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Self explanatory thread title and this is one of my favourites from way, way back.

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Sorry but my first thought of a Christmas movie is well slightly less than jolly



Why its the greatest Christmas movie of all time https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/10-reasons ... ime-479242

Plus an interesting analysis

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This one was part of Christmas Day ritual every year at my in-laws and best watched with drink onboard. :mrgreen:

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Let's have a song.
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No Christmas would be complete without Raymond Briggs' "The Snowman". Despite it being released as recently as 1982, it feels like it has been around forever. Another pulse checker - i.e. if it doesn't make feel emotional check to see if you have one. :mrgreen:

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Love this classic Christmas Ad - right up there with the Barry's Tea one. :mrgreen:

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Del.Monte wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:40 am Love this classic Christmas Ad - right up there with the Barry's Tea one. :mrgreen:

This is my all-time favourite Christmas ad too, gives the feels. :)
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Christmas Day telly fadó fadó in the 70s - the original Willy Wonka, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, there'd be a circus, maybe a ballet....and ALWAYs Paul Daniels in the evening
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And, of course, Christmas would not be Christmas without this....anybody heard it yet this year..can't be far off now.

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Ho ho ho ;)
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Speaking of Christmas music. This should be up a lot of people's streets:
https://www.gubu.ie/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=878
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Trading Places with Danny Ackroyd and Eddie murphy
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Top Of The Pops on Christmas Day was always looked forward to.

Was always happy to receive music for Christmas - from 1982 onwards, always got a couple of LPs and money / gift tokens to buy more in the post-festive sales. Raiders Of The Pop Charts purchased at the end of December 1982 was a favourite - https://apopfansdream.wordpress.com/201 ... onco-1982/
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation all the way baby

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I think I've seen Kelly's Heroes about 20 times now but will watch it again if its on over the Christmas. I love the soundtrack music.

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I'm not a big fan of Christmas, the commercialism and false bonhomie piss me off big time but the "must watch" film in our house has for years, been "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". Not a dead body, arse, tit or any other item of naked anatomy in sight, just an old fashioned, rollicking, if not exactly PC, musical. Good fun from start to finish with a top cast, for the time, and a great score.
It gets trotted out every year, even now with the youngest in their mid thirties. The grandkids lap it up too.
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Dec A Wash wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:43 pm Speaking of Christmas music. This should be up a lot of people's streets:
https://www.gubu.ie/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=878
Its official FM launch got a mention on Virgin Media News today. Just saying!
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Ncdjd2 wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:54 pm I think I've seen Kelly's Heroes about 20 times now but will watch it again if its on over the Christmas. I love the soundtrack music.

That's such a classic anti-war film. It's also on my watch list for when I need a little pick-me-up (along with Monty Python).

The one thing I do like about that film is that the Germans speak German to each other rather than German accented English like a lot of other Hollywood war films.
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Silent night movie premiered on AMC plus last week, meant to be good, might watch tonight.
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Norman Breaks wrote: Fri Dec 03, 2021 4:05 pm
You should request that one on Christmas FM and see what they say!
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Dec A Wash wrote: Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:27 pm You should request that one on Christmas FM and see what they say!
Don't know what a Christmas FM is, beside I have in on vinyl so I'm good. Cheers though.

Here is a Christmas themed track by Coldcut:

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Norman Breaks wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:49 pm Don't know what a Christmas FM is, beside I have in on vinyl so I'm good. Cheers though.

Here is a Christmas themed track by Coldcut:

You never heard of Christmas FM?? It's only been going since 2008. It is definitely the most popular temporary licensed station ever in Ireland, and probably the longest running too.

Never too late to catch up:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=878
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