FabSwingers.com forum: Top Ten Christmas Films?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

A recent poll somewhere revealed the top 10 Christmas films are:

1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 17.83%

2. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) 10.19%

3. Love Actually (2003) 7.57%

4. Elf (2003) 5.94%

5. Home Alone (1990) 5.73%

6. Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 4.92%

7. White Christmas (1954) 4.21%

8. Die Hard (1988) 4.1%

9. Scrooge (1951) 3.68%

10. Santa Claus (1985) 3.18%

Personally, I have never seen Love Actually as I cannot stand Hugh Grant and Martine McCutcheon, and am not a fan of Home Alone.

I would replace them with Scrooge the musical with Albert Finney, and Scrooged with Billy Murray.

I too am not sure why Die Hard is considered as a "Christmas" film. If it can be considered as one, then IMHO, Trading Places should also be considered as one, as I believe it has a stronger Christmas theme and it is a great film.

My top 3 would be:

It's A Wonderful Life

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Scrooged

What are your favourite Christmas films?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A Muppet Christmas Carol

The Polar Express

It's a Wonderful Life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Great Escape

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

SW1A1AA

Its not actually a film, it only lasts about 15 minutes. But it used to be on every christmas and so sad. It was called the little match girl. Dont know if anyone remembers it

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By *istress ValeporcaCouple
over a year ago

South Yorkshire

yes, I remember it,we were always told it in school as a child.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate soppy christmas films.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

SW1A1AA

"yes, I remember it,we were always told it in school as a child."

It was really sad and i used to ask my mum if she could come and live with us

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

National lampoons christmas vacation

Muppets christmas carol

The grinch who stole christmas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"yes, I remember it,we were always told it in school as a child.

It was really sad and i used to ask my mum if she could come and live with us"

Great story

Wolf

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By *iceguydaveMan
over a year ago

Monmouth

'Bad Santa'. Not one to have on when the kids are in the room

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow

it's a wonderful life.

i must have seen that film,at least 15 times,and at the end,i still bubble like a big lassie.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ooo, I forgot the Tim Burton's excellent The Nightmare Before Christmas!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Miracle on 42nd Street...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I hate soapy christmas films."

Leave the little fella alone will ya

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"I hate soapy christmas films.

Leave the little fella alone will ya

But it's my only pleasure, and vice, these days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *umourCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

1. Wonderful Life (1946 all time favourite)

2. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Brilliant!

3. Loads of other "proper" Christmas films mostly in black and white. But including the Muppets Christmas Carol and perhaps Grinch. (and loads I've missed)

4. Any film that is about Christmas.

But NOT... Home alone (any)???

Lethal weapon! Die Hard? In fact, no violent films at all, even if they pay lipservice to Christmas!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I hate soapy christmas films.

Leave the little fella alone will ya

pass the sick bag

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not all exactly Christmas films, but feel movies I can always enjoy at this time of the year

'The Sound of Music'

'The Little Princess'

'It's a Wonderful Life'

'Die Hard'

'Miracle on 34th Street'

'Harold and Maude'

'It Happened One Night'

'Calamity Jane'

'Meet me at St. Louie'

'The Fifth Element'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Polar express is great.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

when my eldest was little she loved muppets christmas carol, we watched it every day, upto three times a day all year round, i think i know ever single word to the whole film, even after all these years its still stamped in my head lol

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By *landPeggyCouple
over a year ago

Holland !

The French Connection

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not all exactly Christmas films, but feel movies I can always enjoy at this time of the year

'The Sound of Music'

'The Little Princess'

'It's a Wonderful Life'

'Die Hard'

'Miracle on 34th Street'

'Harold and Maude'

'It Happened One Night'

'Calamity Jane'

'Meet me at St. Louie'

'The Fifth Element'

Love Harold and Maude, fantastic music and wonderfully weird story line lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What about The Santa Clause with Tim Allen, love that one.

Some great one liners in it.

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