Christmas films

Heaven knows that I am not the best when it comes to packing. Not only do I leave it to the last minute, I tend to, initially, over pack and then in attempt to limit my luggage remove items of clothing one by one. This seems to be a solution, but when I eventually arrive at my destination, I now realise that I may have actually taken out one item too many, resorting to desperately washing the one pair of socks that I brought with me every day.

I wish I could say that things had changed by September came and I was due to go to Santander. But that just wasn’t the case. The only thing that I had taken extra care to pack and take with me was my “Elf” DVD. And that is because it is amazing!

In my personal (and valued, of course) opinion, one of the greatest Christmas films in existence is “Elf”. And there was no way that I would enter the month of December without watching this glorious film. It is a favourite to say the least.

And today, suffering from a terrible cold, I decided that the best solution was to watch the story of Buddy the Elf. It worked well as although my cold remains, I am considerably happier and feel cosy.  But then I got thinking: what are some other wonderful Christmas films? And better yet, why not share them on a blog post J

1.     I think we have established the “Elf” sits at the top of this list – in all its ridiculousness, it makes for a fantastic Christmas film filled with laughs and heartwarming moments.

2.     I have changed my mind. “Elf” is more than pretty good, but “It’s a wonderful life” actually is my favourite Christmas film, and maybe one of my favourite films in general. I mean, it is all in the title – it is just wonderful and it never fails to make me cry. Yeah, that is my number one, but for the purposes of cohesion, I will leave it in the list here at number two (I’m a confusing person).

3.     Love Actually lies at number three, and I am sure lots of people would agree with me in that it is adorable. If you carefully analyse it, I must admit, it is a little odd (watch this YouTube video and you will understand) but it’s sweet and humorous. My favourite part is Hugh Grant dancing to Jump through the rooms of 10 Downing Street.

4.     Fred Claus – Okay, so considering all the great Christmas films, this might be thought of a slightly strange entry. But I like it. It is nothing particularly special, but it is family friendly and funny and boy oh boy, Santa comes across as a right dick. I certainly wouldn’t want good ol’ saint nick being my younger brother – too self righteous. I prefer the miserable repo man (Fred). The thing that really gets me with this film though, is the point that there are no naughty children. And that often, naughty behaviour is just a consequence of something else that is commonly overlooked. You can tell I´m a teacher, yes? 

5.     Hmm… number five? Number five? Okay, I have seen this film in years, but I think it should sit on the list considering all the stories I hear about it, it being: Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer. I vaguely remember it, but certain things stand out to me: The 4 pixies – Aurora, Sparkle, Glitter, Twinkle; The young doe, Zoe who is the object of Rudolph’s affection; the terrible witch who I think shared the same voice as Whoopi Goldberg and was also made nice by the wish of the red nosed reindeer. There was also a snow fox (voiced by Eric Idle) who sang some odd song. I don’t remember it really, but I am told that I loved it as a kid, literally watching it over and over again, throughout all the seasons. I should try and find it again, and see what made me love it so much, although I am sure I will now find it slightly trippy as most children’s TV shows are watching them someone who is no longer considered a child (I refuse to say that I am an adult).