Must See Christmas Movies

The holidays offer plenty of must-see Christmas movies. Whether you set aside an evening to watch a couple or you view a number of them over the course of the holidays, you have many choices. The following five are movies that should be in your Christmas watching repertoire.

Will Ferrell stars as Buddy the Elf, who finds out that he is adopted and a human being living in a world of Christmas elves. Buddy learns that his real father lives in New York City and is on the naughty list. Buddy then leaves the comfort of the North Pole to find his real father in a quest that has him discover the real world, fall in love, and see how the Christmas spirit isn’t alive anymore.

This must see Christmas movie is silly and cute at the same time. Any age will enjoy Elf because there are all kinds of jokes, from one-liners, to slapstick, to gross-outs (like an elongated burp).

If you have to have one classic to watch at Christmas, make it A Christmas Story. Ralph is a kid with a mission to receive the Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. Everyone is against him, offering the proclamation: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Ralph narrates the movie as an adult, looking back on the time as a coming of age that year. He goes against bullies, defies his parents, and even has to take Santa’s foot in the face as he tries to make everyone understand that he won’t shoot his eye out.

This movie is on TV every year and some stations even run a 24-hour marathon on certain days in December. You should definitely own the special edition DVD, with bloopers and commentaries worth watching and listening to.

This must-see Christmas movie is probably Chevy Chase’s most memorable movie. He plays Clark Griswold, who wants to give his family the best Christmas ever by surprising them with a pool for the summer. He was going to use his bonus money from work to buy the pool, but his boss decides not to give bonuses. Clark also wants the best decorated house and has to deal with a negative family, intrusive neighbors (one played by Julia Louis-Dreyfuss), and his own clumsy self.

Chevy Chase is known for slapstick comedy and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation utilizes that talent to the fullest. The best part, which audiences will enjoy, is that Clark Griswold is clueless to his ineptness, which makes each act even funnier.

Next to Kindergarten Cop, Jingle All the Way is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s other funny movie. He plays a mattress company owner whose son wants the hard-to-find toy, Turboman. According to his wife, he should have gotten it months before, but he forgot and on Christmas Eve he is on a quest to find this toy. Of course, all the stores are sold out.

If you’ve ever had to search for a most wanted toy for your child for Christmas, you’d enjoy this movie. You’d also like this movie if you have worked in retail because you’d understand the motivations of people when they are in desperation. Schwarzenegger goes through endless links to locate Turboman. He teams up with Sinbad; tries to fend off Phil Hartman, a one-upper who continually hits on his wife; and tries to get his money back from buying a bootleg Turboman from Jim Belushi. A great family movie because kids always want a hard-to-get toy and you seem to want to get it for him or her.

This remake of the original take the tale and just puts a modern spin on it. All of the story elements are left intact, especially the plight of Santa Clause. Dylan McDermott plays a neighbor to two individuals. The first is in charge of finding a new Santa Clause for her department store when her current one is found drunk. She happens across the other neighbor and enlists him to do it. Come to find out, he is touting himself as the real Santa Clause and really only wants to convince very mature first neighbor that he is real. He goes to trial and McDermott represents him.

One thing you will notice is that this movie has the look of a 1950’s movie that has been colorized. It gives a great feel of the original Miracle on 34th Street while keeping the emotional atmosphere of the original. This is the best family Christmas movie you can watch during the holidays.

There are all kinds of Christmas movies to choose from. Funny, sad, emotional, epic; the best advice is to vary it up and pick movies you can watch with your relatives because the holidays are all about family.

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