Favorite family Christmas movies

[librarychica]

We are having a “drop by if you’re free” Christmas Eve movie and appetizer night. So .... best family holiday movies. Go!

Bonus points for easy app recipes.

[rere]

I live for a Christmas Story. It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. Of course Polar Express. I just watched the old White Christmas yesterday and it was very cute. I love all the holiday cartoons even as an adult.

I'm making these sliders for my candy party today. Love them.

Ingredients needed:
3/4 cup melted Butter
1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp Brown Sugar
1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
2 tsp Dried Minced Onion
12 King’s Hawaiian Dinner Rolls
9 oz thin sliced Deli Ham
8 oz thin sliced Swiss Cheese

Assemble sandwiches. Mix all other ingredients and pour over. Bake at 350 until melted.

[mommyatty]

Miracle on 34th Street! My absolute fav! Plus Rudolph and Frosty.

[sandandsea]

Home alone



Cheese and crackers (cheddar and jack are always hits)
Brie with dried cranberries
Pretzels
Baby carrots
Hummus
Grapes
Sliced bell peppers
Summer sausage/salami/prosciutto
Spinach artichoke dip
Chips and salsa

I also make the pretzels with the melted hug on top with and M&M. Very festive and easy.

[dragon's breath]

The ones we usually watch...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Claymation Christmas
The Grinch (the original Boris Karloff one)
Garfield Christmas Special
And then the old animated ones (Rudolf, Frosty, etc)

My little brother used to watch The Christmas Toy over and over again (we had recorded it with VHS). My sister found a DVD copy and got it, so that one may start appearing again soon too.

[mommyatty]

We make copycat Torchy’s queso. So good and easy. Target has very good spinach artichoke dip in the veggie/deli section. Throw in a bowl with red and green tortilla chips around it and it looks very Christmas-y.

ETA: To me nothing screams Christmas like the Hillshire Farms cheese and salami thingie plus Christmas cookies. #Childofthe70s.

[mustardseed2007]

Rudolph
Muppet Christmas Carol
Frosty
The Santa Clause
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Charlie Brown Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Miracle on 34th Street
White Christmas
Christmas in Connecticut


The thin man if you have the right crowd

[mustardseed2007]

We have the Christmas Toy also! H had never seen it and found it totally creepy but the kids liked it.

[twinmomma]

I love The Christmas Toy! I feel like most people have no idea what it is.

For a drop in party like that, I'd grab the box set of all the old clay-mation classics like Rudolph and binge on them all.

[xctsclrx]

National Lampoon's Christmas vacation is a favorite of my H's. Mine is Christmas story.

For apps. Stuffed mushrooms are good, buffalo chicken dip ,and veggie trays are always a big hit at our house

[phdmomma]

A Muppet Family Christmas, and if not that, then a Muppet Christmas Carol. We watched these with the kids last year, and my daughter (who was 2) decided that the farmhouse in the Muppet Family Christmas is creepy and weird.

[twinmomma]

Easy app that I miss since going GF is cold veggie pizza.
www.pillsbury.com/recipes/easy-crescent-veggie-pizza/4b2c60ae-69e5-4a1a-bed1-219a69cd4514

[mustardseed2007]

oh another couple of oldies (probably not good for a party so clearly I'm just naming my favorite movies now)

Desk Set
We're No Angels

Those two movies are sooooooooooooo good.

[covergirl82]

I love Elf. I also like Polar Express as I live in the metro area of the city where the main character boy is from. My mom went to the department store mentioned in the movie when she was a little girl.

DH's mom's family does apps for Christmas Eve, and usually someone makes crock pot meatballs or weenies, which are always a hit. Two years in a row I made loaded tater tots (I brought tater tots with various options for toppins, like cheese, sour cream, bacon bits, etc.) and those were a hit. We've also had Rotel-Velveeta dip, other dips (e.g., spinach dip, cheese balls) and crackers, veggie trays, and pigs in a blanket. We are hosting this year, so I may make BBQ pulled pork or chicken sliders as it would be low effort and I can make the meat in the crock pot.

[sunbutter]

I second Elf. Good for all ages.

[mellym]

Our favorites we watch every year:

Elf
Christmas Vacation
Rudolph
Grinch
Home Alone
The Santa Claus