Tucsonans' 25 favorite Christmas movies
On our Facebook page we asked readers: "What is the best Christmas movie of all time?" Here are the results of 100 comments.
It's A Wonderful Life
In this 1946 file photo originally provided by RKO Pictures Inc., legendary actor James Stewart as George Bailey, center, is reunited with his wife played by actress Donna Reed, third from left, and family during the last scene of Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life." (AP Photo/RKO Pictures Inc.)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
"Dr. Suess' How The Grinch Stole Christmas" featuring Taylor Momsen as Little Cindy Luo Who and Jim Carrey as The Grinch. (2000)
Frosty The Snowman
Frosty sets off on a whirlwhind of adventures in his quest for the North Pole, on Frosty The Snowman, an animated special narrated by Jimmy Durante from 1969
A Christmas Story
In this Nov. 21, 2013, photo, a leg lamp is framed in the window of the house in Cleveland where much of the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story" was filmed. A surge of visitors is expected to tour the restored house, and purchase a miniature lamp or two at the gift shop, on the 30th anniversary of the quirky holiday film. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Chevy Chase in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" from 1989.
Jingle All the Way
"Jingle All the Way" features Sinbad as a tenacious mailman named Myron Larabee and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Howard Langston. (1996)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The navigational prowess of "the most famous reindeer of all," will again illuminate Santa Claus' way into the Christmas season, on "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" from 1964.
Bad Santa
Billy Bob Thornton, left, and Tony Cox, right appear in a scene from Miramax's "Bad Santa" from 2003.
The Best Man Holiday
This photo provided by NBCUniversal shows Morris Chestnut, right, as Lance, and Monica Calhoun as Mia, in the film "The Best Man Holiday." The movie releases in theaters Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Michael Gibson)
Love Actually
The Prime Minister and Natalie are caught off-guard at a Christmas pageant in Richard Curtis romantic comedy "Love Actually."
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Scrooge McDuck in "Mickey's Christmas Carol" from 1983.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Charlie Brown and Linus in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" from 1965.
The Polar Express
"The Polar Express," from 2004 with Tom Hanks as the voice of the conductor.
Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
Pre-Muppet mania, "Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas" (1977) brought on some strange and entertaining holiday cheer.
Scrooged
Actor Bill Murray, stars in the holiday film "Scrooged" (1988). (AP Photo/Dana Tynan)
Miracle on 34th Street
Actor Edmund Gwenn (left) as Kris Kringle greeting actress Natalie Wood in a scene from the 1947 film "Miracle on 34th Street."" (AP Photo/Fox Home Entertainment. File)
White Christmas
Danny Kaye, right, does a bit of extra-curricular entertaining for Bing Crosby, center, and director George Seaton on the set of , "White Christmas," in Hollywood, Los Angeles on April 22, 1954. (AP Photo)
Holiday Inn
Mary Martin and Bing Crosby. Mary was originally scheduled to make the movie "Holiday Inn" with Bing in 1941 in which they were to sing the duet. But advanced pregnancy kept her from making the picture.(AP Photo)
A Christmas Carol
British actor Albert Finney holds a turkey in a scene of "A Christmas Carol" on a Dickensian London set of a Christmas Time Market, at Shepperton Studios, near London, Jan. 15, 1970. (AP Photo/R. Dear)
Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin is shown in character in this 1990 file photo from the film "Home Alone." (AP Photo)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
The animated cartoon "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" (1966), the Grinch pats the head of Cindy Lou. AP Photo/ Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved)
The Ref
Motion picture actor Denis Leary gets comfortable in his seat at the world premiere of his movie, "Two if by Sea", Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1995, in Boston. Leary also stars in the comedic holiday film "The Ref" (1994). (AP Photo/Dan Loh)
Shrek the Halls
Celebrate Christmas in a storybook swamp with "Shrek the Halls" (2007).
Die Hard
Bruce Willis saves the world and Christmas in the 1988 film "Die Hard".
Elf
Will Ferrell stars in "Elf." 2003
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