Book Chick City: Christmas Week: BCC's Top 10 Christmas Movies!

Christmas Week: BCC's Top 10 Christmas Movies!

Saturday, December 19, 2009 | Posted by Book Chick City |

Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there's lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy!

I love Christmas and I love movies. And when I was a kid they went hand in hand. I would spend the morning rippng open all my presents in five minutes flat, stuffing myself full of chocolate until I felt sick, still managing to eat my Christmas dinner, then settling down in the afternoon to a fab Christmas movie. Bliss. Nowadays it's a bit different: get up prepare dinner, cook dinner, eat dinner, bed. Well, maybe that's not totally true. My hubby and I always have our own little Christmas before anyone arrives. So we spend an hour opening presents and after dinner I do get to chill out a bit in the afternoon. But now, when I'm full, I tend to fall asleep! Most of my movie watching happens on Boxing Day.

Anyhoo, here is the list of my top ten Christmas movies. As always I can't really rate them, so they are just my favourites in no particular order:

1. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

Cast: Sir Richard Attenborough, Dylan McDermott, Elizabeth Perkins, and Mara Wilson

Director: Les Mayfield

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2. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore,

Director: Frank Capra

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3. Home Alone (1990)

Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern

Director: Chris Columbus

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4. The Polar Express

Cast: Tom Hanks

Director: Robert Zemeckis

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5. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, John Randolph

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik

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6. Scrooged

Cast: Bill Murray, John Forsythe, Carol Kane, David Johansen, Karen Allen

Director: Richard Donner

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7. The Santa Clause

Cast: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz

Director: John Pasquin

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8. Santa Claus: The Movie

Cast: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith, Judy Cornwell

Director: Jeannot Szwarc

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9. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchaned Christmas

Cast: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters

Director: Andrew Knight

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10. White Christmas

Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Jagger, Vera-Ellen

Director: Michael Curtiz

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What are your Christmas favourites?

Labels: Christmas Week 2009

18 comments:

ErotRomReader (Janna) said...: Have you seen Joyeux Noël? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424205/
It's one of my favorite Christmas movies!
:)
Janna; 19 December 2009 13:15
Beth F said...: I think I've seen about half of these. Nice round up.; 19 December 2009 13:57
Elie said...: I have to watch A Christmas Story every year. If you haven't seen it, it is REALLY funny!; 19 December 2009 14:17
Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...: Great picks!; 19 December 2009 14:30
Cleverly Inked said...: I love A White Christmas.I like the old miracle on 34th street better then the newer version.; 19 December 2009 14:32
Bunny B said...: I love Home Alone! I can watch it millions of times and never get bored! :P; 19 December 2009 14:33
Penelope said...: Don't forget Elf, Olive the Other Reindeer, Rudolph and Santa Claus is Coming to Town.; 19 December 2009 15:09
Ryan G said...: I keep planning on posting my top ten Christmas movies like I did with songs but I love so many of them that it's really hard to narrow it down.; 19 December 2009 15:11
thetruebookaddict said...: You have a lot of my faves on your list, especially White Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, and Christmas Vacation. Of course, I pretty much love ALL Christmas movies!

Speaking of Christmas Vacation, check out my favorite fictional character post on Clark Griswold. http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/2009/12/favorite-fictional-character-clark.html; 19 December 2009 15:33
Sparklybearsy said...: I ADORE Christmas movies, i love December arriving so i can watch them legitimately without someone thinking im crazy :P

Ive already watched most of your list this festive season, Scrooged is a MUST every year, Bill Murray puts a great twist on a Christmas Carol.

Lovely post, it made me Smile. Merry Christmas! xoxo; 19 December 2009 15:46
ladystorm said...: Some of my favorites are The Christmas List, Mr. St. Nick, The Most wonderful time of the year, I like all three versions of Mircle on 34th steet (but the old one and the 1994 version are more favored) One Magic Christmas, The Mizers Christmas, oh and the list goes on am a huge Christmas movie person..lol I watch them all December long.; 19 December 2009 16:40
PolishOutlander said...: What a great post! As corny as it sounds, The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of my favorites. I just don't tire of it.; 19 December 2009 17:28
Ivana said...: Great choice! My favorites are the Miracle on 34th Street and Polar Express. Lucky us they still run each year :); 19 December 2009 18:21
Lily Child said...: Wonderful list! White Christmas is my favorite! :); 19 December 2009 19:13
Robin of My Two Blessings said...: Love them all, except maybe home alone. The kid drove me crazy. White Christmas is my get me in the mood, tree decorating movie. And Polar Express - I could watch that one all year round. Great list of movies. Thanks.; 19 December 2009 20:07
Erotic Horizon said...: Love the list...

Tim Allen is just great as Santa....

I must listen to some Bing Crosby at the holidays... and I watch Grandma Got run Over By A Reindeer... every year as well..

Fun list..

E.H>; 20 December 2009 10:39
April said...: Fabulous list, I love the love you gave It's A Wonderful Life!!

I was inspired to create my own post of my favorites in response! I linked you and credited your post, I hope this is okay with you!

http://readingisthespiceoflife.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-is-here-bringing-good-cheer.html; 20 December 2009 23:18
Serena said...: I love christmas movies. my top 5 would be these:

1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. White Christmas
3. Frosty the Snowman
4. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
5. Micky's Christmas Carol; 21 December 2009 22:47