As I started working on this list, I realized that all three of my very favorite recent holiday movies were Jim Henson movies, although The Muppet Christmas Carol was under the helm of Brian Henson, his son. I realize that family memories are wrapped up with family favorites, but I am trying to be objective here – and obviously I am failing miserably! These are movies that I enjoy revisiting during the holidays simply because they bring such joy.<\/p>\n
Now that we have worked on the Favorite Holiday \u00a0Classic Movies: Old, Black & White, and A Few In Color<\/strong> list, let’s move on with the more recent Holiday Movies.<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are some of my\u00a0favorite, more recent holiday movies:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/a>—–1992<\/p>\n A Muppet Family Christmas<\/a>—–1987<\/p>\n Jim Henson’s The Christmas Toy<\/a>—–1986<\/p>\n I am not sure if this one should be in the Christmas or Halloween movies:<\/p>\n Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/a>—–1993<\/p>\n Here are\u00a0the\u00a0favorite more recent holiday movies from\u00a0your suggestions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n An American Christmas Carol<\/a>—–1979–Henry Winkler<\/p>\n The Best Christmas Pageant Ever<\/a>—–1983–Loretta Swit<\/p>\n The Christmas Box—–1997–Maureen O’Hara & Richard Thomas<\/p>\n The Christmas Card<\/a>—–1996–Ed Asner<\/p>\n A Christmas Carol<\/a>—–1984 –George C. Scott<\/p>\n A Christmas Carol<\/a>—–1999–Patrick Stewart<\/p>\n The Christmas Choir<\/a>—–2008–Rhea Perlman<\/p>\n Christmas Hope<\/a>—–2009–Madeleine Stowe & James Remar<\/p>\n The Christmas List—–1997–Mimi Rogers<\/p>\n A Christmas Memory<\/a>—–1997–Patty Duke<\/p>\n A Christmas Story<\/a>—–1983–Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin<\/p>\n A Christmas Visitor<\/a>—–2002–Meredith Baxter & William Devane<\/p>\n Christmas with the Kranks<\/a>—–2004–Tim Allen & Jamie Lee Curtis<\/p>\n Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle<\/a>—–2009–Doris Roberts<\/p>\n Debbie Macomber’s Call Me Mrs. Miracle<\/a>—–2010–Doris Roberts<\/p>\n A Diva’s Christmas Carol<\/a>—–2000–Vanessa Williams<\/p>\n Elf<\/a>—–2003–Will Farrell<\/p>\n Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas<\/a>——-2014<\/p>\n The Family Stone<\/a>—–2005–Sarah Jessica Parker & Dermot Mulroney<\/p>\n The Gathering<\/a>—–1977–Ed Asner & Maureen Stapleton<\/p>\n The Holiday<\/a>—–2006–Kate Winslet & Cameron Diaz<\/p>\n Love Actually<\/a>—–2003–Hugh Grant & Emma Thompson<\/p>\n Mickey’s Christmas Carol<\/a>—–1983–Scrooge McDuck & Mickey Mouse<\/p>\n Mrs. Santa Claus<\/a>—–1996–Angela Lansbury<\/p>\n National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation<\/a>—–1989–Chevy Chase & Beverly D’Angelo<\/p>\n Noel<\/a>—–2004–Pen\u00e9lope Cruz<\/span><\/p>\n November Christmas<\/a>—–2010–Sam Elliott & John Corbett<\/p>\n One Christmas<\/a>—–1994–Katherine Hepburn, Swoosie Kurtz, & Henry Winkler<\/p>\n One Magic Christmas<\/a>—–1985–Mary Steenburgen & Harry Dean Stanton<\/p>\n The Polar Express<\/a>—–2004<\/p>\n Santa Claus: The Movie<\/a>—–1985<\/p>\n The Santa Clause<\/a>\u00a0trilogy—–1994, 2002, 2006–Tim Allen<\/p>\n The Santa Suit<\/a>—–2010–Kevin Sorbo<\/p>\n Scrooge<\/a>—–1970–Albert Finney<\/p>\n Scrooged<\/a>—–1998–Bill Murray<\/p>\n Trading Places<\/a>—–1983–Dan Aykroyd &\u00a0Eddie Murphy<\/p>\n The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve<\/a>—2004–Steven Webber & Molly Shannon<\/p>\n Undercover Christmas—–2003–Tyne Daley & Jaime Gertz<\/p>\n Here is the list of the Christmas: Favorite Classic Holiday Movies : Old, Black & White<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n