I love watching Christmas movies with a mug of hot chocolate and gingerbread. These are my favourite films. I also like Die Hard which is defiantly a Christmas film because of all the Christmas puns. Anyway let me know which are your favourites in the comments
Elf
I first watched this a just a couple of years ago. I'm not a Will Ferrell fan but I absolutely love this film it's hilarious for all ages. Buddy is a human being who has spent his whole life believing himself to be an elf working in Santa's toy shop. When he grows too big for the elf-sized working environment, Santa suggests that Buddy head to New York to find his biological father. Still wearing his elf clothes despite being 6 foot 5, the good-natured Buddy finds himself in all sorts of scrapes as he gets used to his new family and surroundings - and they get used to him.
Amazon £2.99 here
A Christmas Kiss
Wendy leaves theatre set designing to work for Priscilla in her interior design business. While running errands for her demanding boss, Wendy bumps into a handsome stranger in a lift which leads to a spontaneous kiss. However Wendy’s dreams of impressing her boss get complicated when she realises that the mysterious man she kissed is Priscilla’s boyfriend, Adam. While decorating and preparing his home for an Christmas charity fundraiser Adam and Wendy’s friendship grows. Priscilla is forced to take drastic measures to make sure her engagement goes forward as planned. Will Wendy and Adam connect before it’s too late?
Available on Dvd £7.20 here
The Holiday
This film follows two women at Christmas frustrated with their loves lives, impulsively booking a holiday on a home exchange website. Iris (Kate Winslet) moves into Amanda's L.A. house in sunny California as Amanda (Cameron Diaz) arrives in the snow-covered English countryside. After arriving at their destinations, both women find the last thing either wants or expects: a new romance. Amanda is charmed by Iris's handsome brother Graham (Jude Law) while Iris mends her heart when she meets film composer Miles (Jack Black.)
Available on dvd £3 here
A Cinderella Christmas
This is a modern take on Cinderella, starring Emma Rigby (Hollyoaks) as Angie. Angie
works hard to run her uncle's event planning business, while her cousin Candace takes all of the credit. In exchange for ownership of the business, Angie helps Candace get an invitation to the famous Christ-masquerade Ball being held by wealthy bachelor Nicholas Carmichael. But when Candace gets sick, Angie puts on the mask and goes in her place. She meets Nicholas and they have an instant connection. When he vows to marry the mysterious woman from the Ball, Angie finds herself torn between either losing the business she's worked so hard for or losing the love of her life. The Christmas masquerade is beautiful and I love the game of having to match the bag full of clues to the right person.
Dvd Amazon here £6
Arthur Christmas
Animation with comedy thrown in that adults and children will enjoy. The film follows the Santa family's meticulous operation to deliver presents to all the children across the world before Christmas Day. Central to the operation is the S-1, which is rather like the Star Trek Enterprise spaceship that houses a toy making factory and distribution warehouse. However despite all this technology a child got missed out and it's up to Santa's son Arthur to save the day.
Available on dvd here £3
It's A Wonderful Life
A Christmas classic, the film is directed by Frank Capra in 1946 so it's in black and white but don't let that put you off! The film begins with Guardian Angel Clarence being summoned to help George Bailey who is close to suicide. All his life George Bailey has wanted to escape his small town to realise his dream of building big buildings and travelling the world. Unfortunately he's had to put his dreams aside for various reasons and a money crisis at his company Building and Loan tips him over the edge as he realises he's worth more dead than alive and wishes he'd never been born. Before he can throw himself off the bridge he spots a man drowning and goes in to save him. This man is Clarence who shows George what life in the small town would be like if he'd never been born. The town is worse off without George's kindness and generosity which previously had changed people's lives. This is a little like Dicken's Scrooge with mean Potter having a negative effect on the town while George learns his value as part of a small community. It's ultimately a feel good film.
Available on dvd here £5.90
Bridget Jones Diary
From catching Mark Darcy's eye across the New Year turkey buffet to kissing on the snowy London street at Christmas (sans trousers/skirt as you do), Rene Zellweger plays Bridget Jones and all her lovable flaws to perfection. Not to mention you have a choice to drool over Colin Firth or Hugh Grant. I can't wait for the next Bridget Jones film which will be released soon!
Available £2.61 here
The Snowman/ The Snowman and Snow Dog
A childhood classic animation of Raymond Brigg's children's book The Snowman. I remember being so excited when I could play this on the recorder in primary school! The original is sweet and the sequel is just as good. It isn't Christmas without hearing Walking On The Air.
£7 Amazon here
Love Actually
This film follows the lives of nine very different couples dealing with their love lives in the run up to Christmas. Their stories are loosely interrelated. Some of the stories include: Billy Mack is a rock and roll singer who is releasing his Christmas single in the hopes that it will become the no.1 single. A man who's in love with his best friends wife and there is another man writing his book in his French holiday home. It also covers the love life of Prime minister at no 10 Downing street. Hugh Grant plays a very dashing Prime minister. The film also stars Colin Firth, Martine McCutcheon, Keira Knightly, Emma Thompson, Martin Freeman, Rowan Atkinson among many others.
