I cry every time!!! 
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The elves look like something out of a horror movie, and the Steven Tyler elf 
we watch just so we can eat cookies and drink hot chocolate at the appropriate time.
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One that takes me back to my childhood with happy memories is Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas.
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Oh, we have that book. I gave away Dickens “A Christmas Carol” since easy to replace (and yea, regretted it when we did the CC Dec book club). But I kept the dear to our heart less common titles.
I don’t like Polar Express. I’m not sure I have ever watched the whole thing, it’s just strikes me as dark and creepy and dangerous for those kids!
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Count me in with the folks creeped out by The Polar Express. I think that was where I learned the concept of “uncanny valley”. Occasionally I see commercials with that kind of animation and I have to turn away.
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For many years Nordstrom stores were decorated on Thanksgiving day and ready to open on Black Friday. I don’t know if that is still the case. Not one decoration before Black Friday.
So it can be done
I think it is still the case, at least here. The small army of employees who had to do this… HATED it.
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Alas, no miracle here yet. Woefully under decorated. Very short of elves. Nobody wants to work this year (including me). Amazon is my sleigh this year–so most everything is gift wrapped in a brown box (I’ll just pass around the box cutter)…
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My whole family adores White Christmas.
I can’t stand “Die Hard”. How that has become a classic Christmas movie is beyond me.
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Christmas Vacation is funny, but I feel the same way. I don’t get the obsession either. This year was the first year we didn’t watch Miracle on 34th Street (the old version with Natalie Wood). It’s a good movie, but I think I’m just tired of it.
So far this year, we’ve watched Meet Me in St. Louis, Elf (the one Christmas movie that we all like in our family), The Holiday, and Love Actually. H likes Bad Santa which I hate. It’s such a crude movie. I don’t like those gross-out movies.
I think It’s a Wonderful Life is ok, but not my favorite. And it is rather depressing. My parents always liked that movie along with White Christmas. But, they remember those movies from when they were younger.
I’d be fine if I never see a version of the Christmas Carol again. I’m so tired of that story.
The Preacher’s Wife is a favorite in our family. It’s a remake of “The Bishop’s Wife.” It’s really worth a watch:
I’ve always loved the movie “Going My Way”. It’s not exactly a Christmas movie although the last few scenes are set at Christmastime and it’s usually aired on network TV around this time of year.
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Chevy Chase’s “Funny Farm” is not a Christmas movie per se but its last third takes place at Christmastime. We love its juxtaposition of Norman Rockwell’s New England meets Stephen King’s! (Not horror, but lots of nasty people)
Wow, I’m so glad to hear others have had the same reaction I have to some ‘classic’ Christmas movies…It’s a Wonderful Life - so sad, I never go through the early parts; A Christmas Story - funny, but dad is mean, kids are bullies, tongue on the pole seems so painful; Elf - long-lost dad is super mean and uncaring!
I love Love Actually - but had to laugh at gandolf’s Martin Freeman comment (agree, that role - even as a stand-in) is a stretch.
We watched My Dad’s Christmas Date last night. Love Jeremy Piven. American with a teenage British daughter. OK. Interesting. Love the gorgeous English setting. Realistic development of father-daughter relationship difficulties. A few entertaining and funny moments at the beginning.
Then…Dark, sad, depressing. Terrible. Awful. Not even sure why it is considered a Christmas movie.
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OMG, I’d never seen that before. My husband is downstairs and could hear me laughing. He hollered up “Hey, keep it down up there!” 
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I have never seen A Christmas Story.
-Hears gasps and whaaaaat??? and runs for cover.
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Am I the only one who thinks that Mary knew exactly what she was doing to George’s dreams and was perfectly fine with manipulating the situation to get what she wanted?
I’ve always loved the musical version with Albert Finney and Scrooged with Bill Murray.