I'll take the Alastair Sim option.

I like Christmas Story, but does it have to be on for 24 hours straight?

A Tim Allen movie shouldn't be anywhere near this list.

Die Hard is an action movie with Christmas elements sprinkled in.

Merry Xmas.

1. A Christmas Story

2. Home Alone

3. It’s A Wonderful Life

The classic 1951 with Alastair Sim in black and white. Especially even as a kid it intrigued me. The Christmas message is powerful. The presence of the super natural enhanced the theme. The ending was the bow around the package.

I think Christmas/New Year is a special time for family, friends and reflection.

All of the above are great entertaining movies: action and comedy in the setting around Christmas time...not a true "Christmas" movie. It's a Wonderful life comes close, but quite long (I about fell asleep).

JMO

Die Hard

You know what's overrated as **** and doesn't need to be on as much as it is?

A Christmas Story.

Give me something new, not worn & comfortable

I watch more classic SNL Christmas specials and old Office Christmas episodes over the movies anymore. Home Alone 3 was discussed on the weekend update on one of the ones I watched recently. Norm was a legend.

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“Twentieth Century Fox has announced that Macaulay Culkin will NOT be hired to star in Home Alone 3. A studio spokesman said that it was nothing personal, but with Culkin now sixteen years of age, the only way to keep him in the film would be to make the character reeruned.”

Elf
Home Alone

I really enjoyed the 8-bit Christmas as far as new ones go.

It was the dukes it was the dukes

Get ****ed

1. Christmas Vacation
2. Christmas Story
3. The Santa Claus
4. Home Alone
5. Elf

Some dark horses & lesser known flicks that are hilarious are Four Christmases with Vince Vaughn and Christmas With The Kranks with Tim Allen. Hilarious movies.

The comments are amusing. As all opinions are suppose to be different. That is what is great in that we are all different.

Everyone thinks about Christmas a little different yet the same.

In the end, all mentioned are good movies.

Did I mention the word different at all?

Just to be different than the traditional ones that I agree with that are the best....

I'll Be Home for Christmas (Anything with a young Jessica Biel has to be good)

The Santa Clause

What makes it so great?