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Sunday, December 25, 2016

A Salty Chewbacca Holiday



Some of you may know this, some of you may not: Salty Chewbacca worked at a movie theater for about seven years, and a video store for about ten more. So I have seen many holiday movies, and I have seen what other people are watching. There are good ones, and there are bad ones. I figure it is time for Salty Chewbacca to make a top 50 list . . . because that is what I do. I apologize in advance if your favorite did not make the cut. Feel free to tell me I am wrong for not including it, but be prepared to have to argue a movie off the list in order for it to take its place. I believe I have been fair to include a variety of movies, not just one particular genre. Because everyone feels differently about Christmas (or whatever you may celebrate).


Family



A Christmas Story (1983)


Prancer (1989)


Home Alone (1990)


The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)


The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)


The Santa Clause (1994)


How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)


Elf (2003)


The Polar Express (2004)


A Christmas Carol (2009)


Arthur Christmas (2011)


Rise of the Guardians (2012)


Classics



Holiday Inn (1942)


It's A Wonderful Life (1946)


The Bishop's Wife (1947)


Miracle on 34th Street (1947)


White Christmas (1954)


Holiday Favorites



The Wizard of Oz (1939)


Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)


Frozen (2013)


Comedy



Gremlins (1984)


Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)


Scrooged (1988)


National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)


Bad Santa (2003)


Romantic Comedy



While You Were Sleeping (1995)


The Preacher's Wife (1996)


The Family Man (2000)


Serendipity (2001)


Love Actually (2003)


The Holiday (2006)


Drama



Little Women (1994)


Joyeux Noel (2005)


The Nativity Story (2006)


Action



Lethal Weapon (1987)


Die Hard (1988)


Batman Returns (1992)


Family Holiday Sequels



Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)


The Santa Clause 2 (2002)


The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)


Holiday Specials



Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)


A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)


How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)


Frosty the Snowman (1969)


Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)


A Christmas Carol (1971)


Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)


The Small One (1978)


The Snowman (1982)


Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

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