Do you love the movies? I do. How about a holiday movie?
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours!
What do Cameron Diaz, Bruce Willis, Kate Winslet, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer have in common? Answer: They have all been in holiday movies. :)
Our family has a tradition of watching a favorite holiday movie after dinner on Christmas day. Most of the movies mentioned can be found on Amazon and or YouTube. Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win the novella With Glowing Hearts by Reggi Allder
Holiday Movie Classics:
Borrowed Hearts. 1997 Roma
Downey and Eric McCormack. The movie was written by Pamela Wallace and
Earl Wallace. This is a sweet holiday romance suitable for adults and kids. A
young woman with a seven-year-old girl is trying to save money for a down
payment on a home. A company executive has led an important business client to
understand he has a family. He doesn't. The client is visiting over the
holidays, so the executive agrees to pay the woman and child to pose as his
family for Christmas, complications arrive.
Christmas in Connecticut 1945 Barbara Stanwick and Dennis Morgan. Written by Lionel Houser, Adele Comandini, Aileen Hamilton (story). It is a fun comedy romp from the 1940's. A career woman leads her boss to believe she is married and has a baby, Not only that but she is a gourmet cook and lives on a farm in Connecticut. None of which is true. Still, the fib keeps her employed as a popular magazine writer extolling the virtues of being a homemaker. Trouble ensues when the boss wants to visit the farm at Christmas time.
Miracle on 34th Street, 1947, John Payne and Maureen O’Hara. Written by Valentine Davies, a classic and beloved film. Edmund Gwen plays Kris Kringle/Santa Claus and Natalie Wood plays the little girl he befriends. There’s a sweet love story between the girl’s single mother and a man she meets. This film was remade in 1994, but I like this older version best. Great for kids.
White Christmas 1954 is a flashy musical about two army buddies, Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, trying to help their old commander, now retired and running a lodge in Vermont. Entertainers, the guys put on a musical show. Lots of silliness and fun for the whole family. Vera-Ellen, and Rosemary Clooney, George Clooney’s aunt, round out the cast. Written by Norman Krasna, Melvin Frank, and Norman Panama.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1944/1948) This is a classic cartoon and can be seen on YouTube. I like this for any child who might be teased and for the mockers in the hope they will see that everyone has value even if they are different. The song was written by Johnny Marks.
Something completely different but not for young kids:
Die Hard 1988 Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, and Alan Rickman. Christmas in L.A. and there’s an employee party on the 30th floor of a corporate building. The building and people at the party there are taken over by terrorists. Everyone at the party is held and only NY cop Bruce Wills is there to save the day. There are several enjoyable sequels, but, for me, this is the best one. Action galore and snappy dialogue, written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza.
Do you have a favorite holiday movie or holiday song? Remember to leave a comment telling your favorite for a chance to win the novella, With glowing Heart.
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