Gene Shephard's "A Christmas Story"

Christmas Shoes, love it!

A Christmas Story with Darren McGavin.

The classic Dickens "Scrooge" with George C. Scott. We have watched it with our "kids" every year for more than 20 yrs now and loved seeing them get something more out of it every year. Our copy was wearing out and they presented us with a new one a couple of years ago.

I've always loved A Christmas Story with Ralphie, Randy and the Major Award.

Jean Shepherd's classic, "A Christmas Story", is the favorite in the Moynihan household. "You'll shoot your eye out!"
But Theodor Seuss Geisel's "The Grinch" is a close second. My children recite the whole story from beginning to end.
They both are among my favorite writers.

"A Christmas Story" :)

"Emmett Otter" is a must-see that most people probably haven't. And I love Heat Miser and Snow miser on "The Year Without a Santa Claus." But nothing tops the original "Miracle on 34th Street" with Natalie Wood. My skin tingles every time Fred tells the judge that he intends to prove that Kris Kringle is, in fact, Santa Claus.

"The Snowman" beginning narration by David Bowie.....says so much without using any words at all. ALSO....a hard to find (Japanese) original which is probably little seen...."Noel, the Christmas Ornament" is my ALL TIME FAVORITE! :)

"It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart. Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings!

Favorite Christmas special - "A Charlie Brown Christmas" - none of the others listed even come close, for me.

Like many others mentioned, we also like "A Christmas Story," but I'd count that as a "movie" rather than a "special."

1. Christmas Story - "Look Fragile. It must be from Italy"!
2. Christmas Carol with Albert Finney - Musical version.
3. Miracle on 34th Street - Natalie Wood

YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT, KID!

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" is the best. The opening skating scene, the dance scene, the Christmas tree, Linus' monologue. Great stuff!

1. A Charlies Brown Christmas
2. It's a Wonderful Life
3. White Christmas, with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney

Ok whose idea was it to include the Heat Miser one and not include "A Christmas Story?" Anyway my favorite is A Christmas Story. "Ralphyyyyyyyy!" And for old movies, I like Miracle on 34th Street (the original, not the mediocre 1990s remake).

Oh Christmas Special but not movies? Ahhh that makes more sense. Ok I don't like any of these. Carry on. :)

A Christmas Story and It's a Wonderful Life are the great Christmas films ever made in my opinion. ("Merry Christmas you wonderful old building and loan!")

I liked the Peanuts special where they went to the Space Station that time. For some reason, it feels like they did released that one near Christmas a few years after the Christmas special.

The 1 938 version of A Christmas Carol. Also Silent Night Lonely Night ( a wonderful story that takes place in New England. Snow Globe is a cute and funny story too.

I loved the Little Drummer Boy but is has no been on forever it seems. Also, who could resist Charlie as in Brown, and Rudolph always brings a lump in my throat. I am like a kid ... love them all and will never tire of any of them, look forward to seeing them each year.

Really, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol is my fav.

Miracle on 34th Street with Natale Wood

There are so many, but the one I enjoyed that you don't see that often was "John Denver & The Muppets Christmas Special". Any Christmas program with the muppets I love!

Any of the film versions of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", but I am very fond of George C. Scott's performance.

"How the Grinch Stole Christmas," as narrated by Boris Karloff, with original compositions by Albert Hague and vocals by Thurl "Tony the Tiger" Ravenscroft. It's grrrrrrrrreat!

Christmas Carol with Reginald Owen.

Christmas Carol was on TCM last night. It was the original movie with Reginald Owen. Great classic.

I am shocked (har) that no one included the Mister magoo version of a Christmas Carol. I watched that as a kid and actually own it now.

Cannot *believe* that Emmett Otter is so low in the survey. Seriously one of the best Muppet specials ever made. This was done as an HBO Special back when Henson first teamed with them in the early 80's (Fraggle Rock era), and is an absolute *must* have for any Muppet fan.

How about "It's a Wonderful Life"?

Elf! that movie always makes me happy. My family loves A Christmas Story the most. Emmett Otter is of course a family classic.