Now that my sons are older and they no longer want to sit with me watching Christmas movies, I have to watch them alone…just me and a glass of Moscato! Anywho, there are a few movies that I still look forward to watching each Christmas leading up to the Twilight Zone Marathon on SyFy on New Year’s Eve, and these are my 5 favorites – what are yours?
This Christmas
At holiday time, family matriarch Ma’Dere Whitfield (Loretta Devine) assembles her large brood for their first reunion in four years. However, family ties show signs of strain when various secrets come to light, especially concerning Marine Claude’s (Columbus Short) true military status, Quentin’s (Idris Elba) debts and teenage Baby’s (Chris Brown) secret plans to become a singer.
The Preacher’s Wife
A cleric begins to doubt himself and is visited by an angel. The heavenly emissary is supposed to help the good reverend over his midlife crisis, but he is distracted by the cleric’s lovely young wife. A remake with gospel music of the “The Bishop’s Wife”.
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
A family is torn apart at Christmas when to the wife of a couple, trying to adopt a son, is killed in a car accident and the husband, a musician, is deemed unfit to raise a child.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
It’s A Wonderful Life
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
What are your 5 favorite Christmas movies?
“THIS CHRISTMAS” is hands down the most watched movie at our house this time of year. This is a BIG Hit every year…anytime of the year, even when we catch it on cable TV in the summer. My mom now has it on DVD so that she watch it ANYTIME!
I love that movie, and Gloria and I used to watch “Charlie Brown Christmas” and dance around the tree like the crew!
A Christmas Story is at the top. I love Miracle on 34th St and Home Alone (the original)
Home Alone is such a fun, laugh out loud movie – loved the first one. Merry Christmas Alana.
Yes, Miracle on 34th Street is a classic, love when Santa pops the store manager with his cane!
I am not a movie watcher or movie goer but I have seen bits n pieces of This Christmas & Miracle on 34th street. Merry Christmas Sis.
Yes, Miracle on 34th Street was on the other day and I missed it while hubby only half watched it – lol
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you my dear.