This is arguably the best Christmas movie. It's heart-warming, hilarious, and is just as relevant today, even though the movie is set in the early 1940s and came out in the early 80s. Join Ralphie Parker on his misadventures at Christmas time. All he wants for Christmas is a BB gun, but everyone thinks it's too dangerous for him. Among the many enjoyable moments,…

Bruce Willis plays action hero John McClane. He's just a regular guy at his estranged wife's business party in Los Angeles when a group of terrorists (spoiler: thieves) take over the Nakatomi building where the party is being held on the 30th floor. Some people say this isn't a Christmas movie, but they are wrong. This is the Christmas movie for after the kids…

When I was growing up, How the Grinch Stole Christmas came on TV every year. It was a magical 30 minutes of story, song, and heart. Based on the Dr. Suess book, the Grinch is a hateful curmudgeon who lives on a mountain above Whoville and can't stand the Whos and their Christmas celebrations. The Grinch decides to steal Christmas from the Whos, but…

Chuck and his merry group of misfits sure know how to party. Except that the Christmas season has arrived and Charlie is depressed. Nothing is going the way he would like. After visiting Lucy's doctor office/stand, she tells him to direct a Christmas play. Things do not work out so great at rehearsals, so Charlie decides to get a Christmas tree for the play.…

As crazy as this sounds, I don't think I've ever seen this movie before. It's a shame, because it is quite good. The story follows an old man named Kris Kringle who accidentally lands a job as Santa Claus on a Macy's Day Parade float then is asked by Doris (Macy's event director) to be Santa in the Macy's department story. Doris has a…

This is the ultimate Christmas classic. In fact, it still so popular, Google just did a little throwback video advertisement called Home Alone Again. Written John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus, the story is a nice and simple concept: family accidentally leaves boy home at Christmas, boy must defend home from robbers. Starring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, the 8-year-old who is left…

Will Ferrell stars as Buddy the elf. He was raised by elves at the north pole, but upon discovering that he's a human, he embarks on a journey to New York to find his real father. James Caan plays his unsuspecting father and Zooey Deschanel is a retail worker/love interest. Will Ferrell is lovable and goofy as Buddy. His deer-in-the-headlights, dopey innocence adds extra…

This is what they call the mother of all guilty pleasures. No matter how bad it should be, you just can't help but love it. It's got Arnie as Howard, a shitty father trying to buy his son's love with the hottest toy action figure of the Christmas season. Only problem is that the toy is sold out everywhere as he tries to find…

Bill Murray stars as Frank Cross, a TV channel executive, in this "modern" retelling of A Christmas Carol. While the story is not unique, it adds enough 80s charm and moves at a fast pace to make it a very enjoyable Christmas movie. Murray is perfect as the self-absorbed yuppy asshole, who is visited by three ghosts to show him the error in his ways. …

Clark W. Griswold is back in this third installment of the Vacation series. This one is a bit different. Instead of going somewhere for a vacation, like Wally World or Europe, the Griswolds stay home for the holidays. Written by John Hughes, the comedy works well due to Chevy Chase's performance of Clark, who pushes every situation to the extreme. From cutting down a massive Christmas…