For the Christmas message
We need a reminder or two that Christmas is more than just spending money and getting presents.
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas
The film: This 1965 animated short TV movie touches on the message of Christmas, Charlie Brown pessimism-style.
Best Christmas moment: Charlie Brown tries his hardest to get a tree, but his friends mock him for getting a really horrible one. But the most heartwarming part is when Linus is the only one who supports him and tells him what Christmas is all about by reciting the Gospel of Luke and being the first to decorate his sparse tree. Watch it here.
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The film: Based on the amazing short story by Dr. Seuss, the story is about a mean-spirited, green-goblin looking misanthrope who really wants to ruin Whoville’s Christmas party.
Best Christmas moment: Hands down when he finally realizes what Christmas is all about after he sees Whoville celebrate even without any presents at all. If your heart didn’t swell (more than three times at that) after that scene, you’re the real Grinch here. Watch it here.
3. Tom & Jerry: The Night Before Christmas
The film: It can’t be considered a film when this is only eight minutes long. But the quarrelling duo are up to their usual antics, except that maybe Christmas has a part to play this time.
Best Christmas moment: We love the this horrible duo, and we know that there’s never any ill-will – especially when Tom desperately tries to bring Jerry back to life after he kicked the poor mouse out into the snow. Perhaps it’s timely reminder for us to stop fighting this season. Watch it here.
For the hopelessly in love
Call us fluffy all you want, but there’s nothing like a heartwarming rom-com to warm that heart.
4. Bridget Jones’s Diary
The film: A thirty-something woman narrating her woes about her career, weight, and lack of love life. What’s not to love?
Best Christmas moment: The film may have spanned months before Christmas, but it ended when Bridget Jones ran out in her knickers and sports shoes to find a runaway Mr. Darcy during Christmas. Sorry, but this girl deserves an award. Plus, any confession that happens during Christmas is a plus in my book. Watch it here.
5. Love Actually
The film: It really needs no explanation because it’s the godfather of rom-coms and Christmas-themed movies.
Best Christmas moment: Where do we begin? The entire film is a Christmas moment and we want to root for every single character no matter how ridiculous they are – yes, even creepy Mark who went to confess to Juliet. (Okay, we admit, it’s a little ew, to be honest.)
But the Christmas spirit truly comes from Billy Mack who is absolutely honest about his horrible, commercialised Christmas hit. It’s almost like Charlie Brown’s sentiment about Christmas, except with a lot more swearing and adult jokes. Watch it here.
6. Edward Scissorhands
The film: Literally about someone with scissors for hands who manages to find love in a family. Whose town tries to outcast him. Because scissors for hands, that’s why.
Best Christmas moment: What’s Christmas without some snow? And “snow” from some carefully carved out ice shavings at that? The beautiful Winnoa Ryder dancing in the ice shavings is truly a heartwarming sight to behold. Watch it here.
For the unconventional
Who cares about rom-coms when you can some unconventional in your bag?
7. Die Hard
The film: A bunch of terrorists try to ruin Christmas on Christmas Eve. They are worse than The Grinch because they try to kill people instead of taking away gifts. COME ON COULDN’T YOU PICK ANOTHER DAY.
Best Christmas moment: You know Die Hard sets the spirit right when John McClane’s chauffer cranks up some
8. Batman Returns
The film: Batman has to deal with the Max Schreck, Penguin and Catwoman this entire Christmas season. The mayor gets his nose bitten off, the Princess of Gotham falls to her death, the Penguin wrecks town during Christmas. Can’t this man ever get a break?
Best Christmas moment: There hasn’t been another Christmas party on screen as tense as this one. When Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle find out each other’s identities (all thanks to that pesky mistletoe!), all hell breaks loose.
“You know, mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it.”
“But a kiss can be even deadlier… if you mean it.”
BOOM. Watch it here.
BONUS CHRISTMAS SONG:
How could we ever forget the Army of Skanks? Watch it here.
Tell us, what is your go-to Christmas movie?