The Ultimate 80′s Christmas Movies List
The 80’s was a great time, not so much for clothing or style, but for movies. While growing up all of us watched holiday movies as children, and now we are older with children of our own, we would like to share our movie memories with them. Watching these movies will remind us of our childhood Christmases.
10. Babes in Toyland – Staring: Drew Barrymore, Keanu Reeves
The 11 year old Lisa must take care of her siblings and cook for her mother. In a wizard of Oz style she travels to Toyland, and arrives to in time to help stop a wedding.
9. Santa Claus – The Movie – Starting: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow
This story starts out many hundreds of years ago, to show how Santa Claus became into existence. Then moves into a more recent time (the 80′s) to show how an evil toy manufacturer is setting up to eliminate Santa Claus.
8. A Very Brady Christmas – Staring: Florence Henderson, Robert Reed
The Brady family reunites during the holidays for this very Brady reunion.
7. Ernest Saves Christmas – Staring: Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain
Ernest has to help Santa Claus find a replacement before it’s too late.
6. Gremlins – Staring: Corey Feldman, Zach Galligan
A young boy breaks the rules for his new pet, and unleashes small evil creatures on a small town.
5. Prancer – Staring: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman
A young girl still believing in Santa Claus, so when finding an injured raindeer she believes its Prancer.
4. Trading Places – Staring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy
A stuck-up investor and a con artist switch places after a bet by two millionaires.
3. A Christmas Vacation – Staring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo
The movie that is on almost all Christmas Movies List – The Griswold family plan a nice family Christmas, which soon turns into a complete disaster.
2. Scrooged – Staring: Bill Murray, Karen Allen
Funny man Bill Murray stars as a TV executive that gets haunted by three on Christmas Eve in the same fashion as the classic Charles Dickens novel, a Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Story – Staring: Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon
Another great Christmas classic that is sure to be on everybody’s list – A young boy must convince his family and most importantly Santa that the perfect gift would be a red rider BB gun for Christmas.
There you have it, a complete list to share with your children this holiday season.
The 2011 Christmas Movies List
When thinking of holidays what is the first thing you think of? Shopping, Food, Classic Movies, Family; well something that some of us may think of is: New Holiday Movie Releases! You may believe new release movies don’t truly represent the Christmas spirit, however going to the movie theater is a great adventure for your family as it allows time to bond outside of your normal surroundings. Especially holiday release movies are great for families, as the story lines usually reflect families. Every Christmas there are a large amount of movies that are releases that sometimes turn into classic Christmas movies (or could completely bomb).
This year we are expecting a few great looking movies; this Christmas movies list includes the newest releases for 2011.
1. The Muppets
The Muppets reunite after a huge fight to save the Muppets Studio in Hollywood. To save the studio from and evil Texas oil tycoon they must create a show that will get 10 million viewers.
2. Arthur Christmas
A kids movie highlighting the technological advances of the North Pole, and revealing the most keep secrete in the world; how Santa distributes gifts all over the world in just one night.
3. Happy Feet Two
An animated sequel takes audiences to Antarctica to reunite us with the world famous tap-dancing penguin, Mumble, and his love of this life, Gloria. Now they have a little penguin of there own who is trying to find his own talent.
4. Hugo
An orphan boy lives in the walls of a Paris train station and looks after the clocks. While repairing a mechanical man he stumbles upon a mystery adventure.
5. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
While on a luxury cruise ship; Alvin, Simon and Theodore, along with the Chipettes use the ship as their own playground until they suddenly become shipwrecked on a desert island.
Of course there are more upcoming movies for this holiday season, they are just a few. It’s hard to pick which ones our family will go see, but I am sure we will all enjoy it, as will yours.
10 Best Family Christmas Movies
10. The Polar Express
Staring an computer animated Tom Hanks. On Christmas Eve, a unbelieving young boy boards a magical train that’s headed to the North Pole and straight to Santa Claus’s house.
9. The Muppet Christmas Carol
Starting in this Christmas classic, Michael Caine and The Muppet cast tell their side of the movie classic tale of an old and bitter miser’s conversion on Christmas Eve.
8. The Santa Clause
Tim Allen stars in, one of the best Christmas movies, of a witty tale of when a man inadvertently kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place as Santa Claus.
7. The Nightmare Before Christmas
In this early 90′s classic Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn’t quite understand the concept. Directed by the talented Tim Burton this has become a essential Christmas Classic.
6. A Christmas Carol (1951)
In this truly classic telling of Charles Dickens (witch has seen many remakes over the years.), An old angry miser is given a chance for conversion when he is preoccupied by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
5. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
The nearly all memorable Christmas Movie. The Griswold family’s is getting ready for a great family Christmas unsurprisingly it turn into a gigantic failure.
4. Home Alone
The Christmas classic of an eight year-old, who is by chance left behind while his folks flies to France for Christmas, he has to defend his house against two stupid burglars.
3. Elf
By far the newest movie on our Christmas movie list, but it quickly becoming a classic story of inadvertently causing havoc on the elf village due to his awkward size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in look for of his true character.
2. Scrooged
Bill Murray stars as a sarcastically selfish TV executive who gets haunted by three spirits that lecture some lessons on Christmas Eve.
1. A Christmas Story
No Christmas Movie List would be finished without Ralphie trying to satisfy his Santa, parents and teachers that a Red Ryder BB gun truly is the flawless gift for the 1940′s.
Top 5 Christmas Movies List
Christmas is approaching! And, Christmas occasion is all about family and togetherness. We’ve put together some groovy recommendations for great movies to have for the Christmas season that the entire family will enjoy. These are all astonishing movies to get and watch all year long!
A Christmas Story (1983)
All Ralph “Ralphie” Parker desires in the whole wide world is a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. This tale, based on a 1940s household, is hilarious. You’ll love Ralphie’s touchy father, his all-American mother and his whiny brother.
Elf (2003)
What may well be extra exciting for a youngster to watch than a elf that is six foot tall? Between Will Farrell’s good show and the weird theory of an Elf running on the streets of New York City, this is destined to develop into a newer Christmas classic.
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
No Christmas movies list of “True Holiday Movies” can be complete without James Stewart & Donna Reed’s magical classic. Watch this timeless movie with your children and possibly grandchildren (although they may like the next movie on our list.)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Each kids wish is to go to the North Pole, but not many children can say Santa is their own Dad? Watch not very willing Tim Allen, be converted into Santa.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
The Great Gonzo acting as Charles Dickens? How could you go wrong? This fun & humorous movie is a spot on induction to the world famous classic, Charles Dickens tale.