Holiday Movies I Can’t Live Without @ Girl-Doll Fashion Gossip

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I love the holidays and I love to celebrate them in full cold-weather comfort. That means coming in at the end of a long day, settling in with something nice and warm to drink and kicking back to watch holiday movies. Among the many classics that I own and enjoy, you’ll find the holiday movies I simply can’t live without.

White Christmas

A true classic, White Christmas, is Bing Crosby at his finest and has some beautiful music and costumes. The message is nice, too. In the movie, two performers happen to find a bit of romance with two sisters who have their own show. The four wind up in Vermont where they put on a very special Christmas performance and, of course, find a bit of love along the way.

Christmas Vacation

Chevy Chase is a comedic genius, at least in the goofiest sense of the word and Christmas Vacation is one of his finest works. It’s silly, it’s stupid, it’s the source of some of the best holiday movies lines I’ve ever heard and that’s just part of what makes it so appealing. A bumbling husband is trying to create the perfect Christmas for his family, but things just don’t ever seem to go as planned.

Frosty the Snowman

It’s poorly animated and so very old, but it’s a favorite for a great reason – it’s one of my earliest holiday memories. Frosty comes to life and must journey to find cold weather in the north. During his journey, he’s pursued by the bad magician trying to get the magic hat back for his own purposes. Without ruining the story too much, the magician looks to be winning at one point only to be thwarted by Santa.

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

I have no problem with Jim Carrey’s version, but the original version of the story just does much more for me. I like the narrated animated version of the Grinch, which is really just Dr. Suess’ famous Christmas story brought to life. It’s touching and it’s another classic I’m going to hang onto forever so my own kids can watch it someday.

Charlie Brown Christmas

The original Peanuts crew doesn’t get enough credit for how brilliant their holiday movies are. I love the Thanksgiving Charlie Brown film, but the Christmas one is the most special to me. The spirit of the season shows up so nicely in that poor little Christmas tree Charlie Brown works so hard to set up nicely.

A Christmas Story

From the classic leg lamp and Red Rider BB gun, A Christmas Story is a bit edgier language-wise than some of the others on the list, but it is truly a classic. I laugh every time I see it and can’t help saying more than a few of the lines with the characters. A little boy wants desperately to get a Red Rider BB gun for Christmas in the early 1950s and we get to follow Ralphie through his days at school and home with a slightly dysfunctional family you can’t help but love.