The weather outside...is actually pretty great right now, but just in case you want to cozy up in the glow of your television with a mug of cocoa and a bag of chocolates, here are some viewing suggestions.
White Christmas (1954)
From IMDB: "A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former general."
From the staff: "I like Bing's voice."
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
From IMDB: "When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing."
From the staff: "It sends a fantastic message of how not to be selfish!"
A Christmas Carol (1983)
From IMDB: "A bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve."
From the staff: "This version has a great cast and a wonderful look to it, it is a...family favorite."
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
From IMDB: "Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas."
From the staff: "A classic with a great score - great message and I love his tree!"
From the staff: "A classic with a great score - great message and I love his tree!"
Home Alone (1990)
From IMDB: "An 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas must defend his home against idiotic burglars."
From the staff: "I love the kid's resourcefulness in foiling the 'bad guys'."
Olive the Other Reindeer (1999)
From IMDB: "When Santa cancels is annual flight because of a hurt reindeer, a young Christmas loving dog named Olive is convinced she has what it takes to get Santa's flight off the ground and save Christmas."
From the staff: "Sweet and funny and great art."
Holiday Inn (1942)
From IMDB: "An inn, which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer."
From the staff: "Classic and because I like the idea of only working on holidays."
Love Actually (2003)
From IMDB: "Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England."
From the staff: "Too many stories...but the rest are great. And what a cast!! Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth."
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
From IMDB: "Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship."
From the staff: "Nora Ephron + Harry Connick + 2 X-Mas scenes. Flawless."
From the staff: "Nora Ephron + Harry Connick + 2 X-Mas scenes. Flawless."
A Christmas Story (1983)
From IMDB: "Ralphie has to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940s."
From the staff: "'You'll shoot your eye out!' And who can forget the F-bomb?"
From the staff: "'You'll shoot your eye out!' And who can forget the F-bomb?"
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
From IMDB: "A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville."
From the staff: "Who doesn't love Cindy Lou Who who's no more than 2?"
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
From IMDB: "A misfit reindeer and his friends look for a place that will accept them."
From the staff: "The Bumble gets me every time! Also the friendship between the Bumble and Yukon Cornelius is quite sweet."
A Year Without a Santa (1974)
From IMDB: "When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind."
From the staff: "Heat meiser & cold meiser that is all."
The Nutcracker (1993)
From IMDB: "On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep after a party at her home and dreams herself (or does she?) into a fantastic world where toys become larger than life..."
From the staff: "Always loved this ballet went to see it when I was 8 and I remember getting my own nutcracker that year for Christmas and completely loved it."
Elf (2003)
From IMDB: "After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity."
From the staff: "Will Ferrell is great in it and I love when they sing, 'Baby, It's Cold Outside.'"
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
From IMDB: "A creature is intent on stealing Christmas."
From the staff: "My all time favorite!! Classic and very funny."
Christmas Vacation (1983)
From IMDB: "The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster."
From the staff: "I am all about National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Would that we could all have a Griswold Family Christmas."
From the staff: "I am all about National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Would that we could all have a Griswold Family Christmas."
The Family Stone (2005)
From IMDB: "An uptight, conservative, business woman accompanies her boyfriend to his outgoing and eccentric family's annual Christmas celebration and finds out she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life."
From the staff: "My favorite...because it's depressing and I'm always depressed @ Christmas."
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
From IMDB: "In the year before the 1904 World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York."
From the staff: "This movie is a total pick-me-up, everything works out of the best, even the attempted overturning of a trolley car; besides, Judy Garland is amazing."
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