Favourite Christmas Carol/Movie?

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#2144274 12-Dec-2018 16:04

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And Die Hard is the best Xmas movie...

My favourite ever is probably Love Actually.I do really like Die Hard though. I watched all 5 last xmas. Great fun. My kids are too young yet.

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Die Hard or Die Hard 2...

Both are set at Christmas.

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#2144315 12-Dec-2018 16:24

did anyone mention - Wizzard, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day

+1 for Slade

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#2144350 12-Dec-2018 16:36

WyleECoyoteNZ:

networkn:

Brumfondl:

And Die Hard is the best Xmas movie...

My favourite ever is probably Love Actually.I do really like Die Hard though. I watched all 5 last xmas. Great fun. My kids are too young yet.

I know.

Die Hard or Die Hard 2...

Both are set at Christmas.

I enjoyed both.

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#2144354 12-Dec-2018 16:40

+1 for Die Hard as my favourite Christmas movie.

Also have to add a couple of Christmas songs:

Snoopy's Christmas. I know it gets a lot of hate these days, but I still love it. When I was a kid growing up in Auckland, Christmas was signalled by the first playing of Snoopy's Christmas by Merv Smith on 1ZB. I don't listen to the radio anymore, so I settle for playing Snoopy on Spotify when we put up and decorate the tree. We also had a full Snoopy album by the Royal Guardsmen which I can't find anymore, and built out the Snoopy-as-WW1-ace story (including when he ran for president!)

What are we gonna get 'er indoors - Dennis Waterman and George Cole. This one because it reminds me of my dad, who was a big fan of Minder.

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#2144355 12-Dec-2018 16:40

The scope of this discussion has already been extended once...

Best Christmas sitcom episode. "A Bundyful Life", Married... With Children, season 4, episodes 11-12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJI7VxbjuOw

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#2144388 12-Dec-2018 16:45

I am happy to include more things in the title. Anything that brings some positive focus to the community is a good thing.

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#2144411 12-Dec-2018 17:34

Let It Snow, especially the Ella Fitzgerald or Diana Krall versions.

Movie wise it has to be Home Alone.

As a side note, I have to say that moving to NZ killed Christmas for me. It's such a non-event here and everything just feels wrong. It's also irritating because everything shuts for so long that you can't get any work done!

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#2144420 12-Dec-2018 18:03

I hate Christmas songs with a passion, we get them rammed down our ears every time we go near a shop.

Call me the grinch if you like.

I am a fan of parodies myself and also Kevin Bloody Wilson who made some excellent Christmas themed songs.

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Christmas movies - Die Hard / the Holiday ( I am a fan of Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz )

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#2144421 12-Dec-2018 18:07

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NSFW, but fine to pipe through the alarm speaker for several years before my mother worked what was in my playlist. The neighbours didn't seem to mind.

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#2144455 12-Dec-2018 19:34

I was scrolling through Apple Music mindlessly in bed the other night and stumbled on a Christmas album by Seth MacFarlane, of all people. Funny thing though, it's GREAT! He's got a superb voice for singing swing and jazz and is accompanied by a full jazz orchestra (probably the Family Guy orchestra). I'll be playing this on Christmas Day in the background, always looking for anything that can replace the traditional Christmas music.

https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Swing-Seth-Macfarlane/dp/B00NBNS94M

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#2144504 12-Dec-2018 20:44

Scrooged and Die Hard are two of my favourites.

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#2144690 13-Dec-2018 10:31

I usually cue up the Hogfather 2-part adaptation.

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#2144694 13-Dec-2018 10:39

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#2144723 13-Dec-2018 11:36

Not too fussed on the music, usually my wife takes care of that.

The classic Xmas movie in our house is Home Alone 1 & 2, I never get tired of them. Our kids are too young to enjoy them just yet. Love Actually is obviously a classic.

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#2144725 13-Dec-2018 11:45

My absolute favourites from the music side of things are as follows:

Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Bruce Springsteen's tuneless version

Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid (original version)

Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen?

Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade

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