'Tis the season . . . in alphabetical order, here are a selection of classic Christmas movies and programs. Enjoy! And feel free to share your favorite and why.
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3 Godfathers (1948)
A Christmas western brought to you by John Ford with John Wayne as one of the Three Wise Men. |
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A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
The "Peanuts" gang muses over the over-commercialization of Christmas |
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A Christmas Carol (1938)
Dickens' classic with Reginald Owen as the crotchety Scrooge |
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A Holiday Affair (1949)
Janet Leigh and Robert Mitchum are competitive shoppers at Christmas |
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Babes in Toyland (1934)
Laurel and Hardy adventure in Toyland. |
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Babes in Toyland (1961)
Disney, Technicolor and Annette Funicello. |
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Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
Kim Novak is a witch who casts a spell on James Stewart |
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Barbara Stanwyck puts on her domestic hat for a traditional Christmas |
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Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Frosty is animated and a whole lot of fun, for kids and adults. |
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Holiday Inn (1942)
Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and the debut of the classic tune "White Christmas." |
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1967)
Dr. Seuss' tale of how the Grinch's heart grew three sizes and the Whos in Whoovile are impossibly cheerful |
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I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
Joseph Cotten is a soldier with PTSD and Ginger Rogers is on prison furlough. |
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
A millionaire family discovers a homeless person living in their NY pad. |
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Frank Capra, James Stewart as George Bailey and Clarence the Angel in need of wings combine to illustrate how one man can make a difference. |
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Meet John Doe (1941)
Frank Capra, Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper plus a fake suicide note on Christmas Eve. |
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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Judy Garland and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." |
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Christmas and Santa are on trial, with heartwarming results. |
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Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
An animated version of the Dickens classic with Mr. Magoo as the lead. |
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Remember the Night (1940)
Barbara Stanwyck is a shoplifter headed to jail and Fred MacMurray is her prosecutor who takes her home for Christmas. |
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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
A stop motion cartoon with an elf dentist and an island of misfit toys contributing to the story of Rudolph. |
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Scrooge (1951)
This time it's Alistair Sim as the original Christmas grinch, Ebeneezer Scrooge. |
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Susan Slept Here (1954)
Dick Powell is a struggling screenwriter and Debbie Reynolds the delinquent who crashes his Christmas. |
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The Bishop's Wife (1947)
A Christian themed tale with an all too human angel, as portrayed by Cary Grant |
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The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
An English minister and his family reunite for Christmas and remember World War II |
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The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Bob Hope is a conman swindling the Salvation Army where "Silver Bells" debuts |
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The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
The story of the Nativity as told by, you guessed it, The Little Drummer Boy. |
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| The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)Monty Woolley is the worst Christmas house guest possible and Bette Davis is his secretary |
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The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan are bickering coworkers and secret pen pals during Christmas |
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The Great Rupert (1950)
Jimmy Durante and a kilt-wearing squirrel (seriously) |
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We're No Angels (1955)
Bogart and comedy! Three escaped convicts learn the Christmas spirit |
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White Christmas (1954)
A musical scored by Irving Berlin involving a failing Vermont inn. And oh yeah, Bing Crosby. |
