Now, for me, reading a holiday book doesn’t much put me in
the mood to celebrate and I much prefer watching holiday movies because the
visual is there for me to see. As a kid I always had my favorites that I
watched over and over with my siblings such as; The Little Drummer Boy (which always makes me cry), The Littlest Angel (a really, really old
movie), and of course A Charlie Brown
Christmas. I don’t watch these much, anymore, because my kids never really
got into them. Although, as they get older, I’ve been able to get them into
watching some of the old movies I loved as a child, like White Christmas. Over the years, it’s even become a tradition to
watch a holiday movie on Christmas Eve. Last year I made my family “sit through”
The Homecoming....for those not as
old as me, that would be the movie made back in the seventies about the Waltons
(John-boy?? Not ringing any bells?...oh well) Half the kids enjoyed the movie, the other
half were bored, but they humored me. Haha This year I chose, The Family Stone, as our Christmas themed movie. If you haven’t
seen it yet, you should. It’s a fun movie.
So, what about you? Do you have any favorite holiday movies
you can’t wait to watch?
2 comments:
I'm not much of a movie watcher, Terri, but I do remember The Homecoming, the Waltons, John-boy as well as the other movies you mentioned. In my younger days I did movies more than now. Not even much of the 'made-for-tv' movies although if one of my books was made into one, I'd be there with bells on! Well, that won't happen in terms of a holiday-themed movie - darn!
My favorite is Miracle on 34th Street, another old movie.
I just read a holiday-set book that defies classification, but it's woonderful. Historical, Time Travel, Mystical, Romantic, Christmas - all are true. Filled with lyrical prose and emotional events, this story and the characters are unforgettable..
It's called Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse.
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