The Best Christmas Movies Ever!

Not only do I like music...a lot...I love movies too...a lot. Here's my Christmas movie favorites:

1. A Christmas Story. This 1983 comedy celebrates the sort of Christmas a young boy may have had in the 1940s. Young Ralphie Parker wants only one thing: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 Shot Range Model Air Rifle. His parents don't want him to shoot his eye out and refuse to get it. Wacky hijinks ensue as Ralphie develops some very creative ploys to convince his mother and father that this is the only thing they should give him.

2. A Charlie Brown Christmas. In this half-hour Christmas special, Charlie Brown becomes the director of the school holiday pageant and goes out with Linus to buy an aluminum tree for the show. Instead, they bring back a forlorn real tree. Our hapless hero finds himself dismayed by the rampant commercialization of the holidays and searches for the true meaning of Christmas.
3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The original 1966 animated classic is the only version that does justice to Dr. Seuss. In it, the Grinch (a non-human Scrooge) tries to ruin Christmas for the Whos in Whoville by stealing their presents, trees, and holiday treats. Of course, the Grinch has a change of heart and finds love and friendship with the Whos.
4. Elf. As usual this year, Santa Claus is coming to town, but before he does, so is an innocent, six-foot three-inch tall, wide-eyed, loveable, pure-as-the-driven-snow Santa helper, whose gift is not a sleigh full of material goods but what people need even more this season: a dose of Christmas spirit. Elf delivers a fair amount of holiday cheer, along with a host of homages to tales from Christmas Past and a sack full of humor.
5. The Muppet Christmas Carol. The fourth feature film to star The Muppets, and the second produced after the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson. It is one of many film adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

There's many good Christmas movies: classics (It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street) or more recent (The Nativity Story). However, the aforementioned list are my favorites and movies I can watch repeatedly, throughout the year.

Merry Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten!