Top 10 Best Christmas Movies of All Time
I’m sure there is going to be a disagreement about my top ten pics, but I have solid validation for each and every one and if you want to pick a fight about
it, text me and tell me where to meet! I will bring my squad (just me) and try to talk you down with a fruit cake and a bottle of booze. Let’s get it on…
1. Love, Actually. I don’t care if this movie comes on in the middle of July with a thousand commercials, I will drop whatever it is I am doing and pop a
squat. Starring so many people, you must know of at least one of them, this movie will make you laugh while you cry and stabs you in the heart with just
being a human. It follows many different lives and wraps it all up at the end. Not all with a pretty bow, but with a life bow.
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated version). Dr. Seuss was the man! He blessed us with so many wonderful characters and that’s not even
mentioning the Green Eggs and Ham recipe that has been passed from generation to generation! I grew up looking forward to the Grinch succumbing to
the tears of Cindy Lou Who and saving Christmas for one and all in Whoville. From child to adult, some things never change!
3. A Christmas Story. If you don’t like this movie, there is something seriously wrong with you. When families were still together and an air gun present
means life and prestige to a young boy, what could possibly go wrong? (Do not stick your tongue on a frozen pole – just saying)
4. Trading Places. Back when Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd were truly hilarious, this movie is just great debauchery! Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Ameche
and Ralph Bellamy round out this fun Christmas tale of a black homeless man switching places with an uptight white guy straight from Harvard. It’s just
fun and LOL!
5. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The Griswold’s won the tourney with this movie and it just goes to show you that every family is super
dysfunctional, but will pull out all stops when one of their own is having a hardship. Lots of relatable laughing to follow.
6. Elf. This one is easy as Will Farrell reminds me of Jummy Prosser and I love that kid. Love this movie too. Fun and frivolous, but makes you remember
why Christmas is simply the best holiday ever.
7. A Charlie Brown Christmas. I was forced to include this because it’s been around since the dinosaurs and it really is a classic. No one can screw
something up quite like Charlie Brown and his friends.
8. Miracle on 34th Street. Best watched with a steaming cup of hot cocoa, topped off with a healthy dollop of Kahlua. It’s been around forever and is a
must see for family good times and warm, fuzzy feelings. If you don’t believe in Santa, you will after this classic.
9. It’s a Wonderful Life. Same as Miracle. My favorite Jimmy Stewart movie about family and friends. It’s almost like Gone with the Wind, without the fire,
the war, and the not giving a damn. A classic!
10. Scrooge. Albert Finney stars in this classic Christmas musical, based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Great music with all your favorite
Christmas characters, including Ebenezer Scrooge (Bah! Humbug!), Tiny Tim (God bless us everyone) and The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
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