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What's the best Christmas movie? (poll)

Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:03 AM EST
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By Michael Sautter

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What is the best Christmas movie?

View Results
  • 6868
    1. A Christmas Story
    26%
  • 6869
    2. Christmas Vacation
    13%
  • 6870
    3. It's A Wonderful Life
    22%
  • 6871
    4. Miracle on 34th Street
    6%
  • 6872
    5. Elf
    9%
  • 6873
    6. Jingle All the Way
    4%
  • 6874
    7. Other (please leave in comments)
    20%

VoteTotal Votes: 54

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What is the best Christmas movie?

1. A Christmas Story

The only thing Ralphie wants for Christmas is an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle (with a compass in the stock).

2. Christmas Vacation

Cousin Eddie visits the Griswold family for the holiday.

3. It's A Wonderful Life

George Bailey is having a rough Christmas so a couple of angels pay him a visit.

4. Miracle on 34th Street

Some old coot says he's Santa Claus and is taken to court.

5. Elf

Will Ferrell plays an ordinary boy raised as an elf.

6. Jingle All the Way

Arnold Schwarzenegger is on a quest to find a toy for his son.

7. Other

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Michael Sautter

It's hard to choose but I voted for A Christmas Story.

  • 4 votes
Reply#1 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:09 AM EST
Glinda

I voted 'other'. You kind of have to watch all the favrourites with appropriate snacks to get the total Christmas feeling... and yes I do that :-)
p.s. You missed the original Grinch and Rudolph.

  • 2 votes
Reply#2 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:05 AM EST
Michael Sautter

I'm just considering movies, Grinch and Rudolph are TV Christmas TV specials.

  • 3 votes
#2.1 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:04 PM EST
Glinda

You're right - I just think of them as movies. Will now compound my embarassment by admitted this weird choice for Christmas movie...
Die Hard.

  • 5 votes
#2.2 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:20 PM EST
Eric Atienza

You're right - I just think of them as movies. Will now compound my embarassment by admitted this weird choice for Christmas movie...
Die Hard.

I know we're all thinking it, so I'll be the one to say it.

Yippee-kay-yay, mother@!$%#er!

  • 4 votes
#2.3 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:26 PM EST
Glinda

You know, I watched part of this on TBS once and they dubbed it as "YippeeKayAy, my friend." If I had a gun, I would have shot my TV.

  • 2 votes
#2.4 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:32 PM EST
jumier

As soon as I saw the title of this article, Die Hard popped into my head.

  • 1 vote
#2.5 - Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:23 AM EST
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Brian Ford

I'm going to have to agree with Glinda here. (You also left off A Charlie Brown Christmas and White Christmas

Though I don't watch them much anymore, I probably would have voted for the old stop motion animated Rudolph and Santa Claus stories -- (and maybe the Charlie Brown) because those are the stories that I remember loving as a kid. It didn't feel like Christmas until the night we got to see those.

So, "other" -- I guess. A Christmas Story deserves to be up there, though. Like Glinda said, they all play a different role.

  • 2 votes
Reply#3 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:24 AM EST
Glinda

oooh Brian good reminder about Charlie Brown - I don't watch the movie but the music is so Christmas for me. Got to dig up that CD!

  • 1 vote
#3.1 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:55 AM EST
Michael Sautter

A Charlie Brown Christmas is more of a TV show. Re: White Christmas, it could easily be on the list but I have to draw the line somewhere or else it will be 15 movies long. I tried to pick movies from several eras for variety and to start conversation. I cannot believe Jingle All the Way got a vote before Elf.

  • 1 vote
#3.2 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:02 PM EST
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Eric Atienza

Had to be a cheeseball and vote It's a Wonderful Life.
Though I'm also incredibly partial to The Nightmare Before Christmas.

It combines the power of Halloween and Christmas!

  • 2 votes
Reply#4 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:54 AM EST
Vincent Grayson

What's up with not including Bad Santa? Certainly the feel good Christmas movie of our time.

I watch that, and Love Actually every year now as my Christmas movies.

  • 2 votes
Reply#5 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:30 PM EST
Johblogs

I like the Australian movie 'Crackers' as my favourite Christmas movie.

  • 2 votes
Reply#6 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:11 PM EST
Walt D

Bad Santa.

  • 5 votes
Reply#7 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:04 PM EST
Brad Leclerc

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians! Although Christmas Vacation does come close. hehe

  • 1 vote
Reply#8 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:13 PM EST
Mykola Bilokonsky

Eyes Wide Shut

  • 2 votes
Reply#9 - Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:53 AM EST
Whyren

Yay! Jingle All the Way is on the list! Not my top choice, but it's become a holiday tradition alongside Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation in our house. And I thought our family was weird *awaits comment confirmation*

  • 1 vote
Reply#10 - Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:33 PM EST
Michael the Great

Scrooged. You know, the one with Bill Murry.

Especially the opening scene. It reminded me of the Weird Al song, "The Night Santa Went Crazy", which is, of course, one of the best Christmas songs of all time.

  • 2 votes
Reply#11 - Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:31 AM EST
Brad Leclerc

That is a damn good movie. hehe

  • 1 vote
#11.1 - Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:34 AM EST
Whyren

Don't forget about Weird Al's "It's Christmas at Ground Zero."

  • 2 votes
#11.2 - Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:12 PM EST
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JoeGrinD

Elf.

  • 1 vote
Reply#13 - Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:41 PM EST
mcgillert

My god! I can't believe Home Alone and Home Alone 2 haven't been mentioned! This is possibly the best movie/sequel combo of all time, and both are certainly deserving of a mention when talking about the best Christmas movies.

  • 1 vote
Reply#14 - Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:04 PM EST
Bodhi1

A Christmas Story, no question.

  • 1 vote
Reply#15 - Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:22 AM EST
Lis

Sorry guys, Bernard & the Genie hands down.
Though Love Actually is a close 2nd...

If you've never seen it, it is truly a gem and damn funny.

  • 2 votes
Reply#16 - Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:01 PM EST
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