it’s that time of year again when we start scouring the TV listings to make sure we don’t miss one of our Christmas viewing musts. I’ve already recorded Year Without a Santa Claus. I think Rudolph and Santa Claus is Coming to Town is on this week. It looks like It’s a Wonderful Life is only on Christmas Eve. I will have to keep track this year to see if there are any to add to the list.
There are certain shows and movies that I try to watch every year during the Christmas season. Today’s post is just a list of these in order of importance:
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Elf
It’s a Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th Street
A Christmas Story
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
I guess that’s it. I don’t really care about Frosty, the Grinch or Charlie Brown. I’m sure they are all pretty high on other people’s lists. I do consider Die Hard a Christmas movie, but I would watch that any time of the year, so it is not on this list. I will also watch other random Christmas shows if they are on, but I don’t feel like I’ve missed out if I don’t watch them.
Feel free to argue with my list and call me stupid in the comments.
The World's Common Tater 
Great list. I’m partial to the Alistair Sim version of a Christmas Carol. Love that!!
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You left off Love, Actually.
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I’m not sure I’ve ever actually watched that movie.
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We always watch the Muppet Christmas Carol. It’s John’s required Christmas viewing. And Gremlins.
Maybe The Nightmare Before Christmas. I do love Home Alone and Home Alone 2 (the second more so because of the NYC setting!), but we don’t watch them every year. I kinda want to add Krampus, too, because it was surprisingly good and we like the effects.
The first time it snows/we have a snow day I make John sit through 30 Days of Night again, and usually we watch The Thing (but I don’t have to make him watch that one).
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I guess I should admit that I’m not a fan of the Muppets..
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Reblogged this on The World's Common Tater and commented:
One more Christmas “classic”
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