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What's your favourite Christmas Film?
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:16am
 
So.. tell me!

What's your favourite Christmas film?

Mine is nothing unusual, I love "It's a Wonderful Life" as I'm sure so many of you do. That film never get's old and Christmas just wouldn't be the same without it. In fact, I watch it many times throughout the year not just at Chrimbo!

Another biggie for me is "The Wizard of Oz" YES I KNOW ITS NOT A CHRISTMAS FILM!! LOL But - it was shown at Christmas day at 3pm every year when I was a sprog and I loved it, I still do, it still makes me get so excited when it goes from black and white to colour and it's a necessary part of Christmas for me.. just a tradition I guess.

The reason I started all this though was to tell you about Jasper's and a little story that goes with it. Advent is a wonderful magical time, and I wanted to share a real "Clusterville Magic" story too.

Jasper loved the Polar Express. The year it came out we all went to see it and loved it, it's a wonderful wonderful film, and I highly recommend it.
Anyhow, At the end of it, the little boy who doesn't believe in Christmas gets a"bell in a box". I won't  explain more in case you haven't seen it.

Well nothing would do for Christmas that year for Jasper but a bell in a box. If you asked him what he wanted that was all he would say. I went everywhere trying to find a sleigh bell and a red and white stripey box and was failing dismally. I was truly afraid it was going to wreck his Christmas. It was wrecking mine.

A present arrived for me from Lizzie and I didn't open it  because I knew it would be the only one I had, but then on the 23rd, totally down in the dumps, I did open it to cheer myself up.

I sat and sobbed. Great big wracking sobs. I couldn't believe it.
She'd sent me a gift box with lots of little bits and pieces in it and a big warm hand knitted scarf (which I still have!) ... and in the bottom for a joke was a sleigh bell attached to a bit of leather cord  - just like a sleigh rein.

The box had red and white stripes on it too as well as a picture of Santa.

I couldn't believe it and I'm tearing up again now. Well, that box went right at the back of the tree with the bell in it and lo and behold on Christmas Morning, Jasper, completely confident crawled under the tree to look and there it was. Just like on the film, the last present was his bell in a box.

Santa didn't let him down. He asked for it, he got it and he believed utterly in the magic (of Lizzie)

I have never in my life had any present that has brought me so much joy and I don't think I ever will.. that was the best ever, seeing his utter faith and it not being disappointed.

I couldn't fill his wish - not without Lizzie and the clusterville magic so I guess the moral of the story is never lose faith, don't give up hope. There is nothing that we can't get through together because there is nowhere like here and the magic of the family we have.

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Reply #1 - Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:24am
 
miracle on 34th street ,i love it ,cosy on the sofa with the kids ,,,bliss
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Reply #2 - Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:27am
 
My husband loves them all, so I have watched them all soooo many times, that I can't pick a favorite. lol
   Polar express was really good though wasn't it!

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Reply #3 - Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:28am
 
That's such a lovely story about the bell!

Me and my sis watch all three lord of the ring films on christmas eve.  It's our christmas film for some unknown reason!  My Mum is really not impressed! lol.
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Reply #4 - Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:30am
 
forgot about chitty chitty bang bang ,,,not achristmas film but its grrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttt all the same.
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Reply #5 - Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:30am
 
oh yeah and eight cazy nights by Adam sandler,,not for the children though lol!!!
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Reply #6 - Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:31am
 
A Christmas Story!    " You'll shoot your eye out!"   Grin
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Reply #7 - Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:44am
 
I'm with Jeannie....even though it contains "The Mother of all Cuss Words.....F.....dash....dash....dash".... Grin A must see movie every year!

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Reply #8 - Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:52am
 
Ah Helen! Now you've got me tearing up over your story!! That is so sweet. Smiley

My favorite Christmas movie is "Elf" - "SANTA!!!!! I *KNOW* HIM!!!!!" and all the other wonderful quotes in that movie. Oh it really makes me laugh. Smiley
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The 1951 version of Dickens "A Christmas Carol" With Alistar Sim.
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The Exorcist
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seaworthy wrote on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 12:51pm:
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What a wonderful Christmas story, Helen.   Smiley
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Reply #14 - Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:54pm
 
My favorite has always been "The Bishop's Wife". The original, 1947 version with Cary Grant and David Niven and Loretta Young.

NOT the crappy new one with Denzel Washington.

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White Christmas with Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby.
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Thank you for sharing your beautiflul Christmas story, Helen.

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It's a tie between Polar Express and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
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Mel did you see National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was on tv last night?  We watched part of it again - so funny!! Smiley
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Lizzie2 wrote on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 2:46pm:
Mel did you see National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was on tv last night?  We watched part of it again - so funny!! Smiley

It's also on again tonight (twice) and tomorrow (twice):

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I have it on dvd.  We watch it year round! Smiley
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Polar Express is on twice tonight also on ABC Family. Smiley
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Definitely agree, "A Christmas Story". Double-dog dare ya. LOL!

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