Thursday, December 12, 2013

The Twelve Movies of Christmas

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving all the way through Christmas.

Yes, I know that is not a single holiday, rather two holidays and the 25-plus days in between. Well, what can I say? It's a blast!

One of the things that I really enjoy about Christmas is all of the fantastic family movies. You know how most of the year contains non-family friendly movies? Well, Christmas has lots of them. Good, healthy movies where the good trumps the bad. Where sometimes they even talk about the real meaning of Christmas - Jesus Christ. Where love wins and families unite.

So here are some of my favorite movies - the twelve best movies of Christmas.


  1. Holiday Inn - It's true that White Christmas got a lot more traction, but the very similar Holiday Inn is so much better! 
  2. The Shop Around the Corner 
  3. It Happened on Fifth Avenue  - This movie is a total gem! I wasn't expecting anything when I saw it for the first time, and it immediately turned into one of my favorites. 
  4. Holiday Affair - So my husband was really put off by the title, but think of an affair in the 1940s as more of an occurrence, than the affair we think of today. Love triumphs. A war widow is engaged to the safe, boring guy, until a former soldier walks into her life. 
  5. Christmas in Connecticut 
  6. Meet Me in St. Louis  
  7. Christmas Card - A beautiful setting. The way that you wish Christmas and love could be.
  8. Balto - This winter cartoon has been a favorite since the year it came out when I was kid. What a wonderful story!
  9. Polar Express - This is our Christmas Eve tradition! I don't have kids and I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I love this instant classic. It will be a tradition in my family every year for as long as we are able to keep the tradition going. 
  10. Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
  11. Jingle All the Way - My husband's all-time-favorite Christmas movie. 
  12. Home Alone 2
There you have it… The best movies of Christmas. Some for you, some for the kids, and some for the guys. 

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