Best Holiday Movies EVER
Before judging my selections, please keep in mind that I’m not really a fan of sappy, sentimental holiday movies. And I never really related to A Christmas Story. I promise, I tried. Especially, since they played it on repeat for 24 hours Christmas Day (do they still?). “You’ll shoot your eye out” just never resonated with me.
With those caveats, here are my favs:
THANKSGIVING MOVIES
I used to think that there was only one true “Thanksgiving movie” worth watching every year (Number 1 on my list below), but some recent, in depth research led me to a few more movies that, while maybe not technically “Thanksgiving movies,” make the cut:
Home for the Holidays
Rocky
Grumpy Old Men
Pieces of April
Funny People
CHRISTMAS MOVIES
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
ELF
Home Alone (1 & 2)
Nightmare Before Christmas
Scrooged
The (original) Grinch Who Stole Christmas
A Christmas Carol
(I’m noticing a pattern with these last few)
When Harry Met Sally
Little Women
It’s a Wonderful Life
Honorable Mentions: Bad Santa, Love Actually, Gremlin’s, Bridget Jones’ Diary (And They Should’ve Stopped There, IMO), Surviving Christmas and The Preacher’s Wife (because, you know, Whitney)
NEW YEAR’S MOVIES
200 Cigarettes
Four Rooms
The Poseidon Adventure
Sleepless in Seattle
While You Were Sleeping
Did I miss something? Leave a comment below.