Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

This has to be my all-time favourite Christmas movie. In fact, it's our Christmas Eve tradition and my family and I quote this movie all-year-round; it has some great one-liners. With daughter Blair away for Christmas for the first time in 23 years, Nora and Luther Krank decide to skip Christmas and instead go on a cruise, much to everyone's disapproval. However, when she decides to return very last minute, they must pull together with their annoyed neighbours and create Christmas from scratch. 

The Holiday (2006) 

Again, I could watch this any time of the year, it's a really good chick flick that gets you in the Christmas mood. After Iris and Amanda find themselves alone at Christmas, they decide to swap houses in England and LA. Both end up meeting someone new who could convince them to stay. 

Love Actually (2003)

Another great chick flick that's one of my all-time favourite movies, not just at Christmas. A film about 8 different relationships in the lead up to Christmas, whose stories interrelate. 

Elf (2003)

On par with Christmas with the Kranks for one-liners and another film my family and I constantly quote. When Buddy, who was raised as an elf in the North Pole, finds out he is in fact human, he goes to the U.S to find his true identity.






Lastly, The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2

Really, really love both of these movies (the third one, not so much, so I didn't include it!) The Santa Clause stars Tim Allen as divorced dad Scott Calvin. After he accidentally causes the death of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, he finds himself having to take his place. He wakes up the following morning believing it all to be a dream, however, over the next few days he starts turning into Santa.
The Santa Clause 2 follows a few years later where Scott has been Santa ever since and this Christmas he has 2 problems to deal with - his son Charlie has found himself on the naughty list and Scott must find himself a Mrs. Claus by Christmas Eve, or forfeit the job of being Santa, forever.


There's quite a few movies I wanna watch this Christmas that I haven't seen before, like the Home Alone series and Miracle on 34th Street.

Any other suggestions, please let me know :)

Until next post,

Amy x