Nothing says Christmas like watching a good holiday movie, and the warm mushy feeling it one gives you inside. Here are favorites from the Daily 49er staff we think you should check out this holiday season:
Sports Editor, Amir Vafamanesh recommends you check out the classic holiday movie, “Miracle On 34th Street.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDC5H2MdtEw&feature=related
This movie is about a lawyer who takes on a case defended an elderly man claiming to be Santa Claus. These claims get him institutionalized, but the lawyer argues that these aren’t claims at all but that the man really is Santa Clause.
“It made me a believer in Santa Clause,” Vafamanesh said.
Assistant News Producer, Jackeline Luna loves “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and has made a tradition of watching it the last few holiday seasons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlYGOWQJBBA
The title of this movie says it all. A creature with a tiny heart tries to steel Christmas from the Whos from Whoville. His heart eventually grows as he learns what Christmas is all about and returns Christmas to the Whos in Whoville.
“I know all the songs like ‘You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch,’ and ‘Where Are You Christmas'” Luna Said.
Diversions Editor, Brittany Woolsey loves the movie “Bad Santa” and its not-so-clean and nontraditional holiday humor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyurNrqSebk
This movie is about a conman who plays the role of a mall Santa Claus in order to rob department stores during the holidays. He eventually runs into some trouble when his plot is discovered by mall security.
“It’s not like your typical Christmas movie,” Woolsey said.
Caitlin O’Connor, Managing Editor, thinks you should check out the movie “Jingle All the Way.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyEr8YX1cnY
In this holiday movie, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and comedian Sinbad, play the roles of rival fathers competing and going to far extents to get their sons the high demand action-figure Christmas gift that season.
“Arnold and Sinbad make a dynamic duo,” O’Connor said.
Editor in chief, Zien Halwani thinks you should check out the very funny holiday movie “Elf.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvtmsqyOkhc
In this movie Santa accidentally ends up adopting a baby when it crawls into his gift bag while he delivers gifts to an orphanage. Santa takes the baby back to the North Pole and it grows up thinking its an elf. Eventually, the elf grows up to a full sized human and discovers his true human identity.
“It’s like a big elf, and he sits in small little areas he can’t fit in,” Halwani said.
Here are other holiday movie suggestions made by the Daily 49er staff:
8 Crazy Nights
The Christmas Story
Friday After Next
Frosty the Snow Man
Home Alone and Home Alone 2
The Muppets Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Polar Express
The Santa Claus
White Christmas