According to Mental Floss (website)….these are the “best Christmas movies of all time”? Thoughts? Agree? Disagree?
Hmmmmmm!
AND YES, “Die Hard” is on the list!
- Babes in Toyland (1961). Mouseketeer Annette Funicello shines as the secret heir to a fortune.
- The Bishop’s Wife (1947). Cary Grant plays a handsome young angel whose mission is to help remind a Bishop (David Niven) about the true meaning of Christmas in the midst of raising money for a new cathedral.
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965). Charles M. Schulz’s holiday special left an indelible mark on pop culture in less than half an hour.
- A Christmas Story (1983). This classic coming-of-age Christmas tale involves tongues on flagpoles, risqué leg lamps, a sadistic Santa, and a super safe BB gun.
- The Christmas Toy (1986). Jim Henson produced this movie about an overconfident toy tiger, who puts a playroom full of toys at risk because he can’t handle being replaced by a shiny new toy.
- Christmas Vacation (1989). In this Vacation film, the Griswold family’s holiday misadventures devolve into the kind of chaos that requires a SWAT team.
- Die Hard (1988). John McClane’s (Bruce Willis) rescue of his wife’s office mates is a bit like an action version of Ebenezer Scrooge.
- Elf (2003). Will Ferrell navigates the big city world of cynics to help them locate their inner child and believe in Christmas again.
- Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (1977). It’s Henson’s take on The Gift of the Magi–with singing river otters.
- Frosty the Snowman (1969). Rankin/Bass stepped away from stop-motion animation for this story based on the wildly popular holiday tune
