Most Difficult Decision Of My Life
Ranking my favorite Christmas movies in order of awesomeness.
I know. I know. It's not as difficult as, maybe, being confronted with the choice between a lifetime supply of apple smoked bacon and a million dollars, but it still causes me anguish. Why?
Because every year, in my house, we must watch every Christmas movie between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Multiple times. And now, with our kids getting older and being more involved with friends and school activities, the times we can do this together as a family have been squeezed down to the point where I must prioritize. I must rank the movies in order of 'must be watched or the world will end' to 'if I don't watch this I'll be sad but, hey, I can sneak it in by myself between Christmas and New Years'.
So, here goes.
Number one is without any question. It's A Wonderful Life. If you disagree with this, I have no words to comfort you as you shall surely be struck down by the vengeful spirit of Frank Capra.
Number two gets more difficult. Here I go back and forth between Se7en and Silence of the Lambs, but ultimately the only clear choice is A Christmas Story.
Number three is usually the first movie watched during the season, Miracle On 34th Street. His beard is real, and it's spectacular.
Number four is The Gathering, which finds its place on the list only because it has finally become available on DVD.
Number five is Elf. Extra points for having a Narwhal cameo.
Number six is Christmas Vacation. The gift the late John Hughes left us for every Christmas.
Number seven is White Christmas. This one could be higher on the list, but I'm generally anti-musical. Except for this.
Number eight is Love Actually. Okay, this one pops up during the year on our watch list, but it deserves a place in the seasonal rotation as well. Plus, boobies.
Number nine is some form of A Christmas Carol. Personally I prefer the George C Scott version.
That is my list. Are there any that I'm missing, or that you have as must-sees at your house during the Christmas season?
