My favourite Christmas movie: What are you watching? Part 4
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HERE is the fourth and final part of our classic Christmas film review.
Chris Saunderson, Cheryl Burchell, Lynn Gardner and Kirsty Brown conclude our in-house discussion on the subject of 'My Favourite Christmas film?'
Whatever you are watching this Christmas, enjoy it and we hope yo have a lovely festive period.
Miracle on 34th Street
THE unwavering belief in Santa Claus is one of the bedrocks of growing up. Of courss Santa is real and this 1994 version of a 1947 original, tells the story of a young girl, Susan, who engages her mother, a department store executive, and her mum's lawyer boyfriend to defend Kris Kringle in a court of law, to prove that he is the real deal.
Both the adults are initially sceptical of Mr Kringle's claims - while others want to declare him insane and put him in an institution - but they soon come round to his way of thinking.
Starring Richard Attenborough as the jolly figure in red, this will give you that warm Christmas feeling just in time for December 25.
Spoiler alert - Mr Kringle has his day in court in time for his regular appointment on Christmas Eve.
Chris Saunderson, content editor
Santa Clause: The Movie
THIS 1985 classic stars the late Dudley Moore, John Lithgow and David Huddleston as Santa Claus himself.
A ruthless toy manufacturer tries to steal Christmas, perish the thought, and Santa and his elves are not having it.
I loved this movie as a child and now that I have two daughters, we will be watching it this Christmas too.
Cheryl Burchell, front office admin
Die Hard
It's not Christmas eve if this film is not on the telly whilst I am wrapping presents or building presents.
I have a list of favourite films and the others, in order, are: Miracle on 34th street (best Santa ever); Christmas Chronicles; Home alone (1&2, 3 is pants); Elf; Jingle all the way and Deck the Halls.
Sorry can you tell I like Christmas.
Lynn Gardner, events manager
Klaus
Klaus, released exclusively on Netflix in 2019, is an award winning animated movie which I think has cemented itself as a classic Christmas movie for many years to come.
The easiest way to describe Klaus is that it is Santa's origin story. A beautifully animated tale, it shares the story of a postman and a woodcarver on a small Scandinavian island who join together to bring joy to children and unite a war-torn community. It is a story of self discovery, friendship and, of course, magic.
No detail of the Santa Claus we know and love has been missed - from the red suit to the ho ho ho to the sleigh pulled by flying reindeer, Klaus explains it all.
Asides from the beautiful artwork and animation (which won a BAFTA in 2020 and has been nominated for numerous other awards) the most beautiful part of Klaus is probably the ending which is simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming and guaranteed to have even the coldest of hearts getting just a little bit weepy.
Kirsty Brown, Turriff reporter
