Lay It On Me
Yesterday we drove from The Springs to Denver and witnessed more than a few cars covered in snow. The roads in and around Denver were plowed only a little - so we slipped and slid to sister-in-law's house. I called sister and brother-in-law and offered to care for my newborn nephew all night long.
"Come get me!" I said.
They arrived in less than fifteen minutes.
Never underestimate the will power of a sleep-deprived couple in need of a babysitter.
The little angel slept all night and left me little to write about. He's an angel. So I got to thinking about my favorite Christmas movies. (What? A Jew can't appreciate Dickens? In more ways than one, peeps.)
These are in no particular order. Depends on my mood.
- A Christmas Carol: The 1938 version is the best. Accept no substitutes.
- Scrooged: "Nobody gets me." This movie also has sentimental value because I watched it on television, July, 1999, when I took a pregnancy test and discovered I was with child(ren).
- A Christmas Story: Love the scene where Ralphie finally lets loose on Farkus and then cries when his mother arrives. Only a Mommy with a little boy can fully appreciate that look and it still gets me. Every. Single. Time.
- A Charlie Brown Christmas: "Real estate."
- It's a Wonderful Life: "We don't need any characters to give the joint atmosphere."
I need some nog.
posted by kate @ 5:43 AM
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7 Comments:
I love "A Charlie Brown Christmas"! Will be watching that & "Frosty the Snowman" tomorrow! :)
The Passion Of The Christ!
Indeed, my kinda place, "We serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast."
Yep, the spirits of Christmas past (which I don't remember ... except for that one where we had that big fight, and mom ran crying from the room and, and ... oh. wait. that's every Christmas ... )
Okay, "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Story" are mainstays and you can't forget "Miracle on 34th Street" with Natalie Wood. But one of the best Christmas films in recent years is "Polar Express", it's just an incredible film.
Also, a lesser known movies is "Never Say Goodbye" with Errol Flynn and Eleanor Parker. How can you go wrong when it is about a divorced couple trying to be reunited by their daughter whose name is "Flip"?
And that about "Meet Me in St. Louis?" Does that count? Isn't that the movie where Judy Garland sings "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"? Love it.
And Flip is a great name for a girl, AP. Almost as nice as Scout.
:-)
i love this post--
garart
After the gifts are wrapped and under the tree and the girls tucked away in bed it is time to watch a classic xmas film. What is the choice, you ask? National Lampoons Xmas Vacation! Combine that movie with a couple adult beverages and you can have "the best d*mn xmas since Danny f**king Kaye danced with Bing Crosby".
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