Favorite Christmas Movies

A Christmas Carol is the classic Christmas novel written by Charles Dickens. Over the years there have been various film versions of this heartwarming story created.

Some go by the classic name of A Christmas Carol while others have used the name of the central character of the film Scrooge as their name for the movie.

You may want to choose the original black and white movie which was  created back in 1938.  But for the whole family you may want to choose the musical movie that was made starring the Muppets!

Called The Muppet Christmas Carol.  This film featured Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge with Kermit the Frog playing the down trodden Bob Cratchit. 

If you are looking for a more modern family movie for Christmas then how about the film based on the wonderful children’s book called How The Grinch Stole Christmas. 

Dr Suess wrote the book back in 1957 and the movie adaptation from 2000 features the well known comedy actor Jim Carey. 

Set in the small fictional town of Whoville the movie tells the story of a green coloured figure tries to ruin everyone’s Christmas by stealing all the Christmas presents. 

All comes good in the end and everyone in the movie becomes friends.  It's a really lovely film to share with children, especially if you have already introduced them to the illustrated Dr Suess books.

Can I let you into a secret?  We watch this film every year and yes I still cry at it!

The black and white movie classic It’s a Wonderful Life is one that everyone should own.  Made in 1947 and starring James Stewart it's an amazing feel good movie which captures the true spirit of Christmas and the importance of family and friends.

The movie tells the story of a man who wants to commit suicide because he hasn't had the life he wanted.  He comes to believe that he is worth more dead than alive because then his family can claim on his insurance.

However Clarence his rather disorganised Guardian Angel, shows him all the bad things that would have happened if he hadn't lived.  It might sound a little miserable for Christmas but let me assure you by the end of the film you will have a tear in your eye and want to hug your loved ones and friends!

The Grinch
Jim Carrey is up to all his old tricks (and some nifty new ones) in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, a live-action film of Dr Seuss's holiday classic.

The Muppet Christmas Carol
Brian Henson directs his late father's creations in the Charles Dickens classic, the best known (and most oft-filmed) Christmas story of all time. Michael Caine plays the old miser Scrooge with Kermit as his long-suffering but ever-hopeful employee Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Cratchit's wife, and a host of Muppets

It’s a Wonderful Life
Frustrated by his life, and haunted by an impending scandal, George prepares to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. A heavenly messenger (Henry Travers) arrives to show him a vision: what the world would have been like if George had never been born. The sequence is a vivid depiction of the American Dream gone bad, and probably the wildest thing Capra ever shot.