£4.57 Amazon here
Elf
I first watched this a just a couple of years ago. I'm not a Will Ferrell fan but I absolutely love this film it's hilarious for all ages. Buddy is a human being who has spent his whole life believing himself to be an elf working in Santa's toy shop. When he grows too big for the elf-sized working environment, Santa suggests that Buddy head to New York to find his biological father. Still wearing his elf clothes despite being 6 foot 5, the good-natured Buddy finds himself in all sorts of scrapes as he gets used to his new family and surroundings - and they get used to him.
Amazon £2.99 here
A Christmas Kiss
Wendy leaves theatre set designing to work for Priscilla in her interior design business. While running errands for her demanding boss, Wendy bumps into a handsome stranger in a lift which leads to a spontaneous kiss. However Wendy’s dreams of impressing her boss get complicated when she realises that the mysterious man she kissed is Priscilla’s boyfriend, Adam. While decorating and preparing his home for an Christmas charity fundraiser Adam and Wendy’s friendship grows. Priscilla is forced to take drastic measures to make sure her engagement goes forward as planned. Will Wendy and Adam connect before it’s too late?
Available on Dvd £7.20 here
The Holiday
This film follows two women at Christmas frustrated with their loves lives, impulsively booking a holiday on a home exchange website. Iris (Kate Winslet) moves into Amanda's L.A. house in sunny California as Amanda (Cameron Diaz) arrives in the snow-covered English countryside. After arriving at their destinations, both women find the last thing either wants or expects: a new romance. Amanda is charmed by Iris's handsome brother Graham (Jude Law) while Iris mends her heart when she meets film composer Miles (Jack Black.)
Available on dvd £3 here
A Cinderella Christmas
This is a modern take on Cinderella, starring Emma Rigby (Hollyoaks) as Angie. Angie
works hard to run her uncle's event planning business, while her cousin Candace takes all of the credit. In exchange for ownership of the business, Angie helps Candace get an invitation to the famous Christ-masquerade Ball being held by wealthy bachelor Nicholas Carmichael. But when Candace gets sick, Angie puts on the mask and goes in her place. She meets Nicholas and they have an instant connection. When he vows to marry the mysterious woman from the Ball, Angie finds herself torn between either losing the business she's worked so hard for or losing the love of her life. The Christmas masquerade is beautiful and I love the game of having to match the bag full of clues to the right person.
Dvd Amazon here £6
Arthur Christmas
Animation with comedy thrown in that adults and children will enjoy. The film follows the Santa family's meticulous operation to deliver presents to all the children across the world before Christmas Day. Central to the operation is the S-1, which is rather like the Star Trek Enterprise spaceship that houses a toy making factory and distribution warehouse. However despite all this technology a child got missed out and it's up to Santa's son Arthur to save the day.
Available on dvd here £3
It's A Wonderful Life
A Christmas classic, the film is directed by Frank Capra in 1946 so it's in black and white but don't let that put you off! The film begins with Guardian Angel Clarence being summoned to help George Bailey who is close to suicide. All his life George Bailey has wanted to escape his small town to realise his dream of building big buildings and travelling the world. Unfortunately he's had to put his dreams aside for various reasons and a money crisis at his company Building and Loan tips him over the edge as he realises he's worth more dead than alive and wishes he'd never been born. Before he can throw himself off the bridge he spots a man drowning and goes in to save him. This man is Clarence who shows George what life in the small town would be like if he'd never been born. The town is worse off without George's kindness and generosity which previously had changed people's lives. This is a little like Dicken's Scrooge with mean Potter having a negative effect on the town while George learns his value as part of a small community. It's ultimately a feel good film.
Available on dvd here £5.90
Bridget Jones Diary
From catching Mark Darcy's eye across the New Year turkey buffet to kissing on the snowy London street at Christmas (sans trousers/skirt as you do), Rene Zellweger plays Bridget Jones and all her lovable flaws to perfection. Not to mention you have a choice to drool over Colin Firth or Hugh Grant. I can't wait for the next Bridget Jones film which will be released soon!
Available £2.61 here
The Snowman/ The Snowman and Snow Dog
A childhood classic animation of Raymond Brigg's children's book The Snowman. I remember being so excited when I could play this on the recorder in primary school! The original is sweet and the sequel is just as good. It isn't Christmas without hearing Walking On The Air.
£7 Amazon here
Love Actually
This film follows the lives of nine very different couples dealing with their love lives in the run up to Christmas. Their stories are loosely interrelated. Some of the stories include: Billy Mack is a rock and roll singer who is releasing his Christmas single in the hopes that it will become the no.1 single. A man who's in love with his best friends wife and there is another man writing his book in his French holiday home. It also covers the love life of Prime minister at no 10 Downing street. Hugh Grant plays a very dashing Prime minister. The film also stars Colin Firth, Martine McCutcheon, Keira Knightly, Emma Thompson, Martin Freeman, Rowan Atkinson among many others.
£4.57 Amazon here
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