THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – WALT DISNEY'S 101 DALMATIANS (1961)

 

Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians is the animated tale of Roger and Anita Radcliffe (Ben Wright and Lisa Davis) and their two Dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita (Rod Taylor and Cate Bauer) with their litter of 15 puppies who live in London.

Anita’s old schoolfriend Cruella De Vil (Betty Lou Gerson) wants to buy the pups, to make herself a lovely Dalmatian skin coat.

When that fails, she hires two thugs, Jasper and Horace

(J. Pat O'Malley and Frederick Worlock) to steal them and imprison them at the De Vil mansion.

Its then up to Pongo and Perdita with help along the way to find and rescue them and make the journey back home for Christmas in London.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS (1961)

 

One Hundred and One Dalmatians is the animated tale of Roger and Anita Radcliffe (Ben Wright and Lisa Davis) and their two Dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita (Rod Taylor and Cate Bauer) with their litter of 15 puppies who live in London.

Anita’s old schoolfriend Cruella De Vil (Betty Lou Gerson) wants to buy the pups, to make herself a lovely Dalmatian skin coat.

When that fails, she hires two thugs, Jasper and Horace

(J. Pat O'Malley and Frederick Worlock) to steal them and imprison them at the De Vil mansion.

Its then up to Pongo and Perdita with help along the way to find and rescue them and make the journey back home for Christmas in London.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A MAGIC CHRISTMAS (2014)

 

Middle-aged bakery owner Jack Carter and wannabe novelist (C. Thomas Howell) feels that his family is in a rut, and he feels guilty that he can’t provide his wife Holly (Lisa Sheridan) and children Kyle and Sienna (Dashiell Howell and Sadie Stahura) what they deserve.

He also feels distant to his children 17-year-old Kyle is obsessed with sports and will be off to college before next Christmas and 14-year-old Sienna is permanently attached to her phone.

So, for the Christmas holiday, Jack books a Christmas break to the same cabin resort in the mountains, Farthering Pines, where he used to go with his parents.

But when he’s there, he runs into his childhood, ultra-competitive nemesis Robert Jones (Jonathan Silverman) who had grown up to be rich and successful and better than Jack at everything.

What makes things worse when Robert seems to upstage Jack at every turn, his own family appears to be entranced by his nemesis and his wealth.

In the end he apologizes to his family for being a failure as a provider, but he soon realises that the love of his family is more rewarding than anything money could buy.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – BABYNAPPING (1990)

Shortly after turning 16, Robert Mendham (Stephen Dorff) discovers that he was adopted, and to make matters worse his parents Philip and Martha Mendham (David Birney and Joan Van Ark) much to their horror they had just found out that he hadn’t been given up for adoption, he was stolen at the age of 2.

As a result, Robert runs away to find his birth parents Ruth and Earl (Patty Duke and Richard Masur) in Ohio.

When he finds them, he gets close to them, and his siblings John and Sally (Jarred Blanchard and Kimberley Warnat) without revealing his true identity.

However, he eventually must decide where he belongs.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ALWAYS REMEMBER I LOVE YOU (1990)

 

Shortly after turning 16, Robert Mendham (Stephen Dorff) discovers that he was adopted, and to make matters worse his parents Philip and Martha Mendham (David Birney and Joan Van Ark) much to their horror they had just found out that he hadn’t been given up for adoption, he was stolen at the age of 2.

As a result, Robert runs away to find his birth parents Ruth and Earl (Patty Duke and Richard Masur) in Ohio.

When he finds them, he gets close to them, and his siblings John and Sally (Jarred Blanchard and Kimberley Warnat) without revealing his true identity.

However, he eventually must decide where he belongs.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A MOM FOR CHRISTMAS (1990)

 

Jessica Slocum (Juliet Sorci) lost her mother when she was just three and when she is at the mall in a department store and see’s other girls with their moms she is sad but she wins a free wish and Philomena (Doris Roberts) grants her wish for a mom for Christmas and brings Amy (Olivia Newton-John) a mannequin, to life, but it only last until midnight on Christmas Eve.

When she moves into to Jessica’s home and her father Jim (Doug Sheehan) is immediately attracted to her.

But store detective Sergeant Morelli (Carmen Argenziano) is watching Amy very closely, but time is the real enemy.

So, what will happen at midnight on Christmas Eve?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS IN CALICO (1999)

 

Jessica Slocum (Juliet Sorci) lost her mother when she was just three and when she is at the mall in a department store and see’s other girls with their moms she is sad but she wins a free wish and Philomena (Doris Roberts) grants her wish for a mom for Christmas and brings Amy (Olivia Newton-John) a mannequin, to life, but it only last until midnight on Christmas Eve.

When she moves into to Jessica’s home and her father Jim (Doug Sheehan) is immediately attracted to her.

But store detective Sergeant Morelli (Carmen Argenziano) is watching Amy very closely, but time is the real enemy.

So, what will happen at midnight on Christmas Eve?