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My favorite Made for tv Christmas movies... :)

posted 15 years ago by starline
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This one...The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.... :)

And several more...

"Holiday in Handcuffs" (2007).........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0938666/
"Borrowed Hearts" (1997)..............http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132893/
"A Season for Miracles" (1999)........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0226418/
"Christmas in my Hometown" (1996).....http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137000/
"Stealing Christmas" (2003)...........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380728/
"A Christmas Wedding" (2006)..........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486292/
"A Diva's Christmas Carol" (2000).....http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270317/
"Mary Christmas" (2002)...............http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328116/
"The Christmas List" (1997)..........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136755/
"Holiday in Your Heart" (1997)........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126946/
"On the 2nd Day of Christmas" (1997)......http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129359/
"Comfort and Joy" (2003)...............http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383278/
"A Mom For Christmas" (1990)...........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100173/
"Will You Merry Me" (2008).............http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1237962/
"Holiday Affair" (1996)................http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116544/
"A Boyfriend for Christmas" (2004).....http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385567/
"Snowglobe" (2007).....................http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068284/
"Snow" (2004)..........................http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425468/
"The Christmas Wish" (1998)............http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156400/
"Christmas Every Day"(1996)............http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115891/
"Santa Who?" (2000)....................http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251382/
"A Smoky Mountain Christmas" (1986).......http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091975/
"Unlikely Angel" (1996)................http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118048/
"Samantha: An American Girl Holiday" (2004)......http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412366/

[–] YankeeDood 15 years ago

Wow, are you simple-minded. Those movies are candy-coated corporate garbage.
Do you work for Hallmark?

[–] read_a_mystery13 15 years ago

Ignore simple-minded's comment above. How ignorant of him/her to now allow others to enjoy their holiday season.

My favorites are:

"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
"The Christmas Card"
"All I Want for Christmas"
"Silver Bells"
"Moonlight and Mistletoe" (New this year to my list)

Some of my favorite classics are:
"Holiday Inn"
"White Christmas"
"All That Heaven Allows"
"An Affair to Remember"
"Meet Me in St. Louis" (This is one is great year round!)

Happy Holidays!

-K

"Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed." -Corita Kent

[–] starline 15 years ago

Thanx read_a_mystery... Happy Holidays to you too... :)

I like all kinds of films during the year... dramas, mysteries, quirky indies...but I can't help it...I love the feel-good Christmas movies during the holiday season.

I like the ones you listed too... I think I've seen most All of the Christmas films...lol

(I kinda wonder what the christmas-grump-poster is even doing on 'The Most Wonderful Time of the Year's board...if they don't like sweet holiday films)

[–] ShadowsGathered 15 years ago

Bah humbug to lunarshape (now known as WhiffleBallBat)!

I noticed your list of TV favs include almost all of my favs:
Borrowed Hearts
A Season for Miracles
Christmas in my Hometown
The Christmas List
A Mom for Christmas
A Boyfriend for Christmas
Christmas Every Day
A Christmas Romance
The Homecoming (the TV movie that started 'The Waltons')

I also love 'Ebbie'... it's probably at the top of my favorite TV Christmas movies.

As far as classics:
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas in Connecticut (the original)
The Bishop's Wife
Miracle on 34th Street (the original)
White Christmas
Scrooge (1951 version with Alastair Sim)
A Christmas Story

Some less classic, but still fun, movies to watch at Christmas:
Home Alone
Trapped in Paradise
The Holiday
Blackadder's 'A Christmas Carol'
Die Hard
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Santa Clause
Prancer

... the hardest thing in this world is to live in it...

[–] starline 15 years ago

You like 'Trapped in Paradise'? Me Too... lol I like others you listed too...like Prancer...and more... :)

Do you like We're no Angels (1955) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048801/

They seem to show some christmas films on tv over and over...(like many times in december)...
but never show some others...like 'trapped in paradise'.

