Our Top Ten Christmas Movies
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas – We love the old cartoon version.
Charlie: I love how the dog Max is loyal to the Grinch even though he is treated badly by him.
Harrison: I love how the Grinch forgave everyone once he realized how good it was to be around people again.
- A Charlie Brown Christmas – We think people love this because it reminds them of their childhood.
Charlie: Charlie Brown thinks no one cares about him, but he realizes everyone does when he sees the Christmas tree.
Harrison: I love all of the music from the show. We listen to the soundtrack almost every day during the Christmas season.
- Arthur Christmas
Charlie: I enjoy how Arthur perseveres and never gives up on getting the present to a little girl.
Harrison: I laughed so hard at this movie – it’s so funny! And the message I took from it is that every child matters.
- No Sleep ‘Til Christmas – We love this movie because we are in it! It’s not really a children’s Christmas movie, it’s a Romantic Comedy, but it is fun to watch.
Charlie: I like this movie because it was fun being on set. We learned a lot about movie making and how long one scene takes to film.
Harrison: This movie was filmed in Toronto but they made it look like a city in the United States. It was a hot day in the middle of July and filming a movie wearing winter clothes was ridiculously hot!
- The Christmas Chronicles
Charlie: This movie is about the Christmas Spirit. Santa looks different from most of the pictures I’ve seen – he’s a modern Santa for modern times.
Harrison: This is a wonderful movie about how Teddy doesn’t believe in himself. At the end of the movie, with the help of his sister, he believes in himself again.
- A Christmas Story – You either love this movie or you hate it. We love the dark humour.
Charlie: The narrator has the best voice and is the funniest part of the movie. The one-liners are epic! “You’ll shoot your eye out!”
Harrison: Ralphie has to put on a bunny suit he gets as a Christmas present from his Aunt Clara and his “old man” describes it as looking like a Deranged Easter Bunny.
- The Polar Express
Charlie: My favourite part of this movie is when the boy receives the first gift of Christmas. He loses it but it ends up under his Christmas tree on Christmas morning.
Harrison: My favourite part is when the boy discovers that he can hear the sleigh bell and realizes that he does believe in Christmas.
- Elf – Buddy reminds everyone of a child. When he sees the world outside of the North Pole, everything is new and excites him.
Charlie: My favourite part is when Buddy and his half-brother Michael are decorating the Christmas tree and Buddy puts the star on the tree by bouncing off the couch and knocks everything over.
Harrison – My favourite part is when Buddy shows off his dance skills while working in the basement mailroom at his dad’s work. He can bust a move!
- Christmas Vacation – We don’t know anyone that doesn’t love this movie.
Charlie: The most hilarious part is when Clark sprays his metal sledding saucer with cooking spray and then has a legendary sled ride.
Harrison – My favourite part of the movie is when Aunt Bethany hears the squeaking noise and it ends up being a squirrel that is living in the Christmas tree!
- Home Alone – This is our favourite because Kevin McAllister is only eight years old and outsmarts “The Wet Bandits”.
Harrison: All of the pranks Kevin plays on the burglars are hilarious. I love when the paint cans come swinging from the second floor and knock the burglars down the stairs.
Charlie: I love how Kevin sets up the living room to make it look like the whole family is home and he’s not alone. He uses a Michael Jordan cut-out, mannequins, his train set and a record player.
Charlie and Harrison
Meet 10 year-old twins, Charlie and Harrison, our new Kid Zone writers!
Each month, they’ll be sharing perspectives on life as a child sees it.