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| Holiday
Affair |
| 1949 romance. Robert Mitchum & Janet Leigh. A
war widow has a 6-year-old son, and two men want to marry her for Christmas. Black
& white. |
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| Holiday
Inn |
| Bing Crosby stars in this 1942 film set at a holiday
resort. Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds are wonderful, but the Berlin score
(including the song "White Christmas") is the real star. Better than
"White Christmas. " |
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| Home
Alone |
| The 1990 box office smash in which Christmas is incidental to
Macaulay Culkin as Kevin, the 8-year-old mistakenly left home alone when his family goes
to Europe for the holidays. When two hopelessly bumbling burglars (hilariously
played by Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci) break into the house, Kevin devises all manner of
ingenious ploys to foil their plans, some bordering on the sadistic. Catherine
O'Hara and John Heard are Kevin's frantic parents, but the obvious star of the film is
Culkin, at his precocious best. |
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| The
Homecoming |
| Set on a Depression Christmas Eve in 1933, this heart-tugging
story centers around the Waltons. They're a rural American family preparing to
celebrate Christmas together. Though times are tough, love and sharing are abundant
in this family. An inspiring tale of love, hope and spirit, this deeply moving story
goes far beyond the boundaries of time and place to reach out and touch everyone
everywhere. Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, Cleavon Little, Ellen
Corby, and Andrew Duggan as John Walton star in this award-winning drama that inspired the
long-running vastly popular TV series "The Waltons". Color, 1971. |
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| The
House Without a Christmas Tree |
| Story about a little girl who lives with her father who is not
in the spirit of Christmas. Despite his rules, she brings home a Christmas tree and
teaches him the true meaning of Christmas. Brings the Christmas spirit to children and
adults alike. Set in the 40's. |
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| How
the Grinch Stole Christmas |
| Ever the nasty curmudgeon, the Grinch is bitter and unhappy at
the thought of the local villagers having a grand time at their Christmas revels.
Disguised as Santa Claus, his dog posing as a reindeer, the Grinch raids the village and
steals everything to do with Christmas, leaving the villagers wondering what kind of
Christmas they'll have this year. This 1966 classic is loved by all ages. |
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| I'll
Be Home For Christmas |
| Really good comedy - excellent for younger kids! By the
way, ALL of the girls love Jonathon Taylor Thomas. |
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| It's
a Wonderful Life |
| It's a toss-up between this 1946 Frank Capra classic and
"A Christmas Carol" as to which is most beloved and deserves to be hailed as
"the" Christmas movie of all time. Most cinema buffs would probably give
the nod to Jimmy Stewart as the small-town family man who one day wishes he'd never been
born--and gets his wish. For 130 wonderful minutes, George Bailey is Everyman,
Bedford Falls Anytown, USA. Donna Reed, Thomas Mitchell, Lionel Barrymore and Henry
Travers (as everyone's favorite angel) also star. Even more poignant in light of
Stewart's recent death. Enduring, immortal, to be seen again and again. |
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