THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS TAIL (2012)

 

Bobby Cole (Bryson Sams) and his smart but boisterous dog Chilly love their life in   Sunshine Beach getting into scrapes and having adventures on the beach with his friends. 

But one day his father Patrick (C. Thomas Howell) announces he is being transferred to New York City, and to make matters worse, Chilly can’t go with them because he is untrained.

So, Bobby and his friends have only one week to turn the boisterous crazy beach dog into a well behaved, civilized, fit for New York indoor city dog.

And if that’s not enough to contend with there are the unforeseen consequences of opening their doors to prospective house buyers as they also make welcome a group of dangerous dog-nappers, led by Quarterman (Tom Arnold), who are hell bent on stealing Chilly who the boys have to fend off on Christmas eve.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS COACH (2019)

Christmas Coaches Lauren (Erica Deutschman) and Colleen (Tianna Nori) are best friends, business partners and Christmas enthusiasts who have turned their love for the holidays into successful careers, and every day they think they landed the job of their dreams, where they have the opportunity to give clients their most perfect Christmas.

 

Then out of the blue they land their biggest job yet, when the aristocratic Anderson family hires them.

Because of other commitments it falls on Lauren to tackle the job single handed and her mission is clear, to make Christmas into a magical event for the family even though she is intimidated by such nobility.

Thankfully she finds an immediate ally in Joyce (Jennifer Vallance) the family housekeeper who know all about the family traditions, and Lauren certainly needs help, especial to break the ice with the handsome James Anderson (Chad Connell).

 

However, James is best described as frosty as he’s in the middle of closing a business deal, and he is far from receptive to her enthusiastic Christmas spirit, but Lauren is persistent, and James begins to thaw as happy childhood memories are rekindled, and love appears to be in the Christmas air until family lawyer and childhood friend Maryam (Samantha Madely) arrives on the scene.

So, will Christmas work its magic or not? 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – JOHN GRISHAM’S SKIPPING CHRISTMAS (2004)

 

A fun Christmas movie in which Luther Krank (Tim Allen) is fed up with the commerciality of Christmas anyway but when only daughter Blair (Julie Gonzalo) leaves and goes to another country he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation cruise with his wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) instead.

All they have to do then is resist the pressure from their neighbours to participate in the house decorating contest and survive all the other seasonal nonsense.

But when their daughter calls on Christmas Eve and says she’s coming home for Christmas, it causes an uproar in the Krank household as the family scrambles to create a perfect Christmas from scratch in 12 hours will hilariously effect when the pesky neighbours suddenly become their allies.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS COACH (2019)

 

Christmas Coaches Lauren (Erica Deutschman) and Colleen (Tianna Nori) are best friends, business partners and Christmas enthusiasts who have turned their love for the holidays into successful careers, and every day they think they landed the job of their dreams, where they have the opportunity to give clients their most perfect Christmas.

 

Then out of the blue they land their biggest job yet, when the aristocratic Anderson family hires them.

Because of other commitments it falls on Lauren to tackle the job single handed and her mission is clear, to make Christmas into a magical event for the family even though she is intimidated by such nobility.

Thankfully she finds an immediate ally in Joyce (Jennifer Vallance) the family housekeeper who know all about the family traditions, and Lauren certainly needs help, especial to break the ice with the handsome James Anderson (Chad Connell).

 

However, James is best described as frosty as he’s in the middle of closing a business deal, and he is far from receptive to her enthusiastic Christmas spirit, but Lauren is persistent, and James begins to thaw as happy childhood memories are rekindled, and love appears to be in the Christmas air until family lawyer and childhood friend Maryam (Samantha Madely) arrives on the scene.

So, will Christmas work its magic or not?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE BOY WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS (1998)

 

Santa (Colin McClean) has an evil younger brother named Atnas (Douglas Robinson) who along with his henchmen tricks his way into the North Pole, kidnaps his brother, imprisons the Elves, woes Mrs Claus and plans to put an end to Christmas forever.

It falls to Jeremy (Andre Bourque) a brave little boy, his friends and one of the Elves, Pointer (Dana Michael Woods) to reunite Santa with his Magic Hat and save Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE DOG WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS (2009)

 

Ex Police Dog, Zeus (voiced by Mario Lopez) is rescued from the pound by George Bannister (Gary Valentine) much to the displeasure of wife Belinda (Elisa Donovan) and the delight of Kara and Ben (Sierra McCormick and Charlie Stewart).

George eventually wins Belinda over after a spate of local burglaries are reported in the newspaper because of Zeus’s history as a police dog, however after it transpires that he has lost his bark, he is destined to be returned to the pound after the holidays.

So, when the family all go to spend Christmas Eve with Grandma Bannister (Mindy Sterling) Zeus is left alone, which is the night that burglars Ted Stein (Dean Cain) and Stewey McMann (Joey Diaz) intend to rob the house.

It’s up to Zeus, aided by Cat Lady (Adrienne Barbeau), to find his bark to thwart the burglars and save Christmas?  

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER -- MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)

 

There have been two versions of Miracle on 34th Street and both are well worth watching.

It’s the story of a child, Susan Walker (Natalie Wood) who has been brought up by her mother Doris (Maureen O'Hara) not to believe in Santa Claus however she unknowingly employs the real Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) to be Santa Claus at Macy’s department store and the more time Susan spends with Kris the more she believes.

However, Kris is arrested and has to go to trial where Fred Gailey (John Payne) has to prove he is the real Santa and is not insane.

Apart from being a hugely enjoyable film its notable that Natalie Wood stole the show and out shone Santa.