Friday, December 01, 2006

The Red and Green Screen

Keeping in the Holiday spirit...

What are your favorite Christmastime movies?

Hubby and I have a pile that we try to watch every year. We don't always make it--last year was particularly bad for movie-watching--but even if I don't actually see them I think about them. These movies are part of Christmas for me now.

--Holiday Inn. We usually start with this one, because it's not ALL Christmas, though it has a lovely version of Bing singing White Christmas. Bing and Fred Astaire, I love it.

--White Christmas. Another Bing extravaganza, with a quite different version of the song. This time with Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera Ellen. Wonderful singing and awesome dancing.

--The Bishop's Wife. I admit this is my favorite. Of Christmas movies definitely, possibly of all movies. (Okay, Dead Again is a close contestant) But Cary Grant as an angel? It's hard to top that.

--Christmas in Connecticut. Barbara Stanwyck as a pretend Martha Stewart type columnist, who suddenly has to act the part for Christmas.

--It's a Wonderful Life. Of course.

--A Charlie Brown Christmas. Yeah, I don't know why, but we still watch it every year. Maybe it's to see Snoopy dancing.

--How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The original one, not the remake (bleah). My favorite song is "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch". Chuck Jones rocks.

So pony up. What are your favorites? Is there one I'm missing that I need to add to the pile?

Medieval Word of the Day: kemp: A coarse or stout hair, as those of the eyebrows (obs.); now, hair of this kind occurring among wool.

6 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:22 AM

    I've never seen the Bishop's Wife. I'll have to look for it this year.

    We always try to watch The Grinch and the old b/w Christmas Carol with Alistair Simm (sp?) as Scrooge. I grew up watching that one, and he'll always be Scrooge to me.

    Kathy

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  2. Kathy:

    Oh, do try it! I think you'll like it.

    For some reason we never watch the Christmas Carol. I used to listen to the Mickey Mouse version on a record when I was little, though. {g} And Hubby and I read parts of it aloud a few times in the early years. I think we'll add that back in when Child is a bit older.

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  3. How about Miracle on 34th Street. That's a good'n. Love the courtroom scene!

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  4. Anonymous12:31 AM

    Suze,

    It's a Wonderful Life is pretty close to my favorite movie of all time. Jimmy Stewart at his best. And then there's Bert and Ernie.

    The other show I have to watch is Rudolph. Love that.

    Kreek

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  5. Maureen:

    Yes, I like Miracle too--but it just isn't on our classics list for some reason. Of course we have enough trouble getting them all in as it is. {s}

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  6. Kreek:

    Yep, It's a Wonderful Life is pretty cool. Hubby loves to listen to it on CD...I must have listened to it hundreds of times now. Of course that way I fall asleep at about "Buffalo gal won't you come out tonight..." {g}

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