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One of the vital ingredients to any December is the children's Christmas movie, and this is one of the best.
It's a Wonderful Life
I can understand the reluctance of some to watch It’s a Wonderful Life for the first time. It’s a black and white movie from 1946 that lasts 130 minutes.
Elf
Buddy is played by Will Ferrell, who is in wonderful form, playing childish ignorance like only he can, and it is his journey around the Big Apple that brings the real fun.
Dr. Suess' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
The Grinch curses the happy, button-nosed Whos down in Whoville below. When Christmas comes around, he decides to dress as Santa Claus and steal their presents and thus prevent Christmas from coming.
The Santa Clause
A film eager to rekindle the love for Saint Nick in all of us, The Santa Clause will keep the whole family smiling.
Jingle All The Way
He is surrounded by police, armed and ready to fire. He has reindeer chasing him. He’s starting fires. He’s getting into battles with teams of hoodlum Mall Santas.
The Polar Express
Tom Hanks plays their mentor, the conductor on the train, along with five additional roles in the film, ranging from a hobo to a certain jolly, fat man...
Ernest Saves Christmas
Ernest isn’t outdone, however, with a get up as a crazed snake handler, attempts to fly Santa’s sleigh up and over a travelling aeroplane, and of course the all-too-familiar catchphrase “KnowhutImean?” crops up to help us on our merry way.
A Christmas Carol
Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Michael J. Fox and Gary Oldman also feature, which would usually lead to a description of an all-star cast, but in this case Carrey’s large workload takes over in a virtual one man show.
A Christmas Tale (Un Conte de Noël)
Arnaud Desplechin seems to be saying that not even the lucky, the learned or the rich can avoid such familial problems. It revels in the differences of character that play out in family instances, and we can all relate to that.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a typical representation of what to expect from the Tim Burton camp, who produced and co-wrote the film. The darkness, the sense of humour and the off-kilter tone are Burton to the core.
Scrooged
These ghosts are a little different than Dickens drew them up, happy to trick, tease and punch Cross in order to prove their point, which brings with it a more daring Christmas Carol than seen before.
Miracle On 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street was originally a feature from 1947, and this is the fourth version of the film. It features Richard Attenborough as the replacement, or real, Santa Claus, and the cute as a button Mara Wilson playing the six year old girl.
A Christmas Story
It tells the tale of a young boy, Ralphie Parker, who wants only one thing for Christmas; a Red Ryder BB Gun, complete with a compass and a sundial. The only problem is, no one seems to share his vision of a wonderful Christmas...
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Chase is, as ever, on top form with his unique style of smiling-to-cover-up-the-despair humour, and no scene better represents this than Christmas dinner...
The Muppet Christmas Carol
It’s unfortunate that this was to be the first project by the Jim Henson Company subsequent to Jim Henson’s death. The voice of Kermit the Frog was taken over by Steve Whitmore; a tough act to follow, but he does a steady job.
White Christmas
The songs of Berlin really capture the time and the essence of the musical genre, and while I’ve never been a man to open up to the song and dance routines, his musicianship really should be admired.
Christmas in Connecticut
This Christmas, she must cover up her little white lies, as her boss and a returning war hero, who of course becomes Lane’s love interest, show up for Christmas dinner.
The Christmas Wish
This mature tale will please Neil Patrick Harris fans and newcomers alike, also featuring Debbie Reynolds and Naomi Watts in a surprisingly low-budget and low-impact film for such big film stars.
Bad Santa
There are alcoholic rants, stolen BMWs, a pudgy kid boxing with a dwarf and a whole host of wildly inappropriate scenes that will tickle you this Christmas. If you’ve got the stomach for it, that is.
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
This is 101 Dalmatians set at Christmas time. You can expect the same villainous characters, who are eager to downsize the pooch levels in the city. This time, however, we are in Doverville in Maine, and this is 1931.
All I Want For Christmas
Thora Birch's ability to play the headstrong and yet cuter than cute Hallie seems to come so easily to her and it’s no surprise her career continued strongly, at least for a while…
All Mine to Give
While the story is a little more than a hundred years old now, it’s nice to know that we’re watching a recreation of true events. That is until we learn the story and we’re more than a little sympathetic.
Babes in Toyland
Hal Roach’s friendship with Walt Disney came in handy during the filming, with the character of Mickey Mouse - “played” by a capuchin monkey! - and an instrumental version of Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? being allowed in the feature.
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