Christmas Movies Guaranteed to Get You in the Holiday
Spirit
By Jill Krasny from Reader\'s Digest
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Faced with bankruptcy, George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) laments the
day he was born. A guardian angel changes his mind.
A Christmas Story (1983)
All nine-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants for
Christmas is a Red Ryder BB Gun. Problem is, everyone thinks he’ll
shoot his eye out.
Elf (2003)
Mayhem ensues when a lovable, but misguided, elf (Will Ferrell)
tracks down his cranky father (James Caan) in New York.
Holiday Inn (1942)
Jim (Bing Crosby) flees the city to open a rustic inn with his
pal (Fred Astaire). Plot (or lack of) aside, Crosby’s “White
Christmas” and Astaire’s fancy footwork are dreamy.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Kris Kringle lands the ultimate day job at Macy’s. With the help
of a flatmate, he wins over his supervisor (Maureen O’Hara) and her
skeptical toddler (Natalie Wood).
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
Pushy relatives, manic squirrels, and a very oversized tree-it
could only be Christmas at the Griswolds.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Tim Burton’s animated fantasy about what happens when Halloween
usurps Christmas is a delightfully spooky treat.
Home Alone (1990)
Eight-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is thrilled to spend
Christmas away from his family. That is, until two bumbling
burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) crash the party
The Santa Clause (1994)
Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) morphs from corporate Scrooge to Santa
when he accidentally kills Saint Nick.
Scrooged (1988)
An egomaniacal TV programmer (Bill Murray) learns the errors of
his ways in this funny spin on Dickens’ novella.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Looking for a more puppet-centric approach to the Scrooge story?
Try this version, in which Ebenezer and the gang are acted out by
everyone\'s favorite felt-covered friends.
The Bishop\'s Wife (1947)
Cary Grant plays Dudley, an angel summoned to Earth by a
cash-strapped bishop, whose gentle charm helps a whole community
learn what really matters in life. For a more au courant take on
the tale, check out the Denzel-Washington-and-Whitney-Houston 1996
remake, The Preacher\'s Wife.
The Polar Express
Some people may find the motion-capture animation a tad, well,
creepy, but it\'s hard to deny the story\'s appeal. Based on a
beloved kids\' book, the movie follows the adventures of a boy as he
heads to the North Pole to meet Santa.
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