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How many times have you seen "It's a Wonderful Life"? Have Rudolph and the Frosty films melded together in your mind? Grinched out? Here are five films that are a bit underrated as far as holiday classics go, and all of them radiate that special magic that only arrives once a year. Don't take too much time shopping and wrapping-you won't want to miss these.
The Nightmare Before Christmas This film was made in 1993 by Tim Burton and Danny Elfman, and it is a fantastic alternative when you've seen the Grinch and Charlie Brown too many times. It is not for younger kids (some of the characters in the aptly named "Halloween Town" may frighten them), but the rest of the family is sure to enjoy Jack Skellington and his attempts to improve Christmas (nightmarishly, of course!). You can even watch for hidden Mickeys! A Christmas Story "You'll shoot your eye out!" This is one of the most classic lines from an absolutely delightful film. If you haven't seen this movie, stop reading-and go watch it. Ralphie and his family are hilarious, and his quest for the Red Ryder BB gun is not to be missed. This film has everything about Christmas you remember from your childhood, and is truly a classic. TNT has started a "24 hours of 'A Christmas Story'", and for good reason. It's one of those films that gets better each time. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation When you think YOUR relatives are too much, watch this one. Like Ralphie's family, Chevy Chase and his film family (the Griswalds) are riotous. The "joy" of both sets of relatives coming to visit, crazy relatives, and fried cats (you'll see!) all make for the kind of Christmas-gone-wrong that we are relieved to miss out on. Oh, but everything turns out just wonderfully, you know. It is a Christmas film, after all! Mickey Mouse's A Christmas Carol You know you like him. Mickey Mouse, that is. And as Bob Cratchit he's adorable, but the film belongs to Scrooge McDuck-snarling, growling, and bah-humbugging his way through life until one special Christmas Eve. Disney has a way of tugging at the heart, and this Disney gem is no different. It's played every Christmas season somewhere or other, but not as often as it should. A sweet film.
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