Others they rarely or never show ...(that would/could fit)...are

Mixed Nuts http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110538/
Scrooged http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096061/
Funny Farm http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095188/

Christmas in the Clouds http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221074/
Millions http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366777/

The Family Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218967/
Untamed Heart http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108451/
(a fave tear jerker)

Dear God http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116059/
Serendipity http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240890/
A Home of Our Own http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107130/
(saddest christmas scene ever)

Last Holiday http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408985/
A Little Princess http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113670/
( not christmas but it's so magical...it feels like it. :) )

[–] ShadowsGathered 14 years ago

Sorry for not replying a long time ago... I didn't get a notification from IMDB... I only saw your post because I came in here again this year to read up on my new favorite-est Christmas movie... lol! Yes, I loved "Trapped in Paradise"... it's funny and heart-warming and just nice to see during that time of the year... I also liked "Scrooged", but I haven't seen it in forever... don't know why it's not shown on TV more often during the Christmas season... some of the others you mention I've never heard of, but I have seen "We're No Angels"... what a great classic movie! Also, have added "Mrs. Miracle" to my list of favorites since last year... saw that one, too, and loved it... I just love Christmas movies!

... the hardest thing in this world is to live in it...

[–] starline 13 years ago

I just love christmas movies too... :)

And since it's Christmas again... I thought I'd add on to my (already long lol) list.

First...here's a great link with ALL the christmas specials and movies listed...
(day by day)...for ALL the channels...

http://itsawonderfulmovie.blogspot.com/2009/09/christmas-schedule.html

So...more christmas movies that I enjoyed...

12 Dates of Christmas...... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1846442/
A Christmas Kiss........... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790621/
Sundays At Tiffany’s....... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1743360/
Picking Up & Dropping Off...http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385163/
A Holiday Engagement........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1807892/
Undercover Christmas........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372004/
Trading Christmas.........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2008491/
Home By Christmas...........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893404/
Sons of Mistletoe.......... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286140/

3 Holiday Tails......... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942787/
A Dog Named Christmas....http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1519929/
November Christmas.......http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1713502/
Christmas in Canaan......http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1410013/
The Christmas Card.......http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783494/
The Ultimate Gift........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482629/
A Holiday to Remember... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164648/

When Angels Come To Town.........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438580/
Annie Clause is Coming to Town...http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1910501/
Moonlight and Mistletoe......http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1264895/
Christmas Magic..........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2112127/
Farewell Mr Kringle......http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646894/
Dear Santa...............http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1893218/
Secret Santa.............http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369910/
The Christmas Secret.....http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272046/

Nativity!..........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242447/
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever...http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085231/
All I Want For Christmas........http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101301/
...(the one with Laureen Bacall)

Here’s a link to some other good holiday films...(on a “The Holiday” thread)...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457939/board/flat/123931756

[–] Ghostwriter14 11 years ago

I just saw Prancer for the very first time and I loved it! Okay, some of my favorites (I'll only list a few so I don't bore everyone) are as follows:

Classics
White Christmas
It's A Wonderful Life
Miracle On 34th Street (Original)
A Christmas Carol (a real old one where Marley was only heard but not seen)

Contemporary
The Santa Clause franchise
Die Hard franchise
Prancer

Uh-oh.
Not a word you want to hear in this house.
Catch ya on the flip side.

[–] aerrich 10 years ago

This thread has been so helpful in filling out my already extensive Christmas film collection, thank you! I've been able to add a dozen but unfortunately cannot find about 20 others that I'll have to watch out for.

Some of the best ones that I'm surprised aren't already listed:

Fallen Angel(2003) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357648/reference
A Princess for Christmas(2011) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1083448/reference
Finding Christmas(2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2964654/reference
A Very Merry Mix-Up(2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3131456/reference
Catch a Christmas Star(2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3131532/reference
Just Friends(2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433400/reference
Twelve Trees of Christmas(2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3341268/reference
Kristin's Christmas Past(2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3043594/reference
Help for the Holidays(2012) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2374486/reference
The Christmas Candle(2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2739338/reference

Have a wonderful holiday season everyone! Bring good cheer to all!

[–] starline 10 years ago

Ghostwriter and aerrich
Ahhh...Thanx for keeping this thread going.

I'm glad the thread helped you find some new movies you liked... :)

Last year (2013) I finally made an 'official' list here on imdb...
I have around 250 made-for-tv Christmas movies listed...lol

For anyone who would like to check it out...
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls054666230/