Sorry for being late with the laughs this morning, but Amy and I were out very late last night seeing Homeschool Performing Arts' production of Little Women the Musical. It. Was. Fantastic. If you can see it, GO! Y'all know I hate most musicals, but this was fantastic. I am completely amazed that it was a high school production. All of HPA's directors are incredible.
Anyway, this week at our small group's Christmas party we had to name our favorite Christmas movie. Apparently there are a lot of Christmas-themed movies I've never seen. Like Home Alone and Miracle on 34th Street and A Christmas Story. (Please, no more comments mocking my lack of Christmas movie exposure; I got enough of that on Tuesday night.) For me, the best Christmastime movie is Elf. I love it, I love it, I love it!
A few clips for your viewing enjoyment:
Happy weekend!
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I am going to mock your lack of Christmas movie exposure! For shame, Christy! For shame!
ReplyDeleteA short list of Must See Christmas Movies (and I think Elf would agree)
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. The Muppet Christmas Carol (fyi, the period clothing in it is exquisite. I have Museum buddies that drool over the tiny little wardrobe. And you haven't lived till you've seen the little rats dance in Bob Cratchit's office.)
3. Elf
4. Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas (another Muppet offering. It's obscure now-- but it's not Christmas in our house until we've seen it.)
5. Any 3 of the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Christmas movie specials (Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, etc.)
6. Christmas Vacation (maybe not for the kiddies... but oy. It's what gets Robby and I through the annual untangling of the bulbs...)
7. Miracle on 34th St. (but only the original with Margaret O'Brien. Ignore the more recent ones. And avoid any colorizations... It's schmaltzy and syrupy but really sweet.
8. The claymation "Story of the First Christmas" narrated by Christopher Plummer gets year-round play in our house. It's hard to find but fantastic. Ours is on our TiVo from back when we had the Dead Nun Channel (or EWTN).
9. A Charlie Brown Christmas. "Lights, please."
10. White Christmas. (Darn if I don't choke up when they salute the general every. single. time.)
11. Love Actually (again, not for the kiddies... but a great little movie.)
12. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. (Roast beast, CindyLou Who, a heart that grows three sizes?)
13. A Christmas Story ("You'll shoot your eye out!" "Only he didn't say 'fudge'...")
14. Because I'm Waltons obsessed any of the Walton Christmas specials including the one that kicked it all off The Homecoming.
15. Home Alone. Catherine O'Hara's screaming, "KEVIN!" alone is worth it.
Okay. Your assignment is to watch one of these in the following week and report back. :)
I LOVE ELF!!! Hope you and your fam have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Terri, Christmas Vacation is a must!! It is just not Chrismas without the Griswolds.
ReplyDeleteI liked Elf too, but you absoulutely HAVE to see Miracle on 34th Street.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Terri's right -- must see the original. It's actually a very young Natalie Wood, playing a little girl who's being raised to be realistic and skeptical but who really wants to be a playful imaginative kid. For such a little girl, she's absolutely masterful and so's everybody else in it. And there's just enough wry humor and sarcasm about Christmas commercialism, to keep it from being too schmaltzy.
See it see it see it!
Hey Christy,
ReplyDeleteI LOVE "Santa Claus" with Dudley Moore (not to be mistaken for the "Santa Clause" movies). It´s my all-time favorite Christmas movie. Watch it!
Kati
So we watched Elf last night, and I still laugh at all the same spots; I firmly believe that movie highlights Will Ferrell's genius. But. . .how old were your kids when you let them watch it for the 1st time? Adam would love it, but it's PG, so we're waiting awhile yet.
ReplyDeleteNostalgic for the Pleistocene is right. It is Natalie Wood-- but she's channeling a young Margaret O'Brien... and she's perfect.
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