"You see, children hold the spirit
of Christmas within their hearts"
The silver lining of me being unemployed at Christmas is that I can spend my days watching every Christmas movie known to man. Xmas movies are one of my favourite parts about Christmas.
So get your pyjamas on, grab a quilt and get a cuppa and some munchies. Because you have just got to watch all of these magical movies this December!
1. ELF!
"We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup"
Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North
Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to
shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult Buddy travels to
New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it
happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical
businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts
to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly
chaotic results.
2. Home Alone
"Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal"
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Culkin) has become the man of
the house overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes
off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for
the holidays, but he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two
bumbling burglars are trying to break in and Kevin's rigging a
bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!
3. Love Actually
"We may be a small country, but we're a great one too. The country of Shakespeare, Churchill, the Beatles, Sean Connery, Harry Potter. David Beckham's right foot, David Beckham's left foot, come to that."
Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one
emotion that connects us all: love. Among the characters explored are
David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister
who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura
Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her
mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan
Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary.
4. The Holiday
"You, I can tell, are a leading lady. But for some reason, you're behaving like the best friend."
Iris is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across
the globe, Amanda realizes the man she lives with has been unfaithful.
Two women who have never met and live 6000 miles apart, find themselves
in the exact same place. They meet online at a home exchange website and
impulsively switch homes for the holiday. Iris moves into Amanda's L.A.
house in sunny California as Amanda arrives in the snow covered English
countryside. Shortly after arriving at their destinations, both women
find the last thing either wants or expects: a new romance.
5. The Grinch
"4:00 wallow in self-pity. 4:30 stare into the abyss. 5:00 solve world hunger. Tell no one. 5:30 Jazzercise. 6:30 dinner with me. I can't cancel that again! 7:00 wrestle with my self-loathing... I'm booked!"
In this live-action adaptation of the beloved children's tale by
Dr. Seuss, the reclusive green Grinch (Jim Carrey) decides to ruin
Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Reluctantly joined by his
hapless dog, Max, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and
sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related
from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when
he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen).
6. A Royal Christmas
"It's like a fairytale..... It's better. Its real"
Prince Leopold, heir to the throne of Cordinia, wishes to marry his
young love Emily Taylor, a humble seamstress from Philadelphia. But
Leopold's mother, Queen Isadora has other plans for her son.
7. Deck the Halls
"That's what Christmas memories are made from, they're not planned,
they're not scheduled, nobody puts them in their Blackberry, they just
happen."
Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space. Losing their families in the process.
10. Best Christmas Party Ever
"You throw a baseball, you plan a party!"
Jennie Stanton (Torrey DeVitto) throws the best Christmas parties every
year for her company, Petra's Parties. Things are a little different
this year, as Petra is retiring and looks to the next generation to take
over. Jennie thinks she has her new job in the bag, until Petra's
charismatic nephew, Nick (Steve Lund), shows up as "seasonal help" and
his natural talent and confidence clashes with Jennie's stern work ethic
and traditional values. The pair battle it out for the top job with
unmistakable chemistry and symmetry, but when the new owners of the
legendary Tyrell's Toys put the bottom line before Christmas spirit,
threatening to pull the plug on Tyrell's Toys' annual Christmas party
for the community, Jennie and Nick are forced to work together to throw
the greatest Christmas party ever.
22. Mrs Miracle
"People are funny. The want the front of the bus, the middle of the road and the back of the church."
Overwhelmed widower Seth Webster is searching for a housekeeper to help
him with his unruly six year old twin sons. "Mrs. Miracle" mysteriously
appears and quickly becomes an irreplaceable nanny, chef, friend... and
matchmaker.
10. Bad Santa
"You're an emotional f*****g cripple, your soul is dog s**t, every single f*****g thing about you is ugly"
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke (Billy Bob
Thornton) teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a
Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and
cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out
Willie's sliver of humanity. Mommy issues arise when
the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke,
who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the
standards of criminal behavior.
Merry Christmas
Love, Han.xo
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