Christmas Movies
Most of us have our favorite Christmas movies that we love to watch every year as part of our annual tradition. Many fictional Christmas stories capture the spirit of Christmas in a modern-day fairy tale, often with heart-touching stories of a Christmas miracle. Several have become part of the Christmas tradition in their countries of origin. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is the tale of curmudgeonly miser Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge rejects compassion and philanthropy, and Christmas as a symbol of both, until he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, who show him the consequences of his ways. Dickens is sometimes credited with shaping the modern Christmas of English-speaking countries (tree, plum pudding, carols, etc.) and the movement to close businesses on Christmas day.
Many Christmas stories have been popularized as movies and TV specials. Since the 1980s, many video editions are sold and resold every year during the holiday season. For many folks, their must see film will include a classic that mirrors the theme of A Christmas Carol like It's a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart, or White Christmas starring Bing Crosby.
Others prefer the children’s eye view of Christmas with the old standbys like “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” or A Charlie Brown Christmas where Charlie Brown tries to address his feeling of dissatisfaction with the Holidays by trying to find a deeper meaning to them. Still others enjoy a less traditional Christmas flick like “Christmas Vacation” or A Christmas Story. For a number of folks who love to laugh at the sometimes ridiculous aspects of the hustle and bustle of the season, movies like these will fit the bill.
A few true stories have become enduring Christmas tales. The story behind the Christmas carol "Silent Night" and the story of "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" are among the most well-known of these.
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What's the Best Christmas
Movie?
Christmas is a great time to gather your family together with a
big bowl of popcorn to watch a Christmas classic or a new Christmas movie.
Curling up on the couch with a warm blanket and a favorite Christmas movie is a
tradition Americans savor every year.
Christmas Goes
Hollywood
...there are so many great Christmas movies, so many memorable
characters and wonderful story lines, that picking a handful of flicks that
stand above the rest is difficult. Without further adieu, we present to you the
five best Christmas films of all time:
Jimmy Stewart Christmas
Movie
It's a Wonderful Life Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed
It's a Wonderful Life: A
Story About an Entrepreneur and the Real Meaning of Success &
Wealth
On the surface, the movie appears to be a sappy, sentimental film
which puts a smile on our face and brings tears to our eyes, every time. In
reality, this film serves as a universal story of the enduring human spirit --
filled with many powerful lessons about life, business and money.
The Christmas Shoes
(2002)
A young boy tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for his dying
mother, while a lawyer tries to deal with the break-up of his marriage.
5 Christmas Movies for the Whole
Family to Enjoy!
Christmas is coming! And, Christmas time is all about
family and togetherness. We've put together some recommendations for movies to
have on hand for the Christmas season that the whole family will enjoy. These
are all movies to buy and watch year after year!
A Charlie Brown Christmas
(DVD) Review
Charles Schultz cast the gold standard of annual holiday
classics with his 1965 creation of A Charlie Brown Christmas. This animated,
made-for-TV special features all the familiar Peanuts characters, although I've
always wondered why the comic strip was titled Peanuts and not Charlie
Brown.
A Christmas Story (DVD)
Review
Adapted from humorist Jean Shepherd's hilarious memoir In God We
Trust: All Others Pay Cash, A Christmas Story has climbed the ranks of the
annual holiday classic films list to claim its spot among the hallowed elite of
the genre. If you've ever tried to lick a frozen telephone pole, or found
yourself in a ridiculous bunny outfit on Christmas morning, then A Christmas
Story is one comedy you won't want to miss…
Christmas With The
Kranks (Movie Review)
Based on the best-selling John Grisham novel
titled Skipping Christmas, Christmas With The Kranks resembles the book in
almost every facet save for the title. Starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis,
Christmas With The Kranks is an instant Christmas holiday classic.
Charles Dickens A
Christmas Carol
Whether you have read the book or watched one of the
hundreds of stage and film productions, “A Christmas Carol” is
probably one of the most prevalent and well-known Christmas stories ever
created.
A Christmas Carol: Why Did
Dickens Call It A Carol?
In early December of 1843, Charles Dickens
completed the manuscript for a little ghost story about Christmas. He called it
A Christmas Carol and the publisher printed the first copies a week
before Christmas. By Christmas Eve all 6000 printed copies were sold. The story
was overwhelmingly received, being read and repeated in homes throughout
London.
a christmas carol
script
Some Interesting Facts About
A Christmas Carol
The driving force for Dickens’s A Christmas Carol
was his disenchantment with the world's economic drives and greed.
A Christmas Carol
Review
On the surface, the novel A Christmas Carol seems to be a
commentary on how greed is bad. On a closer look the book delves into many
social and political aspects of the human condition.
A Christmas Carol
Costume
“A Christmas Carol” continues to be one of the most
popular stories of the Christmas season, with more than 200 film versions and
countless stage productions of this popular tale.
The Christmas List
(1997)
Starring: Mimi Rogers, Rob Stewart
Hallmark Christmas Movies on
TV
Over the years Hallmark Hall of Fame has produced over 200 movies for
TV. Many of these films are quite sentimental so be sure to have a box of
tissues nearby!
1960's Christmas Movies: 4
Classic Cartoons
With upbeat music, colorful images and memorable
characters, the 1960's Christmas movies are very fun to watch!
Animated Christmas
Movie
Some favorite animated Christmas movies sure to please the whole
family.
