John Genero called. He says turn in your man card for mentioning Love Actually.
OK, Domo, where have you been? This thread is one of several I've seen about our holiday season; so not the first!!
I have a Christmas filter that obliterates Christmas threads until December... but this one slipped through!
LOL and can I borrow that filter.
But to answer your question....Christmas Vacation is my go to holiday movie and Home Alone.
Like all things Christmas, this thread is premature since it came before Thanksgiving dinner. Then and only then can Christmas season begin.
Everybody knows the great Christmas movie canon is Die Hard, Trading Places and Batman Returns.
What films do you associate with Christmas?
Any Rankin/Bass Christmas special and White Christmas are my big ones. I also have what my husband calls an unhealthy addiction to any and all made for TV Christmas movies. I have trained my 16 yr old in my addiction well enough that 9 out of 10 times if it is not a brand new one, she can tell you what movie it is within a minute. If it is a new one, she can tell you the plot.
My go to favorites are Home Alone 1 & 2, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol (I like the Alastair Sims version as well as the Muppets and Micky's Christmas Carol), the original animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas (although I just saw the new version and loved it!), Christmas Vacation, The Bells of St. Mary's and Holiday Inn.
I also like It's a Wonderful Life, The Santa Clause 1-3, Miracle on 34th Street (both versions), Arthur's Christmas, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol and Once Upon a Christmas.