- The Gathering 1978, involving a Christmas family reunion, with Maureen Stapleton and Ed Asner;
- The Family Stone 2006, with Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Craig T. Nelson giving very strong performances and the family interaction is very well done;
- The Family Man 2005 with Nicolas Cage getting a glimpse of how his life might have been, with Tea Leoni;
- A Christmas Carol 1951, with Alastair Sim, which many including myself, feel is the quintessential version;
- It's a Wonderful Life 1947 (black & white), with Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart, and,
- Love Actually 2004, which should have kept some of the deleted scenes but is still a delightful combination of stories and is perhaps my favourite Christmas film. A wonderful cast including Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, and Liam Neeson.
Here are some of the others we will often try to watch each year:
- The Santa Clause 1994, with Tim Allen and many lovely scenes at the North Pole;
- Prancer 1989 with Sam Elliott;
- One Magic Christmas 1985, with Mary Steenburgen and a very very young Sarah Polley; and,
- The Homecoming 1971, with Patricia Neal and Richard Thomas, the 'pilot' that became the TV series 'The Waltons'.
And throughout the season is the Peter, Paul & Mary concert from the mid-1980's that plays in the house. Our old battered VHS version was finally replaced by a DVD from Korea with the occasional sub-title in Korean script.
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