On a cold December night when the curtains are drawn and the fire is lit there is no better way to spend it than to watch a Christmas movie. Put on your pajamas, grab your duvet, get out the mince pies and pour yourself a glass of sherry. Perfect. Everybody has their favourite Christmas movies, however, here are a few of mine.
The film a Christmas Carol is perfect for getting you in the Christmas mood and is a lovely heart warming tale. It has been made into a film several times in different styles and is based on the 1843 novel by Charles Dickens. The film follows the plight of the poor and portrays a miraculous transformation of the infamous character Scrooge. Of course there are twists and turns and Scrooge experiences a warning from the ghost of his old work mate Marley who appears to him in chains. He warns Scrooge to change his miser ways to escape imprisonment of the after life. Three spirits also pay Scrooge a visit from the past, present and future. They try to shock him into mending his selfish ways and realise the importance of a friendly and charitable nature.
You simply can not beat The Muppets Christmas Carol. The plot of Dickens's story remains the same, however, the Muppets take over the cast. The familiar characters singing a musical version of the story is highly entertaining and will bring a smile to your face. The film Scrooged is also a modern adaptation of Dickens's novel starring Bill Murray.
Christmas time would not be the same without watching Home Alone. When Macaulay Culkin who plays eight year old Kevin finds himself home alone, a crazy turn of events follows. Kevin gets accidentally left behind when his family go to France for Christmas and spends the festive season fighting off crazy burglars. A highly entertaining, Christmas movie.
The Snowman is a film usually shown on TV every Christmas eve. It is based on a children's book by English author Raymond Briggs, published in 1978. In 1982, this book was turned into a 26-minute animated movie by Dianne Jackson for Channel 4. It was first shown late on Christmas Eve 1982 and was an immediate success. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short in 1983. It has been shown every year since and has become a part of British and international Christmas popular culture.
The book and film have no words, instead telling the story through picture, action and music. The cartoon version was scored by Howard Blake who wrote both music and lyrics of the song "Walking in the Air". The film's one song, "Walking in the Air," was written specially for it and performed by a St Paul's Cathedral choirboy, Peter Auty.
The Snowman is the tale of a boy who builds a snowman one winter's day. That night, at the stroke of twelve, the snowman comes to life. The boy and the snowman become friends and go on many adventures during the night time. The snowman is shown trying to understand the human world and the boy goes to a party where he is the only human being. He even meets Father Christmas and his reindeer. The boy is given a scarf with a snowman pattern.
The story ends when the sun comes out the next morning and the boy wakes up to find the snowman has melted. The viewer begins to wonder if the night's events were all a dream, but the boy discovers that he still has the scarf given to him by Father Christmas. A very magical tale, made even more so by the lack of speech and haunting use of the now famous song "walking in the air", which is now associated with Christmas when played alone without the movie.
If you have a spare couple of hours around the festive season after all the cooking, shopping, wrapping and card writing then a good Christmas film is the perfect way to relax.
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