Thank you for your post and comments. Very interesting. I remember seeing the Bells of St. Mary's a few times but it isn't a staple with me. I will have to check out Fanny and Alexander as I am not familiar with it.lady of shallot wrote:Well Stahrwe, this may surprise you but my favorite is "The Bells of St. Mary's" I used to watch this every Christmas time. I also love the Christmas shown in "Fanny and Alexander" which is a very beautiful movie. I am too old to have become familiar with the cartoon Christmas movies and in general I do not like animated films (although my grandson who wants to become a movie director, tells me it is a "legitimate art form!" I am a fan of Truman Capote's writing and if I remember correctly this story is very poignant. He did have a very sad childhood.
There is also a sappy old movie called, Tenth Avenue Angel that we try to catch every year. It is about a little girl named Flavia whose mother will die unless Flavia can see a cow kneel at midnight on Christmas Eve (I know)
In a broader category, I love the Trans Siberian Orchestra's Ghosts of Christmas Past DVD
And then there are the real sentimental Christmas movies like:
Die Hard,
Long Kiss Goodnight
Silent Partner
I can't get over that theater in Chris' post.