Tonight" is also something that is a little irreverent. :)

[Frinky]

Christmas Story and March of the Wooden Soldiers.