Friday, December 24, 2010

Top 75 Christmas Movies of All-Time

By Jason Jones (posted by Rick Morris)

NOTE: These movies were ranked for a feature on the 127th episode of THE FDH LOUNGE Internet TV show (Tuesdays, 7-10 PM EST on SportsTalkNetwork.com).

CHRISTMAS MOVIE RING OF FAME

1 Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray)

2 A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley)

3 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1983, Chevy Chase)

4 Santa Claus: The Movie (1985, Dudley Moore, John Lithgow)

5 A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart)

6 It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, James Stewart, Donna Reed)

7 Miracle on 34th Street (1994, Richard Attenborough, Dylan McDermott)

MOVIES THAT CANNOT BE MISSED

8 The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008, Henry Winkler)

9 Christmas Do-Over (2006, Jay Mohr)

10 Chasing Christmas (2005, Tom Arnold)

11 Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle (2009, James Van Der Beek, Doris Roberts)

12 Santa Baby (2006, Jenny McCarthy, George Wendt)

13 Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009, Jenny McCarthy, Paul Sorvino)

14 Holiday in Handcuffs (2007, Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez)

15 Call Me Claus (2001, Whoopi Goldberg)

16 Moonlight and Mistletoe (2008, Candace Cameron, Tom Arnold)

17 Snow (2004, Tom Cavanaugh, Ashley Williams)

18 Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2008, Tom Cavanaugh, Ashley Williams)

19 Fred Claus (2007, Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti)

20 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2003, Jim Carrey)

21 The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen)

22 Mr. St. Nick (2002, Kelsey Grammer)

23 Santa Jr. (2002, Lauren Holly, Nick Stabile, Judd Nelson)

24 Santa Who (2000, Leslie Nielsen, Tommy Davidson)

25 Christmas in Boston (2005, Marla Sokoloff, Patrick Adams)

26 Snowglobe (2007, Christina Milian)

27 Single Santa Seeking Mrs. Claus (2004, Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard)

28 Meet the Santas (2005, Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard)

29 Surviving Christmas (2004, Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini)

30 Christmas Choir (2008, Jason Gedrick)

31 The Santa Clause 2 (2002, Tim Allen)

32 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006, Tim Allen)

33 A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004, Kelsey Grammer, Jason Alexander)

34 When Angels Come to Town (2004, Katey Sagal, Peter Falk)

35 A Colbert Christmas (2008, Stephen Colbert)

36 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, Tim Burton)

37 The Christmas Wish (1998, Neil Patrick Harris, Naomi Watts)

38 Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle (2010, Doris Roberts)

39 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966, Dr. Seuss)

IF YOU HAVE TIME, STILL PRETTY GOOD

40 Home Alone (1990, Macauley Culken)

41 Twelve Days of Christmas Eve (2004, Steven Weber, Molly Shannon)

42 Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974, animated special)

43 Elf (2003, Will Ferrell)

44 A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey, animated movie)

45 I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998, Jonathan Taylor Thomas)

46 White Christmas (1954, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye)

47 Bad Santa (2003, Billy Bob Thornton)

48 Garfield Christmas Special (1987, animated special)

49 Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks)

50 A Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, Michael Caine)

51 Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish (1998, David Gallagher, Eugene Levy)

52 A Carol Christmas (2003, Tori Spelling, William Shatner, Gary Coleman)

53 Christmas Town (2008, Nicole De Boer, Patrick Muldoon)

54 Finding John Christmas (2003, Valerie Bertinelli, Peter Falk)

55 Holiday Inn (1942, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire)

OK, THIS IS PUSHING IT

56 Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983, animated special)

57 A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965, animated special)

58 Frosty the Snowman (1969, animated special)

59 Christmas with the Kranks (2004, Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd)

60 Deck the Halls (2006, Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick)

61 The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, animated special)

62 A Very Married Christmas (2004, Joe Mantegna)

63 An Accidental Christmas (2007, Cynthia Gibb, James Hong)

64 Eve’s Christmas (2004, Elisa Donovan, Cheryl Ladd)

65 Four Christmases (2008, Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon)

66 The Christmas Blessing (2005, Neil Patrick Harris, Rob Lowe)

67 All I Want for Christmas (1991, Leslie Neilsen)

YOU HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE

68 Jingle All The Way (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad)

69 Three Wise Guys (2005, Judd Nelson, Tom Arnold, Katey Sagal)

70 The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009, Mario Lopez, Elisa Donovan)

71 The Santa Suit (2010, Kevin Sorbo)

72 Mrs. Santa Claus (1996, Angela Lansbury)

73 Jack Frost (1998, Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston)

74 Ernest Saves Christmas (1988, Jim Varney)

MR. IRRELEVENT

75 Star Wars Holiday Special (1978, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher)

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