It’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more. Ever since I was a little kid, I always felt like it was my own personal holiday.” - Ernest P. “Christmas is just about my favorite time. (John Lithgow) “Ernest Saves Christmas” (1988)
We’ll bring it out on March 25, and we’ll call it … Christmas 2!” - B.Z. Parker (Melinda Dillon): Uh, I think that says FRAGILE, honey. Parker (Ian Petrella): Aaah! “Fra-GEE-leh!” It must be Italian! Santa Claus (Jeff GIllen): You’ll shoot your eye out, kid. Ralphie (Peter Billingsley): No! No! I want an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle! Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolved.” - Adult Ralphie as narrator (Jean Shepherd) “A Christmas Story” (1983) He should’ve come to see me, I’d have given him a good one. Santa (Shirley Booth): Not too good, Snowy, he’s got a bad cold. means a little bit more!” – Narrator (Boris Karloff) “The Year Without A Santa Claus” (1974) Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. “He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore. And this shall be a sign unto you Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.’” - Linus Van Pelt “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” (1966) For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. “‘And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. Why do we have to have a holiday season to emphasize it?” - Charlie Brown “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965) I almost wish there weren’t a holiday season. It’s run by a big Eastern syndicate, you know.” - Lucy Van Pelt “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965) We all know that Christmas is a big commercial racket. Yukon Cornelius: You eat what you like, and I’ll eat what I like! “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965) Mann): This fog’s as thick as peanut butter! The hard part’s going to be stealing the money to pay for it. Joseph: Yes, buy! In the Spirit of Christmas. Joseph (Humphrey Bogart): I’m going to buy them their Christmas turkey.Īlbert (Aldo Ray): Buy? Do you really mean ‘buy’? Merry Christmas!” - Bob (Danny Kaye), Phil (Bing Crosby), Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy (Vera-Ellen) “We’re No Angels” (1955) Santa Claus (Edmund Gwenn): Well, I hate to disagree with you, but not only is there such a person, but here I am to prove it. Mother (Maureen O’Hara): Would you please tell her that you’re not really Santa Claus, that actually is no such person? That’s why I’m glad I’m here, maybe I can do something about it.” - Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947) ’”Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind and that’s what’s been changing. “ Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends.” – Clarence (Henry Travers) “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947)
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”Merry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, Emporium! Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!” - George Bailey (James Stewart) “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.” - Zuzu Bailey (Karolyn Grimes) “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) Pepi Katona: Is that more expensive than a nervous breakdown? “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) What do you think?ĭoctor (Edwin Maxwell): It appears to be an acute epileptoid manifestation and a pan phobic melancholiac with indication of a neurasthenia cordus. Pepi Katona (William Tracy): Well Doctor, I would say it’s a nervous breakdown. “Yes! Yes I do! I like Christmas! I love Christmas!” – Ebenezer Scrooge (Reginald Owen) “The Shop Around The Corner” (1940) Sources include MSN.com,, MovieFone, Thought Co.,, and.
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From “It’s a Wonderful Life” to “Home Alone” to “Elf,” Christmas movies are as much a part of the holiday as singing carols, gift shopping and baking cookies.įrom Ralphie’s dream of owning a Red Ryder BB gun in “A Christmas Story” to Linus’ classic solo speech about what Christmas is really about in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” the greatest moments from some great Christmas movies (and one TV show) are featured on this list.