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Director: George Seaton / Les Mayfield
A young boy lies awake in his room one snowy Christmas Eve, excited and alert. He is alerted to a sound outside he believes to be Santas sleigh, but its the polar express train.
Directors: Dianne Jackson, Jimmy T. Murakami
After Charles, father dies in a tragic accident a year later he reincarnates in a snowman jack has built, desperately trying to keep him alive.
It's Christmas!
Now don't get me wrong, I love christmas and undoubtably the best thing about Christmas, is you’ve got it food! I am so excited to go home and stuff my face guilt free with Quality streets, Roses and Celebrations (well christmas is a celebration after all.) But the one thing I love about Christmas is the brining together of family, we all huddle around their television sets, to watch the iconic classics like Miracle on 34th street. Christmas isn't just about those pigs in blankets but its about enjoying the little things like being able to watch an unprecedented amount of christmas films!
So here are my top 10 christmas films to watch over the Christmas break!
Miracle on 34th street.
1947/1994
Director: George Seaton / Les Mayfield
Starring: Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood / Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson
A old man, with a white beard claims he is Santa Clause, when he gets into a fight and has to go to court with only the belief of a young girl, can he convince the world he is indeed Santa?
Polar express.
2004
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Nona Gaye, Leslie Zemeckis, Peter Scolari
A young boy lies awake in his room one snowy Christmas Eve, excited and alert. He is alerted to a sound outside he believes to be Santas sleigh, but its the polar express train.
The Santa Clause the movie
1994
Director: John Pasquin
Starring: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, Wendy Crewson, Peter Boyle
A man accidentally kills santa, he is told he must become the next santa, he doesn't believe it until he starts changing into santa.
Elf.
2003
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Mary Steenbergen, Zooey Deschanel, Ed Asner, Bob Newhart
After being raised in the north pole as an elf, what happens when an elf goes off to america in search of his own identity and in search of his real family, who abandoned him at birth?
Its a wonderful life.
1946
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell
After George wishes he has never been born, an angel grants his wish and he encounters a life where he had never been born.George realises how many lives he has changed.
Home alone.
1990
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci , Daniel Stern, Catherine O’Hara, John Heard
When bratty 8-year-old Kevin acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he gets excited, but what happens when they get burgled?
Love actually.
2003
Director: Richard Curtis
Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Rodrigo Santoro, Thomas Sangster, Andrew Lincoln, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Martin Freeman etc.
Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love.
Jingle all the way.
1996
Director: Brian Levant
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd, James Belushi
Workaholic Howard Langston, ants to make things up to his son Jamie and wife, Liz He promises to get Jamie the hottest toy of the season, Turbo-Man, it’s Christmas Eve and the toy is practically sold out. As Langston hunts down the elusive gift, but what happens when its sold out.
The snowman.
1982
Directors: Dianne Jackson, Jimmy T. Murakami
Starring: Peter Auty, David Bowie, Raymond Briggs
A boy makes a snowman on Christmas Eve, it comes to life to take him on an adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
Jack Frost.
1998
Director: Troy Miller
Starring: Michael Keaton, Joseph Cross, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, Andrew Lawrence.
After Charles, father dies in a tragic accident a year later he reincarnates in a snowman jack has built, desperately trying to keep him alive.
Enjoy these christmas films over the break, even if you get time to only watch 2/3 they are great films to bring the family together and bring a little seasonal cheer to the household. These are timeless classics.